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From: Christopher Friedt <>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:28:17 -0400
Hmm...

What exactly are you trying to do with /dev/ttyAM0 ? Is it just to get a 
console on the device? if so, you might have to add it to /etc/securetty 
as well.

~/Chris

tedapt wrote:
> Ugh! Editing the getty setup lines in /etc/inittab didn't fix it,
> still cannot read on /dev/ttyAM0.  Anything else you had to do to
> configure the port, like use stty to tweak the port settings or
> something similar?
> 
> Are you also running Debian on a TS-7250 loaded from a USB drive? 
> That adds a level of complexity for me, as I have to allow getty to
> use /dev/ttyAM0 until I get Debian running or the script that enables
> USB modules won't load (/usr/bin/loadUSBModules.sh), then I can kill
> the getty process.  But I wonder if that script may somehow hang onto
> the port?
> 
> --- In   wrote:
>> yes, after the os boots you will no longer have com access.  If you  
>> remove the jumpers on the board, jp2? It will prevent console on the  
>> com during the boot.  You could just comment out com1 and send the  
>> console stuff to com2.  I needed both so I had to ditch the console.
>>
>> Justin
>> Quoting tedapt <>:
>>
>>> great! will give this a try in a few days when back on my system. Did
>>> a quick search on /etc/inittab, from what I gather this contains
>>> instructions for starting up the getty process to manage user logins
>>> on the console via the serial port(?) If that's right, do you think
>>> commenting it out will prevent use of the serial port for accessing
>>> the board (handy when ethernet is unavailable)?
>>>
>>> --- In  justin@ wrote:
>>>> Got it to work.  You have to disable the consol on the com ports.
>>>> Look at your /etc/inittab.  Comment out any lines with the com
>>> ports
>>>> name in it.  I am using both ports so I commented out both: ttyAM0
>>> and
>>>> ttyAM1.
>>>>
>>>> Quoting tedapt <tedapt@>:
>>>>
>>>>> OK, I'll let you know whatever I find too. Won't be able to get
>>> back
>>>>> to this and retest for a few days though.  My test plan is to
>>> write a
>>>>> Java app that will listen for data on the serial port, and echo it
>>>>> when received.
>>>>>
>>>>> One thing I've noticed is that if I try to start a listening app
>>> on
>>>>> the port it seems to lock the port at the OS level. I was then
>>> unable
>>>>> to access the port through the command line (e.g., echo
>>>>>> /dev/ttyS0).  Wonder if this may be related to the read problem?
>>> If
>>>>> that's so, wonder if there's a way to share the port between
>>> multiple
>>>>> clients?
>>>>>
>>>>> --- In  justin@ wrote:
>>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, I am having a similar problem.  I can write just fine.  I
>>> set
>>>>> up
>>>>>> a comm connection to the hyper term.  But I can't receive
>>> anything
>>>>>> back.  I'll let you know what I find.  I ended up building my own
>>>>> rxtx
>>>>>> lib, but same problem so I don't think thats the issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quoting tedapt <tedapt@>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks Justin.  I seem to have had some limited success with
>>> rxtx
>>>>> 2.1
>>>>>>> (the one you mention first) by simply creating a symlink
>>>>>>> from /dev/ttyAMO to /dev/ttyS0 (ln -s /dev/ttyAM0 /dev/ttyS0).
>>>>> Still
>>>>>>> having problems communicating with a Modbus device, but
>>> otherwise
>>>>>>> Java is acting like it finds and can open the serial port (of
>>>>> course
>>>>>>> my "solution" may be part of the problem!)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Current problem is that though my app claims to open
>>> connections
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> make Modbus requests on /dev/ttyS0, I'm unable to get a
>>> readable
>>>>>>> response back (this code works properly on another platform).
>>> I
>>>>> need
>>>>>>> to do some further testing with some simple Serial code to
>>> prove
>>>>> to
>>>>>>> myself I can really write and read with the port properly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm wondering if I need to configure my serial port somehow
>>> (not
>>>>> very
>>>>>>> experienced with serial ports, not sure if that's required or
>>>>> takes
>>>>>>> care of itself). My app sets connection params of 9600 baud, no
>>>>>>> parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.  Anyone know if the linux
>>> system
>>>>>>> (perhaps using stty) needs to configure the port to match this,
>>>>> or is
>>>>>>> it only the client app at the other end of the communication
>>> that
>>>>>>> needs to match the same parameters?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, I'm using JamVM, so my RXTXcomm.jar was placed
>>>>>>> in /usr/lib/jamvm (also where I placed librxtxSerial.so)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Further, I was unable to enumerate the serial ports using rxtx
>>>>> 2.0.
