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.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Dag-Erling Coïdan Smørgrav
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd November 20, 2011
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.Dt UCYCOM 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ucycom
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.Nd device driver for Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 USB to RS232 bridges
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following line in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device usb"
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.Cd "device ucom"
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.Cd "device ucycom"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ucycom_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for the Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 bridge
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chips.
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These chips were designed to provide a low-cost transition path to USB
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for existing RS232 devices, and have fairly limited capabilities.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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driver behaves like a
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.Xr tty 4 .
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.Sh HARDWARE
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The
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.Nm
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driver currently supports the following devices which incorporate
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Cypress USB to RS232 bridge chips:
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.Pp
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.Bl -bullet -compact
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.It
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DeLorme Earthmate USB GPS receiver
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr tty 4 ,
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.Xr usb 4
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2005-01-21 08:36:40 +00:00
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Fx 5.3 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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driver and this manual page were written by
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.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org .
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