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  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 1

    Page 1 RIO Remote I/O System User Guid e Part number : 5500036- 17 Date: 1 1 Septembe r 2008 Navigati ng around this manual Using this on-l ine manual. See p age 5. Fast Contents. See page 7. Contents. See page 8. Quick Referenc e. See page 226. Index. See page 324. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 2

    Page 2 Copyright stateme nt This doc ument must not be reprod uced in a ny way whatsoever , either pr inted or electroni call y , without the consent of : Perle Sy stems E urope Limited, 3, Winte rsells Ro ad, Byfl eet, Surrey KT14 7 LF , UK Perle re serves the rig ht to ma ke ch anges with out fur ther noti ce, to any produc ts to improv e reliabi ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 3

    Page 3 FCC Note The pr oducts desc ribed i n this manua l have be en foun d to co mply with the limits for a Cl ass A digital d evice, p ursuant to Part 1 5 of the FCC rule s. T hese lim its are design ed to pro vide reason able pro tectio n agains t harmful interf erence when the equip ment is operate d in a commer cial en vironme nt. This equip m ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 4

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Purpose of this manual Page 4 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide About this manual Purpos e of this manual This man ual tells you how t o install, c onfigu re and us e the P erle RIO s ystem ha rdware, assoc iated d rivers a nd util ity s oftwar e. Who this man ual is for This manua l is aime d at users who want to c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 5

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Using this on-line manual Page 5 Using this on-line manual The fol lowin g is a br ief gui de to u sing thi s manual on-li ne. Document navigation This manu al featu res doc ument na vigation hypertex t button s in the head er area a s shown in the next pictu re; Hypertext jumps Y ou can a lso navi gate arou nd thi ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 6

    Page 6 Revision history Date Part number Description Januar y 1999 5500036-10 Fir st issue of new RI O user ma nual for the Solaris operating s ystem. Januar y 2000 5500036-1 1 Update of m anual to inc lude the W indows 200 0 and Lin ux operatin g systems . March 2 000 5500036-12 Updat e of manual to include the W indows NT operating sy stem. March ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 7

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 7 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Fast Cont ents A BOUT THIS MANUA L ............ .......... ......... .............. ......... .............. ........................ ......... ...... 4 R EVISION HI ST ORY .................... ....................... .......... ......... .............. ......... ............ ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 8

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 8 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Contents A BOUT TH IS MANUAL . ......... ...... ....... ......... ...... .......... ............ 4 Purpose of this ma nual ...... ................. .................. ........................... .............. 4 Who this manua l is for ............... .................. ..... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 9

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 9 C HAPTER 1 I NTROD UCTION 20 About the RIO system ........ ................. .................. .................. .................. ..... 21 RIO sys tem component s .................... .................. .................. .................. ..... 22 Host card.............. .............. ......... ....... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 10

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 10 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLIN G HARD WARE AND SOFTWARE 31 Before y ou start .......... ................. ........................... .................. .................. ..... 33 Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site ............ ....................... 34 Installing RIO under Solaris .................... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 11

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 1 1 Installing RIO under Windows NT .............. .................. .................. .............. 90 Genera l setup pr ocedure for Wi ndows NT ................... .............. ......... ...... 91 Insta lling device drivers and utilities .......... .............. ......... .............. .......... . 92 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 12

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 12 Installing RIO under Linux ........................... ........................... .................. ..... 143 Genera l installatio n proced ure for Lin ux ............ .............. .......... ......... ...... 144 Insta lling drive rs onto your syste m ....... .......... .............. ......... ......... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 13

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 13 Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM ) .................. .................. .............. 1 77 Introd uction .............. .......... .............. ....................... ......... .......... .............. . 177 Long Dist ance Unit m ain comp onent s ........... ....................... ......... .... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 14

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 14 C HAPTER 3 RIO C ABLI NG INFOR MATIO N 199 Mini DIN pinouts on RIO hos t cards . .................. .................. .................. ..... 2 00 R T A connector pinouts ...... ................. ........................... .................. .............. 2 01 R T A connector guide.............. ........ ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 15

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 15 Fibre optic link ( FOLK) ca ble spec ifications .............. .................. .............. 221 Loopback connector pinouts ................... .. .................. .................. .............. 2 22 Loopba ck pinout s for RJ45 female co nnectors ............ ....................... ...... 223 Loopb ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 16

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 16 C HAPTER 4 Q UICK R EFERENCE 226 SCO OpenS erver 5 ut ilities ................ .................. .................. .................. ..... 227 config.rio .... .............. .......... ......... .............. ......... .............. .......... ......... ...... 227 Main menu ........ ..... ...... ....... ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 17

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 17 C HAPTER 5 RIO COMMAND LINE UT ILITIES 24 5 Command line ut ilities ....... ................. .................. .................. .................. ..... 246 rioisacfg u tility .......... .............. ........................ ......... .............. ......... .......... . 246 rioconfig utility ........ ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 18

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 18 A PPENDIX A S ERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES 267 Solaris Devic e node deta ils ....... .................. ........................... .................. ..... 268 Linux Device node details . ................. .................. .................. .................. ..... 2 68 A PPENDIX B T RA NSPA RE NT PRINTING (S ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 19

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 19 Windows NT troubleshooting ..................... .................. ........................... ..... 300 Genera l fault fin ding unde r Wind ows NT ........... .......... .............. ......... ...... 301 Mach ine fa ils to bo ot ........... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ....... .... ..... .... .. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 20

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 20 Chapter 1 Introduction RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead this c hapter i f you want a n introd uction to the P erle RIO s erial con nectivi ty system . This ch apter provide s introd uctory in format ion abo ut the ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 21

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide About the RIO system Page 21 Chapter 1 Introduction About the RIO system RIO is a hi gh thr oughpu t serial c onnec tivity sy stem w hich p rovide s up to 128 ser ial devi ces via a single s erver s lot. Y ou can ex pand a RIO system up to 512 ports p er serve r . R IO al lows you to ad d por ts using 8 an d 16 po r ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 22

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 22 Chapter 1 Introduction RIO syst em compo nents This se ction provide s a bri ef desc riptio n of the main co mponents of the RI O syst em and includes the fol lowing . • Host card on page 22 • Link cables on page 22 • Remote T erminal Adaptors on page 23 • Long Dist a nce Module ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 23

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 23 Chapter 1 Introduction Remote T erminal Adaptors Remote T erminal Adapto rs (RT As) are ba sica lly s erial connec tion blo cks whi ch prov ide a numbe r of por ts dependin g on t ype. RT As c ome in three main varieti es, the RT A 8 ( provi ding 8 ports) and RT A 16 and RRC16 (pro vidi ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 24

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 24 Chapter 1 Introduction Fibre optic (FOLK) kit The RIO fi bre optic (FOLK ) kit al lows you to ext end the range of a RIO link v ia fib re optic cable t o a distan ce of u p to one kilometr e. The kit c omprise s two f ibre opti c mod ules. Each module c onsi sts of a 1m etre lon g RIO l ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 25

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 25 Chapter 1 Introduction Example RIO sys tems This sect ion pro vid es ty pical e xam ples of th e main RIO syst em typ es. The ex ample sy stem s des cribed ar e as fo llows; • Short d istance link usin g RIO link c able on page 26 • Medium distanc e link using fibre optic (FOLK) kit ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 26

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 26 Chapter 1 Introduction Short distance link using RIO link ca ble For sho rt distan ces u p to 75 metres you can us e the R IO li nk ca ble to mak e up a basic RIO syste m as shown in the next p icture. T ypicall y , you use this type of s ystem when you want to connec t periphe rals to t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 27

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 27 Chapter 1 Introduction Medium distance li nk using fibre optic (FOLK) k it The RIO fi bre optic (FOLK ) kit al lows you to ext end the range of a RIO link v ia fib re optic cable t o a distan ce of u p to one kilometr e. The kit c omprise s two f ibre opti c mod ules. (A module i s sh ow ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 28

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 28 Chapter 1 Introduction Long distance link via leased line The RIO Lo ng D istance Module (LDM) al lows you to ex tend y our RIO sy stem via a leased line. Usin g a RIO Long Di stance Modu le you can mak e connec tions can over thousan ds of miles us ing sync hrono us (X.21/X. 21bis) or a ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 29

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 29 Chapter 1 Introduction Fault tolerant link In a typi cal n on fault to leran t RIO sy stem, a hos t card is co nnect ed to a p eripheral (for exampl e, a prin ter) vi a a si ngle lin k and RT A. In ord er to mak e the sy stem fa ult tolerant , that is to pr otect aga inst RT A or link fa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 30

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 30 Chapter 1 Introduction Dual host fa il-safe link The RIO s ystem s upports the c onnecti on of a stan d-by host i n case o f serve r crashes . A typica l ex ample is sho wn in the next pictur e. In this s ystem a se cond sta nd-by h ost h as bee n added whi ch is i nstalled in a separa t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 31

