Not sure if this should be under OS, or under the x5000 topics but..
Can the serial port on the x5000 be accessed via serial.device? If not, is there another way of accessing a serial port?
Serial Port
- tonyw
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Re: Serial Port
There are two serial ports on the X-5000 motherboard. One is permanently wired to the CPU and allows access to housekeeping data like temperatures, voltages, etc.
The second port is wired to the connector on the backplane. It has only RX and TX connected ("3-wire"), so full modem control is not possible. However, it is fully supported by Devs/serial.device in the OS4 installation.
The current version is 54.5 (18/03/2017).
The second port is wired to the connector on the backplane. It has only RX and TX connected ("3-wire"), so full modem control is not possible. However, it is fully supported by Devs/serial.device in the OS4 installation.
The current version is 54.5 (18/03/2017).
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tony
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Re: Serial Port
Thanks Tony. That explains some of the behavior I was noticing.tonyw wrote:There are two serial ports on the X-5000 motherboard. One is permanently wired to the CPU and allows access to housekeeping data like temperatures, voltages, etc.
The second port is wired to the connector on the backplane. It has only RX and TX connected ("3-wire"), so full modem control is not possible. However, it is fully supported by Devs/serial.device in the OS4 installation.
The current version is 54.5 (18/03/2017).
Is it possible to add a PCI based serial port and have the OS notice it?
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Re: Serial Port
Yes, recent versions of serial.device will recognise and add PCI devices.
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Re: Serial Port
tonyw wrote:Yes, recent versions of serial.device will recognise and add PCI devices.
Perfect, thanks.
Re: Serial Port
Is it possible to connect this 'CPU serial port' to the other serial port of X5000, without needing a second machine to read the measurements? Are there ready made cables available for this purpose from some reliable source? I suppose there is a risk to damage the CPU if the cable is faulty...?tonyw wrote:There are two serial ports on the X-5000 motherboard. One is permanently wired to the CPU and allows access to housekeeping data like temperatures, voltages, etc.
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Re: Serial Port
It is permanently wired on the motherboard AFAIK. I haven't played with it myself, but IIRC the "Shutdown" command from Workbench uses the MCU command "#s".
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Re: Serial Port
So it IS possible to use MCU commands directly from AmigaOS... Then it should be possible to write a program (or a script) which reads e.g. the temperatures?tonyw wrote:It is permanently wired on the motherboard AFAIK. I haven't played with it myself, but IIRC the "Shutdown" command from Workbench uses the MCU command "#s".
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Re: Serial Port
I don't see a "Shutdown" Workbench menu or C: command. How do I access this "Shutdown" command?tonyw wrote:It is permanently wired on the motherboard AFAIK. I haven't played with it myself, but IIRC the "Shutdown" command from Workbench uses the MCU command "#s".
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Re: Serial Port
this menu command is only available in beta systems currently AFAIKxenic wrote:I don't see a "Shutdown" Workbench menu or C: command. How do I access this "Shutdown" command?tonyw wrote:It is permanently wired on the motherboard AFAIK. I haven't played with it myself, but IIRC the "Shutdown" command from Workbench uses the MCU command "#s".
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