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MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Device Driver Installation Guide
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for Linux Kernel 2.4.x, 2.6.x
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Copyright (C) 2008, Moxa Inc.
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=============================================================================
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Date: 01/21/2008
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Content
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1. Introduction
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2. System Requirement
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3. Installation
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3.1 Hardware installation
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3.2 Driver files
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3.3 Device naming convention
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3.4 Module driver configuration
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3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x.
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3.6 Custom configuration
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3.7 Verify driver installation
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4. Utilities
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5. Setserial
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6. Troubleshooting
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1. Introduction
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The Smartio/Industio/UPCI family Linux driver supports following multiport
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boards.
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- 2 ports multiport board
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CP-102U, CP-102UL, CP-102UF
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CP-132U-I, CP-132UL,
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CP-132, CP-132I, CP132S, CP-132IS,
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CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS,
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(C102H, C102HI, C102HIS, C102P, CP-102, CP-102S)
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- 4 ports multiport board
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CP-104EL,
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CP-104UL, CP-104JU,
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CP-134U, CP-134U-I,
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C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI,
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CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS, CP-114UL,
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C104H, C104HS,
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CI-104J, CI-104JS,
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CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS,
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(C114HI, CT-114I, C104P)
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POS-104UL,
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CB-114,
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CB-134I
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- 8 ports multiport board
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CP-118EL, CP-168EL,
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CP-118U, CP-168U,
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C168H/PCI,
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C168H, C168HS,
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(C168P),
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CB-108
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This driver and installation procedure have been developed upon Linux Kernel
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2.4.x and 2.6.x. This driver supports Intel x86 hardware platform. In order
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to maintain compatibility, this version has also been properly tested with
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RedHat, Mandrake, Fedora and S.u.S.E Linux. However, if compatibility problem
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occurs, please contact Moxa at support@moxa.com.tw.
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In addition to device driver, useful utilities are also provided in this
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version. They are
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- msdiag Diagnostic program for displaying installed Moxa
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Smartio/Industio boards.
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- msmon Monitor program to observe data count and line status signals.
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- msterm A simple terminal program which is useful in testing serial
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ports.
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- io-irq.exe Configuration program to setup ISA boards. Please note that
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this program can only be executed under DOS.
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All the drivers and utilities are published in form of source code under
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GNU General Public License in this version. Please refer to GNU General
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Public License announcement in each source code file for more detail.
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In Moxa's Web sites, you may always find latest driver at http://www.moxa.com/.
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This version of driver can be installed as Loadable Module (Module driver)
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or built-in into kernel (Static driver). You may refer to following
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installation procedure for suitable one. Before you install the driver,
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please refer to hardware installation procedure in the User's Manual.
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We assume the user should be familiar with following documents.
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- Serial-HOWTO
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- Kernel-HOWTO
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2. System Requirement
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- Hardware platform: Intel x86 machine
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- Kernel version: 2.4.x or 2.6.x
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- gcc version 2.72 or later
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- Maximum 4 boards can be installed in combination
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3. Installation
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3.1 Hardware installation
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3.2 Driver files
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3.3 Device naming convention
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3.4 Module driver configuration
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3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.6.x.
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3.6 Custom configuration
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3.7 Verify driver installation
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3.1 Hardware installation
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There are two types of buses, ISA and PCI, for Smartio/Industio
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family multiport board.
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ISA board
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You'll have to configure CAP address, I/O address, Interrupt Vector
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as well as IRQ before installing this driver. Please refer to hardware
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installation procedure in User's Manual before proceed any further.
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Please make sure the JP1 is open after the ISA board is set properly.
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PCI/UPCI board
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You may need to adjust IRQ usage in BIOS to avoid from IRQ conflict
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with other ISA devices. Please refer to hardware installation
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procedure in User's Manual in advance.
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PCI IRQ Sharing
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Each port within the same multiport board shares the same IRQ. Up to
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4 Moxa Smartio/Industio PCI Family multiport boards can be installed
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together on one system and they can share the same IRQ.
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3.2 Driver files
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The driver file may be obtained from ftp, CD-ROM or floppy disk. The
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first step, anyway, is to copy driver file "mxser.tgz" into specified
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directory. e.g. /moxa. The execute commands as below.
