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.Dd October 29, 2017
.Dt TERMIOX 4I
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm termiox
.Nd extended general terminal interface
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The extended general terminal interface supplements the
.Xr termio 4I
general terminal interface by adding support for asynchronous hardware flow
control, isochronous flow control and clock modes, and local implementations of
additional asynchronous features.
Some systems may not support all of these
capabilities because of either hardware or software limitations.
Other systems may not permit certain functions to be disabled.
In these cases the appropriate bits will be ignored.
See
.In sys/termiox.h
for your system to find out which capabilities are supported.
.Ss "Hardware Flow Control Modes"
Hardware flow control supplements the
.Xr termio 4I
.Dv IXON ,
.Dv IXOFF ,
and
.Dv IXANY
character flow control.
Character flow control occurs when one
device controls the data transfer of another device by the insertion of control
characters in the data stream between devices.
Hardware flow control occurs
when one device controls the data transfer of another device using electrical
control signals on wires (circuits) of the asynchronous interface.
Isochronous
hardware flow control occurs when one device controls the data transfer of
another device by asserting or removing the transmit clock signals of that
device.
Character flow control and hardware flow control may be simultaneously
set.
.Pp
In asynchronous, full duplex applications, the use of the Electronic Industries
Association's EIA-232-D Request To Send (RTS) and Clear To Send (CTS) circuits
is the preferred method of hardware flow control.
An interface to other
hardware flow control methods is included to provide a standard interface to
these existing methods.
.Pp
The EIA-232-D standard specified only unidirectional hardware flow control \(em
the Data Circuit-terminating Equipment or Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
indicates to the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) to stop transmitting data.
The
.Nm
interface allows both unidirectional and bidirectional hardware
flow control; when bidirectional flow control is enabled, either the DCE or DTE
can indicate to each other to stop transmitting data across the interface.
Note: It is assumed that the asynchronous port is configured as a DTE.
If the
connected device is also a DTE and not a DCE, then DTE to DTE (for example,
terminal or printer connected to computer) hardware flow control is possible by
using a null modem to interconnect the appropriate data and control circuits.
.Ss "Clock Modes"
Isochronous communication is a variation of asynchronous communication whereby
two communicating devices may provide transmit and/or receive clock signals to
one another.
Incoming clock signals can be taken from the baud rate generator
on the local isochronous port controller, from CCITT V\.24 circuit 114,
Transmitter Signal Element Timing - DCE source (EIA-232-D pin 15), or from
CITT V\.24 circuit 115, Receiver Signal Element Timing - DCE source (EIA-232-D
pin 17).
Outgoing clock signals can be sent on CCITT V\.24 circuit 113,
Transmitter Signal Element Timing - DTE source (EIA-232-D pin 24), on CCITT
V\.24 circuit 128, Receiver Signal Element Timing - DTE source (no EIA-232-D
pin), or not sent at all.
.Pp
In terms of clock modes, traditional asynchronous communication is implemented
simply by using the local baud rate generator as the incoming transmit and
receive clock source and not outputting any clock signals.
.Ss "Terminal Parameters"
The parameters that control the behavior of devices providing the
.Nm
interface are specified by the
.Vt termiox
structure defined in the
.In sys/termiox.h
header.
Several
.Xr ioctl 2
system calls that fetch
or change these parameters use this structure:
.Bd -literal -offset 2n
#define	NFF	5
struct termiox	{
	unsigned short	x_hflag;       /* hardware flow control modes */
	unsigned short	x_cflag;       /* clock modes */
	unsigned short	x_rflag[NFF];  /* reserved modes */
	unsigned short	x_sflag;       /* spare local modes */
};
.Ed
.Pp
The
.Fa x_hflag
field describes hardware flow control modes:
.Bl -column xxxxxxx xxxxxxx x
.It Dv RTSXOFF Ta 0000001 Ta "Enable RTS hardware flow control on input."
.It Dv CTSXON Ta 0000002 Ta "Enable CTS hardware flow control on output."
.It Dv DTRXOFF Ta 0000004 Ta "Enable DTR hardware flow control on input."
.It Dv CDXON Ta 0000010 Ta "Enable CD hardware flow control on output."
.It Dv ISXOFF Ta 0000020 Ta "Enable isochronous hardware flow control on input."
.El
.Pp
The EIA-232-D DTR and CD circuits are used to establish a connection between
two systems.
The RTS circuit is also used to establish a connection with a modem.
Thus, both DTR and RTS are activated when an asynchronous port is opened.
If DTR is used for hardware flow control, then RTS must be used for
connectivity.
If CD is used for hardware flow control, then CTS must be used
for connectivity.
