PBXDA PCI serial lines adapter

General description

PBXDA is a PCI serial lines adapter based on the AccelePort 2R920, 4R920, 8R920 and Xem DIGI adapters.

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Loading PBXDA serial lines adapter

Syntax for loading PBXDA (AccelePort 2r 920) serial lines adapter:

load PBXDA/DIGI <name>

Syntax for loading PBXDA_BA (AccelePort 4r 920) serial lines adapter:

load PBXDA_BA/DIGI <name>

Syntax for loading PBXDA_BB (AccelePort 8r 920) serial lines adapter:

load PBXDA_BB/DIGI <name>

Syntax for loading PBXDA_AC (AccelePort Xem) serial lines adapter:

load PBXDA_AC/DIGI <name>

Example:

load PBXDA/DIGI TXA

The adapter instance name ("TXA" in the example above) is used then for parametrization, for example:

set TXA line[2]="/dev/tty0"

The numbers in the square brackets represent line number on the virtual PBXDA adapter starting from 0.

Controller type	Maximum number of lines
PBXDA	2
PBXDA_BA	4
PBXDA_BB	8
PBXDA_AC	16

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Configuration parameters

The PBXDA serial lines adapter emulation has the following configuration parameters:

port

Parameter port

Type Text String

Value

Specifies a local port for incoming telnet connections

By default the "port" configuration option is not specified.

Syntax:

port[line-number]=<local port>

Example:

set TXA port[2]=17060

line

Parameter line

Type Text string

Value

A defined TTY port on host system:

Syntax	Description
"/dev/tty<N>"	Virtual serial lines
"/dev/ttyS<N>"	Onboard serial lines
"/dev/ttyUSB<N>"	Modem or USB serial lines adapters
"/dev/tty<XXX>"	Proprietary (depending on a driver) devices such as DIGI or MOXA cards

Example:

set TXA line[2]="/dev/tty1"

A specific account for running CHARON ("charon") does not allow usage of physical consoles "/dev/tty<N>" as CHARON consoles. If you plan to map CHARON console to "/dev/tty<N>" use only "root" account for CHARON running.

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"ttyY" notation specifics

Note that the "ttyY" notation can have different forms depending on the nature of the device used:

Mapping Type Commentary

"/dev/tty<N>"

where N is from 0 to 11

Linux virtual tty

Those tty devices must be free from the Linux "getty/mgetty" and similar programs (specified in "/etc/inittab")

Example:

"/dev/tty1"

"/dev/ttyS<N>"

where N is a number

Onboard serial lines

Example:

"/dev/ttyS1"

"/dev/tty<XXX>"

where XXX is a complex letter/number notation

Proprietary (depending on a driver) devices

Example for a first port of a MOXA card:

"/dev/ttyR01"

Example for a first port of a DIGI card:

"/dev/ttyaa"

"/dev/ttyUSB<N>"

where N is a number

Modem or USB serial lines adapters

Example:

"/dev/ttyUSB1"

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