Hello,
I have FTDI USB device which on my Macbook is automatically recognized as /dev/tty.usbserial-AE01G6B7 and on Macbook I can access the device via virtual serial port, using CoolTerm for example.
When I connect the device to iMX233-MAXI running Arch Linux, a new USB device is created as /dev/usbdev1.x but no virtual serial port.
Can someone please advise how to configure serial port over USB on Arch/iMX233, for the FTDI UART target device?
The output of
dmesg | tail
usb 1-1.3: default language 0x0409
usb 1-1.3: udev 6, busnum 1, minor = 5
usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=6001
usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1.3: Product: FT232R USB UART
usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: FTDI
usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: AE01G6B7
usb 1-1.3: usb_probe_device
usb 1-1.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-1.3: adding 1-1.3:1.0 (config #1, interface 0)
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
usb-devices
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 1
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=02.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.35-6-ARCH+ ehci_hcd
S: Product=Freescale On-Chip EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=fsl-ehci
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=480 MxCh= 3
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=02 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0424 ProdID=9512 Rev=02.00
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=2mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=02 Driver=hub
T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0424 ProdID=ec00 Rev=02.00
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=2mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=smsc95xx
T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 6 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0403 ProdID=6001 Rev=06.00
S: Manufacturer=FTDI
S: Product=FT232R USB UART
S: SerialNumber=AE01G6B7
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=90mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
The only device created in /dev
crw------- 1 root root 189, 6 Dec 31 19:48 /dev/usbdev1.7
Thanks and regards,
srdjan
No FTDI drivers by default.