hmp@cive.ri.cmu.edu (Henning Pangels) (08/02/89)
I'm looking for a solution to connect 6 serial lines to a VxWorks environment. I'd like to get a separate serial I/O expansion card with 6-8 channels, provided that a driver is available - I don't have time to write one myself. Has anyone done this? My alternative would be to get one of those code-operated N-way switcher boxes that let you connect to only one of the channels at a time - this would be sufficient but not very elegant. -- Henning Pangels Field Robotics Center ARPAnet/Internet: hmp@cive.ri.cmu.edu Robotics Institute (412) 268-6557 Carnegie-Mellon University
biocca@bevsun.bev.lbl.gov (Alan Biocca) (08/02/89)
In article <5723@pt.cs.cmu.edu> hmp@cive.ri.cmu.edu (Henning Pangels) writes: >I'm looking for a solution to connect 6 serial lines to a VxWorks >environment. I'd like to get a separate serial I/O expansion card with 6-8 >channels, provided that a driver is available - I don't have time to write >one myself. Has anyone done this? My alternative would be to get one of >those code-operated N-way switcher boxes that let you connect to only one >of the channels at a time - this would be sufficient but not very elegant. This isn't quite what your are seeking, but I'll mention it anyway. The Ironics IV-24 CPU card is supported by VxWorks and has eight serial channels onboard. The drivers are in the vxworks port for that board. It is a 68010 card without floating point hardware or ethernet interface, intended primarily for handling terminals in a system without loading the primary CPU excessively. Alan K Biocca