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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.Cd "device ucom"
45.Ed
46.Pp
47Alternatively, to load the driver as a
48module at boot time, place the following line in
49.Xr loader.conf 5 :
50.Bd -literal -offset indent
51uftdi_load="YES"
52.Ed
53.Sh DESCRIPTION
54The
55.Nm
56driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the FTDI
57FT2232C, FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips.
58.Pp
59The device is accessed through the
60.Xr ucom 4
61driver which makes it behave like a
62.Xr tty 4 .
63.Sh HARDWARE
64The
65.Nm
66driver supports the following adapters:
67.Pp
68.Bl -bullet -compact
69.It
70B&B Electronics USB->RS422/485 adapter
71.It
72Elexol USB MOD1 and USB MOD3
73.It
74HP USB-Serial adapter shipped with some HP laptops
75.It
76Inland UAS111
77.It
78QVS USC-1000
79.It
80Buffalo PC-OP-RS / Kurouto-shikou KURO-RS universal remote
81.It
82Prologix GPIB-USB Controller
83.El
84.Sh SEE ALSO
85.Xr tty 4 ,
86.Xr ucom 4 ,
87.Xr usb 4
88.Sh HISTORY
89The
90.Nm
91driver
92appeared in
93.Fx 4.8
94from
95.Nx 1.5 .
96