Edit the file sudo gedit /usr/local/etc/usbttyd.conf verify that you have uncommented the monitor lines like this: # Note: These devices are dynamic, i.e. they will not exist # until a device is connected. #monitor /dev/ttyUSB0 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB1 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB2 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB3 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB4 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB5 and then delete the # in front of /ttyUSB0 or all the USB adapters in case you get assigned another value... monitor /dev/ttyUSB0 monitor /dev/ttyUSB1 monitor /dev/ttyUSB2 monitor /dev/ttyUSB3 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB4 #monitor /dev/ttyUSB5 once you do that, save the /usr/local/etc/usbttyd.conf then via cli run: xxxxx@yyyy:~$ usbttyd.pl Watching devices /dev/ttyS0,/dev/ttyS1,/dev/ttyUSB0,/dev/ttyUSB1,/dev/ttyUSB2,/dev/ttyUSB3,/dev/ttyUSB4,/dev/ttyUSB5 for possible devices: wheel It should discover the wheel. Let's start there.