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2 MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Device Driver Installation Guide
3 for Linux Kernel 2.4.x, 2.6.x
4 Copyright (C) 2008, Moxa Inc.
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6 Date: 01/21/2008
8 Content
10 1. Introduction
11 2. System Requirement
12 3. Installation
13 3.1 Hardware installation
14 3.2 Driver files
15 3.3 Device naming convention
16 3.4 Module driver configuration
17 3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x.
18 3.6 Custom configuration
19 3.7 Verify driver installation
20 4. Utilities
21 5. Setserial
22 6. Troubleshooting
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25 1. Introduction
27 The Smartio/Industio/UPCI family Linux driver supports following multiport
28 boards.
30 - 2 ports multiport board
31 CP-102U, CP-102UL, CP-102UF
32 CP-132U-I, CP-132UL,
33 CP-132, CP-132I, CP132S, CP-132IS,
34 CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS,
35 (C102H, C102HI, C102HIS, C102P, CP-102, CP-102S)
37 - 4 ports multiport board
38 CP-104EL,
39 CP-104UL, CP-104JU,
40 CP-134U, CP-134U-I,
41 C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI,
42 CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS, CP-114UL,
43 C104H, C104HS,
44 CI-104J, CI-104JS,
45 CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS,
46 (C114HI, CT-114I, C104P)
47 POS-104UL,
48 CB-114,
49 CB-134I
51 - 8 ports multiport board
52 CP-118EL, CP-168EL,
53 CP-118U, CP-168U,
54 C168H/PCI,
55 C168H, C168HS,
56 (C168P),
57 CB-108
59 This driver and installation procedure have been developed upon Linux Kernel
60 2.4.x and 2.6.x. This driver supports Intel x86 hardware platform. In order
61 to maintain compatibility, this version has also been properly tested with
62 RedHat, Mandrake, Fedora and S.u.S.E Linux. However, if compatibility problem
63 occurs, please contact Moxa at support@moxa.com.tw.
65 In addition to device driver, useful utilities are also provided in this
66 version. They are
67 - msdiag Diagnostic program for displaying installed Moxa
68 Smartio/Industio boards.
69 - msmon Monitor program to observe data count and line status signals.
70 - msterm A simple terminal program which is useful in testing serial
71 ports.
72 - io-irq.exe Configuration program to setup ISA boards. Please note that
73 this program can only be executed under DOS.
75 All the drivers and utilities are published in form of source code under
76 GNU General Public License in this version. Please refer to GNU General
77 Public License announcement in each source code file for more detail.
79 In Moxa's Web sites, you may always find latest driver at http://web.moxa.com.
81 This version of driver can be installed as Loadable Module (Module driver)
82 or built-in into kernel (Static driver). You may refer to following
83 installation procedure for suitable one. Before you install the driver,
84 please refer to hardware installation procedure in the User's Manual.
86 We assume the user should be familiar with following documents.
87 - Serial-HOWTO
88 - Kernel-HOWTO
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91 2. System Requirement
92 - Hardware platform: Intel x86 machine
93 - Kernel version: 2.4.x or 2.6.x
94 - gcc version 2.72 or later
95 - Maximum 4 boards can be installed in combination
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98 3. Installation
100 3.1 Hardware installation
101 3.2 Driver files
102 3.3 Device naming convention
103 3.4 Module driver configuration
104 3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.6.x.
105 3.6 Custom configuration
106 3.7 Verify driver installation
109 3.1 Hardware installation
111 There are two types of buses, ISA and PCI, for Smartio/Industio
112 family multiport board.
114 ISA board
115 ---------
116 You'll have to configure CAP address, I/O address, Interrupt Vector
117 as well as IRQ before installing this driver. Please refer to hardware
118 installation procedure in User's Manual before proceed any further.
119 Please make sure the JP1 is open after the ISA board is set properly.
121 PCI/UPCI board
122 --------------
123 You may need to adjust IRQ usage in BIOS to avoid from IRQ conflict
124 with other ISA devices. Please refer to hardware installation
125 procedure in User's Manual in advance.
127 PCI IRQ Sharing
128 -----------
129 Each port within the same multiport board shares the same IRQ. Up to
130 4 Moxa Smartio/Industio PCI Family multiport boards can be installed
131 together on one system and they can share the same IRQ.
134 3.2 Driver files
136 The driver file may be obtained from ftp, CD-ROM or floppy disk. The
137 first step, anyway, is to copy driver file "mxser.tgz" into specified
138 directory. e.g. /moxa. The execute commands as below.
