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  1. #
  2. # USB Serial device configuration
  3. #
  4. menuconfig USB_SERIAL
  5. tristate "USB Serial Converter support"
  6. depends on USB
  7. ---help---
  8. Say Y here if you have a USB device that provides normal serial
  9. ports, or acts like a serial device, and you want to connect it to
  10. your USB bus.
  11. Please read <file:Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt> for more
  12. information on the specifics of the different devices that are
  13. supported, and on how to use them.
  14. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  15. module will be called usbserial.
  16. if USB_SERIAL
  17. config USB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
  18. bool "USB Serial Console device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  19. depends on USB_SERIAL=y && EXPERIMENTAL
  20. ---help---
  21. If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a USB to serial
  22. converter port as the system console (the system console is the
  23. device which receives all kernel messages and warnings and which
  24. allows logins in single user mode). This could be useful if some
  25. terminal or printer is connected to that serial port.
  26. Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
  27. (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
  28. you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
  29. "console=ttyUSB0". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
  30. your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
  31. kernel at boot time.)
  32. If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
  33. kernel will automatically use the first USB to serial converter
  34. port, /dev/ttyUSB0, as system console.
  35. If unsure, say N.
  36. config USB_EZUSB
  37. bool "Functions for loading firmware on EZUSB chips"
  38. depends on USB_SERIAL
  39. help
  40. Say Y here if you need EZUSB device support.
  41. config USB_SERIAL_GENERIC
  42. bool "USB Generic Serial Driver"
  43. depends on USB_SERIAL
  44. help
  45. Say Y here if you want to use the generic USB serial driver. Please
  46. read <file:Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt> for more information on
  47. using this driver. It is recommended that the "USB Serial converter
  48. support" be compiled as a module for this driver to be used
  49. properly.
  50. config USB_SERIAL_AIRCABLE
  51. tristate "USB AIRcable Bluetooth Dongle Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  52. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  53. help
  54. Say Y here if you want to use USB AIRcable Bluetooth Dongle.
  55. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
  56. will be called aircable.
  57. config USB_SERIAL_AIRPRIME
  58. tristate "USB AirPrime CDMA Wireless Driver"
  59. depends on USB_SERIAL
  60. help
  61. Say Y here if you want to use a AirPrime CDMA Wireless PC card.
  62. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  63. module will be called airprime.
  64. config USB_SERIAL_ARK3116
  65. tristate "USB ARK Micro 3116 USB Serial Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  66. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  67. help
  68. Say Y here if you want to use a ARK Micro 3116 USB to Serial
  69. device.
  70. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  71. module will be called ark3116
  72. config USB_SERIAL_BELKIN
  73. tristate "USB Belkin and Peracom Single Port Serial Driver"
  74. depends on USB_SERIAL
  75. help
  76. Say Y here if you want to use a Belkin USB Serial single port
  77. adaptor (F5U103 is one of the model numbers) or the Peracom single
  78. port USB to serial adapter.
  79. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  80. module will be called belkin_sa.
  81. config USB_SERIAL_CH341
  82. tristate "USB Winchiphead CH341 Single Port Serial Driver"
  83. depends on USB_SERIAL
  84. help
  85. Say Y here if you want to use a Winchiphead CH341 single port
  86. USB to serial adapter.
  87. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  88. module will be called ch341.
  89. config USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT
  90. tristate "USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT Serial Driver"
  91. depends on USB_SERIAL
  92. select USB_EZUSB
  93. help
  94. Say Y here if you want to use a ConnectTech WhiteHEAT 4 port
  95. USB to serial converter device.
  96. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  97. module will be called whiteheat.
  98. config USB_SERIAL_DIGI_ACCELEPORT
  99. tristate "USB Digi International AccelePort USB Serial Driver"
  100. depends on USB_SERIAL
  101. ---help---
  102. Say Y here if you want to use Digi AccelePort USB 2 or 4 devices,
  103. 2 port (plus parallel port) and 4 port USB serial converters. The
  104. parallel port on the USB 2 appears as a third serial port on Linux.
