================================================================================ Perle Speed Driver for SCO Openserver 6 Copyright 2004-2009 Perle Systems Limited readme.txt ================================================================================ Driver release : 1.5.0 Date : December 2009 O/S Compatibility : OpenServer 6.0.x ================================================================================ Installation : -------------- 1. Copy the driver image file - Use the 'cp' command to copy it to a "Media Image", (which MUST be named VOL.000.000), on the /tmp filesystem. 2. Invoke 'custom' to install the driver from your choice above of diskette or Media Image. For detailed installation instructions see the User Guide which can be found on the CDROM that came with your serial card or the Perle Web Site at http://www.perle.com/ EIA-422/EIA-485 Configuration of UltraPort SI Cards : ----------------------------------------------------- The default configuration for the port interface protocol of UltraPort SI cards is EIA-232. If you wish to configure any of the UltraPort SI ports for EIA-422 or EIA-485 then a command line utility program called /etc/setultrap is supplied with this driver. Type "/etc/setultrap -h" for usage. The commands may be added to a startup script to cause them to run automatically whenever the system is started. A sample commented out startup script /etc/rc.setultrap is supplied with this driver. For detailed instructions on UltraPort SI card's port interfaces configuration please see the User Guide which can be found on the CDROM that came with your serial card or the Perle Web Site at http://www.perle.com/ . Known issues in this release : ------------------------------ * None Driver Updates : ---------------- This driver will be updated from time-to-time. Please visit the Perle Web-Site at http://www.Perle.com/ to ensure you have the latest release. ================================================================================ Release History --------------- Version Description ------- ----------- 1.5.0 * Added support for new versions of the UltraPort4 Express and UltraPort8 Express cards. 1.4.10 * Maintenance release * Added support to configure Modem ports for login. 1.4.0 * Added support for new UltraPort 1 and UltraPort2 Express cards with DB9 connectors. 1.3.0 * Added support for new PCI UltraPort SI cards which have Perle as the VENDOR ID. The UltraPort16 SI is not affected by this change. The serial number of the UltraPort SI cards has the following form: 57-xxWWYYxnnnn where WW is the week of production and, YY is the year of production. If the serial number on an Ultraport SI card shows that it has been produced on or after the first week of Sept (WW=36) of the year 2006 (YY=06), then a driver of version 1.3.0 or later is required to recognize the card. 1.2.0 * UltraPort 8i cards will now always report the DSR signal as active 1.1.0 * Added support for the UltraPort Express 1, 2, 4 and 8 port PCI Express cards 1.0.0 * Initial release for OpenServer 6. ******************** *** END README *** ********************