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Summary of Contents for UltraPort

Page 1: ...raPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Part number 5500152 23 Date 19 November 2008 Navigating around this manual Using this on line manual See page 5 Fast Contents See page 7 Contents See page 8 Index See...

Page 2: ...mprove reliability function or design JETSTREAM JETSTREAM4000 JETSTREAM8500 and LANSTREAM2000 are trademarks of Perle Systems Limited Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 20...

Page 3: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this Guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause har...

Page 4: ...rdware associated drivers and utilities Who this manual is for This manual is aimed at users who want to add extra serial ports to their system using UltraPort serial adaptor cards This manual require...

Page 5: ...er area as shown in the next picture Hypertext jumps You can also navigate around this manual by clicking on any cross reference or text in blue for example Hypertext jumps if included Jump to Using t...

Page 6: ...has been changed to VHDCI 68 Ultra SCSI August 2005 5500152 17 Made corrections to the VHDCI 68 Ultra SCSI pinout table October 2005 5500152 18 Added support for SCO OpenServer 6 November 2005 550015...

Page 7: ...4 REVISION HISTORY 6 FAST CONTENTS 7 CONTENTS 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 12 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS 15 CHAPTER 3 CABLING INFORMATION 101 APPENDIX A TRANSPARENT PRINTING 128 APPENDIX...

Page 8: ...NTS 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 12 About the UltraPort UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express Serial Adaptor cards 13 Connection accessories 14 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS 15 Before you start...

Page 9: ...nder SCO UnixWare 62 General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare 63 Installing drivers and utilities 64 Serial port naming conventions 65 Configuring serial ports 66 Setultrap Interface Protocol C...

Page 10: ...aPort4 Express HD UltraPort 8 SI UltraPort8 and UltraPort8 Express HD cards 98 Installing fan out cables and connector boxes on UltraPort16 and UltraPort16 SI cards 99 Removing host cards 100 CHAPTER...

Page 11: ...ages 141 SCO OpenServer 5 error messages 142 SCO UnixWare SCO OpenServer 6 143 Additional card warning messages 144 SCO UnixWare error messages 145 Windows NT 147 Windows NT general troubleshooting Ul...

Page 12: ...you want to You need to read this chapter if you want an introduction to the Perle UltraPort UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express serial adaptor cards driver software and configuration utilities This c...

Page 13: ...for the small office or point of sale applications Typically you use UltraPort UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express serial adaptor cards because you want to add extra serial ports to an existing comput...

Page 14: ...ction accessories Page 14 Chapter 1 Introduction Connection accessories The connector box or cable required for the UltraPort products you are using depends on the number of ports and product type For...

Page 15: ...udes the following sections Before you start on page 16 Downloading drivers from the Perle web site on page 17 Installing under Windows 95 and 98 on page 18 Installing under Windows NT on page 32 Inst...

Page 16: ...l adaptor cards varies for different operating systems To install under a particular operating system please refer to one of the operating system specific installation procedures listed below Installi...

Page 17: ...ternet browser window select the software directory using the following URL http www perle com downloads 3 Change to the software directory The software directory is now displayed 4 Download the zip f...

Page 18: ...how to install UltraPort and UltraPort SI only host cards software drivers and utilities under the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems and includes the following General installation procedur...

Page 19: ...re into your system See Installing host cards and cable accessories on page 94 2 Using the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard install the UltraPort or UltraPort SI device driver software See Installing...

Page 20: ...and utilities To install or enable the UltraPort and UltraPort SI device drivers on your system proceed as follows 1 Turn on your PC and if required log in If you have installed any new UltraPort or...

Page 21: ...Windows 95 and 98 Page 21 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 2 Proceed by clicking Next and the following Add New Hardware Wizard window will appear 3 Proceed again by clicking Next and the...

Page 22: ...drivers and host cards 4 Inset the Perle CD and check the Specify a location check box Now either browse to or type in the following path d driversultraport win9x x yy Where x yy is the windows 95 98...

