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1. FIJI User s manual Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen Document FIJI Manual Rottstra e 33 Document No DC9544001 52068 Aachen Date October 30 1995 Germany File fiji wpd Tel 49 241 94924 0 Fax 49 241 94924 29 E Mail support imp ac uunet de WWW http members aol com impaachen M Copyrights and Warranties Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen warrants the FIJI Centronics to link interface and cabling against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail of purchase This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication has been modified without the written permission or if the serial number has been removed or defaced In no event will Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen be liable for direct indirect special incidential or consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty or under any legal theory including lost profits downtime goodwill damage to or replacement of equipment and property and any costs of recovering reprogramming or reproducing any program or data used with FIJI This manual and the software described in it are copyrigthed with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual or the software may not be copied in whole or part without written consent of Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen except in the normal use of the software or to make a backup copy The same proprietary and copy right notices m2. 2 LinkIn notReset 6 O O 1 Gnd front view Sub D 9 female TTL Link Connector Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 28 Version 3 0
3. s built into the test connector flash repeatedly during test execution If they won t do so or other errors are detected by the program FIJI may be damaged Otherwise FIJI surely is not the reason for incorrect operation Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 14 Version 3 0 M In some cases it may be necessary to modify the standard iserver delivered with INMOS Toolset In order to allow creating your own iserver for use with FIJI all basic VO functions modified for FIJI usage are compatible with the standard I O functions Your supplemental disk includes these functions 7 Creating your own server The I O module cbk cbk2link c contains the following routines OpenLink int OpenLink const char Name return LinkIdOrFailure Make sure the link associated with Name is ready for reading and writing The syntax of a link name is Name LPT_NO LINKSPEED ADAPTEROPTION DOS can handle a maximum of three parallel ports gt LPT_NO 1 2 3 Usual link speeds are 10 or 20 Mbps LINKSPEED 10 20 There is one option available to unconditionally reset FIJI before use ADAPTEROPTION r R A positive return value LinkId identifies the link in subsequent operations A negative return value indicates an error FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 15 M CloseLink int CloseLink int Linkld return SuccessOrFailure Closes the active link specified by L
4. specified by the Count parameter The Timeout parameter indicates the maximum amount of time to wait in tenths of a second for the write attempt to be completed Buffer is a pointer to the buffer containing the data to be sent The return value from WriteLink indicates the outcome of the transfer as follows A value equal to Count indicates that all bytes were written to the link successfully A negative value indicates that an error occurred in which case the bytes transferred if any are lost A value within the range 0 to Count 1 indicates that WriteLink timed out before completion and may be restarted In this case the data in the user s buffer will have been written to the link up to the number of bytes given by the return value of WriteLink FIJI Manual Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 17 M ResetLink int ResetLink int Linkld return SuccessOrFailure Resets the subsystem associated with the link specified by LinkId ResetLink will return 0 if the subsystem s reset was successful or a negative value if an error occured AnalyseLink int AnalyseLink int Linkld return SuccessOrFailure Analyses the subsystem associated with the link specified by Linkld AnalyseLink will return 0 if the subsystem has been analysed successfully or a negative code if an error occured TestError int TestError int Linkld 4 return ErrorFlag Tests the error status associated with the
5. the connector pinouts for FIJI The Centronics connector is common to all types whereas the link connector used depends on the type of FIJI you have Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 24 Version 3 0 10 1 Parsytec Link NC 1 8 NC ResetOut 2 7 LinkIn ResetOut 3 6 LinkIn LinkOut 4 5 LinkOut front view Lemosa EPG 1B 308 HLN Parsytec Link Connector FIJI Manual Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 25 M 10 2 Hema Link O 5 Vec LinkOut 9 O O 4 LinkOut notError 8 O f O 3 notAnalyse Linkn 7 O i O 2 LinkIn notReset 6 O O 1 Gnd front view Sub D 9 female Hema Link Connector Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 26 Version 3 0 10 3 MSC Link O 13 Vcc Vcc 25 O O 12 Vcc Vcc 24 O O 11 NC NC 23 O oO 10 LinkOut LinkOut 22 O i O 9 LinkIn LinkIn 21 O O 8 NC NC 20 O O 7 NC NC 19 O O 6 notReset notReset 18 O O 5 notAnalyse notAnalyse 17 O O 4 notError notError 16 O O 3 NC Gnd 15 O O 2 Gnd Gnd 14 oO O 1 Gnd front view Sub D 25 female MSC Link Connector FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 27 M 10 4 TTL Link O 5 Vec NC 9 O O 4 LinkOut notError 8 O O 3 notAnalyse NC 7 O oO
