2.11BSD/man/cat4/dh.0
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NAME
dh - DH-11/DM-11 communications multiplexer
SYNOPSIS
/sys/conf/SYSTEM:
NDH _d_h__u_n_i_t_s # DH11; NDH is in units of boards (16 each)
NDM _d_m__u_n_i_t_s # DM11; NDM is in units of boards (16 each)
/etc/dtab:
#Name Unit# Addr Vector Br Handler(s) # Comments
dm ? 170500 310 4 dmintr # dm11 dh modem control
dh ? 160020 320 5 dhrint dhxint # dh11 terminal mux
major device number(s):
raw: 3
minor device encoding:
bits 0017 specify line on DH unit
bits 0060 specify DH unit
bit 0100 specify RTS/CTS (``hardware'') flowcontrol
bit 0200 specifies non-blocking open (``CD always on'')
DESCRIPTION
A dh-11 provides 16 communication lines; dm-11's may be
optionally paired with dh-11's to provide modem control for
the lines. If there are fewer dm-11's than dh-11's, the
dm-11's are assumed to be paired with the first _d_m__u_n_i_t_s
dh-11's.
Each line attached to the DH-11 communications multiplexer
behaves as described in _t_t_y(4). Input and output for each
line may independently be set to run at any of 16 speeds;
see _t_t_y(4) for the encoding.
Bit _0_2_0_0 of the minor device number for DH lines may be set
to say that a line is not properly connected, and that the
line should be treated as hard-wired with carrier always
present. Thus creating the special character device node
"3, 130" via _m_k_n_o_d /_d_e_v/_t_t_y_h_2 _c _3 _1_3_0 would cause line ttyh2
to be treated in this way. Bit _0_1_0_0 of the minor device
number enables RTS/CTS (also called ``hardware'') flow con-
trol. It is enabled by adding 64 to the minor device number:
_m_k_n_o_d /_d_e_v/_t_t_y_h_2 _c _3 _1_9_4
The _d_h driver monitors the rate of input on each board, and
switches between the use of character-at-a-time interrupts
and input silos. While the silo is enabled during periods
of high-speed input, the driver polls for input 30 times per
second.
FILES
/dev/tty[h-k][0-9a-f]
/dev/ttyd[0-9a-f]
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/dev/MAKEDEV script to create special files
/dev/MAKEDEV.local script to localize special files
SEE ALSO
tty(4), dtab(5), autoconfig(8)
DIAGNOSTICS
dh%d NXM. No response from UNIBUS on a dma transfer within
a timeout period. This has never been observed on a PDP-11
and is a carryover from the VAX driver when it was ported.
It is not serious.
dh%d %d overruns. The character input silo overflowed
before it could be serviced. This message is only printed
at line close time. It is not serious but does indicate
that the system was not able to keep up with the data flow.
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