Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:20:43 -0700 | Subject | Support for Perle SXPCI Universal Serial Cards | From | "Paul G. Allen" <> |
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I have a production system that currently runs on Windows XP. The system is Java code and was originally designed to run on Linux with a different multi-IO interface from Digi. The system connects to up to 16 serial devices and is used to load firmware and configure the devices on a production line. Currently a Perle SXPCI Universal Serial card is used to support up to 32 serial ports per machine. Because at the time of purchase CentOS 5.1 did not have a Perle driver included, nor did Perle support the 2.6.x kernel used in that release, I was forced to switch to Windows XP, which caused numerous other Windows related issues such as much slower Java performance, Windows update issues, Windows serial port errors, etc. (problems that have never been seen in Linux using the same Java code.)
Can anyone tell me if this card is currently supported in a recent Linux kernel (the last kernel I have seen support in is 2.6.9), or if there is a patch or driver available for it? I have had poor serial support performance on Windows with any serial device, and this includes Windows 7 with USB->Serial devices, native serial devices, multi-IO cards, etc. Because XP has reached EOL, I am forced either deal with Windows 7, or upgrade to Linux, even if it means porting the older Perle code to a newer kernel.
Thanks in advance,
PGA -- Paul G. Allen, BSIT/SE Owner, Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com
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