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Manual Comtrol 550

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  • Comtrol 550 - page 1

    QUICK START Linux DRIVER and HARDWARE REFERENCE CARD RocketPort 550 4 Port Quad RocketPort 550 4 Port RJ45 RocketPort 550 8 Port Octa RocketPort 550 8 Port RJ11 RocketPort 550 8 Port (with dedicated interface box) RocketPort 550 16 Port (with dedic ated interface box) This Guide. Comtrol Europe Ltd Document Number COM226Linux Release Rev H, 29 th J ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 2

    2 1. Installing Your RocketPort 550 hardware .............................. 3 2. Installing the RocketPort 550 Linux Device Driver software ................................ ................................ ............................ 4 3. Viewing the RocketPort 550 Port Installation ....................... 9 4. Driver Removal ..................... ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 3

    3 The Linux RocketPort 550 Drivers allow application space programs to perform asynchronous communications using boards from the Comtrol RocketPort 550 range. 1. Installing Your RocketPort 550 hardware Take care when you handle the RocketPort 550 PCI cards, like any electr onic device, they are sensitive to static electricity. Use normal static pre ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 4

    4 2. Installing the RocketPort 550 Linux Device Driver software NOTE The Comtrol Linux driver release 1.03 was developed using the RED HAT 8.0 distribution with Kernel revision 2.4.18 - 14. The driver source is provided should developers wish or need to modify the driver for use with alternative Linux distributions and/or Kernels. For use with othe ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 5

    5 Step 2. Next, create a temporary directory into which the files can be extracted: [root@localhost root]# cd /tmp [root@localhost tmp]# mkdir inst_Comtro l [root@localhost tmp]# cd inst_Comtrol Step 3. Then, extract the driver components from the tar file on the diskette or CD ROM to the temporary directory: Note that the name of the tar file may ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 6

    6 Run the install script from the directory into which the files were extracted: [root@localhost inst_Comtrol]# ./install =========================================================== Comtrol Europe RocketPort 550 Drivers installation Version 1.03 January 2003 =========================================================== Press Enter to begin installati ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 7

    7 There are two names for each port, one is for communication with a modem, the other is for communication with a termina l or computer Usually the modem connection has a Device name like 'cuaa..' and the terminal/computer connection has a name such as 'ttyA..' See section 6 for more information about port naming. You are prompt ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 8

    8 … and for modem ports: Please enter the Special Device name for modems [....] The installation script now copies the driver file into the module directory and adds a command to initialisation scripts so that the driver is loaded whenever Linux is rebooted. Copying files ......Done Adding insmod command to /etc/rc... directories...Done Next, you ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 9

    9 Comtrol Europe RocketPort 550 Linux Drivers installation Complete Your RocketPort 550 Linux Dr ivers are now installed Remove the driver distribution media from the drive 3. Viewing the RocketPort 550 Port Installation You can check that devices have been created in the /dev directory. [root@localhost inst_Comtrol]# ls - l /dev/ttyA* crwxrw xrwx ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 10

    10 4. Driver Removal There is generally no need to remove the device driver from the system. If a card is no longer required, simply shutdown and power off the compute r, remove the card and reboot the system. If there are no longer any installed cards then the driver will detect this condition unload itself. However, the driver files will remain i ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 11

    11 6. Port Names The following tables show the port names given to each RocketPort 550 port if you choose the ‘normal’ cuaa and ttyA naming. Modem Devices Port First Board Second Board Third Board Fourth Board 1 /dev/c uaa00 /dev/cuaa16 /dev/cuaa32 /dev/cuaa48 2 /dev/cuaa01 /dev/cuaa17 /dev/cuaa33 /dev/cuaa49 3 /dev/cuaa02 /dev/cuaa18 /dev/cuaa ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 12

    12 Also, note that the assigned special device names are fixed as shown in the above tables. So, the first RocketPort will start at /dev/ttyA00, the second at /dev/ttyA16 and so on, regardless of whether the RocketPorts are 4 , 8 or 16 port examples. For example, if installing, say, two 8 port RocketPorts then the first card will use device names / ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 13

    13 7. RocketPort 550 Linux driver (re)compilation Before compiling the RocketPort 550 driver, you must install the Linux kernel source code. Consult Linux on - line documentation and /or web hosted Linux documentation for the procedure. With the RED HAT Linux 8.0 boxed set distribution, the Linux kernel source is provided in a format ready for inst ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 14

    14 8. RocketPort 550 Cable Types RocketPort 550 4 Quad RocketPort 550 4 RJ45 RocketPort 550 8 OCTA RocketPort 550 8 RJ11 RocketPort 550 8 Port (with dedicated interface box) RocketPort 550 16 Port (with dedicated interface box) RocketPort 550 4 Quad Cable - 37 way D type fan out to 4 DB25 Male DB37 p in DB25 pin RS232 Signal/Port DB37 pin DB25 pin ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 15

    15 RocketPort 550 8 OCTA Cable - 78 way D type fan out to 8 DB25 Male DB78 Pin DB25 Pin RS232 Signal/Port DB78 Pi n DB25 Pin RS232 Signal/Port 30 2 TxD Port 0 40 2 TxD Port 4 55 3 RxD Port 0 28 3 RxD Port 4 51 4 RTS Port 0 21 4 RTS Port 4 16 5 CTS Port 0 25 5 CTS Port 4 54 6 DSR Port 0 5 6 DSR Port 4 71 7 Signal Gnd Port 0 75 7 Signal Gnd Port 4 35 ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 16

    16 RocketPort 550 8 RJ11 Cable Pin Out RJ11 pin RS232 Signals 1 DTR 2 Signal Ground 3 TxD 4 RxD 5 DCD 6 CTS RocketPort 550 4 RJ45 Cable Pin Out RJ45 pin RS232 Signals 1 RTS 2 DTR 3 Signal Ground 4 TxD 5 RxD 6 DCD 7 DSR 8 CTS RocketPort 550 8 Port - with 8 DB25 Female RS232 dedicated interface box and RocketPort 550 16 Port - with 16 DB25 Female RS2 ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 17

    17 Rocket Port Interface Box DB25 Signals DB25 Pin RS232 Signal RS422 Signal (RocketPort RS232/422 version only) Universal Interface 2 TxD *See note See UI manual 3 RxD *See note See UI manual 4 RTS *See note See UI manual 5 CTS *See note See UI manual 6 DSR *See note See UI manual 7 Signal Gnd *See note See UI manual 8 DCD *See note See UI manual ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 18

    18 9. Technical Support Comtrol has a staff of support technicians available. Telephone support is available daily, Monday through Friday (except holidays) on the US (Central Time) or UK number listed below. Before you call please have the following information available : Item Your System Information RocketPort 550 model number RocketPort 550 seri ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 19

    19 10. Specifications RocketPort 550 card Specification Baud rate : RS 232 (4 RJ45 and Quad) 50 to 460.8K baud RS 232 (8 RJ11 and O cta) 50 to 115.2K baud RS 232/422 (8 and 16 Port with interface box) 50 to 230.4K baud Note : Baud rate is dependant upon hardware and operating system configuration Bus interface PCI Control by device driver Data bits ...

  • Comtrol 550 - page 20

    20 11. Copyright and Trademarks Copyright Copyright 2001 - 2003 Comtrol Europe Ltd Trademarks The Comtrol Europe logo and the RocketPort logo are trademarks of Comtrol Corporation. Product names mentioned in this documen t may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat inc. Microsoft, ...

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