DE-SP08-I-TB

Datasheet

DE-SP08-I-TB

The DA-720-UART Series expansion modules include an 8-port RS-232/422/485 module with terminal block connectors. The modules are designed with 2 kV digital isolation, making them fully suitable for the demands of industrial applications that use serial communication.

• DE-SP08-I-TB Website
• moxa-da-720-uart-series-expansion-modules-datasheet-v1.0.pdf

Support Model

• DA Series:
  • DA-720

Prerequisite

• See Introduction page for more informations.

UART Driver

• drivers download link:

  • For Debian 11, Ubuntu 20.04: moxa-msb-linux-kernel-5.x.x-driver-v5.1.tgz
  • For CentOS 7.9: moxa-linux-kernel-3.x.x-driver-v3.0.tgz
  • Or reference Moxa webpage

• before build drivers on Linux host

# according to host's Linux distribution to install kernel headers and necessary for compiling software
## for Debian/Ubuntu
apt update && apt install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

## for CentOS 7.9
yum distro-sync
yum install "kernel-devel-$(uname -r)"
yum install "kernel-headers-$(uname -r)"
yum install gcc

• build drivers (Debian 11, Ubuntu 20.04)

# build and install drivers
wget https://cdn-cms.azureedge.net/getmedia/411710e8-320f-42ac-970b-0aa46a04c457/moxa-msb-linux-kernel-5.x.x-driver-v5.1.tgz

tar xvf moxa-msb-linux-kernel-5.x.x-driver-v5.1.tgz
cd mxser/
./mxinstall

• build drivers (CentOS 7.9)

# build and install drivers
wget https://cdn-cms.azureedge.net/getmedia/ad349058-9e70-4838-8a75-3b339782880d/moxa-linux-kernel-3.x.x-driver-v3.0.tgz

tar xvf moxa-linux-kernel-3.x.x-driver-v3.0.tgz
cd mxser/
./mxinstall

• then check the DE-SP08-I-TB UART interfaces are created by mxser driver:

 dmesg | grep mxser
[    3.630964] mxser: MOXA Smartio/Industio family driver version 5.1
[    3.631021] mxser: Found MOXA CP-118U series board(BusNo=30,DevNo=8)
[    3.631210] mxser:         ttyM0 - ttyM7
[    3.631211] mxser:  max. baud rate = 921600 bps.

Setinterface Utility

• Build and install moxa-misc-driver on DA-720 host
• setinterface utility repository: https://gitlab.com/moxa/open-source/linux/packages/moxa-example-code
• clone code and build utility

wget https://gitlab.com/moxa/open-source/linux/packages/moxa-example-code/-/archive/main/moxa-example-code-main.tar.gz
tar xvf moxa-example-code-main.tar.gz
cd moxa-example-code-main/x86/UART/setinterface
make && make install

• control DE-SP08-I-TB UART interfaces mode (P1 ~ P8)

# get UART mode at P1
setinterface /dev/ttyM0

# set as RS232 mode at P1
setinterface /dev/ttyM0 0

# set as RS485-2WIRES mode at P1
setinterface /dev/ttyM0 1

# set as RS422 mode at P1
setinterface /dev/ttyM0 2

# ...

# get UART mode at P8
setinterface /dev/ttyM7

# set as RS232 mode at P8
setinterface /dev/ttyM7 0

# set as RS485-2WIRES mode at P8
setinterface /dev/ttyM7 1

# set as RS422 mode at P1
setinterface /dev/ttyM7 2

Last updated on 2022-06-22 by Elvis Yao