  105. The Digi Acceleport USB 8 is not yet supported by this driver.
  106. This driver works under SMP with the usb-uhci driver. It does not
  107. work under SMP with the uhci driver.
  108. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  109. module will be called digi_acceleport.
  110. config USB_SERIAL_CP2101
  111. tristate "USB CP2101 UART Bridge Controller"
  112. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  113. help
  114. Say Y here if you want to use a CP2101/CP2102 based USB to RS232
  115. converter.
  116. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  117. module will be called cp2101.
  118. config USB_SERIAL_CYPRESS_M8
  119. tristate "USB Cypress M8 USB Serial Driver"
  120. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  121. help
  122. Say Y here if you want to use a device that contains the Cypress
  123. USB to Serial microcontroller, such as the DeLorme Earthmate GPS.
  124. Attempted SMP support... send bug reports!
  125. Supported microcontrollers in the CY4601 family are:
  126. CY7C63741 CY7C63742 CY7C63743 CY7C64013
  127. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  128. module will be called cypress_m8.
  129. config USB_SERIAL_EMPEG
  130. tristate "USB Empeg empeg-car Mark I/II Driver"
  131. depends on USB_SERIAL
  132. help
  133. Say Y here if you want to connect to your Empeg empeg-car Mark I/II
  134. mp3 player via USB. The driver uses a single ttyUSB{0,1,2,...}
  135. device node. See <file:Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt> for more
  136. tidbits of information.
  137. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  138. module will be called empeg.
  139. config USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO
  140. tristate "USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  141. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  142. ---help---
  143. Say Y here if you want to use a FTDI SIO single port USB to serial
  144. converter device. The implementation I have is called the USC-1000.
  145. This driver has also be tested with the 245 and 232 devices.
  146. See <http://ftdi-usb-sio.sourceforge.net/> for more
  147. information on this driver and the device.
  148. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  149. module will be called ftdi_sio.
  150. config USB_SERIAL_FUNSOFT
  151. tristate "USB Fundamental Software Dongle Driver"
  152. depends on USB_SERIAL
  153. ---help---
  154. Say Y here if you want to use the Fundamental Software dongle.
  155. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  156. module will be called funsoft.
  157. config USB_SERIAL_VISOR
  158. tristate "USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Clie Driver"
  159. depends on USB_SERIAL
  160. help
  161. Say Y here if you want to connect to your HandSpring Visor, Palm
  162. m500 or m505 through its USB docking station. See
  163. <http://usbvisor.sourceforge.net/> for more information on using this
  164. driver.
  165. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  166. module will be called visor.
  167. config USB_SERIAL_IPAQ
  168. tristate "USB PocketPC PDA Driver"
  169. depends on USB_SERIAL
  170. help
  171. Say Y here if you want to connect to your Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada
  172. or any other PDA running Windows CE 3.0 or PocketPC 2002
  173. using a USB cradle/cable. For information on using the driver,
  174. read <file:Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt>.
  175. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  176. module will be called ipaq.
  177. config USB_SERIAL_IR
  178. tristate "USB IR Dongle Serial Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  179. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  180. help
  181. Say Y here if you want to enable simple serial support for USB IrDA
  182. devices. This is useful if you do not want to use the full IrDA
  183. stack.
  184. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  185. module will be called ir-usb.
  186. config USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT
  187. tristate "USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver"
  188. depends on USB_SERIAL
  189. ---help---
  190. Say Y here if you want to use any of the following devices from
  191. Inside Out Networks (Digi):
  192. Edgeport/4
  193. Rapidport/4
  194. Edgeport/4t
  195. Edgeport/2
  196. Edgeport/4i
  197. Edgeport/2i
  198. Edgeport/421
  199. Edgeport/21
  200. Edgeport/8
  201. Edgeport/8 Dual
  202. Edgeport/2D8
  203. Edgeport/4D8
  204. Edgeport/8i
  205. Edgeport/2 DIN
  206. Edgeport/4 DIN
  207. Edgeport/16 Dual
  208. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  209. module will be called io_edgeport.