Page 23: ...ill now copy all the files needed for the device driver After the driver installation is complete the driver will automatically find all of the serial ports associated with the UltraPort or UltraPort...

Page 24: ...as follows 1 In the windows desktop click on the Start button and select Settings Control panel The control panel window is now displayed 2 In the control panel window double click on the System icon...

Page 25: ...g drivers and host cards 3 In the System Properties tabbed window click on the Device Manager tab The Device Manager page is now displayed 4 In the Device Manager page double click on the device whose...

Page 26: ...s and host cards 5 In the properties window click on the Port Settings tab The Settings page is now displayed 6 In the Port Settings page select the configuration values you want and either click on t...

Page 27: ...he OK button or if the COM port belongs to a UltraPort SI card then you can click on the Protocol Settings tab to access the software switchable interface modes In Caution It is strongly recommended t...

Page 28: ...ay select different protocols per serial port Baud Rate Multiplier The baud rate multiplier allows the user to multiply the configured baud rate by 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 hence achieving greater speeds on t...

Page 29: ...data to determine that line contention has occurred If your application cannot handle loopback data the local echo should be disabled EIA 485 TX Driver Control The default for this field is AUTO When...

Page 30: ...pter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Removing drivers and utilities from your system To remove drivers and utilities from your system proceed as follows 1 In the windows desktop click on the Start...

Page 31: ...e 3 In the System Properties tabbed window click on the Device Manager tab The Device Manager page is now displayed 4 In the Device Manager page click on the Perle Multi function adapter that you wish...

Page 32: ...94 2 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 100 3 Use the PortDirector software to update your system with the revised number and type of host car...

Page 33: ...ibes how to install the UltraPort UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express driver software under Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista or Server 2008 This section includes the following General setup...

Page 34: ...equire into your system See Installing host cards and cable accessories on page 94 2 Install the UltraPort UltraPort SI or UltraPort EXPRESS device driver software See Installing device drivers and ut...

Page 35: ...n your PC and if required log in If you have installed any new UltraPort cards a Found New Hardware message is briefly shown followed by the Found New Hardware wizard as shown below 2 In the Found New...

Page 36: ...ide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 36 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 4 Double click the installation executable that you downloaded in step 3 and foll...

Page 37: ...additional UltraPort UltraPort SI or UltraPort Express hardware to your system Windows might install the latest digitally signed driver in its database depending on your Windows operating system and...

Page 38: ...er 2003 Vista or Server 2008 proceed as follows 1 In the Windows desktop click on the Start button and select Settings Control Panel The control panel window is now displayed 2 In the Control Panel wi...

Page 39: ...dapters icon to display the currently installed devices 6 In the Device Manager window double click on the device whose properties you want to view or change The device Properties tabbed window is now...

Page 40: ...multiply the configured baud rate by 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 hence achieving greater speeds on the UltraPort SI serial interfaces This is applicable for each protocol type selected Baud rates for EIA 232 ar...

Page 41: ...loopback data the local echo should be disabled EIA 485 TX Driver Control The default for this field is AUTO When Auto is set the UltraPort SI will automatically detect the beginning and the ending o...

Page 42: ...o control the data flow This is useful when your application requires you to send small amounts of data but needs acknowledgement that the data has been sent For example if your application is designe...

Page 43: ...passed on to an application The FIFO trigger will also time out if the level is not achieved within two character periods of the last byte received Permitted values for an UltraPort card are 8 16 56 a...

Page 44: ...ection tells you how to install host cards software drivers and utilities under the SCO OpenServer operating system and includes the following General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer on page...

Page 45: ...require into your system See Installing host cards and cable accessories on page 94 2 Install the SPEED SCO OpenServer drivers and utilities onto your system using the procedures described in Installi...

