Saturn Multiport™ Controllers User`s Guide
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1. Multiport Card FIGURE 1 Connecting the distribution cable or breakout box to the Multiport card 3 6 Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide Connecting Peripherals Connecting Peripherals Peripherals are connected to the Vanguard Multiport distribution cable breakout box with user supplied cables See Figure 2 Detailed cabling information is pro vided in Appendix A All peripheral cables must be shielded to ensure proper func tioning of your equipment Once you have the necessary cables use the following procedure To connect a peripheral device to the distribution cable breakout box 1 Choose the correct shielded peripheral cable 2 Attach one end of the cable to the peripheral 3 Attach the other end of the cable to one of the free connectors on the distribution cable or breakout box 4 Record the slot number of the PCI interface card and the port number of the Aurora port under Product Information Worksheet at the back of this manual Now you can set up the port services for the peripheral device The connectors on the distribution cable are numbered to match the device names that are created when the driver software is installed But you will also need to know which port the peripheral is connected to when setting up its port services Peripheral Cable user supplied Distribution ER Cabe FIGURE 2 Connecting a peripheral to the distribution cable2. Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 3 7 CHAPTER 4 Software Installation and Configuration The Saturn Multiport device drivers allow your CompactPCI based system to com municate with various asynchronous and synchronous serial devices such as print ers terminals or modems through the Aurora ports A CD ROM containing device driver software and an installation script is shipped with your Saturn Multiport board The Driver Release Note provides detailed driver installation procedures This chapter presents the following Installing the Device Driver Software Asynchronous Device File Names Setting Up Asynchronous Port Services Synchronous Configurations Before performing the software installation procedures you should have installed the Saturn Multiport card Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 1 Software Installation and Configuration Installing the Device Driver Software After you have installed your new Aurora hardware follow the device driver soft ware installation procedures in the Driver Release Note to install the driver You only need to install the driver once even if you are installing more than one Saturn Multiport serial card One device driver can support up to sixteen serial cards After you have installed the driver software proceed with the setup and configura tion procedures that follow in this chapter Free Driver and Release Note Downloads You can dow
3. Table 3 provides a brief overview of the synchronous capabilities of the Saturn Multiport controllers Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 2 3 Introduction TABLE 3 Saturn Multiport Synchronous Communications Specifications Feature Description Data NRZ NRZI Manchester Encoding Data Format Bit Synchronous Binary Synchronous Duplex Full amp Half Support Clocking input TCin Ry Cin output T C out Modem All lines Support RTS CTS DSR CD DTR 2 4 Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide CHAPTER 3 Hardware Installation This chapter describes how to install Vanguard Multiport hardware and consists of the following Taking Installation precautions Unpacking instructions Installing multiport cards Connecting peripherals Before You Begin Before beginning the installation record the following information in the Product Information Worksheet at the end of this manual Vanguard Multiport card serial number The name and model number of the system into which you have installed our product e g Ultra Enterprise 3000 The version of the operating system that your system is currently running e g Solaris 7 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 3 1 Hardware Installation Then fill out and mail the product registration card at the back of this manual to be eligible for technical support and product announcements Installation Overview This section provides a
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5. RXD 3 3 RXD RTS 4 4 RTS CTS 5 5 CTS DSR 6 6 DSR GND 7 7 GND DCD 8 8 DCD DTR 20 20 DTR FIGURE 7 Asynchronous Modem Cable DTE to DCE Asynchronous Null Modem Cables Consult your device manual to determine the type of null modem cable that is required Note that all three cables shown here can support XON XOFF software flow control since pins 2 3 and 7 are wired the same way Null modem cables are designed to connect devices that send and receive data on the same pins which is the case when you connect a DTE device to another DTE device Because both devices are trying to send and receive on the same pin the wiring of the cable must swap those signals Since the Aurora controller cards are configured as DTE devices you must use a null modem cable to connect them to other DTE devices such as terminals printers and plotters Other signals in the RS 232 specification have the same requirements and depend ing on your peripheral may have to be swapped also Therefore there are several different types of null modem cables available Three of the most common ones are e XON XOFF Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide A 5 e Request To Send RTS e Data Terminal Ready DTR The difference among the three cable types is the flow control they support e XON XOFF supports software flow control only with its three wire configura tion for XON XOFF handshaking see Figure 8 e RTS
6. The Saturn Multiport controllers support the RS 232 interface and are available with either DB 25 or RJ 45 connectors RS 422 or RS 485 with DB 25 connectors are optionally available System Requirements Aurora s Saturn Multiport controllers are designed to work with a wide range of systems running Solaris Your system must meet the following requirements Workstation Any SPARC or PC compatible Operating System Solaris Solaris x86 See Driver Release Note for supported releases CPU SPARC or Intel x86 Bus PCI Memory 16 Mbytes minimum Disk Drive 1 Mbyte free in opt Solaris 2 CD ROM Drive optional 2 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Technical Specification Overview Technical Specification Overview Table 2 provides a technical specification overview of the Saturn Multiport control lers TABLE 2 Saturn Multiport Controller Specifications Ports Electrical Interface Connector Speed full duplex simultaneously on all ports Start Stop bits Data bits Interrupt Level Flow Control Modem support Modem control I O Buffer per port Certification 2520P 4520P 8520P 2 4 8 RS 232 standard RS 422 RS 485 optional DB 25 DTE male RJ 45 optional async 50 230 4 kbps sync 50 256 kbps 1 and 2 5 6 7 or 8 bits Hardware CTS RTS Software XON XOFF Full support all lines CD DTR DSR 128 Bytes send and receive per port FCC Class A and CE
