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1	=============================================================================
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.
5	=============================================================================
6	Date: 01/21/2008
7	
8	Content
9	
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
23	
24	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25	1. Introduction
26	
27	   The Smartio/Industio/UPCI family Linux driver supports following multiport
28	   boards.
29	
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)
36	
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
50	
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
58	
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[AT]moxa.com.tw[DOT]
64	
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.
74	
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.
78	
79	   In Moxa's Web sites, you may always find latest driver at http://web.moxa.com.
80	
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.
85	
86	   We assume the user should be familiar with following documents.
87	   - Serial-HOWTO
88	   - Kernel-HOWTO
89	
90	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
96	
97	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
98	3. Installation
99	
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
107	
108	
109	   3.1 Hardware installation
110	
111	       There are two types of buses, ISA and PCI, for Smartio/Industio
112	       family multiport board.
113	
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.
120	
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.
126	
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.
132	
133	
134	   3.2 Driver files
135	
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.
139	
140	       # cd /
141	       # mkdir moxa
142	       # cd /moxa
143	       # tar xvf /dev/fd0
144	
145	       or
146	
147	       # cd /
148	       # mkdir moxa
149	       # cd /moxa
150	       # cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver directory>/mxser.tgz .
151	       # tar xvfz mxser.tgz
152	
153	
154	   3.3 Device naming convention
155	
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.
160	
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".
167	
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.
172	
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
178	
179	
180	       !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
181	       Under Kernel 2.6 the cum Device is Obsolete. So use ttyM*
182	       device instead.
183	       !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
184	
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.
193	
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.
197	
198	
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"
212	
213	          The procedure is:
214		  # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
215		  # ./msmknod
216	
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.
225	
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.
232	
233	          Find "Makefile" in /moxa/mxser, then run
234	
235		  # make clean; make install
236	
237	          !!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
238		  For Red Hat 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3/ES3/WS3 & Fedora Core1:
239		  # make clean; make installsp1
240	
241		  For Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS4/ES4/WS4:
242		  # make clean; make installsp2
243	          !!!!!!!!!! NOTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
244	
245		  The driver files "mxser.o" and utilities will be properly compiled
246		  and copied to system directories respectively.
247	
248	       ------------- Load MOXA driver--------------------
249	       3.4.3 Load the MOXA driver
250	
251		  # modprobe mxser <argument>
252	
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.
257	
258	
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".
267	
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.
274	
275		  Run following command for setting rc files.
276	
277		  # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
278		  # cp ./rc.mxser /etc/rc.d
279		  # cd /etc/rc.d
280	
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,
284	
285	          Reboot and check if moxa.o activated by "lsmod" command.
286	
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.
291	
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
298	
299	   3.5 Static driver configuration for Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x
300	
301	       Note: To use static driver, you must install the linux kernel
302	             source package.
303	
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
307	
308	          For Red Hat 7.x user, you need to create link:
309	          # cd /usr/src
310	          # ln -s linux-2.4 linux
311	
312	       3.5.2 Create link
313		  # cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/char
314		  # ln -s /moxa/mxser/driver/mxser.c mxser.c
315	
316	       3.5.3 Add CAP address list for ISA boards. For PCI boards user,
317	          please skip this step.
318	
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.
328	
329		     static int mxserBoardCAP[]
330		     = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
331	
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.
336	
337		     static int mxserBoardCAP[]
338		     = {0x280, 0x180, 0x00, 0x00};
339	
340	       3.5.4 Setup kernel configuration
341	
342	          Configure the kernel:
343	
344	            # cd /usr/src/linux
345	            # make menuconfig
346	
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.
351	
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.
356	
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".
368	
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.
372	
373	
374	       3.5.6 Make tty device and special file
375	          # cd /moxa/mxser/driver
376	          # ./msmknod
377	
378	       3.5.7 Make utility
379		  # cd /moxa/mxser/utility
380		  # make clean; make install
381	
382	       3.5.8 Reboot
383	
384	
385	
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.
390	
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.
399	
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.
405	
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.
419	
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.
423	
424	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
429	
430	   Before using these utilities, please load driver (refer 3.4 & 3.5) and
431	   make sure you had run the "msmknod" utility.
432	
433	   msdiag - Diagnostic
434	   --------------------
435	   This utility provides the function to display what Moxa Smartio/Industio
436	   board found by driver in the system.
437	
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.
449	
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.
457	
458	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
459	5. Setserial
460	
461	   Supported Setserial parameters are listed as below.
462	
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.
478	
479	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
480	6. Troubleshooting
481	
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.
485	
486	
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.
492	
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.
498	
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.
503	
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.
508	
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.
514	
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.
520	
521	
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