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 31 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want to ins tall a RIO sy stem and asso ciate d softwar e.This chapter c overs in stalling and c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 32

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 32 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software • Inst alling a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) on page 190 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 33

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Before you start Page 33 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Before yo u start Before you ins tall your RIO h ost c ards and softwa re, note th at the pr ocedur e for ins talling and conf iguring RIO s erial ad aptor ca rds varies for different operatin g syste ms. T o install under a particu lar operati ng s ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 34

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site Page 34 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site Y ou can in stall the RIO dr iver a nd utili ty softwa re from the P erle we b site. T o do th is procee d as foll ows; 1. On you r PC, sta rt the Inte rnet bro wser you ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 35

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 35 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under Solaris This sec tion t ells yo u how to install hos t cards , softwa re driv ers and utilities under the So laris operati ng syst em and inclu des the fo llowi ng; • General setup procedure for Solaris on p age 36 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 36

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 36 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General se tup procedure for Solaris The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling RI O for the Solar is oper ating syst em is as foll ows: 1. If requi red, ins tall any PCI host c ards y ou requi re in to your system. See Installing a Uni ve ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 37

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 37 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 1 1. If yo u have made a ny chang es to a n existi ng RIO s ystem, r un the rioconfig utility to update y our sy stem with t he new con figurati on. See Up dating yo ur RIO system configuration on page 51 . Y ou r syst em is now ready fo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 38

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 38 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Upgrading from existing device drivers If your system alre ady has a n exi sting Pe rle devi ce dri ver up to ver sion 1.1.0 install ed, you cannot i nstall a new devic e driv er unles s you fo llow th e corr ect upg rade pr ocedure . Th ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 39

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 39 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO devic e drive rs and u tilities for the S olaris op erating s ystem p roceed a s follows ; 1. Login to your system as supe r user and begin a term inal ses sion. 2. At the c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 40

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 40 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. At the qu estio n prompt, type y and pres s the Enter key . A ser ies of me ssage s are no w disp laye d endin g with a confir mation that installa tion wa s succes sful. The dr ivers and utili ty so ftware is now in stalled a nd oper ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 41

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 41 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ lev els The rioisacfg Utility al lows you to defi ne addres ses and IRQ levels for RIO host car ds you add to the sy stem. Y ou run thi s utility before ins talling the har dware using th e follo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 42

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 42 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing RIO driver s and utilities from y our system T o remove th e RIO d evice dri vers and u tiliti es for the S olaris operati ng system, p roceed a s follows ; 1. Login to your system as supe r user and begin a term inal ses sion. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 43

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 43 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 44

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 44 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Setting up terminals us ing Admintool T o configu re RIO s erial p orts added to the sy stem proceed as follo ws; 1. In the Sol aris desk top, si ngle click on the Application Manager to olbar ic on sho wn in the next p ict ure. The Ap p ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 45

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 45 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Ad mintoo l menu , click on Browse > Serial Ports . ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 46

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 46 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The Se rial Por ts window is now displ ayed. 5. In the Se rial Po rts window , double clic k on the serial port you want to modify . Alter natively , cli ck on the port to hi ghlig ht it, then in the S erial Ports me nu click o n Edit &g ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 47

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 47 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the Modify S erial P ort windo w , display basic infor mation only by clic king on the Basic button in the Detail field. 7. In the Mo dify S erial Por t windo w , cl ick on t he Te m p l a t e select or and c hoose the typ e of dev ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 48

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 48 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. Re peat steps 5. to 11 . until y ou ha ve co nfigured all th e RIO ser ial por ts you requ ire. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 49

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 49 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing RIO serial port ter minals T o remov e any RIO serial ports confi gured as term inals pr ocee d as foll ows; 1. In the Sol aris desk top, si ngle click on the Application Manager to olbar ic on sho wn in the next p ict ure. The ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 50

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 50 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Ad mintoo l menu , click on Browse > Serial Ports The A dmintool window is no w update d to show the se rial po rts availabl e on th e syste m as shown i n the ne xt pic ture. 5. In the Admintoo l wind ow , si ngle cl ick o ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 51

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 51 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Updating your RIO system configuration If you ma ke any changes to y our RIO sy stem suc h as addi ng or r emovi ng an RT A for exampl e, you need to upda te your s ystem us ing the r ioconfig utility t o rec ognis e the rev ised configu ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 52

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 52 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under SCO Open Server 5 and SCO Open Server 6 This se ction tells y ou how to install hos t cards , softwar e drive rs and u tilities under th e SCO OpenSe rver o perating sys tem and incl ude ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 53

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 53 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for SCO O penServer 5 and SCO OpenS erver 6 The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling and c onfig uring hos t cards , Remo te T erminal Adapt ors drivers softw are and as socia ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 54

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 54 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install th e RIO dev ice drive rs and u tilities for th e SCO O penSe rver oper ating sy stem procee d as foll ows; 1. Login to your system as supe r user . 2. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 55

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 55 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Be gin Ins tallatio n window , select th e loc al host as the m achine to install from by clicki ng on th e From localhostname button and then click on Continue . The Sele ct Media wind ow is now d ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 56

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 56 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The En ter Image Direct ory windo w is n ow displa yed. 9. In the En ter Im age Direc tory wi ndow , e nter t he followi ng in t he Image di rect ory fiel d; /mnt/driver s/rio/o penserver /x.y .z , where x.y ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 57

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 57 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. In the pop-u p windo w , cl ick on the C ontinue button to conti nue the installatio n proce ss The fol lowing pr ogress mes sage is now displ ayed, fol lowed b y the RI O Install wi ndow as shown i n th ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 58

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 58 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 13.Now Pr ess the Enter key to contin ue with your install ation. A prom pt window i s now d isplayed a sking y ou if you wish to install IS A card s. 14. If you wish to ins tall PCI car ds no w go to ste p ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 59

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 59 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 16. Pr ess the E nter key to clos e the m essage w indow a nd contin ue. A mes sage window is now dis playe d prompt ing y ou to selec t the operat ing m ode fo r your hos t ca rds. 17. In the mess age windo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 60

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 60 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software ISA ca rd s 19. T o con figur e ISA car ds, a t the Will you be inst alling ISA cards? prom pt, selec t yes . A prom pt window no w appea rs askin g you f or the num ber of IS A cards you ar e going to inst ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 61

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 61 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 22. Usi ng the k eys sh own in t he next pictur e, set t he addres s you wa nt for the cu rrently selected host car d. The pr ess the Enter key to co nfirm your s electio n. 23. Pr ess the Enter key to conti ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 62

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 62 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing device driv ers and utiliti es from your sys tem T o remove th e RIO d evice dri vers an d utiliti es for th e SCO O penServ er oper ating sy stem procee d as foll ows; 1. In the SCO Op enSer ver de ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 63

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 63 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the co nfirmati on win dow , c lick on the Remove bu tton. The s oftware is now remo ved a nd the fo llowing K ernel r e-link me ssag e is now d isplay ed as sho wn in th e next pictu re. The Ke rnel r ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 64

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 64 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ports with config.rio Under th e SCO OpenSer ver ope rating s ystem, RI O inc ludes a n appli cation fo r co nfigurin g port s called config.rio . Confi g.r io pr ovid es a r eal t ime ma p of yo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 65

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 65 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding an R T A to t he syst em T o add an RT A to yo ur system confi guration , procee d as fo llows; 1. Physic ally ins tall the R emote T er minal A daptor in your system usin g the proc edures det ail ed ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 66

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 66 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Pres s the Enter key . The RT A Manag ement m enu is no w disp layed. 6. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Configure RT A . A prom pt window i s now displ ayed a sking you for a name for the s elec ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 67

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 67 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 9. If requi red, ch eck you r conf igurati on sett ings as follows; In the RT A Manag ement m enu, click on View RT A sett ings . The RT A Settings window is now dis playe d as show n in th e next picture . ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 68

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 68 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. In the prom pt windo w , se lect Ye s and pres s the En ter key . The co nfig.rio utility now cl oses do wn and th e syste m is upda ted to us e yo ur new configu ratio n. Hint T o save and up date the c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 69

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 69 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing an R T A from the syst em T o remov e an RT A from yo ur sys tem co nfigurat ion, pr oceed as follows ; 1. Physic ally re move t he Remo te T erminal Adapt or from yo ur sy stem us ing the procedu r ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 70

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 70 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software A popup window is now displa yed sh owing t he curr ently in active RT As. 6. In the pop -up windo w sel ect the RT A yo u wis h to remov e and pr ess the Enter ke y . A confi rmation prompt i s now dis play ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 71

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 71 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The co nfig.rio utility now cl oses do wn and th e syste m is upda ted to us e yo ur new configu ratio n. Hint T o save and up date the c onfiguratio n chang es without ex iting proc eed as f ollows; • In ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 72

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 72 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creati ng a login for an RT A T o create a login f or an RT A in your system confi guration, proceed as fol lows; 1. Login to your system as supe r user . 2. At the c ommand prompt, t ype config.ri o and pr ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 73 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 74

