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32.Dd November 22, 2006
33.Dt UFTDI 4
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm uftdi
37.Nd USB support for serial adapters based on the FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39To compile this driver into the kernel,
40place the following lines in your
41kernel configuration file:
42.Bd -ragged -offset indent
43.Cd "device uftdi"
44.Ed
45.Pp
46Alternatively, to load the driver as a
47module at boot time, place the following line in
48.Xr loader.conf 5 :
49.Bd -literal -offset indent
50uftdi_load="YES"
51.Ed
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53The
54.Nm
55driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the FTDI
56FT2232C, FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips.
57.Pp
58The device is accessed through the
59.Xr ucom 4
60driver which makes it behave like a
61.Xr tty 4 .
62.Sh HARDWARE
63The
64.Nm
65driver supports the following adapters:
66.Pp
67.Bl -bullet -compact
68.It
69B&B Electronics USB->RS422/485 adapter
70.It
71Elexol USB MOD1 and USB MOD3
72.It
73HP USB-Serial adapter shipped with some HP laptops
74.It
75Inland UAS111
76.It
77QVS USC-1000
78.It
79Buffalo PC-OP-RS / Kurouto-shikou KURO-RS universal remote
80.It
81Prologix GPIB-USB Controller
82.El
83.Sh SEE ALSO
84.Xr tty 4 ,
85.Xr ucom 4 ,
86.Xr usb 4
87.Sh HISTORY
88The
89.Nm
90driver
91appeared in
92.Fx 4.8
93from
94.Nx 1.5 .
95