Page 46: ...mand prompt make a directory for your installation by typing mkdir cdrom 4 Mount the CDROM file system using the following commands mount f ISO9660 r dev cd0 cdrom 5 In the SCO OpenServer desktop doub...

Page 47: ...shown in the next picture 8 In the Begin Installation window select the local host as the machine to install from by clicking on the From localhostname button and then click on Continue The Select Med...

Page 48: ...where x y z is the version number of the driver for SCO OpenServer 5 cdrom drivers ultraport openserver6 x y z where x y z is the version number of the driver for SCO OpenServer 6 11 In the Enter Imag...

Page 49: ...Options window will be displayed 13 If required in the Speed Installation Options window select the Re Link kernel option 14 In the Speed Window Installation menu click on Options Exit to close the w...

Page 50: ...on of the installation process 16 In the message window click on OK to close the window The software manager window is now updated to show the driver you have installed as shown in the next picture 17...

Page 51: ...which you can access from operating system utilities and user applications Details of these nodes are shown in the next table Device name Function Description Location ttyz1 Normal communications por...

Page 52: ...on the Speed Port Configuration Icon The Port Configuration window is now displayed as shown in the next picture Note If you want to perform transparent printing from any of the terminals attached to...

Page 53: ...See page 54 Select a terminal type here See page 55 Select one or more ports from this list Enables or disables flow control See page 55 Enables or disables login See page 55 Menu option Description P...

Page 54: ...efinition 3 In the Port Configuration window select the getty definition you want by double clicking on an item in the Available gettydefs list Alternatively click on the Set button The list of curren...

Page 55: ...ort Configuration window click on the ixany button to enable sending of data on receipt of the next character when flow control is enabled on the transparent print port Setting up a port login 7 In th...

Page 56: ...status For example if you enable the login for a port a tick is displayed along side the port as shown in the next picture 9 Repeat steps 2 to 8 until you have configured all the ports you want Exitin...

Page 57: ...name m 422 s fast slow t term unterm setultrap f device_name m 485fdx s fast slow t term unterm a auto rts b 0 15 setultrap f device_name m 485hdx s fast slow t term unterm e echoon echooff a auto rts...

Page 58: ...ypes are EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 Full Duplex and EIA 485 Half Duplex Each port on the UltraPort SI are independent of each other and therefore you may select different protocols per serial port x Baud...

Page 59: ...for this field is auto When auto is set the UltraPort SI will automatically detect the beginning and the ending of data being transmitted in order to enable and disable the transmit line When the fiel...

Page 60: ...eed as follows 1 In the SCO OpenServer desktop double click on the System Administration folder The System Administration window is now displayed 2 In the System Administration window double click on...

Page 61: ...The software is now removed and the following Kernel re link message is now displayed as shown in the next picture not displayed under SCO OpenServer 6 The Kernel re link message window now closes an...

Page 62: ...ction tells you how to install host cards software drivers and utilities under the SCO UnixWare operating system and includes the following General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare on page 63 I...

Page 63: ...64 3 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 100 4 Using the Serial Manager utility configure the serial ports you have added to the system See Con...

Page 64: ...for example cdrom 4 At the command prompt type pkgadd d cdrom drivers ultraport unixware x y z spd uw x y z pkg spd where x y z is the version number of the driver 5 Press the Enter key The system now...

Page 65: ...an access from operating system utilities and user applications Details of these nodes are shown in the next table Device name Function Description Location z1 Normal communications port for local tty...

Page 66: ...eed to check the contents of the printcap spd file to see if the terminal type you are using is supported To do this proceed as follows 1 Using a text editor go to the etc directory and open the file...

Page 67: ...e command prompt type scoadmin The System Administration window is now displayed as shown in the next picture 2 In the System Administration tool window click on the Hardware folder and then select Se...

Page 68: ...the Serial Manager window select the host card you want Then in the Serial Manager menu click on View Ports The Serial Manager window now displays the ports available for the selected host card as sh...