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# cd /
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# mkdir moxa
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# cd /moxa
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# tar xvf /dev/fd0
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or
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# cd /
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# mkdir moxa
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# cd /moxa
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# cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver directory>/mxser.tgz .
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# tar xvfz mxser.tgz
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3.3 Device naming convention
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You may find all the driver and utilities files in /moxa/mxser.
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Following installation procedure depends on the model you'd like to
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run the driver. If you prefer module driver, please refer to 3.4.
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If static driver is required, please refer to 3.5.
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Dialin and callout port
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This driver remains traditional serial device properties. There are
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two special file name for each serial port. One is dial-in port
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which is named "ttyMxx". For callout port, the naming convention
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is "cumxx".
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Device naming when more than 2 boards installed
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Naming convention for each Smartio/Industio multiport board is
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pre-defined as below.
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Board Num. Dial-in Port Callout port
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1st board ttyM0 - ttyM7 cum0 - cum7
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2nd board ttyM8 - ttyM15 cum8 - cum15
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3rd board ttyM16 - ttyM23 cum16 - cum23
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4th board ttyM24 - ttym31 cum24 - cum31
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Under Kernel 2.6 the cum Device is Obsolete. So use ttyM*
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device instead.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Board sequence
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This driver will activate ISA boards according to the parameter set
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in the driver. After all specified ISA board activated, PCI board
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will be installed in the system automatically driven.
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Therefore the board number is sorted by the CAP address of ISA boards.
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For PCI boards, their sequence will be after ISA boards and C168H/PCI
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has higher priority than C104H/PCI boards.
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3.4 Module driver configuration
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Module driver is easiest way to install. If you prefer static driver
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installation, please skip this paragraph.
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------------- Prepare to use the MOXA driver--------------------
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3.4.1 Create tty device with correct major number
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Before using MOXA driver, your system must have the tty devices
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which are created with driver's major number. We offer one shell
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script "msmknod" to simplify the procedure.
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This step is only needed to be executed once. But you still
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need to do this procedure when:
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a. You change the driver's major number. Please refer the "3.7"
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section.
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b. Your total installed MOXA boards number is changed. Maybe you
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add/delete one MOXA board.
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c. You want to change the tty name. This needs to modify the
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shell script "msmknod"
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The procedure is:
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# cd /moxa/mxser/driver
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# ./msmknod
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This shell script will require the major number for dial-in
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device and callout device to create tty device. You also need
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to specify the total installed MOXA board number. Default major
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numbers for dial-in device and callout device are 30, 35. If
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you need to change to other number, please refer section "3.7"
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for more detailed procedure.
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Msmknod will delete any special files occupying the same device
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naming.
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3.4.2 Build the MOXA driver and utilities
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Before using the MOXA driver and utilities, you need compile the
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all the source code. This step is only need to be executed once.
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But you still re-compile the source code if you modify the source
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code. For example, if you change the driver's major number (see
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"3.7" section), then you need to do this step again.
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Find "Makefile" in /moxa/mxser, then run
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# make clean; make install
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!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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For Red Hat 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3/ES3/WS3 & Fedora Core1:
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# make clean; make installsp1
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For Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4/WS4:
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# make clean; make installsp2
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!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The driver files "mxser.o" and utilities will be properly compiled
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and copied to system directories respectively.
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------------- Load MOXA driver--------------------
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3.4.3 Load the MOXA driver
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# modprobe mxser <argument>
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will activate the module driver. You may run "lsmod" to check
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if "mxser" is activated. If the MOXA board is ISA board, the
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<argument> is needed. Please refer to section "3.4.5" for more
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information.
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------------- Load MOXA driver on boot --------------------
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3.4.4 For the above description, you may manually execute
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"modprobe mxser" to activate this driver and run
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"rmmod mxser" to remove it.
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However, it's better to have a boot time configuration to
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eliminate manual operation. Boot time configuration can be
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achieved by rc file. We offer one "rc.mxser" file to simplify
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the procedure under "moxa/mxser/driver".
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But if you use ISA board, please modify the "modprobe ..." command
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to add the argument (see "3.4.5" section). After modifying the
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rc.mxser, please try to execute "/moxa/mxser/driver/rc.mxser"
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manually to make sure the modification is ok. If any error
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encountered, please try to modify again. If the modification is
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completed, follow the below step.