Thus, RTS and DTR (or CTS and CD) cannot both be used for
hardware flow control at the same time.
Other mutual exclusions may apply, such as the simultaneous setting of the
.Xr termio 4I
.Dv HUPCL
and the
.Vt termiox
.Dv DTRXOFF
bits, which use the DTE ready line for different functions.
.Pp
Variations of different hardware flow control methods may be selected by
setting the appropriate bits.
For example, bidirectional RTS/CTS flow control is selected by setting both the
.Dv RTSXOFF
and
.Dv CTSXON
bits and bidirectional DTR/CTS flow control is selected by setting both the
.Dv DTRXOFF
and
.Dv CTSXON .
Modem control or unidirectional CTS hardware
flow control is selected by setting only the
.Dv CTSXON
bit.
.Pp
As previously mentioned, it is assumed that the local asynchronous port (for
example, computer) is configured as a DTE.
If the connected device (for example, printer) is also a DTE, it is assumed
that the device is connected to the computer's asynchronous port using a null
modem that swaps control circuits (typically RTS and CTS).
The connected DTE drives RTS and the null modem swaps
RTS and CTS so that the remote RTS is received as CTS by the local DTE.
In the case that
.Dv CTSXON
is set for hardware flow control, printer's lowering
of its RTS would cause CTS seen by the computer to be lowered.
Output to the printer is suspended until the printer's raising of its RTS,
which would cause CTS seen by the computer to be raised.
.Pp
If
.Dv RTSXOFF
is set, the Request To Send (RTS) circuit (line) will be
raised, and if the asynchronous port needs to have its input stopped, it will
lower the Request To Send (RTS) line.
If the RTS line is lowered, it is assumed
that the connected device will stop its output until RTS is raised.
.Pp
If
.Dv CTSXON
is set, output will occur only if the Clear To Send (CTS)
circuit (line) is raised by the connected device.
If the CTS line is lowered by
the connected device, output is suspended until CTS is raised.
.Pp
If
.Dv DTRXOFF
is set, the DTE Ready (DTR) circuit (line) will be raised, and
if the asynchronous port needs to have its input stopped, it will lower the DTE
Ready (DTR) line.
If the DTR line is lowered, it is assumed that the connected
device will stop its output until DTR is raised.
.Pp
If
.Dv CDXON
is set, output will occur only if the Received Line Signal
Detector (CD) circuit (line) is raised by the connected device.
If the CD line
is lowered by the connected device, output is suspended until CD is raised.
.Pp
If
.Dv ISXOFF
is set, and if the isochronous port needs to have its input
stopped, it will stop the outgoing clock signal.
It is assumed that the
connected device is using this clock signal to create its output.
Transit and receive clock sources are programmed using the
.Fa x_cflag
fields.
If the port is not programmed for external clock generation,
.Dv ISXOFF
is ignored.
Output isochronous flow control is supported by appropriate clock source
programming using the
.Fa x_cflag
field and enabled at the remote connected device.
.Pp
The
.Fa x_cflag
field specifies the system treatment of clock modes.
.Bl -column xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx l
.It Dv XMTCLK Ta 0000007 Ta "Transmit clock source:"
.It Dv XCIBRG Ta 0000000 Ta "Get transmit clock from internal baud rate generator."
.It Dv XCTSET Ta 0000001 Ta "Get transmit clock from transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) lead, CCITT V\.24 circuit 114, EIA-232-D pin 15."
.It Dv XCRSET Ta 0000002 Ta  Get transmit clock from receiver signal element timing (DCE source) lead, CCITT V\.4 circuit 115, EIA-232-D pin 17."
.It Dv RCVCLK Ta 0000070 Ta "Receive clock source:"
.It Dv RCIBRG Ta 0000000 Ta "Get receive clock from internal baud rate generator."
.It Dv RCTSET Ta 0000010 Ta "Get receive clock from transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) lead, CCITT V\.24 circuit 114, EIA-232-D pin 15."
.It Dv RCRSET Ta 0000020 Ta "Get receive clock from receiver signal element timing (DCE source) lead, CCITT V\.24 circuit 115, EIA-232-D pin 17."
.It Dv TSETCLK Ta 0000700 Ta "Transmitter signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V\.24 circuit 113, EIA-232-D pin 24, clock source:"
.It Dv TSETCOFF Ta 0000000 Ta "TSET clock not provided."
.It Dv TSETCRBRG Ta 0000100 Ta "Output receive baud rate generator on circuit 113."
.It Dv TSETCTBRG Ta 0000200 Ta "Output transmit baud rate generator on circuit 113"
.It Dv TSETCTSET Ta 0000300 Ta "Output transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) on circuit 113."