6. 403 if s NULL with if s 0 Step 5 Edit iserver c Delete line 40 EXTERN int errno Step 6 Open iserver mak as a project from MSC7 0 and rebuild iserver exe For a general and detailed description see the MSC 7 0 documentation Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 20 Version 3 0 M Please contact the manufacturer if information concerning rebuilding of the 3rd generation iserver exe is needed 7 2 3rd generation Toolset iserver FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 21 M 8 Testing a parallel port A test of your parallel port requires a special test connector You need a Sub D 25 male with the following connections Pin 15 to Pin5 Pin 13 to Pin 6 Pin 12 to Pin 7 Pin 10 to Pin 8 Pin 11 to Pin9 Attach this test connector to your parallel port and start the program festpar exe from your supplemental disk If the port does not work properly errors will be reported Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 22 Version 3 0 9 Technical Data and Case View DC supply voltage 5 V 5 Typical power consumption 1 25 W Operating temperature 0 50 C Storage temperature 0 70 C Weight 100 g Dimensions Width 53 mm Height 17 mm Length 65 mm Ingo Mohnen Ingenieurb ro Aachen SEERE Insert screwdriver here Keyboard plug Keyboard jack Link FIJI Manual Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 23 M 10 Connector Pinouts The following pages show all
7. bk_doc txt news txt revision txt iserv2g readme iserver exe speed c speed btl speed bat hello btl iserv3g iserver exe connect fiji dat Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 8 Version 3 0 tools testacc exe testtran exe testpar exe testsped exe trans exe Installation for 2nd Generation Toolset Step 1 Make a backup copy of the disk Step 2 Assumed that C is your hard disk and Toolset is installed as usually change to the correct directory C gt cd ictools iserver Step 3 Save your current iserver exe version e g copy iserver exe iserver sav Step 4 Assumed that A is your floppy disk drive insert the disk into A and replace the current iserver with the iserver especially modified for FIJI copy a Niserv2g iserver exe c The basic software installation is done and FIJI is ready for operation Installation for 3rd Generation Toolset The enclosed iserver does not support remote operation via network Step 1 Make a backup copy of the disk Step 2 Assumed that C is your hard disk and Toolset is installed as usually change to the correct directory C gt cd D7314A tools iserver Step 3 Save your current iserver exe version e g FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 9 copy iserver exe iserver sav Step 4 Assumed that A is your floppy disk drive insert the disk into A and replace the current iserver with the iserver especially modified for FIJI co
8. cessary mechanical strain CAUTION Do not connect FIJI to the parallel port while the computer is switched on Such an installation can put FIJI in an undefined state result damage to FIJI or the parallel port Do not by mistake connect your FIJI to any other connector available on the PC PC s parallel ports always are Sub D 25 female connectors Step 3 Insert FIJI s keyboard plug into the computer s keyboard connector Use the MiniDIN DIN converter if necessary Step 4 Insert your keyboard s connector if any into FIJI s keyboard jack Use the DIN gt MiniDIN converter if necessary Step 5 Connect the transputer link Step 6 Switch on the system Now you are ready to install the software CAUTION Do not power up your system without having FIJI connected to the computer s keyboard connector This could result in damage to FIJI or your parallel port FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 7 M 4 2 Software Installation Procedures There are a few steps to be taken before you start using FIJI The following steps explain the software installation in case you use FIJI with INMOS Toolset It is assumed that your Toolset is installed correctly on your harddisk For a general and detailed description see the Toolset documentation The following files and subdirectories are to be found on your supplemental disk cbk cbkport asm cbk2link c cbkcport c cbkutil c cbkint h doc c
9. ere to find FIJI and which link speed is to be used Default settings are LPT1 20 Mbps If you use 2nd generation Toolset other configurations are selectable by using a command line option in the following way sl LPT_NO LINKSPEED ADAPTEROPTION DOS can handle a maximum of three parallel ports gt LPT_NO 1 2 3 FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 11 M Commonly used link speeds are 10 or 20 Mbps LINKSPEED 10 20 There is one option to unconditionally reset FIJI before use ADAPTEROPTION r R Example To start the toolset compiler with FIJI at LPT2 using a link speed of 10 Mbps without resetting FIJI execute the following command icc sl 2 10 If you use 3rd generation Toolset this configuration is part of the connection data base file fiji dat Refer to the comments given there To start the toolset server type iserver sl fiji Ensure the correct hard and software installation and start operation At least the Error LED and the Busy LED should be active for a short moment If nothing happens and FIJI refuses operation at all don t worry the next chapter helps you to find the bug Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 12 Version 3 0 M Although FIJI usually works fine after installation there might be certain circumstances which prevent FIJI from operating properly The following checklist is provided to help you in overcoming some of the known prob