140 # cd /
141 # mkdir moxa
142 # cd /moxa
143 # tar xvf /dev/fd0
145 or
147 # cd /
148 # mkdir moxa
149 # cd /moxa
150 # cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver directory>/mxser.tgz .
151 # tar xvfz mxser.tgz
154 3.3 Device naming convention
156 You may find all the driver and utilities files in /moxa/mxser.
157 Following installation procedure depends on the model you'd like to
158 run the driver. If you prefer module driver, please refer to 3.4.
159 If static driver is required, please refer to 3.5.
161 Dialin and callout port
162 -----------------------
163 This driver remains traditional serial device properties. There are
164 two special file name for each serial port. One is dial-in port
165 which is named "ttyMxx". For callout port, the naming convention
166 is "cumxx".
168 Device naming when more than 2 boards installed
169 -----------------------------------------------
170 Naming convention for each Smartio/Industio multiport board is
171 pre-defined as below.
173 Board Num. Dial-in Port Callout port
174 1st board ttyM0 - ttyM7 cum0 - cum7
175 2nd board ttyM8 - ttyM15 cum8 - cum15
176 3rd board ttyM16 - ttyM23 cum16 - cum23
177 4th board ttyM24 - ttym31 cum24 - cum31
180 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
181 Under Kernel 2.6 the cum Device is Obsolete. So use ttyM*
182 device instead.
183 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
185 Board sequence
186 --------------
187 This driver will activate ISA boards according to the parameter set
188 in the driver. After all specified ISA board activated, PCI board
189 will be installed in the system automatically driven.
190 Therefore the board number is sorted by the CAP address of ISA boards.
191 For PCI boards, their sequence will be after ISA boards and C168H/PCI
192 has higher priority than C104H/PCI boards.
194 3.4 Module driver configuration
195 Module driver is easiest way to install. If you prefer static driver
196 installation, please skip this paragraph.
199 ------------- Prepare to use the MOXA driver--------------------
200 3.4.1 Create tty device with correct major number
201 Before using MOXA driver, your system must have the tty devices
202 which are created with driver's major number. We offer one shell
203 script "msmknod" to simplify the procedure.
204 This step is only needed to be executed once. But you still
205 need to do this procedure when:
206 a. You change the driver's major number. Please refer the "3.7"
207 section.
208 b. Your total installed MOXA boards number is changed. Maybe you
209 add/delete one MOXA board.
210 c. You want to change the tty name. This needs to modify the
211 shell script "msmknod"
213 The procedure is:
214 # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
215 # ./msmknod
217 This shell script will require the major number for dial-in
218 device and callout device to create tty device. You also need
219 to specify the total installed MOXA board number. Default major
220 numbers for dial-in device and callout device are 30, 35. If
221 you need to change to other number, please refer section "3.7"
222 for more detailed procedure.
223 Msmknod will delete any special files occupying the same device
224 naming.
226 3.4.2 Build the MOXA driver and utilities
227 Before using the MOXA driver and utilities, you need compile the
228 all the source code. This step is only need to be executed once.
229 But you still re-compile the source code if you modify the source
230 code. For example, if you change the driver's major number (see
231 "3.7" section), then you need to do this step again.
233 Find "Makefile" in /moxa/mxser, then run
235 # make clean; make install
237 !!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
238 For Red Hat 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3/ES3/WS3 & Fedora Core1:
239 # make clean; make installsp1
241 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4/WS4:
242 # make clean; make installsp2
243 !!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
245 The driver files "mxser.o" and utilities will be properly compiled
246 and copied to system directories respectively.
248 ------------- Load MOXA driver--------------------
249 3.4.3 Load the MOXA driver
251 # modprobe mxser <argument>
253 will activate the module driver. You may run "lsmod" to check
254 if "mxser" is activated. If the MOXA board is ISA board, the
255 <argument> is needed. Please refer to section "3.4.5" for more
256 information.
259 ------------- Load MOXA driver on boot --------------------
260 3.4.4 For the above description, you may manually execute
261 "modprobe mxser" to activate this driver and run
262 "rmmod mxser" to remove it.
263 However, it's better to have a boot time configuration to
264 eliminate manual operation. Boot time configuration can be
265 achieved by rc file. We offer one "rc.mxser" file to simplify
266 the procedure under "moxa/mxser/driver".
268 But if you use ISA board, please modify the "modprobe ..." command
269 to add the argument (see "3.4.5" section). After modifying the
270 rc.mxser, please try to execute "/moxa/mxser/driver/rc.mxser"
271 manually to make sure the modification is ok. If any error
272 encountered, please try to modify again. If the modification is
273 completed, follow the below step.
