Getting information regarding a calculator

Warning

This guide is currently only available for fx-9860G and compatible calculators, excluding the fx-CG line of calculators, which need to be used as a normal storage device (“USB Key” mode).

The instructions vary depending on the way your calculator is connected, see the correct section for your case.

For more options, see p7 command line reference and info subcommand reference.

If you are using USB

The steps are the following:

  1. Connect the calculator to the PC using a mini USB cable.

  2. Select the DataTrans (TransfDon in French) mode when prompted.

  3. Run the command from the PC using p7 info.

Once steps 1 and 2 are done, run the following command:

p7 info

Your calculator’s information should have been gathered and displayed!

If you are using serial

The steps are the following:

  1. Connect the calculator to the PC using a USB to serial cable.

  2. Configure the calculator to use serial and data transfer, and place the calculator in standby mode.

  3. Find out which serial port your calculator is connected on.

  4. Run the command from the PC using p7 info.

For step 2, go to your link application, and do the following:

  • If a CABL (F4) submenu is available, go into it and press F2 to select “3-pin” (“3 broches” in French);

  • Go to the CAPT (F6) submenu and press F1 to select “Memory” (“Mémoire” in French).

  • Place your calculator in receiving mode by pressing F2 to select the RECV submenu.

For step 3, you must run the following command to discover all available serial ports p7 can use:

p7 list-devices

Unfortunately, if there are several ports, there is no easy way to find out which port is the right one to use; you will need to try each of them.

For step 4, you can run the transfer by using the following command:

p7 --com <your-serial-device> info

Your calculator’s information should have been gathered and displayed!