10. inkId No further actions can be performed on this link CloseLink will return 0 if the link is successfully closed or a negative value if an error occurred ReadLink int ReadLink int Linkld char Buffer int Count int TimeOut return NoOfBytesOrError Reads some data from a link The Link is specified by the LinkId parameter and the maximum number of bytes to be read is specified by the Count parameter The Timeout parameter indicates the maximum amount of time to wait in tenths of a second for the read attempt to be completed Buffer is a pointer to the buffer which is to receive the data The return value from ReadLink indicates the outcome of the transfer as follows A value equal to Count indicates that all bytes were successfully read from the link A negative value indicates that an error occurred in which case the bytes transferred if any are lost A value within the range 0 to Count 1 indicates that ReadLink timed out before completion and may be restarted In Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 16 Version 3 0 M this case the user s buffer will contain the bytes read from the link up to the number of bytes given by the return value of ReadLink WriteLink int WriteLink int Linkld char Buffer int Count int TimeOut return NoOfBytesOrError Writes some data to a link The Link is specified with the LinkId parameter and the maximum number of bytes to be written is
11. lems This guide however is not intended to be a repair manual If you encounter problems other than those described here please contact your dealer 6 Troubleshooting Error message Link hardware already in use All LEDs are inactive FIJI installed at the correct parallel port Power supply connected Modified iserver used What to do Execute the program testacc exe from your supplemental disk This program reports the parallel ports found in your system and looks for an installed FIJI If FIJI is located a simple test is performed and the LEDs light up as described within the program Otherwise FIJI or your parallel port might be damaged or incompatible with each other Try another parallel port if possible or call for technical support Those users familiar with hardware may check a parallel port according to chapter 8 Error message unable to write byte to the boot link At least the Busy LED flashes FIJI is connected correctly to your parallel port but communication to your transputer network failed Physical connection damaged or incompatible Refer to chapter 10 Link speeds match FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 13 M What to do Attach the test connector to your FIJI s link cable and execute the program testtran exe from your supplemental disk This program automatically locates your FIJI and performs an extended test including a link data path test The LED
12. link specified by Linkld TestError will return true 1 if the transputer error flag is set false 0 if the transputer error flag is not set or a negative value if an error occurred Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 18 Version 3 0 TestRead int TestRead int Linkld return DataPresentOrNot Tests the receive status associated with the link specified by Linkld TestRead will return true 1 if data is ready to be read false 0 if no data arrived on the link or a negative value if an error occurred TestWrite int TestWrite int Linkld i return LinkReadyToSendOrNot Tests the send status associated with the link specified by Linkld TestWrite will return true 1 if the link is ready to receive data false 0 if data has not yet been acknowleged or a negative value if an error occurred If you need additional information feel free to contact the manufacturer FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 19 M 7 1 2nd generation Toolset iserver Microsoft C7 0 is required To rebuild iserver exe follow these steps Step 1 Create a working subdirectory for all source files e g md cNfiji Step 2 Create a working copy of the standard iserver source in the working subdirectory e g copy cNictools source iserver c fiji Step 3 Copy the source files from disk to a subdirectory e g copy a cbk cNfiji Step 4 Edit iserver c Replace line