275 Run following command for setting rc files.
277 # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
278 # cp ./rc.mxser /etc/rc.d
279 # cd /etc/rc.d
281 Check "rc.serial" is existed or not. If "rc.serial" doesn't exist,
282 create it by vi, run "chmod 755 rc.serial" to change the permission.
283 Add "/etc/rc.d/rc.mxser" in last line,
285 Reboot and check if moxa.o activated by "lsmod" command.
287 3.4.5. If you'd like to drive Smartio/Industio ISA boards in the system,
288 you'll have to add parameter to specify CAP address of given
289 board while activating "mxser.o". The format for parameters are
290 as follows.
292 modprobe mxser ioaddr=0x???,0x???,0x???,0x???
293 | | | |
294 | | | +- 4th ISA board
295 | | +------ 3rd ISA board
296 | +------------ 2nd ISA board
297 +------------------- 1st ISA board
299 3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x
301 Note: To use static driver, you must install the linux kernel
302 source package.
304 3.5.1 Backup the built-in driver in the kernel.
305 # cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/char
306 # mv mxser.c mxser.c.old
308 For Red Hat 7.x user, you need to create link:
309 # cd /usr/src
310 # ln -s linux-2.4 linux
312 3.5.2 Create link
313 # cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/char
314 # ln -s /moxa/mxser/driver/mxser.c mxser.c
316 3.5.3 Add CAP address list for ISA boards. For PCI boards user,
317 please skip this step.
319 In module mode, the CAP address for ISA board is given by
320 parameter. In static driver configuration, you'll have to
321 assign it within driver's source code. If you will not
322 install any ISA boards, you may skip to next portion.
323 The instructions to modify driver source code are as
324 below.
325 a. # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
326 # vi mxser.c
327 b. Find the array mxserBoardCAP[] as below.
329 static int mxserBoardCAP[]
330 = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
332 c. Change the address within this array using vi. For
333 example, to driver 2 ISA boards with CAP address
334 0x280 and 0x180 as 1st and 2nd board. Just to change
335 the source code as follows.
337 static int mxserBoardCAP[]
338 = {0x280, 0x180, 0x00, 0x00};
340 3.5.4 Setup kernel configuration
342 Configure the kernel:
344 # cd /usr/src/linux
345 # make menuconfig
347 You will go into a menu-driven system. Please select [Character
348 devices][Non-standard serial port support], enable the [Moxa
349 SmartIO support] driver with "[*]" for built-in (not "[M]"), then
350 select [Exit] to exit this program.
352 3.5.5 Rebuild kernel
353 The following are for Linux kernel rebuilding, for your
354 reference only.
355 For appropriate details, please refer to the Linux document.
357 a. cd /usr/src/linux
358 b. make clean /* take a few minutes */
359 c. make dep /* take a few minutes */
360 d. make bzImage /* take probably 10-20 minutes */
361 e. make install /* copy boot image to correct position */
362 f. Please make sure the boot kernel (vmlinuz) is in the
363 correct position.
364 g. If you use 'lilo' utility, you should check /etc/lilo.conf
365 'image' item specified the path which is the 'vmlinuz' path,
366 or you will load wrong (or old) boot kernel image (vmlinuz).
367 After checking /etc/lilo.conf, please run "lilo".
369 Note that if the result of "make bzImage" is ERROR, then you have to
370 go back to Linux configuration Setup. Type "make menuconfig" in
371 directory /usr/src/linux.
374 3.5.6 Make tty device and special file
375 # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
376 # ./msmknod
378 3.5.7 Make utility
379 # cd /moxa/mxser/utility
380 # make clean; make install
382 3.5.8 Reboot
386 3.6 Custom configuration
387 Although this driver already provides you default configuration, you
388 still can change the device name and major number. The instruction to
389 change these parameters are shown as below.
391 Change Device name
392 ------------------
393 If you'd like to use other device names instead of default naming
394 convention, all you have to do is to modify the internal code
395 within the shell script "msmknod". First, you have to open "msmknod"
396 by vi. Locate each line contains "ttyM" and "cum" and change them
397 to the device name you desired. "msmknod" creates the device names
398 you need next time executed.
400 Change Major number
401 -------------------
402 If major number 30 and 35 had been occupied, you may have to select
403 2 free major numbers for this driver. There are 3 steps to change
404 major numbers.
406 3.6.1 Find free major numbers
407 In /proc/devices, you may find all the major numbers occupied
408 in the system. Please select 2 major numbers that are available.