>>>>>>> I would settle for a working rxtx 2.1 solution, and from the
>>> rxtx
>>>>>>> documentation it seems that rxtx 2.1 is the preferred solution
>>>>> when
>>>>>>> possible to use it (i.e., when have ability to import gnu.io
>>>>> classes
>>>>>>> instead of javax.comm).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- In  justin@ wrote:
>>>>>>>> I am working on the same thing, didnt want to respond till I
>>> an
>>>>>>> answer
>>>>>>>> You can download the most current version of the arm-unknown-
>>>>> linux-
>>>>>>> gnu
>>>>>>>> binary at rxtx site:
>>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.qbang.org/pub/rxtx/ToyBox/2.1-7-build1/Linux/glibc-
>>>>>>> 2.3.5/arm-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>>>>>>> The easyest way to add the ttyAMx com ports is to set the
>>> system
>>>>>>> properties:
>>>>>>>> jamvm -Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/ttyAM0:/dev/ttyAM1 foo
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The other way:
>>>>>>>> RXTXCommDriver.java is
>>>>>>>> available in ftp://ftp.qbang.org/pub/rxtx/rxtx-2.0-7pre2/src/
>>>>>>> Download the
>>>>>>>> RXTXCommDriver.java. In this code, you will find
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if (osName.equals ("Linux")) { String[]Temp = { "ttyS", //
>>> linux
>>>>>>> Serial
>>>>>>>> Ports "ttySA" // for the IPAQs }; CandidatePortPrefixes =
>>> Temp;
>>>>>>>> Replace this code with
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if (osName.equals ("Linux")) { String[]Temp =
>>>>>>> { "ttyS", "ttyAM",  // linux
>>>>>>>> Serial Ports "ttySA" // for the IPAQs };
>>> CandidatePortPrefixes =
>>>>>>> Temp; }
>>>>>>>> Compile the RXTXCommDriver.java and add the resulting
>>>>>>> RXTXCommDriver.class
>>>>>>>> file to RXTXcomm.jar
>>>>>>> in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_07/jre/lib/ext/RXTXcomm.jar
>>>>>>>> Hope this help,
>>>>>>>> Justin
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quoting tedapt <tedapt@>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can anyone clarify Dave's statement about the use of rxtx:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    > note: you have to add the arm's /dev/ttyAMx to rxtx, it
>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>>> know about them
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also, any notes from anyone who has successfully setup and
>>> used
>>>>>>> rxtx
>>>>>>>>> with jamvm would be appreciated!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The setup I'm attempting to get working is:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    - TS-7250
>>>>>>>>>    - debian on a USB thumbdrive
>>>>>>>>>    - jamvm installed via apt-get
>>>>>>>>>    - downloaded rxtx rxtx-2.0-7pre1 for Linux from:
>>>>>>>>>       http://users.frii.com/jarvi/rxtx/download.html (file
>>> at
>>>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.qbang.org/pub/rxtx/rxtx-2.0-7pre1-i686-pc-linux-
>>>>>>> gnu.tar.gz)
>>>>>>>>>    - extracted librxtxSerial.so and placed it
>>> in /usr/lib/jamvm
>>>>>>>>>    - using Sun's comm.jar (from a Java 1.3 distribution)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I invoke the test class (source below) I get these
>>>>> results:
>>>>>>>>>    root# /usr/bin/jamvm -cp .:comm.jar
>>> SerialTest /dev/ttyAM0
>>>>> 9600
>>>>>>>>>    Specified serial port (/dev/ttyAM0) does not exist
>>>>>>>>>    null
>>>>>>>>>    javax.comm.NoSuchPortException
>>>>>>>>>       at
>>>>>>>>> javax.comm.CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier
>>>>>>> (CommPortIdentifier.java:105)
>>>>>>>>>    at SerialTest.main(SerialTest.java:32)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Here's source for SerialTest.java:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> import java.io.IOException;
>>>>>>>>> import java.io.InputStream;
>>>>>>>>> import java.io.OutputStream;
>>>>>>>>> import java.util.Enumeration;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> import javax.comm.CommPortIdentifier;
>>>>>>>>> import javax.comm.NoSuchPortException;
>>>>>>>>> import javax.comm.PortInUseException;
>>>>>>>>> import javax.comm.SerialPort;
>>>>>>>>> import javax.comm.UnsupportedCommOperationException;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> public class SerialTest {
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       private static SerialPort sp;
>>>>>>>>>       private static InputStream sin;
