Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-30 Thread Jan Stary
On Mar 07 12:13:11, s...@spacehopper.org wrote: > I would definitely just go for two separate USB-RS232 adapters in > this scenario. On Mar 03 09:24:48, inform...@gmx.net wrote: > I use an old USB to serial adapter from HP which attaches as uftdi(4). > There are some other compatible chips listed

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-07 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017-03-04, Jan Stary wrote: > > This is my home workstation from which > I want to connect to my two ALIXes. I would definitely just go for two separate USB-RS232 adapters in this scenario.

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-05 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017/03/05 08:15, Tinker wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > On 2017-03-04 08:12, Stuart Henderson wrote: > > On 2017/03/04 00:30, Tinker wrote: > > > I'd like to know how the 15-25Mbps PCIe UART:s work, e.g.: > > > > > > Exar XR17V354 (4x25mbps): > .. > > > Moschip MCS9904 (4x16mbps): > .. > > >

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-05 Thread Tinker
Hi Stuart, On 2017-03-04 08:12, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2017/03/04 00:30, Tinker wrote: I'd like to know how the 15-25Mbps PCIe UART:s work, e.g.: Exar XR17V354 (4x25mbps): .. Moschip MCS9904 (4x16mbps): .. OXPCIe954: .. I don't know about the Exar/Moschip, Got to test. the

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Jan Stary
On Mar 03 22:29:34, s...@spacehopper.org wrote: > On 2017-03-03, Jan Stary wrote: > > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > > It shows up in dmesg as > >

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Jan Stary
On Mar 03 08:11:49, n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: > > Anyway, waht is it that makes the new com(4)s > > hang on 'ttyflags -a' at rc(8) time? > > > > Jan > > I've seen this behavior on some rather attractive priced 8 port PCI > serial cards which attached as puc(4). What I found is that

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Craig Skinner
Hello, On 2017-03-04 Sat 11:13 AM |, Damian McGuckin wrote: > Maybe we need a list of recommended serial port add-on cards The Moxa C168H 8 port PCI card works well on this "console server": o the hosts defined in /etc/remote(5) don't jump about o no problems known with reboots of any box, in

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017-03-03, Sterling Archer wrote: > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Jan Stary wrote: > >> On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: >> > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this >> > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm >> > to have two

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017/03/04 11:13, Damian McGuckin wrote: > > Maybe we need a list of recommended serial port add-on cards although the > thrust of other's arguments is to simply buy a good USB->serial adapter. I've had problems with some of them sending BREAK at unwanted times (e.g. console server

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017/03/04 00:30, Tinker wrote: > I'd like to know how the 15-25Mbps PCIe UART:s work, e.g.: > > Exar XR17V354 (4x25mbps): > https://www.exar.com/content/document.ashx?id=1586 >

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Tinker
I'd like to know how the 15-25Mbps PCIe UART:s work, e.g.: Exar XR17V354 (4x25mbps): https://www.exar.com/content/document.ashx?id=1586 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-PCIe-4-Serial-ports-Controller-card-mini-PCI-e-to-DB9-RS232-adapter-mini-PCI/32442952119.html

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Damian McGuckin
Maybe we need a list of recommended serial port add-on cards although the thrust of other's arguments is to simply buy a good USB->serial adapter. I just bought a little VIA box with serial ports which I hope will act as a nice way to connect to the consolves my ALIX boxes which will arrive in

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2017-03-03, Jan Stary wrote: > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > It shows up in dmesg as > > puc0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "NetMos Nm9922" rev 0x00:

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Sterling Archer
On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Jan Stary wrote: > On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: > > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > > It shows up in

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Nick Holland
On 03/03/17 07:31, Jan Stary wrote: > Hi Paul, > >> On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 08:54:02AM +0100, Jan Stary wrote: >> | On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: >> | > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this >> | > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm >> | > to have two extra

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Jan Stary
On Mar 03 07:32:15, ji...@devio.us wrote: > I'm little bit worried about consistent device names of > serial port cards or USB->serial converters. > Is it predictable or not? These are consistently showing up as com4 at puc0 and com5 at puc1: puc0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "NetMos Nm9922" rev

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Jan Stary
Hi Paul, > On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 08:54:02AM +0100, Jan Stary wrote: > | On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: > | > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > | > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > | > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > | > It

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Jiri B
I'm little bit worried about consistent device names of serial port cards or USB->serial converters. Is it predictable or not? j.

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Paul de Weerd
Hi Jan, On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 08:54:02AM +0100, Jan Stary wrote: | On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: | > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this | > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm | > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. | > It shows up in

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-03 Thread Bruno Flueckiger
On Fri, Mar 03, 2017 at 08:54:02AM +0100, Jan Stary wrote: > On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: > > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > > It shows up in dmesg as

Re: serial port expansion card

2017-03-02 Thread Jan Stary
On Mar 03 08:46:11, h...@stare.cz wrote: > This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this > https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm > to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. > It shows up in dmesg as > > puc0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "NetMos Nm9922" rev 0x00: ports:

serial port expansion card

2017-03-02 Thread Jan Stary
This is current/amd64 (dmesg below). I got me this https://www.alza.cz/EN/axago-pcea-s2-d277216.htm to have two extra serial ports to connect to my ALIXes. It shows up in dmesg as puc0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "NetMos Nm9922" rev 0x00: ports: 1 com com4 at puc0 port 0 apic 2 int 16: st16650,