Oh I get it. I'll try testing things out with my servo controller. The thing I
think I'm going to begin working on is a C program to send the string to the
serial port. But I'll get to that tutorial before I begin asking more questions.
Thanks!
--- In "Gonzalo A. de la Vega" <> wrote:
>
> Hmm... I'd say you're drowning just by looking water ;-)
> You are working with a Linux operative system, forget about the
> microcontroller class. The OS handles all the registers and hardware
> related details: to write the port you just need to write on the file
> /dev/ttyAM1 and to read you just need to read it... in fact, you can
> write to the port without even writing a C program, just:
> echo "Whatever you want to write" > /dev/ttyAM1
>
> and to read from it:
> cat /dev/ttyAM1
>
> But first: there is a terminal console running on ttyAM1 by default on
> TSLinux so you have to disable it before using the port. To do so edit
> /etc/inittab, and comment out the line:
>
> lgn1:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyAM1
>
> I'd recommend you read some linux serial programming tutorial... just
> google for it, you'll find plenty. You will also need some basic Linux
> knowledge.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM,
> <> wrote:
> > Hello all
> >
> > I'm new to the whole embedded systems environment. I'm currently trying to
> > set up a servo controller to be controlled by the TS-7260. I'm currently
> > completely lost when it comes to enabling/using the COM2 port on the
> > microcontroller. From my microntollers class that I took last semester, I
> > have it in my mind that I need to enable the port by writing to a particular
> > register. The only thing I have found so far is that I know where the UART
> > register is located. I don't know exactly what register to write to so that
> > I can start sending strings of data to my servo controller.
> >
> > Basically I'm stuck at square 1, and I have not been able to find any type
> > of tutorial to even begin with. The only experience I have is a M68HC11.
> >
> > Any suggestions? I'm drowning here in the shallow end of the pool =)
> >
> >
>
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