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30*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Dd November 20, 2011
31*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Dt UCYCOM 4
32*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Os
33*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh NAME
34*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm ucycom
35*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nd device driver for Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 USB to RS232 bridges
36*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh SYNOPSIS
37*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerTo compile this driver into the kernel,
38*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerplace the following line in your
39*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerkernel configuration file:
40*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Bd -ragged -offset indent
41*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Cd "device usb"
42*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Cd "device ucom"
43*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Cd "device ucycom"
44*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Ed
45*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Pp
46*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerAlternatively, to load the driver as a
47*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnermodule at boot time, place the following line in
48*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Xr loader.conf 5 :
49*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Bd -literal -offset indent
50*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerucycom_load="YES"
51*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Ed
52*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh DESCRIPTION
53*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThe
54*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm
55*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerdriver provides support for the Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 bridge
56*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerchips.
57*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThese chips were designed to provide a low-cost transition path to USB
58*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerfor existing RS232 devices, and have fairly limited capabilities.
59*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Pp
60*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThe
61*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm
62*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerdriver behaves like a
63*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Xr tty 4 .
64*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh HARDWARE
65*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThe
66*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm
67*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerdriver currently supports the following devices which incorporate
68*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerCypress USB to RS232 bridge chips:
69*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Pp
70*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Bl -bullet -compact
71*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.It
72*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerDeLorme Earthmate USB GPS receiver
73*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.El
74*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh SEE ALSO
75*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Xr tty 4 ,
76*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Xr usb 4
77*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh HISTORY
78*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThe
79*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm
80*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerdriver first appeared in
81*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Fx 5.3 .
82*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Sh AUTHORS
83*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.An -nosplit
84*4d6d0d0dSSascha WildnerThe
85*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.Nm
86*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildnerdriver and this manual page were written by
87*4d6d0d0dSSascha Wildner.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
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