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 dedicated interface box) This Guide.
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..........................................................................10 5. Application Programming.......................................................10 6. Port Names ..............
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 electronic device, they are sensitive to static electricity. Use normal static precautions such as wearing an earth ground strap. Power down the host PC and disconnect its mains input.
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 other 2.4.x kernels, a simple re-compilation (on the target system) is all that may be necessary and a ‘Makefile’ is provided to automate this process.
Step 2. Next, create a temporary directory into which the files can be extracted: [root@localhost root]# cd /tmp [root@localhost tmp]# mkdir inst_Comtrol [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 be different. DISKETTE [root@localhost inst_Comtrol]# tar xvf /mnt/floppy/rel103.tar CD ROM [root@localhost inst_comtrol]# tar xvf /mnt/cdrom/rel103.
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 installation Press enter to begin installation. A screen of text is displayed.
There are two names for each port, one is for communication with a modem, the other is for communication with a terminal 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 prompted to enter the Special Device name prefix for terminal ports: Please enter the Special Device name for terminals [....
… 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 are asked if you want to load the drivers now.
Comtrol Europe RocketPort 550 Linux Drivers installation Complete Your RocketPort 550 Linux Drivers 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.
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 computer, 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 installed on the system’s hard disk. At a later time the RocketPort 550 card(s) can be re-installed and the computer restarted.
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.
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 /dev/ttyA00 to /dev/ttyA07 and the second board will use /dev/ttyA16 to /dev/ttyA23.
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 installation using RPM. Following successful installation of the kernel source code, the kernel source tree root will be found at /usr/src/linux2.4.xx.
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RocketPort 550 8 OCTA Cable - 78 way D type fan out to 8 DB25 Male DB78 Pin 30 55 51 16 54 71 35 49 36 50 17 31 53 34 72 33 32 15 11 37 12 59 58 73 39 13 20 10 56 14 57 38 74 18 52 19 DB25 Pin 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 22 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 22 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 22 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 22 RS232 Signal/Port TxD Port 0 RxD Port 0 RTS Port 0 CTS Port 0 DSR Port 0 Signal Gnd Port 0 DCD Port 0 DTR Port 0 RI Port 0 TxD Port 1 RxD Port 1 RTS Port 1 CTS Port 1 DSR Port 1 Signal Gnd Port 1 DCD Port 1 DTR Port 1 RI Port 1 TxD Port
RocketPort 550 8 RJ11 Cable Pin Out RJ11 pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 RS232 Signals DTR Signal Ground TxD RxD DCD CTS Pin 1 RJ11 Plug front and side view RocketPort 550 4 RJ45 Cable Pin Out RJ45 pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pin 1 RS232 Signals RTS DTR Signal Ground TxD RxD DCD DSR CTS RJ45 Plug front and side view RocketPort 550 8 Port - with 8 DB25 Female RS232 dedicated interface box and RocketPort 550 16 Port - with 16 DB25 Female RS232 dedicated interface box 13 25 1 14 DB25 Female Interface Box Connector 1 14 13 2
Rocket Port Interface Box DB25 Signals DB25 Pin 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 15 17 19 25 RS232 Signal TxD RxD RTS CTS DSR Signal Gnd DCD DTR Not used Not used Not used Not used RS422 Signal (RocketPort RS232/422 version only) *See note *See note *See note *See note *See note *See note *See note *See note RxD+ RxD(B) RxD - RxD(A) TxD+ TxD(B) TxD - TxD(A) Universal Interface See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual See UI manual Se
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.
10. Specifications RocketPort 550 card Specification Baud rate : RS 232 (4 RJ45 and Quad) 50 to 460.8K baud RS 232 (8 RJ11 and Octa) 50 to 115.2K baud RS 232/422 (8 and 16 Port with interface box) 50 to 230.
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 document may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat inc. Microsoft, MS-DOS, MS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, MSN, MSDN and Visual C++ are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
