--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/sw/libserial/openport.c	Tue Aug 22 02:44:23 2023 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * This module implements the basic serial port opening operation.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int target_fd;
+
+open_serial_port(ttyport)
+	char *ttyport;
+{
+	target_fd = open(ttyport, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK);
+	if (target_fd < 0) {
+		perror(ttyport);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	ioctl(target_fd, TIOCEXCL);
+	return 0;
+}