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+.\"-
+.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Dag-Erling Coïdan Smørgrav
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd November 20, 2011
+.Dt UCYCOM 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ucycom
+.Nd device driver for Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 USB to RS232 bridges
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following line in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device usb"
+.Cd "device ucom"
+.Cd "device ucycom"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+ucycom_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+driver provides support for the Cypress CY7C63743 and CY7C64013 bridge
+chips.
+These chips were designed to provide a low-cost transition path to USB
+for existing RS232 devices, and have fairly limited capabilities.
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+driver behaves like a
+.Xr tty 4 .
+.Sh HARDWARE
+The
+.Nm
+driver currently supports the following devices which incorporate
+Cypress USB to RS232 bridge chips:
+.Pp
+.Bl -bullet -compact
+.It
+DeLorme Earthmate USB GPS receiver
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr tty 4 ,
+.Xr usb 4
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+driver first appeared in
+.Fx 5.3 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An -nosplit
+The
+.Nm
+driver and this manual page were written by
+.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@FreeBSD.org .
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