xref: /netbsd-src/share/man/man4/uslsa.4 (revision 7fa608457b817eca6e0977b37f758ae064f3c99c)
1.\"
2.\"
3.\" Copyright (c) 2006 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
4.\" All rights reserved.
5.\"
6.\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
7.\" by Jonathan A. Kollasch.
8.\"
9.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
10.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
11.\" are met:
12.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
13.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
14.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
15.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
16.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
17.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
18.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
19.\"        This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
20.\"        Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
21.\" 4. Neither the name of The NetBSD Foundation nor the names of its
22.\"    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
23.\"    from this software without specific prior written permission.
24.\"
25.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE NETBSD FOUNDATION, INC. AND CONTRIBUTORS
26.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
27.\" TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
28.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
29.\" BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
30.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
31.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
32.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
33.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
34.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
35.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
36.\"
37.Dd May 12, 2006
38.Dt USLSA 4
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm uslsa
42.Nd USB support for Silicon Labs CP210x series serial adapters
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Cd "uslsa* at uhub?"
45.Cd "ucom*   at uslsa?"
46.Sh HARDWARE
47The
48.Nm
49driver is known to work with the following adapters:
50.Pp
51.Bl -tag -width Dv -offset indent -compact
52.It Siemens MC60 Data Cable
53.It Suunto USB Serial Adaptor
54.It Helicomm IP-Link 1220-DVM
55.It Nokia CA-42 USB
56.El
57.Sh DESCRIPTION
58The
59.Nm
60driver provides support for the Silicon Labs USB-to-RS-232 Bridge chip.
61.Pp
62The device is accessed through the
63.Xr ucom 4
64driver which makes it behave like a
65.Xr tty 4 .
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr tty 4 ,
68.Xr ucom 4 ,
69.Xr usb 4
70.Pp
71.Pa http://www.silabs.com .
72.Sh HISTORY
73The
74.Nm
75driver
76appeared in
77.Nx 5.0 .
78.Sh AUTHORS
79The
80.Nm
81driver was writen by Jonathan A. Kollasch.  Code and style was borrowed
82from existing NetBSD USB-serial drivers.  Due to the unavalibility of
83documentation, Craig Shelley's reverse-engineered Linux driver was used
84as documentation.
85.Sh CAVEATS
86.Pp
87Hardware flow control may not work correctly.
88.Pp
89Settings other than 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit
90seem to be refused by the chip.
91.Pp
92Not all supported adapters are listed here.
93