Paul S. Cutt (cutt++at++netcom.com)
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:43:58 -0700 (PDT)
We provide a serial port toolkit XvsLink for driving serial devices under
Performer which takes over the work of interfacing with serial devices.
I know this does not directly answer your question but just wanted
you to know there is software out there to handle serial devices for you.
Saving you debugging time.
Thanks,
paul
www.xtensory.com
Xtensory Inc
On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Gamble, Murray - Kan AV HFE wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I hate to send serial port questions to this group, but the scope of
> knowledge represented by the subscribers is just too darn attractive to
> ignore.
>
> Anyways, here's my problem. We have a nice new shiny ONYX2 box in our
> lab :-) and are trying to drive several serial devices from the four
> serial ports. We are using well known serial devices that have a hsitory
> of behaving well but are experiencing an inconsistency between the four
> ports. The devices work properly when attached to /dev/ttyd1 and
> /dev/ttyd2 but display garbage when connected to /dev/ttyd3 or
> /dev/ttyd4. I have checked the "/etc/inittab" file and all four ports
> are configured identically (well, actually port 1 is configured as a
> console, but with respawn turned "off" - and it works, so I won't
> complain). In addition, we have tried connecting the same devices to an
> Octane (which, upon examination of the "/etc/inittab" file has the same
> settings as the ONYX2) and they don't work there either! I get the same
> gobbledy-gook on ports 1 & 2 on the Octane as I do on ports 3 &4 on the
> ONYX2.
>
> Ultimately, we would like to drive these devices from an Octane, but have
> been using the ONYX2, since ports 1 & 2 seem to give us the only workable
> option thus far.
>
> Any and all help is greatly appreciated,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Murray.
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Murray G. Gamble, B.Eng
> Human Factors Engineering - Aerospace
> Marconi Canada
> Kanata, Ontario, CANADA
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