7. device Since we cannot determine in advance which of the many types of cable you may need Aurora does not supply Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide A 1 this cable You can purchase ready made cables from Aurora Technologies or at your local computer store DCE and DTE devices send and receive signals through different pins Aurora s controller cards are configured as DTE devices In general when connecting a DCE device to a controller card use modem or straight through cables For DTE devices such as terminals and printers use null modem cables Since difficulties with cabling account for most installation problems this appendix describes the different types of cables to use You should check the design of the cables you buy against the cables defined in this chapter to verify that you have the correct cables Serial Connector Pinouts Terminals modems and printers typically communicate through an RS 232 serial interface All of Aurora s DB 25 and RJ 45 connectors are DTE type RS 232 com patible serial connectors Figure 6 shows the location of the RS 232 pins supported by the controller cards FIGURE 6 DB 25 Serial Connector Pin Diagram male DTE Table 10 shows the connector pinouts for both synchronous and asynchronous devices Pins 15 17 and 24 are used exclusively for synchronous transmission Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Cabling Overview TABLE 10 Serial Conne
8. displays a list of all the trace points 6 Reproduce the situation that was occurring when you encountered the problem 7 As soon as the failure condition occurs to avoid overwriting any buffers dump the contents of the trace buffer out of memory and print it by typing system xp This command prints data to standard output You can redirect the contents to a file using this format system xp gt tmp filename where lt filename gt is the name ofthe redirected output file in the tmp directory 8 Find out how many lines the trace output is by doing a we 1on the file To clear the trace buffer and restart tracing keeping the same port s and events active enter system xc If the output is not very long you can FAX it to us Otherwise tar it to a diskette or CD ROM and send it to Customer Service and Support at our address or simply e mail the compressed uuencoded file to support auroratech com To make the system operational again 1 Clear the trace buffer and shut off tracing system xr 2 Now reboot the system system reboot Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 6 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with mset async only You can run mset when you are receiving data corruption errors on incoming data such as Receiver Overruns This occurs when the chip s FIFO is full more data has arrived and the system could not respond to the interrupt fast enough Frame Errors The data r
9. from a synchronous DCE device DTR Data Terminal Ready Indicates the local device is ready to communicate TxCout Transmit Data Clock Output for transmitter signal element timing generated on synchronous multiport controller cards Asynchronous Serial Cables This section first describes modem cables which are typically used to connect modems to the controller card Next it describes null modem cables which are typ ically used for other peripherals such as terminals and printers Asynchronous Modem Cables Modem cables are designed to connect devices that send and receive data on differ ent pins which is the case when connecting a DCE device to a DTE device In a serial modem cable the pins in the connectors are wired straight through 1 1 2 2 3 3 etc Each port on the Aurora cable or breakout box is configured as a DTE device To connect modems and other DCE devices to the card use a modem cable with appro priate connectors DB25 or RJ45 You can obtain the correct cable from Aurora Technologies or your local computer store A 4 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Asynchronous Serial Cables Figure 7 shows the wiring of an asynchronous serial modem cable that enables the card to communicate with the modem For a listing of the signal names of the pins see Table 10 and Table 11 in the preceding section DTE DCE Controller Modem Connector Modem Connector TXD 2 un 2 TD
10. they can be supported over many connectors The multiport controller cards support them over its DB 25 output connectors using the functional pinout shown in Figure 15 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide A 11 Both RS 422 and RS 485 specify balanced electrical operation The main differ ence between the two specifications is that RS 485 allows multipoint connections where RS 422 is point to point only Note that EIA 530 refers to RS 422 for its electrical specification TxDg TxCing RxDg RxCin DTR TxCouta 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 O OOO OO 9990 08099099999 O AN D Oo BW N gt s a Er 4 oOo N GND Shield TxDa RxDa RTS CTS DSR GND Signal CD RxCing TxCoutg TxCing FIGURE 15 Signals Transmitted through the DB 25 Connector Pins for RS 422 and 485 A 12 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Completing the Worksheet Appendix B Product Information Worksheet Completing the Worksheet Record the following information about your Aurora Multiport controller and worksta tion Multiport controller card serial number Workstation PC model Operating System version SBus interface stored in slot number Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide B 1 Peripheral Port assignments Slot Port Peripheral 0 1 B 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide Index A About this
11. Cin 15 15 TxCin RXCin 17 L 17 RxCin TxC out 24 FIGURE 13 Synchronous Null Modem Cable Note that this is a general purpose synchronous cable that can be used for other non Aurora ports Connecting Peripherals Each port on the expansion unit has a male DB 25 connector You must supply cabling that connects your peripheral devices to the DB 25 connectors on the Expansion unit Depending on the required interface you may need to use an adap tor For example if you are using an RS 449 interface you will need a 25 pin to 37 pin adaptor to connect the multiport controller card s DB 25 output to the DB 37 con nector specified by RS 449 This adaptor would be wired with respect to the pinout shown in Figure 15 A 10 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Synchronous Serial Cables RS 232 Functional Pinout Aurora s multiport controller cards support the RS 232 compatible functions shown in Figure 6 These signals allow reliable asynchronous and synchronous communi cations Pr O 1 GND Chassis O 2 TxD TxCin 15 oe Es X 16 O e 4 RTS RxCin 17 slo e gt cts e 6 DSR 121 O O 7 GND Signal DTR 20 A 3 CD O Ole 2 O S46 23 O ol TxCout 24 e ig O 235 O O 13 FIGURE 14 RS 232 Interface Signals Transmitted through the DB 25 Connector Pins RS 422 and RS 485 Support optional Since RS 422 and RS 485 are electrical specifications only