Page 69: ...K to accept the changes you have made and close the window 9 Repeat steps 3 to 8 until you have configured the serial ports for all the host cards you require 10 In the Serial Manager menu click on Ho...

Page 70: ...m 232 s fast slow setultrap f device_name m 422 s fast slow t term unterm setultrap f device_name m 485fdx s fast slow t term unterm a auto rts b 0 15 setultrap f device_name m 485hdx s fast slow t te...

Page 71: ...econd example shows device named z1 configured for protocol mode EIA 485fdx slew rate limiting is set to fast termination is on EIA 485 HDX TX Driver Control is set to auto with bit delay of 5 bits an...

Page 72: ...HDX Local Echo Local echo by default is echoon This parameter applies only to EIA 485 half duplex mode All characters will be echoed to the user and transmitted across the serial ports Some EIA 485 a...

Page 73: ...ay be added to a startup script to cause them to run automatically whenever the system is started A sample commented out startup script etc rc setulrap is supplied with this driver Removing drivers an...

Page 74: ...you how to install host cards software drivers and utilities under the Solaris operating system and includes the following General installation procedure for Solaris on page 75 Installing drivers and...

Page 75: ...e 76 3 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 100 4 Using the admintool utility configure the serial ports you have added to the system See Configu...

Page 76: ...cdrom drivers ultraport solaris x y z fast sol x y z arch pkg comf where x y z is the version number of the driver and arch is the Solaris architecture either i386 for Intel or sparc for Sparc statio...

Page 77: ...ev term comfxy where x is the card number 1 4 and y is a lower case letter in the range a p a is port 1 p is port 16 These device names are intended for local devices The third device name takes the f...

Page 78: ...software provided with the Solaris operating system includes a utility called admintool which allows you to configure the extra serial ports you have added to your system To configure serial ports wit...

Page 79: ...alling under Solaris Page 79 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 2 In the Admintool Users window click on Browse Serial Ports The Admintool Serial Ports window is now displayed showing all ser...

Page 80: ...ng under Solaris Page 80 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 3 In the Admintool Serial Ports window select the port you want to configure To configure the port click on Edit Modify The Adminto...

Page 81: ...Modify Serial Port window click on OK to accept the changes you have made and close the window 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 until you have configured the serial ports for all the host cards you require 7 In...

Page 82: ...fast slow t term unterm setultrap f device_name m 485fdx s fast slow t term unterm a auto rts b 0 15 setultrap f device_name m 485hdx s fast slow t term unterm e echoon echooff a auto rts b 0 15 l li...

Page 83: ...ble protocol types are EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 Full Duplex and EIA 485 Half Duplex Each port on the UltraPort SI are independent of each other and therefore you may select different protocols per seri...

Page 84: ...will automatically detect the beginning and the ending of data being transmitted in order to enable and disable the transmit line When the field is set to rts it is the host application s responsibili...

Page 85: ...vers and host cards Removing drivers and utilities from your system To remove the software drivers from your system under the Solaris operating system proceed as follows 1 At the command prompt type p...

Page 86: ...e procedures described in Installing Drivers onto your system on page 86 3 Create devices for the required ports using the procedures detailed in Creating devices for the attached ports on page 89 You...

Page 87: ...tch files to the kernel Remove the patches from the kernel source files by entering the following commands cd usr src linux patch R p1 path to patches patch file 2 Recompile and install the kernel bas...

Page 88: ...h perle serial version release arch rpm The arch value is the architecture of your LINUX machine such as i386 or alpha Install from Tar File 1 Log in to the LINUX system as root user 2 At the LINUX pr...

Page 89: ...device to add The port devices will be created in the dev directory and will have the following format dev ttyPSnn where nn is the 2 digit port number The perle serial driver has been installed so th...

Page 90: ...This is the default action The driver will use the pin as DTR when the tty is in soft ware handshake mode set_io8_rts on If this option is used or hardware handshake is on the pin will always be RTS...

