Re: need more serial ports

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:48:56 +0000 (UTC), Amadeus
W.M. <amadeus84@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have several devices that communicate with a pc via serial ports. I've
been using them on and off, one at the time, because my pc only has one
serial port.

Now I want to use them all together. I searched and I found a serial
multiport card here:

[snip url]

I didn't even know something like this existed. Anyway, I'm wondering if
something like this would work under linux.

Maybe you could ask them. Many of these boards do work but I don't know
about that one in particular. I've used Boca and Cyclades cards in the
past, Cyclades is now part of Avocent, don't know what happened to Boca:

http://www.avocent.com

If you'd asked before I moved I could have sold you a 16-port Boca board
or a 32-port Cyclades with all the cables for cheap <g>.


Does anybody know of a different solution?

Most USB->Serial converters will work with Linux. I got mine at Radio
Shack. I've only ever had two running at once, but don't see any reason
four wouldn't work.

There are also "terminal servers" that connect a bunch of serial ports
to TCP/IP. Digi and Perle make those and also some multiport serial
cards like the one you found.

http://www.digi.com
http://www.perle.com


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