I would like to know how the SLC 8000 USB i/o cards support the USB console from different equipment makers. Different manufacturers use different usb drivers for the port so how does the SLC 8000 USB I/O card handle this?

The SLC8000 looks at the USB enumeration information sent by the connected USB device to determine which driver to use.

Lantronix developed the USB modules in close cooperation with Cisco, so, we know they work with the Cisco equipment loaned us for testing.

Cisco USB console ports use various USB-to-serial chipsets. The chip sets currently supported by the SLC 8000 are:

Prolific-PL2303
FTDI
CDC ACM
CP210X
MCT U232

If suppliers use one of our supported chip sets their USB device should work with the USB ports on the SLC 8000 USB I/O card.

If you are facing any issues with a specific USB-serial cable connected to Device port 1, please run the commands ‘diag usb' & 'show deviceport port 1 display data’ from the CLI of the SLC 8000 and see if the USB that you are using is listed in the supported chips.

[Originally Published On: 06/10/2016 03:45 PM]