I own a Shipmodul Minipplex-AIS-USB. This is a NMEA data multiplexer for usage on board of boats. It basically is able to read from 4 NMEA inputs, collect that and send it to the PC using a serial to USB conversion. It connects at 38400 baud.
The device works nicely in Windows, or on my Mac. However, on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) I cannot get it to do anything.
What I need to have is a device like /dev/ttyUSB1 to connect to. USB0 is my USB GPS device, which works nicely using the prolific drivers. this was automatically detected and all.
Code:
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0403:fd49 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Code:
$ lsusb -v -s002:005
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0403:fd49 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 8
idVendor 0x0403 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
idProduct 0xfd49
bcdDevice 4.00
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 3
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 90mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 2
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted
cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
Aug 27 21:24:15 desktop kernel: [16468.849066] usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Aug 27 21:24:15 desktop kernel: [16469.055147] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Any ideas more than welcome. Oh, I did try:
Code:
sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0403 product=0xfd49
Didn't do anything....