MicroLink ISDN/PCC-16
User's Manual
Data CommunicationsComputer Graphics
Page 1: ...MicroLink ISDN PCC 16 User s Manual Data Communications Computer Graphics...
Page 2: ...ppropriate changes to any of its products at any time ELSA GmbH is a DIN EN ISO 9001 certified company With the certificate of May 16 1995 the authorized certification institute T V CERT has confirmed...
Page 3: ...4 2 1 Entering AT Commands in a Terminal Program 19 4 2 2 Instructions for Your First ISDN Connection under DOS 20 Appendices 21 A Technical Specifications 21 CE Approval and FCC Rules 22 B ISDN Driv...
Page 4: ...Contents 4 MicroLink ISDN PCC 16 Manual 1997 ELSA GmbH G Answers to Frequently Asked Questions 40 General 40 Telix 41 H Product Support 42 I Warranty Conditions 46 J Glossary 48 K Index 52...
Page 5: ...erally referred to as S0 interface or S0 bus In other countries other names may be common such as S T interface which is commonly used in the USA Changes to this manual ELSA MicroLink products are sub...
Page 6: ...rd ISDN communications software for fax group 4 data transfer remote computing and file transfer FOSSIL interface The supplied FOSSIL Fido Opus SEAdog Standard Interface Layer driver cFos allows non I...
Page 7: ...supplied n Please follow the installation instructions in this chapter 2 2 Inserting the Board The following illustration shows the mounting bracket of your ISDN adapter board Installation Proceed as...
Page 8: ...your PC for detailed instructions Select an empty slot of the required length remove the blind bracket and insert your the ISDN adapter board into the slot If you are using an 8 bit slot MicroLink ISD...
Page 9: ...information about your SPID and DN 3 1 Installation under DOS Installing the CAPI driver for DOS is simplicity itself with ELSA COMman the menu driven program for driver installation Run COMman direct...
Page 10: ...he program carries out an automatic diagnosis after which you can use Installation ISDN Settings User defined to define your parameters and phone numbers The online Help is always available with usefu...
Page 11: ...ntrol Panel double click on the Network icon If there is no Dial Up Adapter present then select Add Adapter Add Now select Microsoft from the Manufacturer dialog select the Network Adapter and click o...
Page 12: ...ion 12 MicroLink ISDN PCC 16 Manual 1997 ELSA GmbH 3 In the Select Network Component Type window select the Adapter component and then click on Add 4 The Select Network Adapters window will be display...
Page 13: ...the drivers directory for your ISDN adapter e g MICROLNK PCC16 DRIVER WIN95 and confirm with OK 6 In the Select Network Adapter window select your ISDN connection protocol and click on OK 7 The ISDN...
Page 14: ...s Restart Windows 95 3 4 Installation under Windows NT The installation of the CAPI driver under Windows NT 3 51 and 4 0 is simplicity itself with the menu driven installation program supplied This pr...
Page 15: ...your CD Follow the on screen instructions Please take note of the README files which contain important information about the installation The program carries out an automatic diagnosis after which yo...
Page 16: ...ISDN Driver Installation 16 MicroLink ISDN PCC 16 Manual 1997 ELSA GmbH Notes...
Page 17: ...for your adapter board i e MICROLINK PCC16 DRIVER CFOS 2 Enter the command install CR to start the installation Choose the language you wish to work with 3 Either accept the suggested target director...
Page 18: ...mbinations thereof are available Option Meaning i d cn none Loading cFos driver Unloading cFos driver Load FOSSIL port n e g COM3 is loaded with c2 Display help 4 2 General AT command set The AT comma...
Page 19: ...operation with your ISDN adapter board Telix must be set to INT14 mode This is a special mode in which Telix directs data output not to the serial COM port but via the BIOS interrupt 14 which enables...
Page 20: ...This port is the default link to the FOSSIL driver via the interrupt 14h if you have started cFos with a different port setting you must set this port in Telix as well In INT14 mode the COM ports are...
Page 21: ...parent ISO 8208 T 90 ISDN interface S0 bus I 430 D channel protocol DSS1 or 1TR6 AT T 5ESS Custom or NI 1 point to multipoint configuration point to point configuration with AT T 5ESS Custom semi perm...
Page 22: ...equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B computing device according to the specifications in the FCC Federal Communications Commission rules Part 15 Interference This e...
Page 23: ...ISDNCAPP EXE n n n n n ISDNC20I EXE n n n ISDNC20A EXE n n n ISDNC20X EXE n n n n n DSS1CAPI EXE n n n n DSS1CAPA EXE n n n n DSS1CAPX EXE n n n n n DSS1CAPP EXE n n n n n DSS1C20I EXE n n n DSS1C20A...
Page 24: ...Appendix The CAPI Drivers 24 MicroLink ISDN PCC 16 Manual 1997 ELSA GmbH 3 ISO 8208...
Page 25: ...t CAPI version 1 1 profile A release date details September 07 1990 with the following limits n Two input buffers for request and responses with 384 bytes each n Both B channels can be used simultaneo...
Page 26: ...259 Bytes Multiple Subscriber Multiple Subscriber Numbers MSN are supported by the CAPI interface Number conversion version 1 1 via an internal conversion procedure The configuration is for Euro ISDN...