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Run following command for setting rc files.
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# cd /moxa/mxser/driver
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# cp ./rc.mxser /etc/rc.d
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# cd /etc/rc.d
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Check "rc.serial" is existed or not. If "rc.serial" doesn't exist,
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create it by vi, run "chmod 755 rc.serial" to change the permission.
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Add "/etc/rc.d/rc.mxser" in last line,
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Reboot and check if moxa.o activated by "lsmod" command.
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3.4.5. If you'd like to drive Smartio/Industio ISA boards in the system,
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you'll have to add parameter to specify CAP address of given
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board while activating "mxser.o". The format for parameters are
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as follows.
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modprobe mxser ioaddr=0x???,0x???,0x???,0x???
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| | +------ 3rd ISA board
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| +------------ 2nd ISA board
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+------------------- 1st ISA board
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3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x
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Note: To use static driver, you must install the linux kernel
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source package.
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3.5.1 Backup the built-in driver in the kernel.
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# cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/char
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# mv mxser.c mxser.c.old
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For Red Hat 7.x user, you need to create link:
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# cd /usr/src
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# ln -s linux-2.4 linux
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3.5.2 Create link
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# cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/char
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# ln -s /moxa/mxser/driver/mxser.c mxser.c
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3.5.3 Add CAP address list for ISA boards. For PCI boards user,
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please skip this step.
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In module mode, the CAP address for ISA board is given by
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parameter. In static driver configuration, you'll have to
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assign it within driver's source code. If you will not
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install any ISA boards, you may skip to next portion.
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The instructions to modify driver source code are as
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below.
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a. # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
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# vi mxser.c
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b. Find the array mxserBoardCAP[] as below.
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static int mxserBoardCAP[]
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= {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
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c. Change the address within this array using vi. For
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example, to driver 2 ISA boards with CAP address
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0x280 and 0x180 as 1st and 2nd board. Just to change
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the source code as follows.
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static int mxserBoardCAP[]
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= {0x280, 0x180, 0x00, 0x00};
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3.5.4 Setup kernel configuration
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Configure the kernel:
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# cd /usr/src/linux
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# make menuconfig
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You will go into a menu-driven system. Please select [Character
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devices][Non-standard serial port support], enable the [Moxa
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SmartIO support] driver with "[*]" for built-in (not "[M]"), then
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select [Exit] to exit this program.
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3.5.5 Rebuild kernel
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The following are for Linux kernel rebuilding, for your
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reference only.
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For appropriate details, please refer to the Linux document.
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a. cd /usr/src/linux
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b. make clean /* take a few minutes */
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c. make dep /* take a few minutes */
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d. make bzImage /* take probably 10-20 minutes */
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e. make install /* copy boot image to correct position */
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f. Please make sure the boot kernel (vmlinuz) is in the
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correct position.
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g. If you use 'lilo' utility, you should check /etc/lilo.conf
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'image' item specified the path which is the 'vmlinuz' path,
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or you will load wrong (or old) boot kernel image (vmlinuz).
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After checking /etc/lilo.conf, please run "lilo".
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Note that if the result of "make bzImage" is ERROR, then you have to
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go back to Linux configuration Setup. Type "make menuconfig" in
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directory /usr/src/linux.
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3.5.6 Make tty device and special file
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# cd /moxa/mxser/driver
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# ./msmknod
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3.5.7 Make utility
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# cd /moxa/mxser/utility
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# make clean; make install
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3.5.8 Reboot
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3.6 Custom configuration
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Although this driver already provides you default configuration, you
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still can change the device name and major number. The instruction to
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change these parameters are shown as below.
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Change Device name
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If you'd like to use other device names instead of default naming
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convention, all you have to do is to modify the internal code
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within the shell script "msmknod". First, you have to open "msmknod"
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by vi. Locate each line contains "ttyM" and "cum" and change them
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to the device name you desired. "msmknod" creates the device names
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you need next time executed.
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Change Major number
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If major number 30 and 35 had been occupied, you may have to select
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2 free major numbers for this driver. There are 3 steps to change
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major numbers.
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3.6.1 Find free major numbers
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In /proc/devices, you may find all the major numbers occupied
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in the system. Please select 2 major numbers that are available.
