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1 | 8 | laforge | h2. CP210x High Baudrates Tutorial |
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3 | 9 | laforge | !{width:33%}cp2102.jpg! |
4 | 8 | laforge | This page will describe the procedure of programming high, non-standard baudrate mappings to a SiLabs CP210x serial converter using Linux, needed by the burst_ind branch. |
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6 | 13 | laforge | Small adapter PCBs to which you have to solder your own cable + plug can be bought quite cheaply on eBay and AliExpress. Ready-made adapter cables with the CP2102 can be bought from "shop.sysmocom.de":https://shop.sysmocom.de/Sysmocom-USB-serial-cable-CP2102-with-2.5mm-stereo-jack/cp2102-25 |
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8 | 1 | steve-m | So far this tutorial has only been tested with the CP2102, but this seems to be the most common chip anyway. |
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10 | 8 | laforge | h3. How it works |
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12 | 1 | steve-m | Contrary to the FTDI converters, non-standard baudrates can't be directly requested when opening the port, but need to be stored in the EEPROM of the device, overwriting the default entries. |
13 | So it works like this: You open the port with a standard baudrate, the converter performs a look-up in the baudrate-table of its EEPROM and uses the non-standard mapping you programmed. |
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15 | 8 | laforge | If you have a [[PirelliDPL10|Pirelli DP-L10]] you don't need to continue, the CP2102 in the phone has those mappings already preprogrammed. |
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17 | 8 | laforge | h3. Programming non-standard mappings |
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19 | 12 | fixeria | First of all you need to install the latest version of "cp210x-program":https://github.com/VCTLabs/cp210x-program, an open-source tool replacing the proprietary windows-only tool from SiLabs (see application note AN205 if you want to mess with that). This can be done using the Python's package manager: |
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21 | 12 | fixeria | <pre> |
22 | sudo pip install git+https://github.com/VCTLabs/cp210x-program.git |
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23 | </pre> |
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25 | 1 | steve-m | To make sure cp210x-program will be the only one talking to the converter, unload the kernel module: |
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27 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
28 | 1 | steve-m | sudo rmmod cp210x |
29 | </pre> |
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31 | After that, perform a dry-run to see everything is okay: |
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33 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
34 | 12 | fixeria | sudo cp210x-program |
35 | 8 | laforge | </pre> |
36 | 1 | steve-m | |
37 | The tool should output the device-string of the converter, some other information, and a baudrate table with the following default entries: |
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38 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
39 | 1 | steve-m | [baudrate table] |
40 | [...] |
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41 | 921600 = FFE6, FFF6, 1 # 923077 Baud, 20 us |
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42 | [...] |
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43 | 460800 = FFCC, FFEC, 1 # 461538 Baud, 40 us |
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44 | [...] |
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45 | 230400 = FF98, FFD9, 1 # 230769 Baud, 78 us |
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46 | [...] |
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47 | 115200 = FF30, FFB2, 1 # 115385 Baud, 156 us |
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48 | 8 | laforge | [...] |
49 | 1 | steve-m | </pre> |
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51 | Okay, now to the real thing: create a backup of the EEPROM: |
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54 | 12 | fixeria | sudo cp210x-program -f eeprom.hex |
55 | 1 | steve-m | </pre> |
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57 | The next step is to program the modified, non-standard baudrates: |
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59 | 1 | steve-m | <pre> |
60 | 12 | fixeria | sudo cp210x-program -p -F eeprom.hex -w --set-baudrate 812500:FFE2,FFF4,1 --set-baudrate 406250:FFC5,FFE9,1 --set-baudrate 203125:FF8A,FFD3,1 |
61 | 1 | steve-m | </pre> |
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63 | Check if the entries have been written successfully: |
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65 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
66 | 12 | fixeria | sudo cp210x-program |
67 | 8 | laforge | </pre> |
68 | 1 | steve-m | |
69 | You should see the following entries: |
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71 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
72 | 1 | steve-m | [baudrate table] |
73 | [...] |
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74 | 812500 = FFE2, FFF4, 1 # 800000 Baud, 24 us |
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76 | 406250 = FFC5, FFE9, 1 # 406780 Baud, 46 us |
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77 | [...] |
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78 | 203125 = FF8A, FFD3, 1 # 203390 Baud, 90 us |
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79 | [...] |
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80 | 115200 = FF30, FFB2, 1 # 115385 Baud, 156 us |
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81 | [...] |
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82 | 8 | laforge | </pre> |
83 | 1 | steve-m | |
84 | Replug the converter and you're done. |
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86 | 8 | laforge | h3. Using burst_ind |
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88 | 4 | steve-m | If you want to use the burst_ind branch with a CP210x converter, you need to add the following define in osmocon.c: |
89 | 8 | laforge | <pre> |
90 | 4 | steve-m | #define I_HAVE_A_CP210x |
91 | 8 | laforge | </pre> |