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 74 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the View / e dit T TY window us e the u p and d own arro w keys to sele ct the TTY you want to ad d a log in to and p ress th e Enter ke y . The tty menu is now di splayed . 6. In the tty menu, click o ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 75

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 75 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the pop -up windo w , us e the up and dow n arrow key s to sel ect th e getty def initions entry you wan t to use an d then p ress th e Enter key . The TT Y ty pes me nu is now di spla yed as show n in ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 76

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 76 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under SCO UnixW are This se ction tells y ou how to install hos t cards , softwar e drive rs and u tilities under th e SCO UnixWare operatin g syste m and inc ludes the follo wing; • General inst allation procedure ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 77

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 77 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for SCO UnixW are The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling and c onfig uring hos t cards , Remo te T erminal Adapt ors drivers softwar e and ass ociat ed utilit ies fo r the SCO Unix W a re ope rating ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 78

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 78 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO dev ice drive rs and u tilities for the S CO UnixWare opera ting s ystem procee d as foll ows; 1. Login to your system as root. 2. Load the CDROM into yo ur system CD d ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 79

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 79 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Assigning ISA host ca rd address and IRQ levels In order to funct ion, ea ch ISA host card mu st be a lloca ted an a vailabl e I/O address and IRQ level. The D evice Co nfigur ation Util ity a llows yo u to det ermine th e ava ilabl ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 80

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 80 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the So ftware Device Dri ver sel ections menu, click on the Communicat ions Cards option a nd press the Enter key . The S oftwar e Device Dr iver s win dow is now di splaye d 4. In the So ftware Device Dri vers wi ndow , selec ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 81

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 81 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. Pres s the F10 key to accept the chang es the n press the En ter key to retu rn to the Softw are Devi ce Driv er Sele ction s menu . 7. In the So ftware Device Dri ver Sel ections menu, select Re turn to DCU . 8. In the Dev ice C ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 82

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 82 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ports with config.rio Under th e SCO Uni xWare operating sy stem, RIO incl udes an a pplic ation for conf iguring port s called config.rio . Confi g.r io pr ovid es a r eal t ime ma p of yo ur sy stem show ing th e Remo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 83

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 83 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding an R T A to t he syst em T o add an RT A to yo ur system confi guration , procee d as fo llows; 1. Physic ally ins tall the R emote T er minal A daptor in your system usin g the proc edures det ail ed in Inst alling Re mote T ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 84

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 84 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Configure RT A . A prom pt window i s now displ ayed a sking you for a name for the s elected RT A. 7. In the pr ompt windo w , enter the RT A nam e you w ant (for example, Sales or Ports ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 85 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 10. If you are happy with the c onfigurat ion s ettings pr ess the ESC k ey to cl ose the wi ndow . Other wise, re peat step 4. onwards of this proce dure to c hange th e configu ratio n as required. 1 1. Press the Esc ke y twic e A ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 86

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 86 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing an R T A from the syst em T o remov e an RT A from yo ur sys tem co nfigurat ion, pr oceed as follows ; 1. Physic ally re move t he Remo te T erminal Adapt or from yo ur sy stem us ing the procedu res det ail ed in Removing ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 87 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software A popup window is now displa yed sh owing t he curr ently in active RT As. 6. In the pop -up windo w sel ect the RT A yo u wis h to remov e and pr ess the Enter ke y . A confi rmation prompt i s now dis played, a sking i f you want ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 88

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 88 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The co nfig.rio utility now cl oses do wn and th e syste m is upda ted to us e yo ur new configu ratio n. Hint T o save and up date the c onfiguratio n chang es without ex iting proc eed as f ollows; • In the M ain Me nu, clic k o ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 89

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 89 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing device driv ers and utiliti es from your sys tem T o remov e the RIO d evice dr ivers and ut ilities from yo ur sys tem und er SC O UnixWare, procee d as foll ows; 1. Login to your system as root. 1. At the c ommand prompt, ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 90

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 90 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under Windo ws NT This se ction tells y ou how to install hos t cards , softwar e drive rs and u tilities under th e Windows NT oper ating sy stem and in cludes t he foll owing; • General setup procedure for Windows N ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 91

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 91 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General setup procedure for Windows NT The gen eral proc edure for installin g RIO f or the Wi ndows NT operati ng syste m is as follow s: 1. If requi red, ins tall any PCI host c ards y ou requi re in to your system. See Installing a ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 92

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 92 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO devic e drivers on your system pr oceed as foll ows; 1. T urn on your PC and log in to your s ystem as a dministrat or . Then load the CDROM into your sys t ems C D drive ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 93

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 93 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Welcome window, click on the Next > bu tton. The Cho ose Desti nation window is now di splay ed as s hown in the next p icture. 5. In the Cho ose Desti nation win dow , c lick on the Next > butto n. The Se lect Progra ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 94

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 94 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Upon com pletio n of the install ation p rocess a p rogram group window is di splayed showi ng the RIO c onfig uration ico n. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 95

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 95 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ISA host cards T o configu re an ISA ho st ca rd prio r to actu al ins tallatio n procee d as foll ows; 1. In the Wi ndows desktop, disp lay the P erle program group wi ndow . 2. In the Pe rle pro gram gr oup win dow , do ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 96

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 96 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the IS A Card Setup tabb ed window , clic k on the Apply button to save cha nges a nd clos e the w ind ow . The RIO dr iver will check that th e memory addres s and inte rrupt th at you have selec ted are not already being used. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 97

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 97 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the Reb oot WIn dows NT wi ndow , click on the Launch RioConf ch eck box to ensure that t he RIO Configura tion uti lity is launch ed autom atica lly t he nex t time Wi ndows i s resta rted. 9. In the Rebo ot WIndo ws NT win dow ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 98

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 98 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring PCI host cards The PC I host car d is pl ug and p lay howev er , un der W indows NT a small amoun t of configu ratio n is requi red. T o install an d configur e a PCI ca rd under W indows NT , pro ceed as follows ; 1. Inst ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 99

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 99 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring Remote T erminal Adaptors Follow ing insta llation o f your Re mote T er minal Ad aptor s (RT A s) you need to configur e yo ur system us ing th e RIO C onfigura tion Uti lity . T o do thi s proceed a s foll ows: 1. Instal ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 100

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 100 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The Set De vice Nam e window is n ow displaye d. 7. In the Se t Devi ce nam e window , change the dev ice nam e as req uired an d click on the Apply button. 8. In the Remote T erm inal Ad aptor Confi guration wi ndow , cl ick on the ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 101

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 101 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Making and display ing changes to your s ystem configuration This se ction descri bes how to make and vi ew change s made to you r sys tem foll owing ini tial configu ratio n under W indows NT using the RIO co nfigur ation utility . ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 102

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 102 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Introduct ion Once y ou have installed y our RIO sy stem under Win dows NT , you c an vie w change s to yo ur RIO syste m using the RIO Configu ratio n utility .The map(s ) of the s ystem d isplay ed in the RIO Confi gurat ion utili ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 103

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 103 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Disp layi ng mult iple n etwor ks If you ha ve mor e than one car d installed, you c an displ ay the addition al netwo rk(s ) of RT A s on the RIO Config uration utility i n separate windows. Printing a copy of the syste m map RIO al ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 104

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 104 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identify ing an RT A T o display the ide ntity of an RT A on the sy stem map proc eed as fol lows ; 1. In the win dow s deskto p, displ ay the Perle prog ram g roup wind ow . 2. In the Pe rle pro gram gr oup win dow , do uble cli ck ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 105

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 105 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Displaying a port configurati on summary RIO all ows you t o disp lay a summar y of c onfigura tion s ettings fo r each p ort. T o do this procee d as foll ows; 1. In the win dow s deskto p, displ ay the Perle prog ram g roup wind ow ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 106

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 106 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding a Fault T olerant Link When yo u add a fa ult tol erant lin k to your RIO system it is d isplayed o n the sy stem map i n a diffident col our t o normal links ( usua lly gr ey). F ault toler ant link s ar e detected and di spl ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 107

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 107 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adopting Port Names When yo u are in stalling a new RT A, the RIO Con fig uration utili ty allows you to a dopt the po rt names o f RT A s no long er conn ected t o the system (known as or phaned ).T ypic ally , you use this fac ilit ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 108

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 108 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Moving an R T A Under wi ndows NT RIO allo ws yo u to re locat e a previ ously config ured RT A within your RIO system wi thout fu rther c onfigura tion. The devi ce driver will det ect its ID and confi guration automati call y , and ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 109

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 109 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Re-booting an R T A Y ou can re- boot a n RT A th rough the Conf iguratio n Utili ty , withou t going to t he RT A unit: 1. In the RIO Config uration window , single click on the RT A you want to re-boot. 2. In the RIO Config uration ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 110

