Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 550 Comtrol
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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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (wi.
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 .
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.
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 *.
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.
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.
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.
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