  210. config USB_SERIAL_EDGEPORT_TI
  211. tristate "USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver (TI devices)"
  212. depends on USB_SERIAL
  213. help
  214. Say Y here if you want to use any of the devices from Inside Out
  215. Networks (Digi) that are not supported by the io_edgeport driver.
  216. This includes the Edgeport/1 device.
  217. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  218. module will be called io_ti.
  219. config USB_SERIAL_GARMIN
  220. tristate "USB Garmin GPS driver"
  221. depends on USB_SERIAL
  222. help
  223. Say Y here if you want to connect to your Garmin GPS.
  224. Should work with most Garmin GPS devices which have a native USB port.
  225. See <http://sourceforge.net/projects/garmin-gps> for the latest
  226. version of the driver.
  227. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  228. module will be called garmin_gps.
  229. config USB_SERIAL_IPW
  230. tristate "USB IPWireless (3G UMTS TDD) Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  231. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  232. help
  233. Say Y here if you want to use a IPWireless USB modem such as
  234. the ones supplied by Axity3G/Sentech South Africa.
  235. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  236. module will be called ipw.
  237. config USB_SERIAL_IUU
  238. tristate "USB Infinity USB Unlimited Phoenix Driver (Experimental)"
  239. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  240. help
  241. Say Y here if you want to use a IUU in phoenix mode and get
  242. an extra ttyUSBx device. More information available on
  243. http://eczema.ecze.com/iuu_phoenix.html
  244. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  245. module will be called iuu_phoenix.o
  246. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_PDA
  247. tristate "USB Keyspan PDA Single Port Serial Driver"
  248. depends on USB_SERIAL
  249. select USB_EZUSB
  250. help
  251. Say Y here if you want to use a Keyspan PDA single port USB to
  252. serial converter device. This driver makes use of firmware
  253. developed from scratch by Brian Warner.
  254. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  255. module will be called keyspan_pda.
  256. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  257. tristate "USB Keyspan USA-xxx Serial Driver"
  258. depends on USB_SERIAL
  259. select USB_EZUSB
  260. ---help---
  261. Say Y here if you want to use Keyspan USB to serial converter
  262. devices. This driver makes use of Keyspan's official firmware
  263. and was developed with their support. You must also include
  264. firmware to support your particular device(s).
  265. See <http://misc.nu/hugh/keyspan.html> for more information.
  266. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  267. module will be called keyspan.
  268. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_MPR
  269. bool "USB Keyspan MPR Firmware"
  270. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  271. help
  272. Say Y here to include firmware for the Keyspan MPR converter.
  273. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28
  274. bool "USB Keyspan USA-28 Firmware"
  275. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  276. help
  277. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28 converter.
  278. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28X
  279. bool "USB Keyspan USA-28X Firmware"
  280. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  281. help
  282. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28X converter.
  283. Be sure you have a USA-28X, there are also 28XA and 28XB
  284. models, the label underneath has the actual part number.
  285. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XA
  286. bool "USB Keyspan USA-28XA Firmware"
  287. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  288. help
  289. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28XA converter.
  290. Be sure you have a USA-28XA, there are also 28X and 28XB
  291. models, the label underneath has the actual part number.
  292. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XB
  293. bool "USB Keyspan USA-28XB Firmware"
  294. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  295. help
  296. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-28XB converter.
  297. Be sure you have a USA-28XB, there are also 28X and 28XA
  298. models, the label underneath has the actual part number.
  299. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19
  300. bool "USB Keyspan USA-19 Firmware"
  301. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  302. help
  303. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19 converter.