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 10 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO PCI Host Card s under Windows 2000/XP/ Server 200 3/V ista/Server 2008 This se ction descri bes how to install RIO PC I host car ds under Micr osoft Win dows 2 00 ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 1 1 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General se tup procedure for Windows 2 000/XP/Serve r 2003/V ista/Serve r 2008 The gen eral proc edure for installin g RIO P CI host c ards for the Win dows 20 00/XP/Se rver 20 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 112

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 12 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing P CI card drivers and utiliti es T o install the RIO devic e drivers on your system pr oceed as foll ows: 1. T urn on you r PC a nd if req uired , log in. If yo u hav ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 113

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 13 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. Unzip th e drive r zip fi le to a loca l direc tory . We recom mend th at you us e the rio-setup-< arch >.exe fil e when in stalling the drive rs for a RIO P CI card, w ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 114

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 14 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. Y ou r RIO driv er ins tallation is now finis hed. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 115

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 15 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring PCI Card serial ports T o configu re RIO s erial p orts, proc eed as fol lows: 1. C lick th e Start bu tton > C ont rol Pa ne l The c ontrol panel window is now d ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 116

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 16 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Devi ce Man ager windo w , cli ck on the Mult ip ort ser i al a da p te rs icon to disp lay the current ly inst alled devi ces. 6. In the Dev ice Man ager wind ow , do ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 117

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 17 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the Po rt Se ttings page, s et the Port Number , Baud Rate and othe r confi guration parameter s you requir e and th en clic k on t he OK butto n to sa ve ch anges and clo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 118

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 18 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring the polled mode and quic k close settings for a PCI host card RIO allows some basic c onfig uration o f host car ds as f ollows . Polled mode RIO allo ws you to run ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 119

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 19 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the System Proper ties w indow , click on the Hardware ta b. The ha rdware page is now dis played. 4. In the Hardwa re page, click o n the Device Mana ger Button. The Devi ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 120

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 120 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Ad apter Proper ties wind ow , click on the Card Settings tab to display the Card Setting s page as shown in the n ext pict ure. 8. In the ca rd settings page, clic k i ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 121

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 121 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing PCI devices and ports from the system In order to remo ve a dev ice such as an RT A from your RIO syste m you need to re move its associa ted hos t card us ing the fo ll ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 122

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 122 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identi fying P CI RT As RIO allows you t o ident ify RT A s by fla shing the the LE Ds on sel ected units. Y ou c an so thi s for both single a nd mul tiple RT A s. T o identi fy ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 123

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 123 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Dev ice Manag er window, click on the M ulti-port seri al adapters icon to displa y the currentl y in stalled s erial a daptors. 6. In the Dev ice Man ager wind ow , do ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 124

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 124 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 9. In the ca rd s ettings page, click on the RT As you w ant to i dentify in the Con necte d RT A s list h ighlighti ng them . The LE DS on t he select ed RT A (s) now flash thus ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 125

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 125 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under Windo ws 2000 This se ction describes how to install RIO ISA h ost car d under M icroso ft Win dows 2000. This section incl udes th e foll owing: • General setup procedure for W ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 126

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 126 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General setup procedure for Windows 2000 The gen eral pr ocedure for installin g RIO I SA ho st cards fo r the Windows 2000 op erating system is as follo ws: 1. If requ ired, insta ll any I SA ho st ca rds you req u ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 127

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 127 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding ISA host cards to the s ystem When you physi cally ins tall an ISA host c ard in your system y ou also need to add the c ard to the list of installe d devic es in the system. T o add ISA host car ds to yo ur ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 128

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 128 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Using th e instr uctions given in the nex t table, us e the A dd/Remove Hardw are Wiz ard to assig n the ho st ca rd addre sses an d IR Q level s you requir e. In this Wizard page Do the following... 6. In the Ad ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 129 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 14. In the completi on mes sage page c lick on the Finish button to complete the new confi gura ti on. The S elect a Devi ce Driver p age is no w disp laye d. 10. If you r host c ard type isn’t show n, in th e Sel ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 130

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 130 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software V iewing and changing the resource s for an ISA devic e T o view or change the re sources for a de vice procee d as fo llows; 1. In the Ad d/Remov e Hardware Wizard go to the las t page and cli ck on the Res ources ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 131 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 2. In the Ad d New Hardw are Wizard pro perties win dow , sel ect the Resources page and click on th e Set Configuration Manually button. The res ources page is now up dated to show the s etting s for the curre nt i ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 132 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the Ad d New Hardw are Wizard pro perties win dow , sel ect the Resource ty pe y ou requir e and click on the Change Setting button. The Ed it Mem ory Rang e windo w is now di spla yed. 4. In the E dit M emory ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 133 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ISA Card serial ports T o configu re RIO s erial p orts, proc eed as fol lows: 1. C lick th e Start bu tton > C ont rol Pa ne l The c ontrol panel window is now di splay ed. 2. In the Con trol P anel ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 134

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 134 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Devi ce Man ager windo w , cli ck on the Mult ip ort ser i al a da p te rs icon to disp lay the current ly inst alled devi ces. 6. In the Dev ice Man ager wind ow , dou ble c lick on the device whose p rop ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 135

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 135 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the Po rt Se ttings page, s et the Port Number , Baud Rate and othe r confi guration parameter s you requir e and th en clic k on t he OK butto n to sa ve ch anges and clos e the window . The co nfigurat ion p ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 136

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 136 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring the quick c lose settings for an I SA host card RIO all ows some basic c onfig uration o f host c ards u nder Wi ndows 2 000 as follows: Polled mode Under W indows 20 00, RIO r uns the IS A card in pol l ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 137

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 137 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the System Proper ties w indow , click on the Hardware ta b. The ha rdware page is now dis played. 4. In the Hardwa re page, click o n the Device Mana ger Button. The Devi ce Man ager w indow is now d isplay e ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 138 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Ad apter Proper ties wind ow , click on the Card Settings tab to display the Card Setting s page as shown in the n ext pict ure. 8. In the ca rd settings page, clic k in the Quic k Close check box to enabl ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 139

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 139 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing ISA devices and ports from the system In order to remo ve a dev ice such as an RT A from your RIO syste m you need to re move its associa ted hos t cards usin g the follo wing pr ocedur e; In order to remo ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 140

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 140 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identi fying I SA RT As Under th e Windows 2000 o perating sys tem RIO al lows you to identify RT A s by flas hing the the LEDs on selec ted un its. Y ou can so th is for both single a nd mul tiple RT As. T o ide nt ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 141 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Dev ice Man ager wi ndow , click on the Multi-po rt seri al adapte rs ico n to displ ay the currentl y in stalled s erial a daptors. 6. In the Dev ice Man ager wind ow , double click on the devic e as soci ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 142

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 142 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the card s ettings page, clic k on t he Identify On / Identify Off toggle b utton to the Identify On setti ng. 9. In the ca rd s ettings page, click on the RT As you w ant to i dentify in the Con necte d RT A ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 143

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 143 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing RIO under Lin ux This sect ion expl ains how to install the devi ce dr iver software for t he Lin ux op erating syst em. • General inst allation procedure for Linux on page 14 4 • Inst alling drivers onto your system on pa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 144

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 144 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for Linux The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling and c onfig uring hos t cards , driv ers sof tware and assoc iated u tilit ies for t he Lin ux ope ratin g system is a s follows : 1. Install any PCI h ost ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 145

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 145 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing drivers onto your s ystem T o install th e devi ce driv er pro ceed a s follows : 1. Make s ure you have a n up to date Linux kernel source di rector y installe d. This can be obtained fr om major Linux we b sites, along w ith ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 146

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 146 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. Now rebu ild and i nstall the k ernel an d modul es. See yo u r L in u x d is tr i b u t io n d o cu me nt a ti on on how t o rebuild a nd install a new k ernel and modules . We recommend rea ding the K ernel- HOWTO available in /usr / ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 147

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 147 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing utili ties The ut iliti es file is nam ed: specialix_rio tools-<ma j ver> -<min ver>.i3 86.rp m For ex ample; specia lix_rioto ols-4-1.i3 86.rpm T o install th e util ities pr oceed as follow s: 1. Copy thi s file t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 148

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 148 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creati ng devi ces for t he atta ched por ts After you have i nstalled the new ke rnel, mo dules & hardwa re, and ha ve re booted the mach ine. The follow ing proc edure c an be f ollowe d to crea te dev ices for the at tached ports. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 149

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 149 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 10. Y ou r system now has a number of device n odes (/d ev/ttySR* ) relating to the p orts on the attached RT A 's. Note When you h ave installed R e m o t e T e r m i n a l A d a p t o r s under Linux, you ne ed to do the followi ng ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 150

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 150 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Loading the driver module into the kernel In ord er to make use of th e RIO device s, y ou mu st lo ad the drive r mo dule int o t he Ke rnel an d then downl oad the firmware o nto the hos t card and RT A dev ices. Y ou can do this manual ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 151

