bjh@linus.UUCP (Brian Holland) (01/06/88)
We are designing multiprocessor DSP system to run off a VME backplane, with a VME133 board as the system controller. For a user interface to the system, we are using a VAX2000 workstation running VMS, and connecting to the VME through the serial modem line. The VME133 serial port interface is a Z8530 chip, which follows standard RS232 protocol. If anyone has any experience using the modem port as a serial communications line, we would appreciate some helpful hints. Initial questions we have: Are there any drivers available for using the modem port for communications such as this? Are there any system configuration issues? If we have to write our own driver, is there anything available that might make the job easier, such as a similar driver that would need modification only for this application, or a manual describing the required information for writing driver? Thank you in advance. If there is any interest in the problem, we can post our progress on the project. -- () Brian Holland bjh@mitre-bedford.arpa (alt: bjh@linus) VHSIC Technical Center-CAD Section The MITRE Corporation; MS E095; Bedford, Ma. 01730; tel: 617-271-2199