Page 91: ...rial device s x set baudrate multiplier for serial devices s m set interface protocol for serial device s Option description Configuration option 232 422 485hdx 485fdx specifies the port to apply the...

Page 92: ...nd therefore you may select different protocols per serial port x Baud Rate multiplier The baud rate multiplier allows the user to multiply the configured baud rate by 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 hence achieving...

Page 93: ...b Auto EIA 485 Bit Delay By default this field is set to 0 delay This field is only applicable if you have configured EIA 485 TX Driver Control to AUTO Values for this field are 0 through 15 bits h H...

Page 94: ...host cards and cable accessories This section describes the mechanical installation of the UltraPort or UltraPort SI host cards and associated connector boxes and cables for 1 2 4 8 and 16 ports and i...

Page 95: ...the UltraPort card you want to install into a vacant host PCI PCI Express card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture 4 Repeat step 3 until you have installed all the UltraPort cards yo...

Page 96: ...Port2 and UltraPort2 SI cards on page 97 Installing converter cables on UltraPort2 Express UltraPort4 UltraPort4 Express and UltraPort4 SI RJ45 cards on page 97 Installing converter cables on UltraPor...

Page 97: ...able you are using to connect the peripheral device Installing converter cables on UltraPort2 Express UltraPort4 UltraPort4 Express and UltraPort4 SI RJ45 cards UltraPort2 Express UltraPort4 UltraPort...

Page 98: ...nel It provides the signals for 4 or 8 serial ports A fan out cable or connector box with the proper individual connectors can be plugged into the card to provide the desired interface The port number...

Page 99: ...ividual connectors can be plugged into each connector on the card to provide the desired interface for 8 ports The port numbers will be identified on the interface connectors or connector box Note On...

Page 100: ...rd you want to remove then lift the card out of its slot as shown in the next picture 5 Repeat from step 3 until you have removed all the host cards you want 6 Replace and secure the system cover 7 Pl...

Page 101: ...Express serial adaptor cards This chapter provides cabling and connector pinout information for the Perle UltraPort serial adaptor cards Included are details of standard cables for use with UltraPort...

Page 102: ...Out Request to Send DSR In Data Set Ready TXD Out Transmit Data TXD Out Transmit Data TXD Out Transmit Data TXD RXD In Out Transmit Receive Data TXD RXD In Out Transmit Receive Data RXD In Receive Da...

Page 103: ...tors and pinouts This section contains diagrams and pinout information for the UltraPort host card back panel connectors contains the following DB9 back panel connectors and pinout on page 104 RJ45 ba...

Page 104: ...ut The following diagram shows the UltraPort2 UltraPort2 SI UltraPort 1 UltraPort1 SI the UltraPort1 SI Low Profile and UltraPort1 Expressback panels respectively DB9M pin EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 1 DC...

Page 105: ...4 SI RJ 45 and UltraPort4 Express cards back panel The connector pinout for each RJ45 socket fitted to theUltraPort2 Express UltraPort4 UltraPort4 SI and UltraPort4 Express cards are as follows RJ45 1...

Page 106: ...32 pin out assignments for the RJ 45 connectors Please see the table below for the meaning of each switch position Switch Position 1 Position 1 Position 2 Position 2 Position 3 Position 3 EIA 232 Sign...

Page 107: ...RJ12 back panel connectors and pinout The following diagram shows the UltraPort8i card and UltraPort81 Express back panel The connector pinout for each RJ12 socket fitted to the UltraPort8i and UltraP...

Page 108: ...r pinout for each VHDCI 68 Ultra SCSI connector fitted to the UltraPort4 UltraPort4 SI and UltraPort4 Express HD is as follows Note The UltraPort fan out cables need to be secured or supported in case...