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 151 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Loading the RIO module and fir mware automaticall y 1. T o automati cally c onfigure the start up file s to loa d the rio mo dule and fir mware, c opy the followi ng script to the fi le /etc/r c.d/init.d/rio. 2. Create s ymboli c lin ks t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 152

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 152 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creatin g symbol ic link s If yo u mach ine no rmally boots int o run lev el 5 y ou will need to crea te the fo llowing symbol ic link s: ln -s /etc/r c.d/init.d/r io /etc/ rc.d/ rc5.d/S50ri o ln -s /etc/r c.d/init.d/rio /etc/ rc.d/rc5 .d ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 153

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 153 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding ports to the system Y ou can a dd more p orts, in t he for m of extr a RT A devi ces, to a liv e system follow ing th e guid elines b elow . 1. Attach the n ew RT A to the RIO ne twork vi a its link cable an d power the un it on. S ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 154

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 154 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Y ou r syst em now h as a numb er of n ew devic e nodes ( /dev/ ttySR* ) relati ng to t he ports on the new RT A. Note T o check th at the port is present a nd availabl e, type s tty -a < /dev/ttyS R32 at the command prompt and press t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 155

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 155 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing ports from a system Y ou can rem ove gr oups of po rts from a live system using the fol lowin g proced ure: 1. Determi ne the n ame and/or uniq ue numb er of the RT A yo u wish to r emove fr om the system. 2. Power off and detach ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 156

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PC I host card Page 156 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a Univer sal 3.3/5V PCI host card The lat est ve rsion of the RI O PCI ca rd will fit 3.3V , 5V and un iversa l 3.3/5V PCI ca rd slots in your sys tem. Before comme ncing installati on you can iden tify c ard ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 157

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PC I host card Page 157 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation procedure T o install a PCI host c ard pro ceed as follows; 1. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply . 2. Remove the syst em cover to expos e the i nside of the co nnecto r ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 158

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing an ISA host c ard Page 158 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing an I SA hos t card Setting the addres s on a n ISA host ca rd Before you ins tall an ISA card in y our sy stem you need to physic ally set th e addr ess for the card u sing the t wo rotary s witche s SW 1 and SW2 provid ed o ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 159

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing an ISA host c ard Page 159 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply . 4. Remove the syst em cover to expos e the i nside of the co nnecto r panel for host cards . 5. Insert the ISA card you want to i nstall into a vacant host car ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 160

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Removing host cards Page 160 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing host cards T o remove a host car d from y our syste m procee d as fo llows; 1. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply . 2. Remove the syst em cover to expos e the i nside of the co nnecto r panel for hos ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 161

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 161 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing Remote T erm inal Adaptors (R T As) Remote T er minal Ad aptors (RT A s) are s erial c onnectio n blocks whic h provi de a numbe r of ports depe nding on ty pe. RT As come i n three m ain v arieties , the RT A ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 162

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 162 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A8 8 port Remote T erminal Adaptors Insta llation procedur e T o install an RT A8 p roce ed as foll ows; 1. If requi red, wall mount the unit us ing th e proce dures de scribe d in Wall mo unting an RT A8 on page 164 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 163

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 163 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A st ate Link LEDs Port 1 LED Port 2 LED Switched off Off Of f Off Being boo ted up by host Orang e Of f Off Boot up s ucces sfully c ompleted Orange Green Off Assigned ID by hos t Orang e Green Green T raffic on Link ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 164

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 164 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Wall mount ing an RT A8 The RT A8 has is fitted with wal l mountin g hole s at ei ther e nd of th e unit concea led by p ush- fit end c aps. T o wall mo unt a RT A 8 uni t proceed as follo ws; 1. On the RT A unit ge ntly ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 165

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 165 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A16 16 port Remote T erminal Adaptor s Insta llation procedur e T o install an RT A16 proceed as fol lows; 1. Conne ct the li nk ca bles f rom th e host card or other RT A to yo ur RT A16 into the link sock et of yo u ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 166

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 166 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 2. Connect a the po wer le ad into the sock et at t he rear of the RT A unit, tur n on th e supply and f inally t urn on the power switch a t the r ear of the unit. The RT A16 unit wi ll now boot up, the n comm ence nor ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 167

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 167 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software LED st ates RT A s t ate Link LE Ds RUN LE D CON LED PORT Switche d off Off Of f Off Of f Being booted up by host Orang e Off Of f Off Boot up suc cessfull y complete d Orange Green Off Of f Assigned ID by host Or ange G ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 168

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 168 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RRC16 Remot e Concentrato r Insta llation procedur e T o install an RRC16 proc eed as fo llows; 1. Mount the unit d ependi ng on th e type of i nstallation you requ ire. For examp le, r ack mounted, wall m ounted a nd so ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 169

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 169 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. Connect a power lead int o the s ocket at t he rea r of the RT A unit, turn on th e supp ly and also the po wer switch at the rear of the RRC unit. The RRC16 un it wil l now boot u p, then commenc e normal operatio n. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 170

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 170 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Mounting the RRC16 Y ou ca n moun t the RRC16 un it in a num ber of way s. See th e following f or details; • Mounting on a flat surface on page 170 • Rack m ounting on page 171 • Rack m ounting on page 171 Mountin ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 171

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 171 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Rack mo unting T o r ack mo unt an RRC1 6 pr ocee d as fo llo ws; 1. T ake the RRC16 an d screw on e of the moun ting br ackets provid ed with the unit into e ach side of the unit as show n in the ne xt pic ture. 2. Inse ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 172

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 172 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Wall mounti ng T o wall mount a n RRC16 p roceed as follow s; 1. T ake the RRC16 an d screw on e of the moun ting br ackets provid ed with the unit into e ach side of the unit as show n in the ne xt pic ture. 2. Secure t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 173

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Removing a Remote T erminal Ad aptor (RT A) Page 173 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing a Remote T e rminal Adaptor (R T A) T o remove an RT A from your RIO system pr oceed as foll ows; 1. T urn off the pow er to the RT A you want to re move a nd disco nnect the powe r lead from the u nit 2. Disconn ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 174

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a short distance link Page 174 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a sho rt distance link For sho rt distan ces u p to 75 metres you can us e the R IO li nk ca ble to mak e up a basic RIO syste m as shown in the next p icture. T ypicall y , you use this type of s ystem when you want to c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 175

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) Page 175 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing a Fi bre Opti c Link Kit (FOL K) Introduction The RIO Fibre Optic Lin k Kit al lows you to e xtend the r ange o f a RIO l ink vi a fibre optic cable to a dis tance of up to one ki lometr e. The k it co mprise s t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 176

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) Page 176 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation procedure T o install th e fibre o ptic unit proc eed as fol lows; 1. On eac h fibre o ptic con vert er , rem ove th e dust caps from t he ST3 s ockets. 2. T ake one e nd of th e fibre o ptic patc h lead and plu ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 177

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 177 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing a Lo ng Dis tance Mo dule (LDM) Introduction The RIO Lo ng D istance Module (LDM) al lows you to ex tend y our RIO sy stem via a leased line. Usin g a RIO Long Di stance Modu le you can mak e connec tions can over ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 178

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 178 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Long Distance Unit main components The RIO Long Dis tance Unit (LDU) co nsists of a co nver ter box with two flying l eads. One is a metre- long RIO Lin k cable whi ch plugs in to your host card or RT A ; the other is a seria ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 179

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 179 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation General procedure T o install a long dis tance modu le proc eed as follows; 1. On the L DU, set the speed and pr otocol y ou want by settin g the rotary s witch on each LDU (shown on page 178 ) using a smal l scr ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 180

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 180 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Insta lling a long dist ance LDM link via Modem and leased line T o install a long dis tance LDM l ink via mo dem and leas ed line p roceed a s foll ows; 1. Follow th e proced ure giv en in g iven in Installation on page 179 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 181

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 181 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. At the ho st ca rd sit e, connec t an LDU to a mod em using the DB2 5 female fl ying lead o n the LDU v ia a DB25 f emale to male adapto r as sho wn in t he nex t pictur e. 8. At the remo te site, rep eat step 7. to con ne ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 182

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 182 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Long wire inst allati on T o install a long dis tance LDM l ink vi a long wir e proce ed as follow s; 1. Follow th e proced ure giv en in g iven in Installation on page 179 . 2. At the ho st ca rd sit e, connec t an LDU to on ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 183

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 183 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software X.21 Inst allatio n T o install a lon g dis tance LDM lin k via mo dem and X.21 lin e procee d as f ollows; 1. Follow th e proced ure giv en in g iven in Installation on page 179 . 2. At the ho st ca rd sit e, connec t an LDU ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 184

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 184 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software LDM Cabling information This sectio n co ntains cabl ing in forma tion for ins talling Long Distance Mod ules. LDU flying lead connec tor pinouts Cable diagram Mini DIN on RIO link flying l ead Note For modem i nstallatio ns, ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 185