12. Manual 1 1 1 4 Administering ports 5 3 aseinfo viewing port parameters 5 1 5 3 Asynchronous data rates setting 4 8 device file names 4 2 4 4 table 4 3 port services setting up 4 4 4 8 ports clearing 6 2 Serial Cables A 4 A 8 Cc Cables asynchronous A 4 A 8 Cabling 3 4 overview A 1 A 4 synchronous A 9 A 12 Cabling Overview A 1 A 4 Calling for Support 6 7 Carrier Detect 4 6 Alejf TECHNOLOGIES Connecting peripherals 3 7 Conventions 1 3 Customer Service and Support 6 7 D Data rates asynchronous setting 4 8 Device driver software installing 4 1 file names asynchronous 4 2 4 4 synchronous 4 9 Document conventions 1 3 Drivers synchronous 4 9 E Electrostatic discharge precautions 3 2 3 5 Existing packages removing 4 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide IX 1 Index continued H Hardware installation 3 1 3 7 Hung async ports clearing 6 2 I Installation problems 6 1 Installation hardware 3 1 3 7 precautions 3 2 tools needed 3 4 Installation software 4 1 Interface options 2 2 Introduction 2 1 2 4 M Modem synchronous A 9 Modem Services 4 7 mset administering ports with 5 3 error message 6 7 options table 5 4 troubleshooting with 6 6 6 7 Multiport card installing 3 5 Multiport Software using 5 1 5 4 Multi protocol support 2 1 N Null Modem Cables A 5 oO Overview Cabling A 1 A 4 P Parts list 3 3 Peripherals connecting 3 7 Pinouts asyn
13. Solaris asynchronous device file names for a Saturn Multiport 4520P and 8520P installed on the same system Async Terminal Async Modem Port Label Dial in Modem Dial out Saturn Multiport 4520 card 0 dev term 0 dev cua 0 1 dev term 1 dev cua l 2 dev term 2 dev cua 2 3 dev term 3 dev cua 3 Saturn Multiport 8520 card 0 dev term 4 dev cua 4 1 dev term 5 dev cua 5 2 dev term 6 dev cua 6 3 dev term 7 dev cua 7 4 dev term 8 dev cua 8 5 dev term 9 dev cua 9 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 3 Software Installation and Configuration TABLE 6 Solaris asynchronous device file names for a Saturn Multiport 4520P and 8520P installed on the same system Async Terminal Async Modem Port Label Dial in Modem Dial out 6 dev term 10 dev cua 10 7 dev term 11 dev cua 11 Setting Up Asynchronous Port Services Once your peripherals are connected and the Aurora software packages are installed the next step is to set up the appropriate port services for each peripheral Solaris has a number of tools available for administering port services You should familiarize yourself with the man pages on sacadm pmadm ttyadm and lpadmin before attempting to connect peripherals to the Aurora serial ports SunSoft also provides the window based Admintool which can simplify many tasks However in some cases they may not provide sufficient control over commu nications parameters to allow you to optimize th
14. TE emissions requirements EMC EN 50082 1 1992 EMC generic immunity standard Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures FCC Notices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense TE Contents Chapter 1 About this Guide User Guide Organization 444 serene senere 1 1 Who Should Use This Book X W u sssesseere rer rener renere rr ennen eee 1 2 Related Manuals srna E ein 1 2 Document Conventions eescssnsenseensensense
15. TECHNOLOGIES A Carlo Gavazzi Group Company Saturn Multiport Controllers User Guide Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications for PCI equipped Solaris systems for Saturn 2520P 4520P amp 8520P Part Number 15 10102 00 Rev B Revision Date December 2002 Copyright 2002 Aurora Technologies Inc a Carlo Gavazzi Group company All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America This publication is protected by Federal Copyright Law with all rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied photocopied reproduced stored in a retrieval system translated transmitted or transcribed in any form or by any means manual electric electronic electromagnetic mechanical optical or other wise in whole or in part without prior written consent from Aurora Technologies Inc Limitation of Liability Aurora Technologies Inc makes NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED or IMPLIED with respect to this manual and any related items its quality performance mer chantability or fitness for any particular use It is solely the purchaser s responsi bility to determine its suitability for any particular use Information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Trademark Credits Aurora Technologies the Aurora logotype Apollo Multiport Nova Multiport Aries Multiport ControlTower Explorer Multiport LanMultiServer Saturn Multiport SBox and WanMultiServer are trademarks of Auro
16. TS 8 4 RTS male FIGURE 11 Asynchronous RJ45 to DB25 Null Modem Adapter Out of Band Flow Control A 8 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Synchronous Serial Cables Synchronous Serial Cables For successful synchronous cabling you must carefully consider what pins your clock signals are on You must ensure that there is a single clock source for both the transmitter and receiver of data Connecting Synchronous Modems Since all clock signals are brought out on their standard pins you can use the straight through modem cables shown in Figure 12 to connect synchronous modems to the multiport controller card No adaptors are necessary DTE Controller Connector TXD 2 RXD 3 RTS 4 CTS 5 DSR 6 GND 7 DCD 8 TxCin 15 RxCin 17 DTR 20 Modem Cable DCE Modem NOOR WD 17 20 FIGURE 12 Straight through synchronous modem cable Connector TxD RXD RTS CTS DSR GND DCD TxCin RxCin DTR Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Connecting Other Synchronous Devices Figure 13 shows the null modem cable design for connecting the multiport control ler card to synchronous DTE devices DB25 DB25 female male TXD 2 2 TXD RXD 3 3 RXD RTS 4 4 RTS a mm RI source DCD 8 8 DCD side DSR 6 6 DSR DTR 20 I L 20 DTR GND 7 7 GND Tx
17. chronous A 2 Serial A 2 synchronous A 2 Port parameters viewing 5 1 5 3 Precautions installation 3 2 Printer Services 4 5 R Related manuals 1 2 Removing existing packages 4 2 RS 232 functional pinout A 2 A 11 RS 422 and RS 485 support A 11 S Saturn Multiport software using 5 1 5 4 Saturn Multiport controllers description 2 2 Serial cables A 4 A 8 Serial pinouts A 2 Setting asynchronous data rates 4 8 Setting up asynchronous port services 4 4 4 8 Support 1 4 Support call checklist 6 7 Synchronous configurations 4 9 device file names 4 9 drivers 4 9 Synchronous cables A 9 A 12 Synchronous Modems A 9 System Requirements 2 2 T Technical specification overview 2 3 synchronous 2 4 Technical support 6 7 Terminal Services 4 5 Tracing utility 6 3 Troubleshooting 6 1 with mset async 6 6 6 7 U Unpacking 3 3 Ww Warranty information 7 1 Warranty Registration 1 4 IX 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide x xxtrace command summary 6 4 driver tracing utility 6 3 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide IX 3
18. ctor Pinout RS 232 Pin Number Signal 1 on Dn FB WwW N 17 20 24 Chassis GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR Signal GND DCD TxCin RxCin DTR TxCout Signal Descriptions V 24 Signal 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 114 115 108 2 113 Direction None Output Input Output Input Input None Input Input Input Output Output Table 11 provides a description of each signal on the serial connector TABLE 11 Pin Signal Descriptions Signal Chassis GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR Description Chassis Earth Ground Prevents static discharge Transmit Data Sends data to peripheral device Receive Data Receives data from the peripheral Request to Send Signal asking if peripheral device is ready to receive data Clear to Send Signal from the peripheral device indicating readiness to accept data Data Set Ready Indicates the remote device is ready to com municate Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide A 3 TABLE 11 Pin Signal Descriptions Signal Description Signal Signal Ground Provides reference level for other signals GND DCD Data Carrier Detect Signal indicating that the peripheral device has detected a signal from the remote peripheral device over the telecommunications channel RxCin Receive Data Clock Input for receiver signal element timing from a synchronous DCE device TxCin Transmit Data Clock Input for transmitter signal element timing