  304. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA18X
  305. bool "USB Keyspan USA-18X Firmware"
  306. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  307. help
  308. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-18X converter.
  309. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19W
  310. bool "USB Keyspan USA-19W Firmware"
  311. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  312. help
  313. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19W converter.
  314. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QW
  315. bool "USB Keyspan USA-19QW Firmware"
  316. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  317. help
  318. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19QW converter.
  319. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QI
  320. bool "USB Keyspan USA-19QI Firmware"
  321. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  322. help
  323. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-19QI converter.
  324. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49W
  325. bool "USB Keyspan USA-49W Firmware"
  326. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  327. help
  328. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-49W converter.
  329. config USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49WLC
  330. bool "USB Keyspan USA-49WLC Firmware"
  331. depends on USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN
  332. help
  333. Say Y here to include firmware for the USA-49WLC converter.
  334. config USB_SERIAL_KLSI
  335. tristate "USB KL5KUSB105 (Palmconnect) Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  336. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  337. ---help---
  338. Say Y here if you want to use a KL5KUSB105 - based single port
  339. serial adapter. The most widely known -- and currently the only
  340. tested -- device in this category is the PalmConnect USB Serial
  341. adapter sold by Palm Inc. for use with their Palm III and Palm V
  342. series PDAs.
  343. Please read <file:Documentation/usb/usb-serial.txt> for more
  344. information.
  345. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  346. module will be called kl5kusb105.
  347. config USB_SERIAL_KOBIL_SCT
  348. tristate "USB KOBIL chipcard reader"
  349. depends on USB_SERIAL
  350. ---help---
  351. Say Y here if you want to use one of the following KOBIL USB chipcard
  352. readers:
  353. - USB TWIN
  354. - KAAN Standard Plus
  355. - KAAN SIM
  356. - SecOVID Reader Plus
  357. - B1 Professional
  358. - KAAN Professional
  359. Note that you need a current CT-API.
  360. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  361. module will be called kobil_sct.
  362. config USB_SERIAL_MCT_U232
  363. tristate "USB MCT Single Port Serial Driver"
  364. depends on USB_SERIAL
  365. ---help---
  366. Say Y here if you want to use a USB Serial single port adapter from
  367. Magic Control Technology Corp. (U232 is one of the model numbers).
  368. This driver also works with Sitecom U232-P25 and D-Link DU-H3SP USB
  369. BAY, Belkin F5U109, and Belkin F5U409 devices.
  370. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  371. module will be called mct_u232.
  372. config USB_SERIAL_MOS7720
  373. tristate "USB Moschip 7720 Serial Driver"
  374. depends on USB_SERIAL
  375. ---help---
  376. Say Y here if you want to use USB Serial single and double
  377. port adapters from Moschip Semiconductor Tech.
  378. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  379. module will be called mos7720.
  380. config USB_SERIAL_MOS7840
  381. tristate "USB Moschip 7840/7820 USB Serial Driver"
  382. depends on USB_SERIAL
  383. ---help---
  384. Say Y here if you want to use a MCS7840 Quad-Serial or MCS7820
  385. Dual-Serial port device from MosChip Semiconductor.
  386. The MCS7840 and MCS7820 have been developed to connect a wide range
  387. of standard serial devices to a USB host. The MCS7840 has a USB
  388. device controller connected to four (4) individual UARTs while the
  389. MCS7820 controller connects to two (2) individual UARTs.
  390. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  391. module will be called mos7840. If unsure, choose N.
  392. config USB_SERIAL_NAVMAN
  393. tristate "USB Navman GPS device"
  394. depends on USB_SERIAL
  395. help
  396. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  397. module will be called navman.
  398. config USB_SERIAL_PL2303
  399. tristate "USB Prolific 2303 Single Port Serial Driver"
  400. depends on USB_SERIAL
  401. help
  402. Say Y here if you want to use the PL2303 USB Serial single port
  403. adapter from Prolific.