Page 109: ...1 DSR3 RXD3 RXD3 12 DTR3 TXD3 TXD3 RXD3 13 DCD3 CTS3 NC 14 RTS3 RTS3 NC 15 RI3 RTS3 NC 16 CTS3 CTS3 NC 17 RXD3 RXD3 RXD3 18 RXD2 RXD2 RXD2 19 CTS2 CTS2 NC 20 RI2 RTS2 NC 21 RTS2 RTS2 NC 22 DCD2 CTS2 N...

Page 110: ...s respectively 34 RXD1 RXD1 RXD1 35 42 NC NC NC 43 S GND S GND S GND 44 59 NC NC NC 60 S GND S GND S GND 61 68 NC NC NC Note The UltraPort fan out cables need to be secured or supported in case of sud...

Page 111: ...aPort8 Express HD UltraPort16 and UltraPort16 SI adapter cards VHDCI 68 Ultra SCSI Pin Number EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 1 RXD7 RXD7 RXD7 2 CTS7 CTS7 NC 3 RI7 RTS7 NC 4 RTS7 RTS7 NC 5 DCD7 CTS7 NC 6 DTR7...

Page 112: ...S8 CTS8 NC 37 RI8 RTS8 NC 38 RTS8 RTS8 NC 39 DCD8 CTS8 NC 40 DTR8 TXD8 TXD8 RXD8 41 DSR8 RXD8 RXD8 42 TXD8 TXD8 TXD8 RXD8 43 S GND S GND S GND 44 TXD6 TXD6 TXD6 RXD6 45 DSR6 RXD6 RXD6 46 DTR6 TXD6 TXD...

Page 113: ...DCD2 CTS2 NC 65 RTS2 RTS2 NC 66 RI2 RTS2 NC 67 CTS2 CTS2 NC 68 RXD2 RXD2 RXD2 VHDCI 68 Ultra SCSI Pin Number EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 1 RXD15 RXD15 RXD15 2 CTS15 CTS15 NC 3 RI15 RTS15 NC 4 RTS15 RTS15...

Page 114: ...11 26 S GND S GND S GND 27 TXD9 TXD9 TXD9 RXD9 28 DSR9 RXD9 RXD9 29 DTR9 TXD9 TXD9 RXD9 30 DCD9 CTS9 NC 31 RTS9 RTS9 NC 32 RI9 RTS9 NC 33 CTS9 CTS9 NC 34 RXD9 RXD9 RXD9 35 RXD16 RXD16 RXD16 36 CTS16 C...

Page 115: ...XD12 RXD12 53 CTS12 CTS12 NC 54 RI12 RTS12 NC 55 RTS12 RTS12 NC 56 DCD12 CTS12 NC 57 DTR12 TXD12 TXD12 RXD12 58 DSR12 RXD12 RXD12 59 TXD12 TXD12 TXD12 RXD12 60 S GND S GND S GND 61 TXD10 TXD10 TXD10 R...

Page 116: ...RJ45 Digi ALTPIN Converter See page 122 UltraPort 4 SI UltraPort8 Express HD UltraPort 8 UltraPort8 Express HD UltraPort16 UltraPort16 SI VHDCI 68 RJ45 Connector Box See page 123 DB25M Connector Box...

Page 117: ...pin to DB25 converter on page 118 RJ45 10 pin to DB9 converter on page 119 RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 SPEED converter on page 120 RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 Digi converter on page 121 RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 Digi ALTP...

Page 118: ...Cabling information RJ45 10 pin to DB25 converter RJ45 pin DB25 Pin EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 1 22 RI RTS NC 2 8 DCD CTS NC 3 4 RTS RTS NC 4 6 DSR RXD RXD 5 2 TXD TXD TXD RXD 6 3 RXD RXD RXD 7 7 S GND S...