19. e performance of your peripheral For example if you decide to use Admintool Printers to set up printer services you will find that you can t vary the baud rate In this section we do not address the use of Admintool we simply provide com mand line examples If you want more information refer to your SunSoft documen tation Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Setting Up Asynchronous Port Services Setting Up Printer Services Setting up printer service in Solaris requires the lpadmin accept and enable commands The following example sets up a printer named test 1p on port 0 run ning at 38 400 baud system lpadmin p testlp v dev term 0 T hplaserjet D testlabel o nobanner o stty 38400 cs8 parenb cstopb crtscts ixon tabs systems accept testlp systems enable testlp Refer to your printer manual for details on how to set its transmission characteristics baud rate bits char parity and flow control software hardware Refer to your Solaris documentation for more information about using Admintool and setting up printer services Setting Up Terminal Services Setting up terminal service in Solaris requires the sacadm and the pmadm com mands The following example sets up a typical terminal To set up services for a typical terminal 1 Create a new port monitor using ttyaur0 as the PMTAG name system sacadm a p ttyaur0 t ttymon c usr lib saf ttymon v 1 If you get
20. eceived was missing a stop bit Parity Errors The parity check was wrong Dropped Characters The OS did not have enough memory to handle the incom ing data To run mset Log on as root Change to the appropriate directory system cd opt AURAase Type the following systemit mset lt device name gt statschk This prints a list of board port numbers that have detected receiver overruns frame errors parity errors or dropped characters The output looks similar to the following The following channels have detected errors Board 1 port 3 4 Board 2 port 2 This indicates that the port labeled 3 and the port labeled 4 of the first board has detected errors and the port labeled 2 on the second board has detected errors To report the error statistics for the specified asynchronous port enter system mset lt device_name gt stats This example shows 5 characters received with parity errors It also shows that the port received 3021 characters and transmitted 21 characters receiver overruns lt 0 gt receiver frame errors lt 0 gt receiver parity errors lt 5 gt receiver chars dropped lt 0 gt received chars lt 3021 gt transmitted chars lt 21 gt Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Calling for Support 5 To reset all errors and statistics for all ports enter system mset lt device name gt statsreset To report error statistics and reset all errors and stati
21. er User s Guide Installing the Multiport Card Installing the Multiport Card Detailed installation procedures for PCI cards can be found in your system installa tion or hardware documentation The system documentation explains how the slots are numbered and any special considerations you should note Electrostatic discharge and static electricity can damage integrated circuits on the PCI card and in the box Be sure to follow the precautions listed in your CompactPCI based system docu mentation To install the multiport card 1 Make sure the computer system is powered off 2 Install the multiport card in the selected slot following the instructions in your system documentation Be sure that you secure the board in its slot with the mounting screw The cable will dislodge the board if it isn t secured 3 Connect the distribution cable or breakout box to the multiport card as shown in Figure 1 4 Turn on and boot the CompactPCI based system Now you are ready to connect your peripherals Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 3 5 Hardware Installation System 7 enclosure I SR all Multiport Card Distribution Cable System la enclosure Breakout Box G
22. h you must bypass the CD line for terminal and printer ports This is done by instructing the driver to assume the CD line is high regardless of its actual state The easiest way to do this is using Admintool Browse the serial ports select the appropriate port and edit the port service by checking off the Software Carrier option on the Admintool Modify Serial Port dialog box click on Detail More to dis play this option Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Setting Up Asynchronous Port Services Alternatively you can make the driver assume the CD line is high by typing system opt AURAase ttysoftcar y lt device gt To restore the CD line to its normal driven state type system opt AURAase ttysoftcar n lt device gt You can query the state of the software carrier by typing system opt AURAase ttysoftcar lt device gt If you need to bypass the CD line from a C program open the port using the O NDELAY flag and issue the following ioctl call int val 1 ioctl fd TIOCSSOFTCAR amp val Do not bypass the CD line on serial ports connected to modems Setting Up Modem Services Setting up modem service in Solaris requires the sacadm and the pmadm com mands The following example sets up a typical bidirectional modem To set up services for a typical bidirectional modem 1 Create a new port monitor using ttyaur0 as the PMTAG name system sacadm a p ttyaur0 t ttymon c usr lib saf ttym
23. igures the driver to use DTR pin 20 as the input hardware flow control pin The DTR pin will function like RTS pin 4 The RTS pin switches its function to act like DTR Not available in ASE driver Sets port BAUD rate to external clock Resets a hung port Configures driver to use RTS pin 4 as the input hard ware flow control pin see dtrflow above Not avail able in ASE driver Reports the current settings of the custom baud rate input hardware flow control pin and close timeout for the specified port Reports error statistics for the specified asynchronous port Note statsr reports the same information as stats and additionally resets each field to zero Reports a list of board port numbers that have detected receiver overruns frame errors parity errors or dropped characters Resets all errors and statistics for all ports Sets port Baud rate to 38400 bps Sets the time that the driver will wait during a close before forcing the close to complete if the close is waiting on transmit data The default time is 15 sec onds Not available in ASE driver Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes problems you could possibly experience with your Saturn Multiport card and the actions you should take to diagnose and solve those prob lems Topics covered in this chapter include Resolving installation problems Clearing hung ports Using the xxtrace Drive