.It Dv TSETCRSET Ta 0000400 Ta "Output receiver signal element timing (DCE source) on circuit 113."
.It Dv RSETCLK Ta 0007000 Ta "Receiver signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V\.24 circuit 128, no EIA-232-D pin, clock source:"
.It Dv RSETCOFF Ta 0000000 Ta "RSET clock not provided."
.It Dv RSETCRBRG Ta 0001000 Ta "Output receive baud rate generator on circuit 128."
.It Dv RSETCTBRG Ta 0002000 Ta "Output transmit baud rate generator on circuit 128."
.It Dv RSETCTSET Ta 0003000 Ta "Output transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) on circuit 128."
.It Dv RSETCRSET Ta 0004000 Ta "Output receiver signal element timing (DCE) on circuit 128."
.El
.Pp
If the
.Fa XMTCLK
field has a value of
.Dv XCIBRG
the transmit clock is taken from the hardware internal baud rate generator, as
in normal asynchronous transmission.
If
.Fa XMTCLK
=
.Dv XCTSET
the transmit clock is taken from
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DCE source) circuit.
If
.Fa XMTCLK
=
.Dv XCRSET
the transmit clock is taken from the Receiver Signal Element
Timing (DCE source) circuit.
.Pp
If the
.Fa RCVCLK
field has a value of
.Dv RCIBRG ,
the receive clock is
taken from the hardware Internal Baud Rate Generator, as in normal asynchronous
transmission.
If
.Fa RCVCLK
=
.Dv RCTSET
the receive clock is taken from
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DCE source) circuit.
If
.Fa RCVCLK
=
.Dv RCRSET
the receive clock is taken from the Receiver Signal Element Timing
(DCE source) circuit.
.Pp
If the
.Fa TSETCLK
field has a value of
.Dv TSETCOFF
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is not driven.
If
.Fa TSETCLK
=
.Dv TSETCRBRG
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is
driven by the Receive Baud Rate Generator.
If
.Fa TSETCLK
=
.Dv TSETCTBRG
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is driven by the
Transmit Baud Rate Generator.
If
.Fa TSETCLK
=
.Dv TSETCTSET
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is driven by the
Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DCE source).
If
.Fa TSETCLK
=
.Dv TSETCRBRG
the Transmitter Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is
driven by the Receiver Signal Element Timing (DCE source).
.Pp
If the
.Fa RSETCLK
field has a value of
.Dv RSETCOFF
the Receiver Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is not driven.
If
.Fa RSETCLK
=
.Dv RSETCRBRG
the Receiver Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is
driven by the Receive Baud Rate Generator.
If
.Fa RSETCLK
=
.Dv RSETCTBRG
the Receiver Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is driven by the
Transmit Baud Rate Generator.
If
.Fa RSETCLK
=
.Dv RSETCTSET
the Receiver
Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is driven by the Transmitter Signal
Element Timing (DCE source).
If
.Fa RSETCLK
=
.Dv RSETCRBRG
the Receiver
Signal Element Timing (DTE source) circuit is driven by the Receiver Signal
Element Timing (DCE source).
.Pp
The
.Fa x_rflag
is reserved for future interface definitions and should not
be used by any implementations.
The
.Fa x_sflag
may be used by local
implementations wishing to customize their terminal interface using the
.Nm
ioctl system calls.
.Sh IOCTLS
The
.Xr ioctl 2
system calls have the form:
.Bd -literal -offset 2n
struct termiox *arg;
ioctl(fildes, command, arg);
.Ed
.Pp
The commands using this form are:
.Bl -tag -width TCSETXW
.It Dv TCGETX
The argument is a pointer to a
.Vt termiox
structure.
The current terminal parameters are fetched and stored into that structure.
.It Dv TCSETX
The argument is a pointer to a
.Vt termiox
structure.
The current terminal parameters are set from the values stored in that structure.
The change is immediate.
.It Dv TCSETXW
The argument is a pointer to a
.Vt termiox
structure.
The current terminal parameters are set from the values stored in that structure.
The change occurs after all characters queued for output have been transmitted.
This form should be used when changing parameters that will affect output.
.It Dv TCSETXF
The argument is a pointer to a
.Vt termiox
structure.
The current terminal parameters are set from the values stored in that structure.
The change occurs
after all characters queued for output have been transmitted; all characters
queued for input are discarded and then the change occurs.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Pa /dev/*
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr stty 1 ,
.Xr ioctl 2 ,
.Xr termio 4I
.Sh NOTES
The
.Nm termiox Ns Pq 4I
system call is provided for compatibility with previous
releases and its use is discouraged.
Instead, the
.Xr termio 4I
system call is recommended.
See
.Xr termio 4I
for usage information.