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 185 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software DB25 female on flying lead Pin Signal Name Direction 1 Chassis Chassis Grou nd — 2 TXD Tra n s m it Da ta Output RS232 3 RXD Receive Da ta Input RS232 4 RTS* Requ est T o Send Output RS232 5 CTS* Clea r T o send Input RS232 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 186

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 186 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adaptor pinouts for LDU flying lead conne ctors Asynchronous Lon g-wire Connection (DB25 mal e to DB25 male) Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected. DB25 male (host end) DB25 male (rem ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 187

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 187 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Asynchronous/Sync hronous Modem & X21bis (DB25 female to DB25 male) Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected. DB25 female (LDU) DB25 male (M odem) Pin Signal Description Pin Si gnal ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 188

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 188 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Synchronous X.21 connect ion Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected. DB25 female (LDU) DB15 male (Modem) Pin Signal Description Pin Si gnal Description 1 Chassis Cha ssis groun d 1 Cha ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 189

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a fault tolerant link Page 189 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a fault tolerant link In a typi cal n on fault to leran t RIO sy stem, a hos t card is co nnect ed to a p eripheral (for exampl e, prin ter) v ia a s ingle link and RT A. In o rder to mak e the syste m fault tolerant, tha ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 190

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 190 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) A dual h ost fail- safe sy stem all ows you to con nect a netwo rk of RT As to tw o system s each with its own hos t card, one being th e main syst em, and the ot he ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 191

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 191 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under Sol aris Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fai l-safe system f or nor mal o peration proc eed as fo llows ; 1. Install the host car ds and RIO dr ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 192

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 192 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Copy the master ri o.cf fil e to the slave system. ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 193

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 193 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. Edit the slave copy of rio.cf (see Appendix B rio.cf administration file for syntax) as follows ; a. Repl ace mast er hos t card details with slave ho st card detail s. b. Alter the slave hos t card " boot&q ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 194

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 194 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1. On the slave s ystem, ed it the rio.c f f ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 195

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 195 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under SCO OpenServer Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fai l-safe system f or nor mal o peration un der SCO OpenS erver pr oceed as foll ows; 1. Instal ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 196

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 196 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1. On the slave s ystem, from within the con ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 197

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 197 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under SCO UnixW are Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fail -safe sy stem for norma l opera tion unde r SCO Unix W are pro ceed as follows ; 1. Install ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 198

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 198 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1. On the slave s ystem, from within the con ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 199

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 199 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want ca bling inf ormation for th e Perle RIO ser ial connect ivity system hardwa re. This ch apter provide s ca ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 200

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Mini DIN pinout s on RIO host cards Page 200 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Mini DI N pinou ts on RIO host ca rds The c onnect or pinou t for eac h min i DIN soc ket fitte d to ei ther RIO ISA or PCI ho st ca rds is as follows ; PCI h ost car d ISA host card Port 1 Port 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin Signal Descr ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 201

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 201 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information R T A conn ector pinouts RT A connector guide Remote ter mina l adaptor s RT AS are fitt ed with a nu mber of different co nnecto r types as shown i n the ne xt table; RT A type Cable description ( R TA t o Te r m i n a l ) T o find det ails... RT A8 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 202

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 202 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 female RT A connect or pinout Pin Signa l Direction Des cription 1 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 2 DTR Out Dat a T er minal Ready 3 DSR In Data Set Ready 4 S/GND Signa l groun d 5 TXD Out Tr a ns m i t D a ta 6 RXD In Receive Data 7 RT S Out Reques ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 203

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 203 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female R T A connector pinout Pin Signa l Direction Des cription 1 Chassis Cha ssis ground 2 TXD In Tra n s m i t D a t a 3 RXD Out Receive Data 4 RT S In Request T o Sen d 5 CTS Out Clear T o Send 6 DSR Out Data Set Ready 7 GND Ground 8 DCD In ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 204

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 204 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RS422 DB25 fema le RT A connector pinout Not e The pin out for cabl es connec ted to the RT A8/RS422 variant d epends o n the de vice bein g connec ted to. Fo r further de tails refer to the documenta tion sup plied with th e product to be conne cted ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 205

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 205 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male R T A connector pinout Pin Signal Direction Descriptio n 2 TXD Out Tr a ns m i t D a ta 3 RXD In Receive Data 4 RT S Out Request T o Send 5 CTS In Clear T o Send 6 DSR In Data Set Ready 7 GND Ground 8 DCD In Data Ca rri er D et ec t 20 DTR ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 206

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 206 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 parallel femal e R T A connector pinout Pin Signal Direction Description 1 STRO BEN* Ou tput PSTRO BE 2 D0 Outp ut DA T A 1 3 D1 Outp ut DA T A 2 4 D2 Outp ut DA T A 3 5 D3 Outp ut DA T A 4 6 D4 Outp ut DA T A 5 7 D5 Outp ut DA T A 6 8 D6 Outp u ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 207

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RIO h ost cards to RT As Page 207 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting RIO host card s to R T As T o connec t a RIO hos t card to an RT A you use a RIO link cable . See Link Cable on pag e 219 and Link cable spe cification on pag e 22 0 for fu rther details . Connectin g RT As to terminals T o co ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 208

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT A s to modems Page 208 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to modems T o connec t your RT A to a mode m you use the c able type s detaile d in the ne xt table; RT A type Cable description (RT A to modem) RT A8/ RJ X RJ45 ma le to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices on page 212 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 209

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT As to p arallel printers Page 209 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to parall el pr inter s T o connec t your RT A to a parall el prin ter you u se the cable ty pes d etailed in the next table ; RT A type Cable descri ption (RT A to p aralle l printers) RT A 8 / P X DB25 parallel mal ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 210

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT As to serial printers Page 210 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to serial printers T o connec t your RT A to a ser ial printer you use the cab le types detailed in the next table RT A type Cable description (RT A to Serial pr inter) RT A8/ RJ X RJ45 male to DB25 female DCE for conne ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 211

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 21 1 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Cable conn ector pin outs This section incl udes th e foll owing; • RJ45 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices on page 212 • DB25 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices on page 213 • DB25 female to DB25 male DTE for ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 212

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 212 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor) Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 213

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 213 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male to DB25 male DTE for c onnection to DCE devic es T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor) Pin 1 (looking into connec to ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 214

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 214 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor) Pin 1 (looking i nto connecto ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 215

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 215 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 male to DB25 female DCE for conne ction to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor) Pin 1 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 216

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 216 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male to DB25 female DCE for connection to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (lookin g into connec tor) Pin 1 ( ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 217

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 217 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female to DB25 femal e DCE for connecti on to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters. Cable diagram Connector pinout table Pin 1 (looki ng into conne ctor) Pin ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 218

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 218 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 parallel male to centronics parallel Note The follo wing pin out is incl uded for in formati on only and s hows th e DB25 pi nout only . If you require this type of cab le, we recomme nd obtaining a su itable standard PC parall el printer cable ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 219

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO cables available from Perle Page 219 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RIO cables available from Perle Link Cable Perle supply a ra nge of standa rd link cabl es for RI O of vary ing len gths all of whi ch use 6- way mini DIN plugs. See Ca ble diagram on page 219 and Connector pinout t able on page 219 for gene ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 220

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO cables available from Perle Page 220 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Link cable speci fication RIO lin k cable s should confo rm to the f ollowi ng sp ecifi cation: Item Specificati on Size 7/0.2 minimum Ty p e T wo indiv idually scree ned twiste d pairs with drain a nd ove rall sc reen, sheath ed over all in ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 221

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Fibre optic link (FOLK) cable specifications Page 221 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Fibre opt ic l ink (F OLK) cable spec ifica tions Y ou use can a Fibr e optic l ink (FO LK) cab le in place of a norm al RIO li nk ca ble with th e RIO syste m when you want to m ake l ong distance conn ection s up to 1 kilom et ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 222

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 222 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopbac k c onnecto r pin outs The ty pe of loopb ack c onnector you r equire de pends upo n the c onnec tor type fitted to your Remote T erminal Adapto r (des cribed in R T A connector pinouts on page 201 ) See on e of the foll owing s ectio ns ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 223

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 223 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for RJ45 female c onnectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e. For d etails of RJ4 5 femal e connec tor pino uts see pa g e 2 0 2 . ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 224

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 224 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for DB25 female connectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e. For details of DB25 fem ale c onnector pinouts see pag e 2 0 3 . 3 2 5 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 225

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 225 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for DB25 male connectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e. For d etails of DB2 5 male conne ctor pinouts see page 205 . 2 3 4 5 6 8 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 226

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 226 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 4 Quick Reference Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want infor mation in quick refere nce form about the utiliti es prov ided w ith the RIO ser ial conn ectivity s ystem. This ch ap ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 227

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 227 Chapter 4 Quick Reference SCO OpenServer 5 utilities config.rio Under the SCO Open Server 5 op erating s ystem, RIO includ es an appli cation fo r configu ring port s called config.rio . Confi g.r io pr ovid es a r eal t ime ma p of yo ur sy stem show ing th e Remo te T erminal A ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 228

