[SOLVED] USB OTG port as a serial gadget

[RWAP]

I am trying to connect an Odroid C4 to a Windows 10 computer, so that I can capture the data being sent from the computer to a CUSTOM VKP80III printer. The printer will no longer be used.

The printer normally connects over USB using a virtual COM port, so it appears that I need to connect into the USB-OTG port on the Odroid C4.

We have compiled the Ubuntu Kernel with USB-OTG support and with the command:

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modprobe g_serial idVendor=0x0dd4 idProduct=0x8205 

we can see the virtual COM port appear on the Windows PC.

However, when I try to connect to the COM port using PUTTY on the Windows PC, I get the error "unable to open serial port".

Any ideas what I am missing?

[mad_ady]

Can you try attaching on the odroid side too? Assuming /dev/ttyS0 gets created by modprobe (check dmesg), try screen /dev/ttyS0 9600 (or the desired baud)

[RWAP]

I have not checked dmesg, but managed to use stty /dev/ttyS0 115200 without any errors.

[odroid]

Was there any kernel message from C4 when the Windows host opened the COM port?
Which Kernel version did you modify/compile?

[RWAP]

I have resolved this issue - it was down to the parameters being passed to modprobe - they ended up having to be:

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modprobe g_serial use_acm=0 idVendor=0x0dd4 idProduct=0x8205 iManufacturer="CUSTOM Engineering S.p.A." bcdDevice=0x0480 iSerialNumber="VKP80III_USB_Num.:_0" iProduct="(error)"