24. iport 4520P and 8520P installed on the same system Port Sun Synchronous Label HDLC SDLC SSIF 3 dev hdledrv 7 dev ases7 4 dev hdledrv 8 dev ases8 5 dev hdledrv 9 dev ases9 6 dev hdledrv 10 dev ases10 7 dev hdledrv 11 dev ases11 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 11 Software Installation and Configuration 4 12 Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide CHAPTER 5 Using the Saturn Multiport Software Aurora Technologies device driver software delivers advanced features for unparal leled flexibility and convenience These features are described in the following sec tions e Viewing port parameters with aseinfo e Administering ports with mset Viewing Port Parameters with aseinfo The aseinfo command allows you to view the current status of your expansion ports To use aseinfo you must first e Log in as root e Change to the opt AURAase directory The syntax for aseinfo is system aseinfo ports drivers Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 5 1 Using the Saturn Multiport Software To view the port parameters 1 Type system aseinfo ports more 2 Scroll through the listing using the space bar To view the active drivers 1 Type system aseinfo drivers more 2 Scroll through the listing using the space bar Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide Administering Ports with mset Figure 5 shows sample output from a
25. ity State Postal Code Country Supplier Phone Protocol Software License Application Product 0 X 25 QO HDLC U Control Tower Version Workstation Type O S Version Host ID Maximum Number of Ports Your Application Printer Plotter Connectivity U Internet Connectivity OTerminal Instrumentation I O UTelecom Service Provider O Modem Pool U Data Feed Q WAN Connectivity U Other Aurora Technologies Inc 10 Mupac Drive Brockton MA 02301 USA Phone 508 588 6110 Fax 508 588 0498 E mail support auroratech com URL www auroratech com Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Pe Cables and Connectors This appendix provides information about how to make physical connections to serial ports It discusses modem and null modem connectors the standard RS 232 pinouts and describes some typical cables Two terms used frequently in this appendix are e Data Communications Equipment DCE e Data Terminal Equipment DTE The term DCE device usually refers to amodem DTE devices include terminals printers and computers Cabling Overview To connect a peripheral device to an Aurora Communications Controller you need a break out box or octopus cable and an interface cable The break out box or octo pus cable connect directly to the multiport controller card The interface cable runs the electrical signals from one of the DB 25 or RJ 45 connectors of the break out box or octopus cable DB 25 only to the
26. n overview of how to install your Vanguard Multiport con troller and the Aurora device drivers Step is only required if you are installing a synchronous protocol package such as X 25 or PPP Table 4 Saturn Installation Process Steps Description Go to 1 Unpack the multiport controller Unpacking the Hardware on page 3 3 2 Install the card in an empty slot Installing the Multiport Card on page 3 5 3 Install the device drivers Chapter 4 Software Installa tion and Configuration 4 Set up port services for the asyn Chapter 4 Software Installa chronous ports tion and Configuration 5 Install sync protocol stack Protocol Package Documen optional tation Installation Precautions Taking the precautions described in this section help you avoid injury or damage to your equipment Electrostatic discharge can damage integrated circuits on your multiport cards 3 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Unpacking the Hardware To prevent such damage from occurring observe the following precautions during board unpacking and installation e Handle circuit cards only by their non conducting edges once you have removed them from their protective antistatic bags e Stand on a static dissipative mat e Wear a grounding strap to ensure that any accumulated electrostatic charge is discharged from your body to the ground e Install circuit cards as soon as you remove them from their protective an
27. nload the latest versions of all Aurora drivers and release notes from the Aurora Technologies web site Use the following procedure To download from the Aurora web site 1 Using your favorite browser go to www auroratech com 2 Click on Support 3 Click on Drivers 4 Follow the instructions provided on the displayed web page Asynchronous Device File Names Each serial port connected to terminals modems etc needs to be identified by one or more device files depending on the intended use of the port Device file naming conventions vary depending on the device s use The system automatically creates Solaris device files for each new port on the Sat um Multiport card Table 6 shows the device files created for a four port and an eight port card installed on the same system The format for device file names is defined as shown in Figure 3 4 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Asynchronous Device File Names term 11 MS Indicates the port number being accessed on the card The number increments sequentially in decimal from the first port on the first card through the rest ofthe ports on the rest ofthe cards installed in the system Indicates device type term for terminals dial in modems cua for dial out modems FIGURE 3 Asynchronous Device Filename Format In this example the terminal device for the port labelled 7 on the 8520 card is accessed by the term 11 device file TABLE 6
28. nneennennenne nennen 1 3 Getting Help asia WARS 1 4 Registrations sis sens ne a ieee 1 4 Chapter 2 Introduction Introducing the Saturn Multiport Controller 2 1 Multi protocol suppott eeeeseensenseenserseenneeneenneenennnnnnn 2 1 Interface options 3 einem 2 2 System Requirements cccccessessecscecseceteeseceeceeeeseeseeseensees 2 2 Technical Specification Overview cccccceseseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeees 2 3 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Before You Begins nassen 3 1 Table of Contents Contents continued Installation Overview cccceescesceeseeseeeseeseeeecseceeeeaeesseeteeneees 3 2 Installation Precautions sssssesreerereerererreren renere renerne 3 2 Unpacking the Hardware ssssnsevereeer reen ren re rn sener entre 3 3 Other Things You ll Need eeneenseneenneennenenennn 3 4 Cable a hi Re aaa ei eee 3 4 A Baro FE EE EA rese E 3 4 Installing the Multiport Card uueneenneeeneeneennennnn 3 5 Connecting Peripherals nsseesenseeseensensennnenne nennen 3 7 Chapter 4 Software Installation and Configuration Installing the Device Driver Software 4 2 Free Driver and Release Note Downloads 4 2 Asynchronous Device File Names 4 2 Setting Up Asynchronous Port Services 4 4 Setting Up Printer Services ne 4 5 Setting Up Terminal Services 4 5 Bypassing the Carrier Detect