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 228 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Main menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 Me nu op ti on Description Change Host s Selects the h ost car d whose configurati on map you wan t to display . Use thi s when you have multiple hos t car ds ins tal led i ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 229

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 229 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RT A Management menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 Menu option Description View RT A s ettings Displays the con figuration o f the currentl y select ed RT A . See al so pa g e 6 5 . Configure RT A Allows y ou to ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 230

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 230 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e d it T T Y > Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Enabled? > TTY enab led Al lows you to c onnect a ter minal directly to the curr ently se lected p ort when enabled. See also pag e 7 2 . Modem ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 231

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 231 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e di t T TY > (continued) Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Store settings Maintains th e hardware characte ristics of th e line a cross port closes a nd reboots wh en enabled. Default valu e is N ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 232

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 232 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Host Configu ration menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 RT A bound to host > Ye s Al lows th e selected RT A to be b ooted along with the rest of the RIO system for a give n host car d. No Excludes the se lecte ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 233

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 233 Chapter 4 Quick Reference SCO Unix W are ut ilit ies Device configuration utili ty The ma in wind ow for the Device Co nfigurat ion Uti lity is sh own in the nex t pictur e. Menu map The me nu is as follow s; Menu option Description Hardware Device Configuration > Displ ays the Har ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 234

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 234 Chapter 4 Quick Reference config.rio Under th e SCO Uni xWare operating sy stem, RIO incl udes an a pplic ation for conf iguring port s called config.rio . Confi g.r io pr ovid es a r eal t ime ma p of yo ur sy stem show ing th e Remo te T erminal A d apt ors, li nk cables and ho st c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 235

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 235 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Main menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 234 Me nu op ti on Description Change Host s Selects the h ost car d whose configurati on map you wan t to display . Use thi s when you have multiple hos t car ds ins tal led in y ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 236

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 236 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Boot mode: > Boot all RT As Al lows you to sele ct whic h RT As in your syste m ar e booted on s tartup when using a dual hos t failsafe configurati on. Boot owne d RT As Boot no RT As Create Port Monitor Entries Allows y ou to copy riomon entries when add ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 237

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 237 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RT A Management menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 234 Menu option Description View RT A s ettings Displays the con figuration o f the currentl y select ed RT A . See al so pa g e 8 3 . Configure RT A Allows y ou to conf ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 238

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 238 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e di t T TY > (continued) Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Store settings Maintains th e hardware characte ristics of th e line a cross port closes a nd reboots wh en enabled. Default valu e is No (d ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 239

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 239 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Host Configu ration menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 RT A bound to host > Ye s Al lows th e selected RT A to be b ooted along with the rest of the RIO system for a give n host car d. No Excludes the se lected RT ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 240

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 240 Chapter 4 Quick Reference spxadmport utility for configuring ports spxadm port spxadmport is provi ded to simplif y the pro cess o f creati ng port l ogins on RIO ports. Y ou can use it i n place of the sa cadm and pma dm comm ands.Y ou do this b y typ ing a si ngle line command which ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 241

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 241 Chapter 4 Quick Reference ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 242

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 242 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Wind ow NT utilities RIO Configuration utility The RI O Conf igur atio n uti lit y is pro vid ed fo r use w ith t he Win dows NT op erati ng system. See the foll owing s ections for info rmation a bout ma in wind ows an d menus; • Main window on page 242 • M ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 243

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 243 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Menu map and toolbar buttons The RIO Co nfigur ation tool menu i s as fol lows; Menu option T oolbar icon Desc ription File > Print None Prints a copy of the system map. See pa g e 1 0 3 Prin t Previ ew Displays the p rint prev iew for prin ting using the Pri ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 244

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 244 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Windows > C ascad e None T iles or c ascades the disp lay of RIO Co nfigura tion windows as required . Tile V ertically Tile Horizont ally Summary Di splays a sum mary of co nfigur ation setting s fo r each port. See pa g e 1 05 . Hel p > Displays the ava ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 245

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 245 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 5 RIO command line utilities Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want infor mation in quick refere nce form about the utiliti es prov ided w ith the RIO ser ial conn ecti ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 246

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Command line utilities Page 246 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Command line u tilities This section incl udes th e foll owing; • rioisacfg util ity on page 246 • rioconfig utility on page 247 • RIO system commands unde r Solari s/L inu x/LynxOS on page 248 rioisacfg utility Operat ing sy stems Availabl ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 247

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Command line utilities Page 247 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioconfig utility Operat ing sy stems Available under: S olaris . The rioconfig utility allo ws you to update the RIO system confi guration after you have ma de cha nges to the s ystem hardw are. F or exa mple, addi ng or r emovi ng host card s o ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 248

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 248 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies RIO syst em commands under Sol aris/Linux/ LynxOS The fol lowing RIO syste m command s all ow you to perform manage ment fun ction s with the RIO ne twor k. Th e comm ands use th e set tings stored wit hin t he ri o.cf AS ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 249

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 249 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioreboot Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris , Linux an d L ynxOS . Function Reboots a spec ified RT A. Equiv alent to p ower-c ycling the devic e. Synt ax rio reboot [-h] [ -v] <na me or uni que num > r ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 250

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 250 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioversion Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Displays the c urrent ver sion info rmatio n of the in stalled driv er . Synt ax rio version [- h] [-v] Argum ent des cript ion s Exa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 251

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 251 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioboot Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux, a nd LynxOS. Function Boots the host cards and RT As, to generate and apply r io.cf setti ngs. Synt ax rioboo t [-c file] [ -h] [-v] [-s] rioboot [-c file] [- ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 252

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 252 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioadopt Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function T rans fers settings from an RT A remove d from the s ystem to a ne wly installed RT A. Synt ax rioado pt [-c file] [-h] [-v] -r rioado ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 253

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 253 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riodelete Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Removes settings for spec ified RT A (s). Synt ax rio delete [- f] [-h] [-v] < name or unique num> Argum ent des cript ion s Exa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 254

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 254 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioidentify Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Locates a partic ular RT A (by flas hing it's LE Ds). Synt ax rio identify [-h] [-v] < name or unique num> Argum ent des ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 255

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 255 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riolock Operat ing sy stems Available under: S olaris . Function Locks setti ngs for a s pecified d evice . Synt ax riolock t tyname Exam ple T o lock the settin gs of de vice /dev/ter m/r001 p reventi ng furth er chang e ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 256

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 256 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riomkdev Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Generates o r deletes syste m port de vices fr om the rio. cf setti ngs. Synt ax riomk dev [-c fil e] [-f] [-h] [ -rname or unique num] ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 257

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 257 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Lin ux When us ing r iomkdev under Li nux p lease note th e followin g; Lin ux The RIO Linux driver gen erates ter minal and mo dem dev ice nodes for each RT A specifi ed in the rio.c f file ( page 260 ).Thus for a spe ci ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 258

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 258 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioshow Operat ing sy stems Available under So lari s, Linux and LynxOS Function Displays the c urrent li st of host ca rds an d RT A s in the sy stem. Synt ax riosh ow [-s] [-h] [-v] Argum ent des cript ion s Exam ple ri ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 259

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 259 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riostats Operat ing sy stems Available under So lari s and Ly n x O S Function Displays inter nal driv er statistic s. Synt ax riostats [-h] [-v] [-e] tt yname riostats [-h] [-v] [-d] ttyname Argum ent des cript ion s Exa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 260

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 260 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rio.cf file This se ction descri bes the r io.cf file a nd inclu des the fo llowin g; • About the rio.cf file on page 260 • rio.cf ke ywords on pag e 26 2 About the rio.cf file The rio.cf file i s an admi nistrat ion fil e containin g confi guratio n in ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 261

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 261 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Defines the setting s for a particul ar port. See pa g e 26 4 Defines the def ault port settings . See page 266 Defines an RT A entry . See pa g e 2 6 3 Defi nes a host card en try . See pag e 2 6 3 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 262

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 262 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rio.cf keywords This se ction provide s inf ormation about th e foll owing key words; • HOST on page 263 • RT A on p age 263 • DEFPORT on page 264 • PORT on page 266 ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 263

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 263 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies HOST Function Defines a ho st ca rd ent ry Exam ple HOST:<unique id>:<Device Name>:<boot/noboot> Field descripti ons RT A Function Defines a Re mote T ermin al Adapto r entry Exam ple RTA:<unique id>:<Device Name>:<First Por ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 264

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 264 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies DEFPORT Function Defines the defa ult se ttings for p orts Exam ple Field descripti ons DEFPORT:<offset>:<dev prfx>:<xp dev prfx>:<tty modem>:<xcps>:<xpon>:<xpoff>:ixany, ixon ,lock,stor e Fie ld Operat ing systems ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 265

