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uplcom

UPLCOM(4)						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						 UPLCOM(4)

NAME

     uplcom -- USB support for Prolific PL-2303/2303X/2303HX serial adapters driver

SYNOPSIS

     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

	   device usb
	   device ucom
	   device uplcom

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

	   uplcom_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

     The uplcom driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the Prolific PL-2303, PL-2303X and PL-2303HX USB-to-RS232 Bridge
     chips.

     The device is accessed through the ucom(4) driver which makes it behave like a tty(4).

HARDWARE

     The uplcom driver supports the following devices and adapters:

     o	 ADLINK ND-6530 USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 Alcatel One Touch 535/735 Phone
     o	 Alcor AU9720 USB-RS232 Serial Adapter
     o	 AlDiga AL-11U Modem
     o	 Alltronix ACM003U00 Modem
     o	 Anchor Serial adapter
     o	 ATEN UC-232A
     o	 BAFO BF-800 and BF-810
     o	 Belkin F5U257
     o	 BenQ S81 Phone
     o	 Corega CG-USBRS232R Serial Adapter
     o	 Cressi Edy (Seiko) Diving Computer
     o	 ELECOM UC-SGT Serial Adapter
     o	 HAL Corporation Crossam2+USB IR commander
     o	 Hama USB RS-232 Serial Adapter
     o	 Hamlet exagerate XURS232
     o	 HP LD220 Point-Of-Sale (POS) Display
     o	 IOGEAR UC-232A
     o	 I/O DATA USB-RSAQ, USB-RSAQ2, USB-RSAQ3 and USB-RSAQ5
     o	 iTegno WM1080A GSM/GFPRS Modem
     o	 iTegno WM2080A CDMA Modem
     o	 Leadtek 9531 GPS
     o	 Micromax 610U Modem
     o	 Microsoft Palm 700WX
     o	 Mobile Action MA-620 Infrared Adapter
     o	 Motorola Cables
     o	 Nokia CA-42 Cable
     o	 OTI DKU-5 cable
     o	 Panasonic TY-TP50P6-S flat screen
     o	 PLX CA-42 Phone Cable
     o	 PLANEX USB-RS232 URS-03
     o	 Prolific Generic USB-Serial Adapters
     o	 Prolific Pharos USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 RATOC REX-USB60
     o	 Radio Shack USB Serial Cable
     o	 Sagem USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 Samsung I330 Phone Cradle
     o	 Sandberg USB to Serial Link (model number 133-08)
     o	 Sanwa KB-USB2 Multimeter cable
     o	 Siemens/BenQ EF81, SX1, X65 and X75 Mobile Phones
     o	 Sitecom USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 SMART Technologies USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 Sony QN3 Phone Cable
     o	 Sony Ericsson Datapilot
     o	 Sony Ericsson DCU-10 and DCU-11 (Susteen) USB Cables
     o	 SOURCENEXT KeikaiDenwa 8 (with and without charger)
     o	 Speed Dragon USB-Serial Cable
     o	 Syntech CPT-8001C Barcode Scanner
     o	 TDK UHA6400 and UPA9664 USB-PHS Adapters
     o	 TRENDnet USB to Serial Converter (TU-S9)
     o	 Tripp-Lite U209-000-R USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 UIC HCR331 Magnetic Stripe Card Reader
     o	 UIC MSR206 Magnetic Stripe Card Reader
     o	 Willcom W-SIM DD PHS terminal.(WS002IN)
     o	 YC-Cable USB-Serial Adapter
     o	 Zeagle N2iTion3 Diving Computer

SEE ALSO

     tty(4), ucom(4), usb(4)

HISTORY

     The uplcom driver appeared in NetBSD 1.6.	This manual page was adopted from NetBSD by Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> in April 2002.

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								   July 25, 2012							       BSD