Page 27: ...er 1 If more B3 data buffers are specified in the installation this maximum value is used instead B channel protocols B channel layer 1 64 000 bps HDLC framing 64 000 bps transparent 56 000 bps HDLC f...
Page 28: ...Indicator and EAZ 3203h Function not supported by CAPI 1 1 Please contact the manufacturer of your 3204h PLCI not yet active application software or your dealer 3205h NCCI not yet active Requested op...
Page 29: ...the desired services this applies also to private branch exchanges 34B8h Remote number has changed Ask for the new number of the remote side 34B9h Remote terminal device not ready Check whether the re...
Page 30: ...ol error Try to call again and check the CAPI driver 34F1h Remote protocol error Fax operation 4001h Connection could not be established no fax device detected on the remote side Check the remote numb...
Page 31: ...able NOTE Error codes not listed here are errors between the application and the CAPI interface Please refer to the manual for this application or contact the manufacturer CAPI 2 0 Error Messages CAPI...
Page 32: ...No support for this flag reserved bits 300Ch Data block length not supported by the current protocol 300Dh Reset procedure not supported by current protocol No support for this mode of operation 31FF...
Page 33: ...with the remote station 3496h The number called has been changed Determine the remote station s new number 349Bh Remote station not operational Check the operational status of the remote station 349Ch...
Page 34: ...gits it does not directly support Multiple Subscriber Numbers MSN in the Euro ISDN However the CAPI drivers can assign each MSN to an EAZ digit as described below The parameters n and e allow EAZ digi...
Page 35: ...th 929094 will result in an EAZ of 4 NOTE The parameters e and n eaz msn must not be used simultaneously All that remains now is to configure your ISDN application for the EAZs and their respective MS...
Page 36: ...screen messages Set CAPI interrupt vector to xxh instead of F1h 1 Display connection status in the upper right screen corner 2 Load the AT T 5ESS Custom protocol driver 3 Load the National ISDN 1 prot...
Page 37: ...nnections 1988 ISDN as standard in operation 1989 Foundation of Euro ISDN 26 network operators from 20 countries sign the Memorandum of Understanding MoU Since mid 1993 ISDN connections to Australia A...
Page 38: ...demanded can be connected The multiple device connection uses a control channel D channel with a transfer rate of 16 bps and two data channels B channels with transfer rates of 64 000 bps each Both da...
Page 39: ...ta security V 120 used mainly in the USA similar to X 75 but with just 56 000 bps Software Interface to ISDN Adapter Boards The software interface between ISDN adapter boards and communications applic...
Page 40: ...to restore the default settings with the AT F command even if this command does not appear on the screen With this setting you should be able to enter an AT which is answered by the ISDN adapter boar...
Page 41: ...eadog Standard Interface Layer allows the control of the CAPI interface Common ISDN Application Programming Interface of ISDN adapter boards via conventional AT modem commands The FOSSIL driver shippe...
Page 42: ...r software is loaded n File name of the driver loaded n Your operating system and hardware environment n Name and version of your communications program n A detailed error description To be certain tr...
Page 43: ...nd driver versions The most up to date versions can be downloaded from the ELSA ONLINE Support BBS and from ELSA s CompuServe forum You will also find plenty of information and answers to frequently a...
Page 44: ...access to the BBS when you need it you should register as soon as possible You can call the ELSA Support BBS at any time 24 hours a day When logging in for the first time you will assign yourself a pa...
Page 45: ...please call the ELSA Hotline before sending us the ISDN adapter board for repair If you want to send in the ISDN adapter board for repair please use suitable packing material and the original box to...
Page 46: ...period for installed replacement parts ends with the warranty period of the device as a whole 3 Warranty procedure a If defects appear during the warranty period the warranty claims must be made imme...
Page 47: ...s does not apply if e g injury to persons or damage to private property are specifically covered by the product liability law or in cases of intentional act or culpable negligence Claims for compensat...
Page 48: ...ps In the case of signals having only two states as in the ISDN the step rate is identical with the transmission rate BBS Abbreviation of Bulletin Board System also called Electronic Mail System A BBS...
Page 49: ...ediate period ISDN interfaces in Germany will support both protocols EAZ The Endger teauswahlziffer German for Terminal Device Selection Digit is used by the 1TR6 protocol to distinguish between sever...
Page 50: ...the 1TR6 protocol these numbers can be used to select one of several terminal devices connected to the same S0 bus Unlike the EAZ digit which is appended to the access number an MSN is a unique and pr...
Page 51: ...r online system TEI TEI Terminal Endpoint Identifier is an identification code negotiated with the exchange in the D channel protocol in order to distinguish several terminal devices connected to the...
Page 52: ...r installation 9 Driver options CAPI 33 34 Driver options FOSSIL 18 DSS1 37 48 EAZ 33 48 EAZ MSN conversion 33 Effective transfer rate 48 Electromagnetic compatibility 22 ELSA ONLINE 41 42 ETSI 48 Eur...
Page 53: ...GmbH 53 Service 41 Support 41 Support BBS 41 42 SysOp 50 TEI 50 Telix 40 Telix for Windows 17 40 Terminal Endpoint Identifier 50 Terminal program 19 Transfer rate 48 Transmission rate 48 Transmission...