Page 119: ...r 3 Cabling information RJ45 10 pin to DB9 converter RJ45 pin DB9 Pin EIA 232 EIA 422 EIA 485 1 9 RI RTS NC 2 1 DCD CTS NC 3 7 RTS RTS NC 4 6 DSR RXD RXD 5 3 TXD TXD TXD RXD 6 2 RXD RXD RXD 7 5 S GND...

Page 120: ...s Page 120 Chapter 3 Cabling information RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 SPEED converter RJ45 10 pin to card RJ45 10 pin SPEED RJ45 8 pin SPEED EIA 232 1 1 N A RI 2 2 1 DCD 3 8 7 RTS 4 4 3 DSR 5 6 5 TXD 6 7 6 RXD...

Page 121: ...Page 121 Chapter 3 Cabling information RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 Digi converter RJ45 10 pin to card RJ45 10 pin Digi RJ45 8 pin Digi EIA 232 1 1 N A RI 2 10 N A DCD 3 3 2 RTS 4 2 1 DSR 5 5 4 TXD 6 6 5 RXD 7...

Page 122: ...apter 3 Cabling information RJ45 10 pin to RJ45 Digi ALTPIN converter RJ45 10 pin to card RJ45 10 pin Digi ALTPIN RJ45 8 pin Digi ALTPIN EIA 232 1 1 N A RI 2 2 1 DCD 3 3 2 RTS 4 10 N A DSR 5 5 4 TXD 6...

Page 123: ...aken to avoid possible damage to the UltraPort card or Host system This can be accomplished by securing the cable to a rack or to the back of the server RJ45 10 pin RJ45 8 pin EIA 232 EIA 485 EIA 485...

Page 124: ...or excessive weight on the cables Please ensure that adequate caution is taken to avoid possible damage to the UltraPort card or Host system This can be accomplished by securing the cable to a rack o...

Page 125: ...ct or excessive weight on the cables Please ensure that adequate caution is taken to avoid possible damage to the UltraPort card or Host system This can be accomplished by securing the cable to a rack...

Page 126: ...equate caution is taken to avoid possible damage to the UltraPort card or Host system This can be accomplished by securing the cables to a rack or to the back of the server DB25 Pin EIA 232 EIA 422 EI...

Page 127: ...or excessive weight on the cables Please ensure that adequate caution is taken to avoid possible damage to the UltraPort card or Host system This can be accomplished by securing the cables to a rack o...

Page 128: ...nt printing This appendix gives an overview of the transparent printing feature offered for the OpenServer and Unixware operating systems Included are details of configuration files associated with tr...

Page 129: ...ile See The printcap spd configuration file on page 130 for more details When the host card receives data addressed to the transparent print device it prefixes it with the Transparent Print Mode ON st...

Page 130: ...control characters from reaching the printer thus generating incorrect printer output This occurrence is extremely unpredictable because of the large number of potential hardware configurations The pr...

Page 131: ...e print spd file is normally controlled automatically by either the Port Configuration utility SCO OpenServer A sample entry from a typical print spd file is shown in the next example 100 unknown ttyz...

Page 132: ...Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 132 UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Appendix B Operations for EIA 422 EIA 485 The EIA 422 Standard on page 133 The EIA 485 Standard on page 134 Cabling Distances o...

Page 133: ...ype application has many advantages EIA 422 devices cannot be used to construct a truly multi point network A true multi point network consists of multiple drivers and receivers connected on a single...

Page 134: ...t to auto will automatically sense when data is being transmitted and automatically enable the transmit line as well as disable the transmit line when the data has been sent Some EIA 485 applications...

Page 135: ...w communications software is needed and the PC can talk and listen at the same time In effect the handshaking is done by the intelligence of the UltraPort SI card As wired in the next diagram the PC c...

Page 136: ...ata is flowing only in one direction and needs only one pair of wires EIA 485 Half Duplex Diagram 1 Another popular layout is for multiple masters and slaves in EIA 485 half duplex mode This is also k...