  404. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  405. module will be called pl2303.
  406. config USB_SERIAL_OTI6858
  407. tristate "USB Ours Technology Inc. OTi-6858 USB To RS232 Bridge Controller (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  408. depends on USB_SERIAL
  409. help
  410. Say Y here if you want to use the OTi-6858 single port USB to serial
  411. converter device.
  412. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  413. module will be called oti6858.
  414. config USB_SERIAL_HP4X
  415. tristate "USB HP4x Calculators support"
  416. depends on USB_SERIAL
  417. help
  418. Say Y here if you want to use an Hewlett-Packard 4x Calculator.
  419. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  420. module will be called hp4x.
  421. config USB_SERIAL_SAFE
  422. tristate "USB Safe Serial (Encapsulated) Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  423. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  424. config USB_SERIAL_SAFE_PADDED
  425. bool "USB Secure Encapsulated Driver - Padded"
  426. depends on USB_SERIAL_SAFE
  427. config USB_SERIAL_SIERRAWIRELESS
  428. tristate "USB Sierra Wireless Driver"
  429. depends on USB_SERIAL
  430. help
  431. Say M here if you want to use a Sierra Wireless device (if
  432. using an PC 5220 or AC580 please use the Airprime driver
  433. instead).
  434. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  435. module will be called sierra.
  436. config USB_SERIAL_TI
  437. tristate "USB TI 3410/5052 Serial Driver"
  438. depends on USB_SERIAL
  439. help
  440. Say Y here if you want to use the TI USB 3410 or 5052
  441. serial devices.
  442. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  443. module will be called ti_usb_3410_5052.
  444. config USB_SERIAL_CYBERJACK
  445. tristate "USB REINER SCT cyberJack pinpad/e-com chipcard reader (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  446. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  447. ---help---
  448. Say Y here if you want to use a cyberJack pinpad/e-com USB chipcard
  449. reader. This is an interface to ISO 7816 compatible contact-based
  450. chipcards, e.g. GSM SIMs.
  451. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  452. module will be called cyberjack.
  453. If unsure, say N.
  454. config USB_SERIAL_XIRCOM
  455. tristate "USB Xircom / Entregra Single Port Serial Driver"
  456. depends on USB_SERIAL
  457. select USB_EZUSB
  458. help
  459. Say Y here if you want to use a Xircom or Entregra single port USB to
  460. serial converter device. This driver makes use of firmware
  461. developed from scratch by Brian Warner.
  462. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  463. module will be called keyspan_pda.
  464. config USB_SERIAL_OPTION
  465. tristate "USB driver for GSM and CDMA modems"
  466. depends on USB_SERIAL
  467. help
  468. Say Y here if you have a GSM or CDMA modem that's connected to USB.
  469. This driver also supports several PCMCIA cards which have a
  470. built-in OHCI-USB adapter and an internally-connected GSM modem.
  471. The USB bus on these cards is not accessible externally.
  472. Supported devices include (some of?) those made by:
  473. Option, Huawei, Audiovox, Novatel Wireless, or Anydata.
  474. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  475. module will be called option.
  476. If this driver doesn't recognize your device,
  477. it might be accessible via the FTDI_SIO driver.
  478. config USB_SERIAL_OMNINET
  479. tristate "USB ZyXEL omni.net LCD Plus Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
  480. depends on USB_SERIAL && EXPERIMENTAL
  481. help
  482. Say Y here if you want to use a ZyXEL omni.net LCD ISDN TA.
  483. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  484. module will be called omninet.
  485. config USB_SERIAL_DEBUG
  486. tristate "USB Debugging Device"
  487. depends on USB_SERIAL
  488. help
  489. Say Y here if you have a USB debugging device used to receive
  490. debugging data from another machine. The most common of these
  491. devices is the NetChip TurboCONNECT device.
  492. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
  493. module will be called usb-debug.
  494. endif # USB_SERIAL