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rs232 communication speeds over Embedded linux ARM

Hi ,

I am using ARM embedded linux 2.6.30 on a samsung s3c2440. When I try to transfer bulk data (eg. a database) over serial port, I am getting speed of around 2-3 kbps. I am using a rs232 interface from my PC to the ARM development kit. The same code on PC to PC transfer gives me speed of 20kbps.

Is that the best speed I can get on an embedded platform. Can I do any to improve the performance, like mapping DMA channel for a UART or increasing the fifo size etc. etc.

Please help.

Thanks

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  • woboyle
    woboyle Posts: 501
    What baud-rate and flow control are you using for the port? I have an ARM board w/ multiple rs-232 ports and can get 115kbps out of them.
  • gigin
    gigin Posts: 2
    Hi,

    I use a baudrate of 115200 and flow control is none.

    Once I changed the fifosize of the serial port from inside the driver, I was able to increase the speed a little bit (to 4kbps), but not considerably.

    woboyle, are you able to do the data transfer at a rate of 115kbps. If so, is your serial port using a DMA to transfer data. ? what is the value for fifosize ?

    Thanks
    gigin
  • woboyle
    woboyle Posts: 501
    The most important thing is to utilize hardware flow-control at those speeds, otherwise no matter how big, the fifo buffer overflows. I don't pay attention to the DMA transfer issue - the boards I use run a version of Debian Etch and the serial drivers are built into the kernel. I haven't futzed with their configuration - only file system support and such.
  • chekkizhar
    chekkizhar Posts: 182
    PC to PC transfer will be faster than PC to Embedded devices, due its Processor speed and a good enhanced OS will be in PC.

    ARM kit is a Embedded device, so, the speed will be obviously less than PC-PC communication. In you case PC to PC also slow, a dead slow.

    Check your settings in PC side too.
    Try to transfer files from 512kb then increase step by step and find out where the things are going wrong.
  • Goineasy9
    Goineasy9 Posts: 1,114
    Six months later ... is the OP still around?

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