409 e.g. 40, 45.
410 3.6.2 Create special files
411 Run /moxa/mxser/driver/msmknod to create special files with
412 specified major numbers.
413 3.6.3 Modify driver with new major number
414 Run vi to open /moxa/mxser/driver/mxser.c. Locate the line
415 contains "MXSERMAJOR". Change the content as below.
416 #define MXSERMAJOR 40
417 #define MXSERCUMAJOR 45
418 3.6.4 Run "make clean; make install" in /moxa/mxser/driver.
420 3.7 Verify driver installation
421 You may refer to /var/log/messages to check the latest status
422 log reported by this driver whenever it's activated.
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425 4. Utilities
426 There are 3 utilities contained in this driver. They are msdiag, msmon and
427 msterm. These 3 utilities are released in form of source code. They should
428 be compiled into executable file and copied into /usr/bin.
430 Before using these utilities, please load driver (refer 3.4 & 3.5) and
431 make sure you had run the "msmknod" utility.
433 msdiag - Diagnostic
434 --------------------
435 This utility provides the function to display what Moxa Smartio/Industio
436 board found by driver in the system.
438 msmon - Port Monitoring
439 -----------------------
440 This utility gives the user a quick view about all the MOXA ports'
441 activities. One can easily learn each port's total received/transmitted
442 (Rx/Tx) character count since the time when the monitoring is started.
443 Rx/Tx throughputs per second are also reported in interval basis (e.g.
444 the last 5 seconds) and in average basis (since the time the monitoring
445 is started). You can reset all ports' count by <HOME> key. <+> <->
446 (plus/minus) keys to change the displaying time interval. Press <ENTER>
447 on the port, that cursor stay, to view the port's communication
448 parameters, signal status, and input/output queue.
450 msterm - Terminal Emulation
451 ---------------------------
452 This utility provides data sending and receiving ability of all tty ports,
453 especially for MOXA ports. It is quite useful for testing simple
454 application, for example, sending AT command to a modem connected to the
455 port or used as a terminal for login purpose. Note that this is only a
456 dumb terminal emulation without handling full screen operation.
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459 5. Setserial
461 Supported Setserial parameters are listed as below.
463 uart set UART type(16450-->disable FIFO, 16550A-->enable FIFO)
464 close_delay set the amount of time(in 1/100 of a second) that DTR
465 should be kept low while being closed.
466 closing_wait set the amount of time(in 1/100 of a second) that the
467 serial port should wait for data to be drained while
468 being closed, before the receiver is disable.
469 spd_hi Use 57.6kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
470 spd_vhi Use 115.2kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
471 spd_shi Use 230.4kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
472 spd_warp Use 460.8kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
473 spd_normal Use 38.4kb when the application requests 38.4kb.
474 spd_cust Use the custom divisor to set the speed when the
475 application requests 38.4kb.
476 divisor This option set the custom divison.
477 baud_base This option set the base baud rate.
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480 6. Troubleshooting
482 The boot time error messages and solutions are stated as clearly as
483 possible. If all the possible solutions fail, please contact our technical
484 support team to get more help.
487 Error msg: More than 4 Moxa Smartio/Industio family boards found. Fifth board
488 and after are ignored.
489 Solution:
490 To avoid this problem, please unplug fifth and after board, because Moxa
491 driver supports up to 4 boards.
493 Error msg: Request_irq fail, IRQ(?) may be conflict with another device.
494 Solution:
495 Other PCI or ISA devices occupy the assigned IRQ. If you are not sure
496 which device causes the situation, please check /proc/interrupts to find
497 free IRQ and simply change another free IRQ for Moxa board.
499 Error msg: Board #: C1xx Series(CAP=xxx) interrupt number invalid.
500 Solution:
501 Each port within the same multiport board shares the same IRQ. Please set
502 one IRQ (IRQ doesn't equal to zero) for one Moxa board.
504 Error msg: No interrupt vector be set for Moxa ISA board(CAP=xxx).
505 Solution:
506 Moxa ISA board needs an interrupt vector.Please refer to user's manual
507 "Hardware Installation" chapter to set interrupt vector.
509 Error msg: Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family driver!
510 Solution:
511 Load Moxa driver fail, the major number may conflict with other devices.
512 Please refer to previous section 3.7 to change a free major number for
513 Moxa driver.
515 Error msg: Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family callout driver!
516 Solution:
517 Load Moxa callout driver fail, the callout device major number may
518 conflict with other devices. Please refer to previous section 3.7 to
519 change a free callout device major number for Moxa driver.
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