13. ons concerning the further improvement of this product are welcome Feel free to send your comments to Ingenieurbtiro Ingo Mohnen RottstraBe 33 D 52068 Aachen Germany Fax 49 241 94924 29 Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 4 Version 3 0 M 2 System Requirements IBM AT 386 486 or compatible PC with parallel port e External keyboard connector DIN or MiniDIN supplying 5VDC e MS DOS version 3 3 or later It is assumed that the installer is familiar with the installation of hard and software in PCs running MS DOS FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 5 M 3 Extent of supply Before using this product please carefully check that your package includes e FIJI Centronics to Link Adapter DIN gt MuiniDIN converter e MiniDIN gt DIN converter e Test connector e 3 5 disk e User s manual Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 6 Version 3 0 M 4 Installation 4 1 Hardware Installation Procedure The hardware installation procedure is very simple During hardware installation be aware of electrostatic discharge Please follow the steps outlined below Step 1 Switch off your PC Step 2 Plug in FIJI directly to the parallel port Don t use extension cables between FIJI and the parallel port since these may result in improper operation Fasten FIJI by means of the attached screws For this insert a small screwdriver into the holes from the rear side of FIJI Avoid unne
14. py a Niserv3g iserver exe c Step 5 Add the sample connection data base cd connect copy a Niserv3g connect fiji dat c Step 6 In order to use FIJI the environment variable ICONDB which is usually set in autoexec bat must be redirected e g set ICONDB c D73 14A connect Vfiji dat The basic software installation is done and FIJI is ready for operation Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 10 Version 3 0 M The enclosed software package provides all necessary functions of the INMOS Toolset in adapted form for your FIJI interface So you can keep your familiar programming environment by simply exchanging some basic functions as described in chapter 7 5 Using FIJI There are several LEDs allowing the supervision of FIJI s operation Active LEDs have the following meaning Busy yellow FIJI is busy due to attempts from any kind of software Access from other software will be denied Fast yellow Link speed is 20 Mbps LED off means 10 Mbps Send green One byte has been sent down the link and an acknowledge has not yet arrived Receive green One byte has arrived from the link and can be read by the PC Analyse red Analyse signal output is active Error red Error signal input or Reset signal output is active See drawing in chapter 9 for LED s positions To establish a connection between your transputer environment and a host machine via FIJI you first have to tell the software tools wh
15. tei nennen hub kb 19 2nd generation Toolset iserver uueneeesseesnsesnnnnsnnesnnersnnesnnennnnennesnnn nennen 20 3rd generation Toolset iserver enneennnesnnesnnnesnnesnneesnnesnnennnnnnnneennee nennen 21 Testing parallel port elek 22 Technical Data ae ass 23 Connector PIOUS un ans a na ande 24 P tsytec Eink enieniiehiieiihurkeihelshhekenbene 25 Hemalimk u caesen est 26 MSC Link ne oxtehanseceenaseasdesssnses deaeus sides ve ederaseasedesbeasiasaees 27 TIL Link essen esudlinen 28 Ingenieurb ro Ingo Mohnen FIJI Manual page 2 Version 3 0 FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 3 M 1 General Description Congratulations on the purchase of your Centronis to Link Adapter FIJI You are now owner of a highly developed adapter that enables interfacing between OS Transputer Links and a common Centronics data outlet as it is found with nearly all computing machines nowadays FIJI provides a lot of sophisticated features e External connection to standard printer port especially interesting for Notebook Laptop operation e Various link standards supported e Hardware implemented semaphore for multitasking operation e Interrupt controlled operation supported e Software switchable linkspeed 10 Mbps 20Mbps e Data transfer rate up to 200 kBps e Adapted software upgrade for INMOS Toolset 2nd and 3rd Generation e Basic software package for use in customers applications Any suggesti
16. ust be affixed to any permitted copies as were affixed to the original This exception does not allow copies to be made for others whether or not sold but all material purchased with all with all backup copies may be sold given or loaned to another person The main parts of iserver exe are property of INMOS Limited FIJI Manual Ingenieurbiiro Ingo Mohnen Version 3 0 page 1 M Table of Contents General Descniptiona r une E A EEE REE EEEE 4 System Requirements enerne een aeeai EEE EN ai 5 Extent of SUPPLY isis sees cia cadesitedendesute teens 6 Installation iii E NS 7 Hardware Installation Procedure cccccscceceessceceessececesesseeeeesseeeeseseeeenees 7 Software Installation Procedures ccccccceceessececessececseneeeeseaeeeeeneaeeeeneaaes 8 Installation for 2nd Generation Toolset cccccccceesssceeeessseeeesessseeeenees 9 Installation for 3rd Generation Toolset ccccccccecssseceeeeesseeeeesesteeeenees 9 Usin Fl HR ea 11 Troubleshooting x nenne E E EE 13 Creating your OWN SETVET ssic ssevsctestevssn erat vues ecteenshclucds soonest EENE ESEESE NEEE 15 pe tn at vhs Genes ses aeaee re E E EEE E S 15 CIOSCLANK AE I E T A T EN T E E EI EE 16 ET E E N E E E N T 16 nT ET EEE EE E E SEE ONS 17 Rese think N E A EA E E A E T E EO TE 18 Analyse LMK css cacy dave aids race real 18 TestEitot EERE E T E ren needs ereberne res 18 TO StREAG EEE E ccs decvecnedencsseadedeveces cad ecud EEA 19 TestWil
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