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35.Dd March 27, 1991
36.Dt DN 4 vax
37.Os BSD 4
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm dn
40.Nd
41.Tn DN-11
42autocall unit interface
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Cd "device dn0 at uba? csr 0160020 vector dnintr"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Nm dn
48device provides an interface through a
49.Tn DEC
50.Tn DN-11
51(or equivalent
52such as the Able Quadracall) to an auto-call unit
53.Pq Tn ACU .
54To place an outgoing call one forks a sub-process which
55opens the appropriate call unit file,
56.Pa /dev/cua?
57and writes the phone number on it.  The parent process
58then opens the corresponding modem line
59.Pa /dev/cul? .
60When the connection has been
61established, the open on the modem line
62.Pa /dev/cul?
63will return and the process will be connected.
64A timer is normally used to timeout the opening of
65the modem line.
66.Pp
67The codes for the phone numbers are:
68.Bl -column xxxx -offset indent
690-9	number to be dialed
70*	dial * (`:' is a synonym)
71#	dial # (`;' is a synonym)
72\-	delay 20 milliseconds
73<	end of phone number (`e' is a synonym)
74=	delay for a second dial tone (`w' is a synonym)
75f	force a hangup of any existing connection
76.El
77.Pp
78The phone number to be dialed must be presented as one contiguous string.
79.Pp
80By convention, even numbered call units are for 300 baud
81modem lines, while odd numbered units are for 1200 baud lines.
82For example,
83.Pa /dev/cua0
84is associated with a 300 baud modem line,
85.Pa /dev/cul0 ,
86while
87.Pa /dev/cua1
88is associated with a 1200 baud modem line,
89.Pa /dev/cul1 .
90For devices such as the Quadracall which simulate multiple
91.Tn DN-11
92units, the minor device indicates which outgoing modem to use.
93.Sh FILES
94.Bl -tag -width /dev/cul? -compact
95.It Pa /dev/cua?
96call units
97.It Pa /dev/cul?
98associated modem lines
99.El
100.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
101Two error numbers are of interest at open time.
102.Bl -tag -width EBUSYxx
103.It Bq Er EBUSY
104The dialer is in use.
105.It Bq Er ENXIO
106The device doesn't exist, or there's no power to it.
107.El
108.Sh SEE ALSO
109.Xr tip 1
110.Sh HISTORY
111A
112.Nm
113driver appeared in
114.At v6 .
115