Re: TI-H: Serial port

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Subject: Re: TI-H: Serial port
From: "David Knaack" <dknaack@geocities.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:48:14 -0600
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From: Antonio Larrosa <antlarr@arrakis.es>
>I'll use (I am using) linux, and already know how to send bytes through
>the port, but I've read the communication goes bit per bit.
>
>Now, how can I handle directly what is being send through each pin in
>the serial port ?
>Anybody knows where can I find such information ?


The data is sent using the signaling wires (CTS, DTR, etc), you just
set and read states like that, you never actually send bytes over the
serial wires.

I haven't the slightest clue how you would do that in Linux, but I'd guess
its fairly straightforward.

DK

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