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32.Dd June 5, 1993
33.Dt DN 4 vax
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm dn
37.Nd
38.Tn DN-11
39serial autocall unit interface
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Cd "dn0 at uba? csr 0160020 vector dnintr"
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43NOTE: This driver has not been ported from
44.Bx 4.4
45yet.
46.Pp
47The
48.Nm dn
49device provides an interface through a
50.Tn DEC
51.Tn DN-11
52(or equivalent
53such as the Able Quadracall) to an auto-call unit
54.Pq Tn ACU .
55To place an outgoing call one forks a sub-process which
56opens the appropriate call unit file,
57.Pa /dev/cua?
58and writes the phone number on it.
59The parent process
60then opens the corresponding modem line
61.Pa /dev/cul? .
62When the connection has been
63established, the open on the modem line
64.Pa /dev/cul?
65will return and the process will be connected.
66A timer is normally used to timeout the opening of
67the modem line.
68.Pp
69The codes for the phone numbers are:
70.Bl -column "0-9" description -offset indent
71.It 0-9	number to be dialed
72.It *	dial * (`:' is a synonym)
73.It #	dial # (`;' is a synonym)
74.It \-	delay 20 milliseconds
75.It <	end of phone number (`e' is a synonym)
76.It =	delay for a second dial tone (`w' is a synonym)
77.It f	force a hangup of any existing connection
78.El
79.Pp
80The phone number to be dialed must be presented as one contiguous string.
81.Pp
82By convention, even numbered call units are for 300 baud
83modem lines, while odd numbered units are for 1200 baud lines.
84For example,
85.Pa /dev/cua0
86is associated with a 300 baud modem line,
87.Pa /dev/cul0 ,
88while
89.Pa /dev/cua1
90is associated with a 1200 baud modem line,
91.Pa /dev/cul1 .
92For devices such as the Quadracall which simulate multiple
93.Tn DN-11
94units, the minor device indicates which outgoing modem to use.
95.Sh FILES
96.Bl -tag -width /dev/cul? -compact
97.It Pa /dev/cua?
98call units
99.It Pa /dev/cul?
100associated modem lines
101.El
102.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
103Two error numbers are of interest at open time.
104.Bl -tag -width EBUSYxx
105.It Bq Er EBUSY
106The dialer is in use.
107.It Bq Er ENXIO
108The device doesn't exist, or there's no power to it.
109.El
110.Sh SEE ALSO
111.Xr tip 1
112.Sh HISTORY
113A
114.Nm
115driver appeared in
116.At v6 .
117