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2. HARDWARE-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS
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- Some CPUs (e.g., Atmel AT91) contain a built-in half-duplex mode capable of
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- automatically controlling line direction by toggling RTS. That can used to
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- control external half-duplex hardware like an RS485 transceiver or any
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- RS232-connected half-duplex device like some modems.
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+ Some CPUs/UARTs (e.g., Atmel AT91 or 16C950 UART) contain a built-in
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+ half-duplex mode capable of automatically controlling line direction by
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+ toggling RTS or DTR signals. That can be used to control external
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+ half-duplex hardware like an RS485 transceiver or any RS232-connected
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+ half-duplex devices like some modems.
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For these microcontrollers, the Linux driver should be made capable of
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working in both modes, and proper ioctls (see later) should be made
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