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28*f4828a5dSSascha Wildner.Dd November 20, 2011
2959d16013SSascha Wildner.Dt UMCT 4
3059d16013SSascha Wildner.Os
3159d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh NAME
3259d16013SSascha Wildner.Nm umct
3359d16013SSascha Wildner.Nd Magic Control Technology USB-RS232 converter driver
3459d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh SYNOPSIS
3559d16013SSascha WildnerTo compile this driver into the kernel,
3659d16013SSascha Wildnerplace the following lines in your
3759d16013SSascha Wildnerkernel configuration file:
3859d16013SSascha Wildner.Bd -ragged -offset indent
39*f4828a5dSSascha Wildner.Cd "device usb"
4059d16013SSascha Wildner.Cd "device ucom"
41*f4828a5dSSascha Wildner.Cd "device umct"
4259d16013SSascha Wildner.Ed
4359d16013SSascha Wildner.Pp
4459d16013SSascha WildnerAlternatively, to load the driver as a
4559d16013SSascha Wildnermodule at boot time, place the following line in
4659d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr loader.conf 5 :
4759d16013SSascha Wildner.Bd -literal -offset indent
4859d16013SSascha Wildnerumct_load="YES"
4959d16013SSascha Wildner.Ed
5059d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh DESCRIPTION
5159d16013SSascha WildnerThe
5259d16013SSascha Wildner.Nm
5359d16013SSascha Wildnerdriver provides support for USB to RS-232 converters based on the Magic
5459d16013SSascha WildnerControl Technology USB-232 design.
5559d16013SSascha WildnerThese devices support most of the
5659d16013SSascha Wildnerstandard RS-232 features including baud rates ranging from 300 to 115200
5759d16013SSascha Wildnerbits per second.
5859d16013SSascha WildnerHowever, neither hardware nor software flow control
5959d16013SSascha Wildnerseems to be supported.
6059d16013SSascha Wildner.Pp
6159d16013SSascha WildnerAccess to devices under this driver is via the
6259d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr ucom 4
6359d16013SSascha Wildnerframework and device nodes.
6459d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh HARDWARE
6559d16013SSascha WildnerThe
6659d16013SSascha Wildner.Nm
6759d16013SSascha Wildnerdriver supports the following adapters:
6859d16013SSascha Wildner.Pp
6959d16013SSascha Wildner.Bl -bullet -compact
7059d16013SSascha Wildner.It
7159d16013SSascha WildnerBelkin F5U109
7259d16013SSascha Wildner.It
7359d16013SSascha WildnerBelkin F5U409
7459d16013SSascha Wildner.It
7559d16013SSascha WildnerD-Link DU-H3SP USB BAY Hub
7659d16013SSascha Wildner.It
7759d16013SSascha WildnerMagic Control Technology USB-232
7859d16013SSascha Wildner.It
7959d16013SSascha WildnerSitecom USB-232
8059d16013SSascha Wildner.El
8159d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh SEE ALSO
8259d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr tty 4 ,
8359d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr ucom 4 ,
8459d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr usb 4
8559d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh HISTORY
8659d16013SSascha WildnerThe
8759d16013SSascha Wildner.Nm
8859d16013SSascha Wildnerdriver
8959d16013SSascha Wildnerappeared in
9059d16013SSascha Wildner.Fx 5.2 .
9159d16013SSascha WildnerIt is loosely based on the
9259d16013SSascha Wildner.Xr ubsa 4
9359d16013SSascha Wildnerdriver by
94e18a87e3SFranco Fichtner.An Alexander Kabaev Aq Mt kan@FreeBSD.org
9559d16013SSascha Wildnerwith documentation from
96e18a87e3SFranco Fichtner.An Wolfgang Grandeggar Aq Mt wolfgang@cec.ch .
9759d16013SSascha Wildner.Sh AUTHORS
9859d16013SSascha WildnerThe
9959d16013SSascha Wildner.Nm
10059d16013SSascha Wildnerdriver was written by
101e18a87e3SFranco Fichtner.An Scott Long Aq Mt scottl@FreeBSD.org .
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