Page 137: ...hich can be caused by noise or other voltages The UltraPort SI cards contain Fail safe Open circuit detection which allows the receiver to go into a known pre determined state and prevents false start...

Page 138: ...ate Kbps 7 EIA 422 EIA 485 3686 4 1000 EIA 422 EIA 485 3686 4 2000 EIA 422 EIA 485 1843 2 3000 EIA 422 EIA 485 921 6 4000 EIA 422 EIA 485 921 6 7 EIA 232 19 2 1000 EIA 232 38 4 2000 EIA 232 19 2 3000...

Page 139: ...SI and UltraPort Express serial adaptor cards This appendix provides examples of normal boot up messages and a table of error messages their meaning and corrective action required for the all the curr...

Page 140: ...raPort8 successfully detected and initialised by the driver SPD Perle Speed Driver 1 1 0 1 SPD 5 unit 0 UltraPort16 card OK SPD 10 unit 1 UltraPort8 card OK SPD Total Speed Ports 24 SPD 5 unit 1 Ultra...

Page 141: ...file has been updated to include the revised number of ports Your old Speed node file is retained with the file name shown in the message nnnnnnnn is a unique number so that previous Speed node files...

Page 142: ...l Reconfigure system kernel memory parameters ERROR unit 0xnnnnnnnn not initialised Incorrectly installed or faulty card 1 Ensure that you have followed the installation procedure correctly See page 4...

Page 143: ...se shown below indicate successful UltraPort card detection Apr 26 16 05 15 pwredge3 unix Perle Speed Unixware Driver v1 0 0 Apr 26 2003 15 56 35 Apr 26 16 05 15 pwredge3 unix Copyright c 2003 Perle S...

Page 144: ...nclude the revised number of ports Your old Speed node file is retained with the file name shown in the message nnnnnnnn is a unique number so that previous Speed node files are not lost on updating W...

Page 145: ...nsure that you have followed the installation procedure correctly See page 63 2 If the problem persists try another card See page 63 and page 94 WARNING unit 0xnnnnnnnn not configured System error 1 U...

Page 146: ...nfiguring the kernel and ensures that SPEED ports are ready for use when the installation process is complete Unable to open device dev spd No such device No SPEED cards installed during driver instal...

Page 147: ...dows NT general troubleshooting UltraPort and UltraPort SI only In the event of any problems open the Devices window to view the status of any installed hardware For further details of troubleshooting...

Page 148: ...ort UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express products under the Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista or Server 2008 operating systems and includes the following sections General trouble...

Page 149: ...machine and then switch to the last known good configuration 2 Check for resource conflicts or faulty hardware Windows operating system fails while loading and displays a blue screen 1 Note the five...

Page 150: ...al support query This section contains the following information about making a query Who to contact on page 150 Information needed when making a query on page 151 Making a support query via the Perle...

Page 151: ...formation ready Hint Print out this page and fill in the table provided with the basic information you need Item Write details here Product name and version Problem description Operating system versio...

Page 152: ...ide on page 153 for contact information Customers who are In Europe Africa or Middle East can submit repair details via a website form shown in the next picture This form is on the Perle website www p...

Page 153: ...he information you require please feel free to contact our technical support teams by email using the addresses shown in the next table Country Address Email North America Perle Systems Ltd 60 Renfrew...

Page 154: ...penServer 46 SCO UnixWare 64 76 Windows 95 and 98 20 removing SCO OpenServer 60 SCO UnixWare 73 85 Windows 95 and 98 30 distribution boxes connector pinouts 115 drivers and host cards 15 E email 150 e...

Page 155: ...views 102 pinouts 102 RMA form 152 S SCO OpenServer device drivers and utilities installing 46 removing 60 general installation procedure 45 installation under 44 installing device drivers and utiliti...

Page 156: ...38 device drivers and utilities installing 35 installing device drivers and utilities 35 troubleshooting 148 Windows 95 and 98 device drivers and utilities installing 20 removing 30 general installati...

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