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40.Dd April 13, 2000
41.Dt UFTDI 4
42.Os
43.Sh NAME
44.Nm uftdi
45.Nd USB support for serial adapters based on the FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM
46.Sh SYNOPSIS
47To compile this driver into the kernel,
48place the following lines in your
49kernel configuration file:
50.Bd -ragged -offset indent
51.Cd "device uftdi"
52.Cd "device ucom"
53.Ed
54.Pp
55Alternatively, to load the driver as a
56module at boot time, place the following line in
57.Xr loader.conf 5 :
58.Bd -literal -offset indent
59uftdi_load="YES"
60.Ed
61.Sh HARDWARE
62The
63.Nm
64driver supports the following adapters:
65.Pp
66.Bl -item -offset indent -compact
67.It
68Inland UAS111
69.It
70QVS USC-1000
71.It
72HP USB-Serial adapter shipped with some HP laptops
73.El
74.Sh DESCRIPTION
75The
76.Nm
77driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the FTDI
78FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM chips.
79.Pp
80The device is accessed through the
81.Xr ucom 4
82driver which makes it behave like a
83.Xr tty 4 .
84.Sh SEE ALSO
85.Xr tty 4 ,
86.Xr ucom 4 ,
87.Xr usb 4
88.Sh HISTORY
89The
90.Nm
91driver
92appeared in
93.Nx 1.5 .
94