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e.g. 40, 45.
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3.6.2 Create special files
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Run /moxa/mxser/driver/msmknod to create special files with
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specified major numbers.
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3.6.3 Modify driver with new major number
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Run vi to open /moxa/mxser/driver/mxser.c. Locate the line
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contains "MXSERMAJOR". Change the content as below.
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#define MXSERMAJOR 40
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#define MXSERCUMAJOR 45
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3.6.4 Run "make clean; make install" in /moxa/mxser/driver.
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3.7 Verify driver installation
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You may refer to /var/log/messages to check the latest status
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log reported by this driver whenever it's activated.
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4. Utilities
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There are 3 utilities contained in this driver. They are msdiag, msmon and
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msterm. These 3 utilities are released in form of source code. They should
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be compiled into executable file and copied into /usr/bin.
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Before using these utilities, please load driver (refer 3.4 & 3.5) and
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make sure you had run the "msmknod" utility.
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msdiag - Diagnostic
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This utility provides the function to display what Moxa Smartio/Industio
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board found by driver in the system.
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msmon - Port Monitoring
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This utility gives the user a quick view about all the MOXA ports'
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activities. One can easily learn each port's total received/transmitted
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(Rx/Tx) character count since the time when the monitoring is started.
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Rx/Tx throughputs per second are also reported in interval basis (e.g.
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the last 5 seconds) and in average basis (since the time the monitoring
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is started). You can reset all ports' count by <HOME> key. <+> <->
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(plus/minus) keys to change the displaying time interval. Press <ENTER>
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on the port, that cursor stay, to view the port's communication
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parameters, signal status, and input/output queue.
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msterm - Terminal Emulation
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This utility provides data sending and receiving ability of all tty ports,
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especially for MOXA ports. It is quite useful for testing simple
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application, for example, sending AT command to a modem connected to the
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port or used as a terminal for login purpose. Note that this is only a
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dumb terminal emulation without handling full screen operation.
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5. Setserial
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Supported Setserial parameters are listed as below.
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uart set UART type(16450-->disable FIFO, 16550A-->enable FIFO)
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close_delay set the amount of time(in 1/100 of a second) that DTR
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should be kept low while being closed.
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closing_wait set the amount of time(in 1/100 of a second) that the
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serial port should wait for data to be drained while
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being closed, before the receiver is disable.
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spd_hi Use 57.6kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
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spd_vhi Use 115.2kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
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spd_shi Use 230.4kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
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spd_warp Use 460.8kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
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spd_normal Use 38.4kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
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spd_cust Use the custom divisor to set the speed when the
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application requests 38.4kb.
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divisor This option set the custom division.
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baud_base This option set the base baud rate.
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6. Troubleshooting
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The boot time error messages and solutions are stated as clearly as
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possible. If all the possible solutions fail, please contact our technical
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support team to get more help.
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Error msg: More than 4 Moxa Smartio/Industio family boards found. Fifth board
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and after are ignored.
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Solution:
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To avoid this problem, please unplug fifth and after board, because Moxa
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driver supports up to 4 boards.
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Error msg: Request_irq fail, IRQ(?) may be conflict with another device.
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Solution:
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Other PCI or ISA devices occupy the assigned IRQ. If you are not sure
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which device causes the situation, please check /proc/interrupts to find
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free IRQ and simply change another free IRQ for Moxa board.
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Error msg: Board #: C1xx Series(CAP=xxx) interrupt number invalid.
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Solution:
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Each port within the same multiport board shares the same IRQ. Please set
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one IRQ (IRQ doesn't equal to zero) for one Moxa board.
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Error msg: No interrupt vector be set for Moxa ISA board(CAP=xxx).
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Solution:
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Moxa ISA board needs an interrupt vector.Please refer to user's manual
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"Hardware Installation" chapter to set interrupt vector.
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Error msg: Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family driver!
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Solution:
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Load Moxa driver fail, the major number may conflict with other devices.
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Please refer to previous section 3.7 to change a free major number for
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Moxa driver.
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Error msg: Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family callout driver!
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Solution:
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Load Moxa callout driver fail, the callout device major number may
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conflict with other devices. Please refer to previous section 3.7 to
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change a free callout device major number for Moxa driver.
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