29. on v 1 If you get the message ttyaur0 already exists it simply means that someone has already created ttyaur0 We recommend a unique PMTAG name for every 16 Aurora ports in other words a unique name for each expansion unit you have ttaur0 ttaurl is our suggestion for PMTAG names you could use something else if you prefer However it is important not to use a name of the form tty monxx as the PMTAG name 2 Check the status of the port monitor systems pmadm 1 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 7 Software Installation and Configuration 3 Remove the existing service tt ymon0 from the port to be administered in this case port 0 systems pmadm r p ttymon0 s 0 4 Start a port monitor service for a specific port in this case a bidirectional modem running at 38 4 Kbps system pmadm a p ttyaur0 s 0 i root fu v 1 m ttyadm b d dev term 0 1 38400 s usr bin login m ldterm S n 5 Now add the modem to the etc uucp Devices file using the following format ACU cua 0 38400 lt type gt where lt type gt is either a built in function 801 Sytek TCP Unet server DK or one whose name appears in the etc uucp Dialers file hayes tbfast etc 6 Repeat steps 2 5 for other modem ports Refer to your modem manual for details on how to set its transmission characteristics baud rate bits character parity and flow control soft ware hardware Refer to your Solari
30. onous Serial Cables nnenenenen A 4 Asynchronous Modem Cables eeeeen A 4 Asynchronous Null Modem Cables n A 5 Synchronous Serial Cables 0 000nsensesnennensennenenenn A 9 Connecting Synchronous Modems A 9 Connecting Other Synchronous Devices A 10 Connecting Peripherals cccceccesseeseesceeseeeseeteeeseenneesees A 10 RS 232 Functional Pinout cneeseeeennneeennnneen A 11 RS 422 and RS 485 Support optional neeee A 11 Appendix B Product Information Worksheet Completing the Worksheet uueenseeseenserneenneenenneenenennnennn B 1 Index Table of Contents vii CHAPTER 1 About this Guide The Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide describes how to install and use Aurora Technologies synchronous asynchronous series of multiport controllers for systems equipped with the PCI bus User Guide Organization The User s Guide is organized as follows If you want to learn about Read this chapter User guide organization target audience doc Chapter 1 About this Guide umentation conventions related documents product registration and getting help Saturn Multiport Controller overview infor Chapter 2 Introduction mation specifications system requirements Unpacking procedures hardware installa Chapter 3 Hardware Installation tion and connecting peripherals Installa
31. our system to determine whether it operates correctly without the Saturn Multiport card installed If your system operates correctly the problem may be with the Saturn Multiport card If your system does not operate normally the problem is most likely with the system Clearing Hung Async Ports Asynchronous ports may occasionally hang due to a number of factors If this occurs try some of the suggestions here If all else fails reboot your workstation 6 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide The xxtrace Driver Tracing Utility To clear a hung async port 1 Switch user to root system su Password lt root_password gt system 2 Run ps to get the process number for the program that has the port open system ps 3 Use kill to remove the offending process system kill 9 lt process_number gt This should free up the port If it doesn t the process may be defunct Use the appropriate procedure below to remove a defunct process from a port To clear a defunct process on port cua 8 1 Switch to the AURAase directory system cd opt AURAase 2 Use the mset command to clear the port system mset cua 8 flush Never use the mset flush command on a functioning port Lost data will result The xxtrace Driver Tracing Utility If you are having problems with your Saturn Multiport card a service representa tive may ask you to take a trace of your problem This section describes the steps of getting a d
32. r Tracing Utility Troubleshooting with mset async only Calling for support Installation Problems If you experience problems immediately after the installation of your Saturn Multi port card please check the following Is the peripheral cable the correct type If it is a null modem cable is it the right kind of null modem cable The vast majority of problems are due to incorrect cable selection Refer to Appendix A Cables and Connectors Are any connections to other boards loose Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 6 1 Troubleshooting e Is the PCI card properly seated in the system e Is the power cord loose in the wall socket or at the connection to the system unit e re the external equipment connections made properly e Is the equipment powered on e If you re experiencing interference are you using properly shielded cables Make sure that the cabling is not running near a power source if it is try moving the cabling to a new location e Is the cable length correct The RS 232 cable specification is 100 feet 30 5 m at 9600 bps The Saturn Multiport card uses powerful drivers that can support 38 4 kbps with cable lengths up to 200 feet 61 m If everything on the list is OK remove e all Saturn Multiport software see installation chapter for your operating sys tem e the Saturn Multiport card see your CompactPCI based system hardware docu mentation for instructions Now bring up y
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34. rdware and Software Maintenance Agreements are available for extended customer support Sending in this card also lets us keep you up to date on the complete line of Aurora Technologies products If you have any questions or comments on your Aurora Technologies product con tact our Customer Support Department at support auroratech com or your sales representative 1 4 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Intr oduction Combining on board RISC processing dedicated data buffers and flow control processing Saturn Multiport controllers off load communications overhead from your host CPU and your network for optimum system performance Introducing the Saturn Multiport Controller The Saturn Multiport series of PCI bus sync async controllers provides the perfor mance and reliability needed for high speed serial communications Saturn Multi port controllers provide data transfer rates up to 230 4 kbps asynchronous and 256 kbps synchronous full duplex Saturn Multiport controllers are available for any SPARC compatible system or personal computer with a PCI expansion bus run ning supported releases of Solaris or Solarisx86 Multi protocol support Optional Aurora synchronous data communications protocols including X 25 and HDLC are available for SPARC systems Solstice SunLink protocols are fully supported Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 2 1 Introduction Interface options
