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[ts-7000] Re: TS7800 COM1 RTS problem

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: TS7800 COM1 RTS problem
From: "Harold" <>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:15:36 -0000
If you look in Appendix B of the TS-7800 Manual, you will see that RTS on the 
COM1 header is controlled by bit 13 of the register at 0xE800000C. I think that 
you need to flip this bit, rather than use ioctl().

http://www.embeddedarm.com/about/resource.php?item=393#appendixB

--- In  "ray_gardiner" <> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> I am interfacing to some external RS485 hardware that uses RTS to switch from 
> transmit to receive. I am using /dev/ttyS0 (COM1) 
> 
> The way I normally drive RTS is using termios function, something like
> this..
> 
>   int RTS_FLAG = TIOCM_RTS;
> 
>   ioctl(port_handle, TIOCMBIS, &RTS_FLAG);  // set
> 
>   ioctl(port_handle, TIOCMBIC, &RTS_FLAG);  // clear
> 
> I won't post the full code, except to say I have been using it on
> a variety of hardware for a number of years without problem... 
> 
> until now... 
> 
> What I suspect the problem is connected with is the dual function of the 
> RTS/CTS DTR/DSR pins on COM1
> 
> The RTS/CTS (and DTR/CD) lines are, I understand dual function, being used 
> for the FPGA TS-UART /dev/ttts0 and /dev/ttts1 ports. 
> 
> /dev/ttts0 tx com1 pin 7 (RTS)
> /dev/ttts0 rx com1 pin 8 (CTS)
> /dev/ttts1 tx com1 pin 4 (DTR)
> /dev/ttts1 rx com1 pin 1 (CD)
> 
> So my question becomes, how can I reliably disable these ports to restore the 
> RTS (and the other pins) to their normal functions?
> 
> I have tried setting baud rate to Zero, with no success, also I have tried 
> using peek/poke utils to set bits 7:5 to all ones in the UART STAT register, 
> but either I'm doing it wrong or I'm missing something.
> 
> Writing to  
> 0xE80000C0 (/dev/ttts0 STAT register) setting bits 7:6:5 to 1's
> and 
> 0xE80000C4 (/dev/ttts1 STAT register) setting bits 7:6:5 to 1's
> 
> I'm doing this with the peek/poke utilities, is that the correct approach?  
> 
> Any one else ever use RTS (or DTR)  on COM1 on the TS7800?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> Ray
>




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