Demonstrating the BeagleBone Black's Kernel driver working in RS485 mode with Michael Musset's gpio RTS patch

rs485-ioctl.py

import serial, fcntl, struct, time

ser = serial.Serial(
    port='/dev/ttyO4', 
    baudrate=9600, 
    timeout=1,
    parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
    stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
    bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS
)

# Standard Linux RS485 ioctl:
TIOCSRS485 = 0x542F

# define serial_rs485 struct per Michael Musset's patch that adds gpio RE/DE 
# control:
# (https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/blob/am33x-v3.8/patches/fixes/0007-omap-RS485-support-by-Michael-Musset.patch#L30)
SER_RS485_ENABLED         = (1 << 0)
SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND     = (1 << 1)
SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND  = (1 << 2)
SER_RS485_RTS_BEFORE_SEND = (1 << 3)
SER_RS485_USE_GPIO        = (1 << 5)

# Enable RS485 mode using a GPIO pin to control RE/DE: 
RS485_FLAGS = SER_RS485_ENABLED | SER_RS485_USE_GPIO
# With this configuration the GPIO pin will be high when transmitting and low
# when not

# If SER_RS485_RTS_ON_SEND and SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND flags are included the
# RE/DE signal will be inverted, i.e. low while transmitting

# The GPIO pin to use, using the Kernel numbering: 
RS485_RTS_GPIO_PIN = 48 # GPIO1_16 -> GPIO(1)_(16) = (1)*32+(16) = 48

# Pack the config into 8 consecutive unsigned 32-bit values:
# (per  struct serial_rs485 in patched serial.h)
serial_rs485 = struct.pack('IIIIIIII', 
                           RS485_FLAGS,        # config flags
                           0,                  # delay in us before send
                           0,                  # delay in us after send
                           RS485_RTS_GPIO_PIN, # the pin number used for DE/RE
                           0, 0, 0, 0          # padding - space for more values 
                           )

# Apply the ioctl to the open ttyO4 file descriptor:
fd=ser.fileno()
fcntl.ioctl(fd, TIOCSRS485, serial_rs485)

# Send some bytes:
# GPIO1_16 should be low here
time.sleep(0.2)
# GPIO1_16 should be high while this is being transmitted:
ser.write("RS485 test")
# GPIO1_16 should be low again after transmitting
time.sleep(0.2)
ser.close()

Is this patch merged with the latest debian image?
I tried on my bb and it cannot write.

Is this patch merged with the latest debian image?
I tried on my bb and it cannot write.

I have the same problem.
Have you solved this problem?