35. re amp Software Aurora products carry the following standard warranties Standard Hardware Warranty Policy All Aurora hardware products are warranted against defects for two 2 years from the date of delivery The Standard Warranty includes 90 days of free Technical Sup port two 2 years product repair and driver upgrades Standard Software Warranty Policy Aurora warrants that the physical media on which software is furnished will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of 90 days from the date of shipment The Standard Warranty includes 90 days of Free Technical Support Make sure you complete the Warranty Registration form on page 7 2 and return it to Aurora Technologies Refer to Warranty information at www auroratech com for details on extended warranty plans Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 7 1 Warranty amp Maintenance Information ARRORA Product Registration Form Important Please print complete and return this Product Registration Form to Aurora s Cus tomer Service and Support CSS Department at 508 588 0498 The information you provide here allows CSS to validate your warranty and inform you of software and hardware upgrades Purchase Order No Sales Order No Serial No Name Title Company Street Address City State Postal Code Country Phone Fax Email Address Supplier Name Date Purchased Supplier Address C
36. river trace Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 6 3 Troubleshooting xxtrace Command Summary Table 9 contains a summary of the xxtrace commands TABLE 9 xxtrace Command Summary xxtrace Command Description ld Loads the Saturn Multiport driver async ul Unloads the Saturn Multiport driver async xa Enables tracing on all ports xb n p Enables tracing on a specific board port xc Clears the trace buffer and restarts tracing keeping the same ports and events active xp Dumps the contents of the trace buffer out of memory and prints it to stdout xr Clears the trace buffer and shuts off tracing XS Shows the current port s and events being traced To run xxtrace 1 Log in as root 2 Change to the appropriate directory You must be logged in as root in a csh environment to run this test system cd opt AURAase 3 Enter the following system source sourceme 4 Enable tracing by entering one of the following To enable tracing on all ports type system xa To enable tracing on a specific port type system xb n p n and p are in hexadecimal 6 4 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide The xxtrace Driver Tracing Utility where n is the board number in the system starting with 0 and p is the port number starting with 0 For example xb 0 3 turns on tracing for the first Aurora card in the system for port 3 5 To show that tracing is turned on type system xs The system
37. s documentation for more information about using Admintool and setting up modem services Setting Asynchronous Data Rates Aurora recommends that you use the SunSoft Admintool or Solaris st ty com mand to set baud rates for asynchronous ports See the Admintool documentation or the Solaris stty 1 man page for information on how to do this Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Synchronous Configurations Synchronous Configurations Your Saturn Multiport card supports multi protocol configurations In other words you can configure the ports on the Saturn Multiport card to support any combina tion of asynchronous and synchronous data link protocols Synchronous Drivers The Aurora synchronous driver ases supports frame level interfacing for bit ori ented frames HDLC and SDLC and the Sun synchronous interface Other synchronous drivers may be used simultaneously or exclusively so that you can use other synchronous data link protocols such as Frame Relay and PPP with your Saturn Multiport card Installing the Aurora Synchronous Device Driver is necessary if you plan to run one of Aurora s data link protocol software packages such as Aurora PPP Aurora HDLC Aurora X 25 etc Synchronous Device File Names Each synchronous port needs to be identified by an appropriate device file name depending on the type of data link protocol bit synchronous byte synchronous Sun synchronous to be used on the port The sys
38. seinfo In this example a Saturn 8520P and a Saturn 4520P are installed in slots 3 and 4 of the SPARCstation Board 0 Saturn Multiport 8520P slot 3 0 0 0 term 0 sync 0 CLOSED 0 1 1 term 1 sync 1 CLOSED 0 2 2 term 2 sync 2 CLOSED 0 3 3 term 3 sync 3 CLOSED 0 4 4 term 4 sync 4 CLOSED 0 5 5 term 5 sync 5 OPEN asea 0 6 6 term 6 sync 6 CLOSED 0 7 7 term 7 sync 7 CLOSED Board 1 Saturn Multiport 4520P slot 4 1 0 8 term 8 sync 8 CLOSED 1 1 9 term 9 sync 9 CLOSED 172 10 term 10 sync 10 CLOSED 1 3 11 term 11 sync 11 CLOSED l I Lo I Port Label sy ne Device Assigned Driver File Name SIG port pair Async Device Port Status File Name FIGURE 5 Output from the aseinfo command Administering Ports with mset The mset utility can be used to reset hung ports check the error statistics for the asynchronous lines in use and to set higher baud rates mset Command Options Summary The command format for mset is mset lt device name gt lt option gt Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 5 3 Using the Saturn Multiport Software where lt device name gt is the device name lt option gt is one of the command options listed in Table 8 TABLE 8 mset Options mset Option lt baud rate gt baud lt baud rate gt dtrflow ext flush rtsflow show stats statschk Statsreset std timeout Description Sets BAUD rate for given port Sets BAUD rate for given port Conf
39. serif font User input User input values appear in boldface These are characters or commands you type literally emphasis Italics are used in the text for emphasis titles and variables This caution symbol marks notes about possible damage to computer equipment or data if a proce dure or process isn t followed according to instruc tions This warning symbol marks notes about possible F electrical shock to yourself or electro static dis charge damage to your equipment unless you fol low special instructions This symbol marks special text passages that con tain additional information such as notes you should know about or tips you should consider when installing operating or maintaining this product Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 1 3 About this Guide Getting Help If you need to reach us you can contact us by The Web www auroratech com for product literature phone numbers and address Phone service Mon Fri 8 30 6 00 Eastern Time For faster service have your product serial number available FAX Attn Customer Service and Support Email support auroratech com Mail Attn Customer Service and Support Registration To receive warranty coverage on your Aurora product fill out and return the Aurora Warranty Registration Card in Chapter 7 Warranty amp Maintenance Infor mation Phone support can only be provided after product registration is com plete Ha
40. stics per port you could have entered the following in Step 3 system mset lt device_name gt statsr mset Error Message cannot open device The device specified in the message line cannot be opened by mset This could be due to permissions on the device or the driver is not loaded or that device actually doesn t even exist This could also mean that the device name is not specified prop erly Calling for Support If you need to call Aurora Technologies technical support for help make sure that you have completed the following checklist Support Call Checklist 1 Serial Number found in the back of this manual on the hardware and on the shipping con tainer CompactPCI based system model number Solaris version List all peripherals connected to the Saturn Multiport card a 9 NS Saturn Multiport software driver version The version number is printed on the driver software media and is displayed when installation is completed 6 List the cable pinout description 7 Verify the type of cables used modem null modem etc Telephone support is available Monday through Friday 8 30AM to 6 00PM Eastern Time at 508 588 6110 or by email at support aurortech com Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 6 7 Troubleshooting Saturn Multiport Controller User 5 Guide RORA TECHNOLOGIES CHAPTER 7 Warr anty amp Maintenance Information Warranty on Hardwa