>>>>>>>>>       private static OutputStream sout;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    public static void main(String[] args) {
>>>>>>>>>               try {
>>>>>>>>>                       if (args.length != 2) {
>>>>>>>>>                               System.out.println("Usage:
>>> java
>>>>>>> SerialTerm.tini port_name data_rate");
>>>>>>>>>                               System.out.println("Available
>>> ports
>>>>>>> are:\n");
>>>>>>>>>                               Enumeration ports =
>>>>>>> CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers();
>>>>>>>>>                               while(ports.hasMoreElements())
>>> {
>>>>>>>>>                                       System.out.println
>>>>>>> (ports.nextElement() + "\n");
>>>>>>>>>                               }
>>>>>>>>>                               System.exit(1);
>>>>>>>>>                       }
>>>>>>>>>          String portName = args[0];
>>>>>>>>>          int baudRate = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
>>>>>>>>>          try {
>>>>>>>>>             sp =
>>>>>>>>> (SerialPort)CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier
>>> (portName).open
>>>>>>> ("SerialTerm",
>>>>>>>>> 5000);
>>>>>>>>>             sp.setSerialPortParams(baudRate,
>>>>>>> SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
>>>>>>>>>                                    SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
>>>>>>>>>                                    SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
>>>>>>>>>             sin = sp.getInputStream();
>>>>>>>>>             sout = sp.getOutputStream();
>>>>>>>>>          } catch (NoSuchPortException nsp) {
>>>>>>>>>             System.out.println("Specified serial port
>>>>> ("+portName+
>>>>>>>>>                                ") does not exist");
>>>>>>>>>             throw nsp;
>>>>>>>>>          } catch (PortInUseException piu) {
>>>>>>>>>             System.out.println("Serial port "+portName+
>>>>>>>>>                                " in use by another
>>>>> application");
>>>>>>>>>             throw piu;
>>>>>>>>>          } catch (UnsupportedCommOperationException usc) {
>>>>>>>>>             System.out.println("Unable to configure
>>>>>>> port:"+portName);
>>>>>>>>>             throw usc;
>>>>>>>>>          } catch (IOException ioe) {
>>>>>>>>>             System.out.println(
>>>>>>>>>                                "Unable to acquire I/O
>>> streams
>>>>> for
>>>>>>> port
>>>>>>>>> " + portName);
>>>>>>>>>             throw ioe;
>>>>>>>>>          }
>>>>>>>>>               } catch (Exception e) {
>>>>>>>>>                       System.out.println(e.getMessage());
>>>>>>>>>                       e.printStackTrace();
>>>>>>>>>               }
>>>>>>>>>       }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --- In  Dave Cramer <davec@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I've been running jamvm on mine for quite a while. You
>>> don't
>>>>> need
>>>>>>>>>> jikes, unless you plan to compile on the arm (Very slow)
>>>>>>>>>> I pulled alot of the gnuclasspath out, and the whole thing
>>> is
>>>>>>> quite
>>>>>>>>>> small. Around 4M or so
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> you need rxtx for serial port work with java,, other than
>>> that
>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>> write once deploy everywhere
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> note: you have to add the arm's /dev/ttyAMx to rxtx, it
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>> about them
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>>>>> On 7-Nov-06, at 8:57 PM, gunghoiguana wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The install was much easier than I anticipated:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> apt-get install jikes
>>>>>>>>>>> apt-get install jamvm
>>>>>>>>>>> apt-get install jikes-classpath
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Everything seems to work fine, and I can run class files
>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>>>> compiled on my desktop PC. I've only checked out basic
>>>>>>> functions and
>>>>>>>>>>> console IO so far, but I'll be checking out the serial
>>> port
>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> network interfaces soon. Java is *supposed* to make those
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>>>> easy...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
> 
> 
> 


 
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