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390a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Dd November 22, 2006
4031f48889SJosef Karthauser.Dt UFTDI 4
4131f48889SJosef Karthauser.Os
4231f48889SJosef Karthauser.Sh NAME
4331f48889SJosef Karthauser.Nm uftdi
44f7668215SChristian Brueffer.Nd USB support for serial adapters based on the FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips
4531f48889SJosef Karthauser.Sh SYNOPSIS
460a771a3bSChristian BruefferTo compile this driver into the kernel,
470a771a3bSChristian Bruefferplace the following lines in your
480a771a3bSChristian Bruefferkernel configuration file:
490a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Bd -ragged -offset indent
50fc1a4ecfSWarner Losh.Cd "device uftdi"
51fc1a4ecfSWarner Losh.Cd "device ucom"
520a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Ed
530a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Pp
540a771a3bSChristian BruefferAlternatively, to load the driver as a
550a771a3bSChristian Brueffermodule at boot time, place the following line in
560a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Xr loader.conf 5 :
570a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Bd -literal -offset indent
580a771a3bSChristian Bruefferuftdi_load="YES"
590a771a3bSChristian Brueffer.Ed
6031f48889SJosef Karthauser.Sh DESCRIPTION
6131f48889SJosef KarthauserThe
6231f48889SJosef Karthauser.Nm
6331f48889SJosef Karthauserdriver provides support for various serial adapters based on the FTDI
640efdd3a3SChristian BruefferFT2232C, FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips.
6531f48889SJosef Karthauser.Pp
6631f48889SJosef KarthauserThe device is accessed through the
6731f48889SJosef Karthauser.Xr ucom 4
6831f48889SJosef Karthauserdriver which makes it behave like a
6931f48889SJosef Karthauser.Xr tty 4 .
70fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.Sh HARDWARE
71fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. NielsenThe
72fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.Nm
73fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsendriver supports the following adapters:
74fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.Pp
75fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.Bl -bullet -compact
76fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.It
773aa6430fSLukas ErtlB&B Electronics USB->RS422/485 adapter
783aa6430fSLukas Ertl.It
79f53b14baSMarc FonvieilleElexol USB MOD1
80f53b14baSMarc Fonvieille.It
81fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. NielsenHP USB-Serial adapter shipped with some HP laptops
82fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.It
83fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. NielsenInland UAS111
84fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.It
85fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. NielsenQVS USC-1000
8699f1557aSTakanori Watanabe.It
8799f1557aSTakanori WatanabeBuffalo PC-OP-RS / Kurouto-shikou KURO-RS universal remote
887bc5465eSPoul-Henning Kamp.It
897bc5465eSPoul-Henning KampPrologix GPIB-USB Controller
90fe72d7b1SSimon L. B. Nielsen.El
9131f48889SJosef Karthauser.Sh SEE ALSO
9231f48889SJosef Karthauser.Xr tty 4 ,
9331f48889SJosef Karthauser.Xr ucom 4 ,
9431f48889SJosef Karthauser.Xr usb 4
9531f48889SJosef Karthauser.Sh HISTORY
9631f48889SJosef KarthauserThe
9731f48889SJosef Karthauser.Nm
9831f48889SJosef Karthauserdriver
9931f48889SJosef Karthauserappeared in
100a10ab609SDavid E. O'Brien.Fx 4.8
101a10ab609SDavid E. O'Brienfrom
10231f48889SJosef Karthauser.Nx 1.5 .
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