41. supports hardware handshaking when the peripheral uses the Request To Send pin 4 signal see Figure 9 e DTR supports hardware handshaking when the peripheral uses the Data Termi nal Ready pin 20 signal see Figure 10 Controller Peripheral Connector Connector TXD 2 2 TXD RXD 3 3 RXD RTS 4 4 RTS CTS 5 5 CTS DSR 6 6 DSR GND 7 7 GND DCD 8 8 DCD DTR 120 20 DTR FIGURE 8 Asynchronous Null Modem Cable XON XOFF Handshaking Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Asynchronous Serial Cables Controller Peripheral Connector Connector TXD 2 2 TXD RXD 3 a GERN 3 RXD RTS 4 4 RTS CTS 5 5 CTS GND 7 7 GND DSR 6 6 DSR DCD 8 8 DCD DTR 20 20 DTR FIGURE 9 Asynchronous Null Modem Cable RTS Handshaking Controller Peripheral Connector Connector TXD 2 2 TXD RXD 3 3 RXD RTS 4 4 RTS DCD 8 8 DCD GND 7 7 GND CTS 5 5 CTS DSR 6 6 DSR DTR 120 20 DTR FIGURE 10 Asynchronous Null Modem Cable DTR Handshaking Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide A 7 Figure 11 is provided to assist you making a RJ 45 to DB 25 null modem connec tion Controller Card Peripheral RJ45 Connector RTS 11 5 CTS DTR 2 6 DSR Fe DCD 1 8 TXD 3 3 RXD IITTTTT cb l4 gt 0 DTR DSR 7 RXD 15 2 TXD GND 16 7 GND C
42. tem automatically creates Solaris device files for each new port on the Sat urn Multiport card Table 7 shows the device files created for an four port card installed in the first available slot and a eight port card installed in the next avail able slot The format for synchronous device file names is defined as shown in Figure 4 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 9 Software Installation and Configuration hdlcdrv 11 la Indicates the port number being accessed on the card The number increments sequentially in decimal from the first port on the first card through the rest of the ports on the rest of the cards installed in the system Indicates device type hdlcdrv for HDLC devices FIGURE 4 Synchronous Device File Format In this example an HDLC device connected to the port labelled 7 on the Saturn Multiport 8520 card is accessed by the hdlcdrv 11 device file TABLE 7 Synchronous device file names for a Saturn Multiport 4520P and 8520P installed on the same system Port Sun Synchronous Label HDLC SDLC SSIF Saturn Multiport 4520 card 0 dev hdlcdrv 0 dev asesO 1 dev hdlcdrv 1 dev ases1 2 dev hdlcdrv 2 dev ases2 3 dev hdlcdrv 3 dev ases3 Saturn Multiport 8520 card 0 dev hdlcdrv 4 dev ases4 1 dev hdledrv 5 dev ases5 2 dev hdlcdrv 6 dev ases6 4 10 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Synchronous Configurations TABLE 7 Synchronous device file names for a Saturn Mult
43. the message ttyaur0 already exists it simply means that someone has already created ttyaur0 Use a unique PMTAG name for every 16 Aurora ports in other words a unique name for each expansion unit you have fox example ttyaur0 ttyaurl and so on Don t use a name format of ttymonxx as the PMTAG name Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 4 5 Software Installation and Configuration 2 Check the status of the port monitor system pmadm 1 3 Remove the existing service tt ymon0 from the port to be administered in this case port 0 systems pmadm r p ttymonO s 0 If the Aurora board is the only serial device using ttymon0 as a PMTAG name you can remove the services from all ports by typing systems sacadm r p ttymonO 4 Start a port monitor service for a specific port in this case a Wyse 50 terminal running at 38 4 Kbps system pmadm a p ttyaur0 s 0 i root fu vl m ttyadm c d dev term 0 1 38400 s usr bin login m ldterm T wyse50 S n 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to set up other terminal ports Refer to your terminal manual for details on how to set its transmission characteristics baud rate bits char parity and flow control software hardware Refer to Solaris documentation for more information about using Admin tool and setting up terminal services Bypassing the Carrier Detect CD Line If you are using 3 wire cabling or for some other reason the CD line will not be pulled hig
44. ti static packaging e Do not leave cards exposed after you unpack them e Ifyou must put a card down place it on anti static packaging or on a rubber mat Unpacking the Hardware Remove the multiport card from the packing box Leave the card in its anti static bag Check the shipping carton contents to ensure that you have all of the required parts as listed in Table 5 TABLE 5 Saturn Multiport Controller Parts List Qty Description 1 Multiport Card 1 Distribution cable 1 User s Manual including Device Driver CD ROM and Warranty Registration card 1 Serial test plug 1 Device Driver Release Note Save the shipping carton and the internal packaging If you need to ship the product back to your dealer you must use the original carton and pack aging Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 3 3 Hardware Installation Other Things You ll Need To ensure a smooth installation you should have the proper cabling and tools on hand Cabling There are a number of cabling approaches you can use to connect devices to the new Aurora ports If you are not sure what you need refer to Cables and Connec tors on page 1 35 Tools You ll need the following tools to install your Vanguard Multiport hardware e Any tools listed in your CompactPCI based system s documentation e A small flat head screwdriver to make cable connections and secure mounting screws 3 4 Saturn Multiport Controll
45. tion of the device driver and device Chapter 4 Software Installation and files created under Solaris Configuration Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide 1 1 About this Guide Administration of ports and configuration of electrical interfaces Troubleshooting information such as installa tion problems error messages and diagnostic tools Aurora Technologies hardware and software warranties and maintenance Wiring information and general cabling infor mation Product Information Worksheet Chapter 5 Using the Saturn Multiport Software Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Warranty amp Maintenance Information Appendix A Cables and Connec tors Appendix B Product Information Worksheet Who Should Use This Book This book is a reference manual for anyone who wants to install configure and use WANmultiServer Multiport controllers in PCI equipped computer systems Related Manuals For more information refer to the following manuals e Your computer system documentation e Your Solaris documentation e Your peripheral s documentation 1 2 Saturn Multiport Controller User s Guide Document Conventions Document Conventions Table 1 describes the symbolic conventions used in this guide TABLE 1 Conventions Symbol Description screen display Graphic text that appears on screens menus and dialog boxes appears in sans
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