2.11BSD/man/cat4/dhu.0
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NAME
dhu - DHU-11 communications multiplexer
SYNOPSIS
/sys/conf/SYSTEM:
NDHU _d_h_u__u_n_i_t_s # DHU11
/etc/dtab:
#Name Unit# Addr Vector Br Handler(s) # Comments
du ? 160020 310 5 dhurint dhuxint # dhu11 terminal mux
major device number(s):
raw: 4
minor device encoding:
bits 0017 specify line on DHU unit
bits 0060 specify DHU unit
bit 0100 specify RTS/CTS flow control
bit 0200 specifies non-blocking open (``CD always on'')
DESCRIPTION
A DHU-11 provides 16 communication lines.
Each line attached to the DHU-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 13 speeds
(50, 200 and 38400 baud are not available); see _t_t_y(4) for
the encoding.
Bit _0_2_0_0 of the minor device number for DHU 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
"4, 130" via _m_k_n_o_d /_d_e_v/_t_t_y_S_2 _c _4 _1_3_0 would cause line ttyS2
to be treated in this way. Turning on bit 6 (adding 64) to
the minor device number via _m_k_n_o_d /_d_e_v/_t_t_y_S_2 _c _4 _1_9_4 enables
RTS/CTS flow control.
The DHU-11 driver normally uses input silos and delays
receiver interrupts by 20 milliseconds rather than taking an
interrupt on each input character.
FILES
/dev/tty[S-Z][0-9a-f]
SEE ALSO
tty(4)
DIAGNOSTICS
dhu(%d,%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 believed to be a carryover from the VAX driver
when it was ported. It is not serious.
Printed 11/26/99 May 31, 1997 1
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dhu%d %d overruns. The character input silo overflowed
before it could be serviced. This message is printed only
at line close time rather than on each overrun error. Ker-
nel printf's are not interrupt driven and caused more over-
runs by blocking interrupts for lengthy periods of time.
NOTES
The driver currently does not make full use of the hardware
capabilities of the DHU-11, for dealing with XON/XOFF flow-
control or hard-wired lines for example.
The 4 40-way cables are a pain.
Printed 11/26/99 May 31, 1997 2