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 265 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies ixany Available und er Sola ris and Linux . Alw ays open por t with termio flag, ixan y set. ixon Always ope n port wi th termio flag, ixon set. lock Locks port s ettings, and disall ows further c onfiguratio n attempts using termio . store S tore p ort set ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 266

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 266 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies PORT Function Defines the settin gs for a particular port Exam ple PORT:<offset>:<tty dev>:<xp dev>:<xcps>:<xpon>:<xpoff>:ixany,ixon,lock,store,drai n: Field descripti ons Fie ld Operat ing systems Descr iption <offset ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 267

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 267 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix A Serial port device names Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to read thi s appendix if you want informati on about device nam es for the Pe rle RIO serial conne ctivit y sys tem. This app endix provid es infor mation about t he devic e ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 268

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris Device node details Page 268 Solaris Dev ice node de tails Each seri al port ha s three devi ce nodes associ ated with it. Each node takes the form of a fil e which y ou ca n acces s from op erati ng syst em util ities and u ser appl ication s. Details of these nodes ar e sh own in the n ext table. Linux De ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 269

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 269 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix B T ransparent printing (Solaris only) Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s appendi x if you want bac kgroun d inform ation o n transparent p rinting. This app endix gives a n over view of t he tra nsparent pr inting feature ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 270

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide What is transparent printing? Page 270 What is tran spare nt printing ? Most terminal s have an auxil iary ( AUX) port which can b e connec ted to a ser ial print er . Data can then be outp ut to the termina l or the p rinte r via th e same se rial li ne. Thi s is ca lled tran spar en t prin t (or x print) and is de ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 271

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Problems with printer output Page 271 Problems with printer output When y ou use tr ansparent pri nting y ou may ob tain inco rrect pr inter outp ut due to the followi ng reaso ns; Graph ics pr inters m ay misi nterp ret some charac ters out put thr ough tran sparent p rint. This proble m is mo re likel y if t he te ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 272

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Sample transparent printing "rio.cf" port entry Page 272 Sample tr anspare nt printi ng "rio.cf" port entry A typica l port entry in the rio.cf file defini ng trans parent print settin gs (for a wyse 6 0 termina l) is as fol lows: Note If the te rminal device n ame is /dev/term /r00 6 , then the ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 273

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Common T erm inal T ran sparent Print Sequences Page 273 Common T erminal Transparent Print Seq uences Te r m i n a l XPON XPOFF wy60 ^[d# ^T wy50 ^[d# ^T tvi925 ^[` ^[a wspc65 ^[[5i ^[[4 i vt220 ^[ [5i ^[[4i ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 274

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 274 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix C T roubleshooting Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s appendi x if you want in forma tion on troubles hooting fo r the RIO serial connect ivity system. This app endix provid es examp les of nor mal boot up messages and a t ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 275

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 275 Solaris trouble shootin g Example of normal boot up messages for host cards The norm al mes sages fo r sa tisfactor y host card detection and in itial isation f orm part of t he normal Sola ris boot up mes sages a nd are sh own in the nex t exam ple. This examp le shows one ISA host ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 276

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 276 Troubleshooting guide This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Host card s on page 276 • Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) on page 277 • Port s on page 278 . Host cards Problem Action required Device dri ver does not s tart after installation 1 . Ens ure PC I host c ards hav e ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 277

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 277 Remote T erminal Adapto rs (R T As) Problem Action r equired RT A n ot reco gnised by sy stem 1. Check p hysica l connec tions an d power . See page 161 . 2. Ru n the ri oco nfig u tilit y to up date RIO system setti ngs. See pa g e 5 1 . RT A n ot booted by s ystem 1. Check th e rio ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 278

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 278 Ports Proble m Action required Port devi ce node s not pr esent in the syste m . 1. Make sure RT A has b een in stalled c orr ectly . See page 161 . 2. Run t he rioconfig u tility to update RIO system s ettings an d create device nodes. See pa g e 5 1 . ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 279

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 279 SCO Open Server 5 trou blesho oting This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Using the Port Diagnostics facility on page 27 9 • SCO O penSe rver 5 Error Messag es on page 289 Using the Port Diagnostics facility The Con fig.ri o utility inc ludes an onlin e port di agnos ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 280 General procedure f or using Port Diagnostics T o perfor m tests u sing the d iagnos tics fa cility proceed as fol lows; 1. S elec t the RT A and port you want to test us ing the p rocedur es giv en in Sele cting the RT A and port to test on page 281 . 2. If requi red, per f ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 281 Selecting the RT A and port to test T o select the RT A and po rt to you wish t o test proceed as follow s: 1. T urn on your syst em and login as super user . 2. A t the c ommand prompt, t ype config.rio and pr ess t he Enter key . The RIO c onfigurat ion uti lity wind ow is ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 282 4. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re. The View / e dit T TY wind ow show s a list of po rts for the curre ntly sel ected RT A in the form of TTY bloc ks. 5. In the Vi ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 283 Before proceed ing, you need to disab le all l ogins on the port y ou ar e going to test to do this; 6. In the tty menu cl ick on Enabled? and pr ess t he Ent er key . The TT Y en/d isable m enu is now di splayed , 7. In the T TY en/di sable me nu, cl ick on Both disabled an ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 284 9. Y ou can now select an d run the type of tes t you want using the Onl ine Diagno stic s menu. See one of the o ptions listed i n the n ext table for further details; Te s t T o run this test click on For det ails of how to run this test see... Send da ta to port Send data ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 285 Performing the send dat a to port test T o run the Send d ata to port tes t procee d as foll ows; 1. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture. 2. In the O nline Dia ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 286 4. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test. The test n ow run s and displ ays the t est res ults window s hown in the next p icture o n compl eti on. 5. Once y ou have finis hed vi ewing the resu lts of your test p ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 287

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 287 Performing the l oopback test on a port T o run the loopba ck test on a por t proc eed as follows; 1. On the RT A con taining th e port yo u want to test, con nect a loopba ck conn ector on to the port to be test ed. See Loopback connector pinout s on page 222 in Chapt er 3 ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 288 4. In the tes t parameters wind ow , us e the cursor ke ys to sele ct the val ue you wan t to se t then cy cle t hrough to the val ue yo u want u sing the s pace bar k ey . 5. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e tes ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 289 SCO OpenSe rver 5 Error Messages Message Rea son Action re quired F AILED: T i meout on read Loopbac k con nector , L ink cable or powe r supply has been disc onnecte d during the test. Loopback connector has not been fitted to the port. 1. Check th at loopbac k co nnector , ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 290 SCO UnixW are troublesh ooting This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Using the Port Diagnostics facility on page 29 0 • SCO Uni x W are Error M essag es on p age 299 Using the Port Diagnostics facility The Con fig.ri o utility inc ludes an onlin e port di agnost ics faci ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 291

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 291 General procedure f or using Port Diagnostics T o perfor m tests u sing the d iagnos tics fa cility proceed as fol lows; 1. S elec t the RT A and port you want to test us ing the p rocedur es giv en in Sele cting the RT A and port to test on page 292 . 2. If requi red, per form ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 292 Selecting the RT A and port to test T o select the RT A and po rt to you wish t o test proceed as follow s: 1. T urn on your syst em and login as super user . 2. Di sable th e port you wish to tes t. T o do this , at the c ommand p rompt type /etc/spcad mport disable r00x (w hen ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 293

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 293 The RT A Manag ement m enu is no w disp layed. 5. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re. The View / e dit T TY wind ow show s a list of po rts for the curre ntly sel ected RT ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 294 7. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture. 8. Y ou can now select an d run the type of tes t you want using the Onl ine Diagno stic s menu. See one of the o ptions li ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 295

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 295 Performing the send dat a to port test T o run the Send d ata to port tes t procee d as foll ows; 1. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture. 2. In the O nline Diagno ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 296 4. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test. The test n ow run s and displ ays the t est res ults window s hown in the next p icture o n compl eti on. 5. Once y ou have finis hed vi ewing the resu lts of your test pres ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 297

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 297 Performing the l oopback test on a port T o run the loopba ck test on a por t proc eed as follows; 1. On the RT A con taining th e port yo u want to test, con nect a loopba ck conn ector on to the port to be test ed. See Loopback connector pinout s on page 222 in Chapt er 3 RIO ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 298

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 298 4. In the tes t parameters wind ow , us e the cursor ke ys to sele ct the val ue you wan t to se t then cy cle t hrough to the val ue yo u want u sing the s pace bar k ey . 5. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test. T ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 299

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 299 SCO UnixW are Error Mes sages Message Rea son Action re quired F AILED: T i meout on read Loopbac k con nector , L ink cable or powe r supply has been disc onnecte d during the test. Loopback connector has not been fitted to the port. 1. Check th at loopbac k co nnector , link c ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 300 Wind ows NT troub leshoo ting This section contains infor mation desi gned to help you solv e any problem s you may experien ce whil e installi ng or con figur ing your RIO sys tem und er Windo w NT . It includ es the followi ng; • General fault finding under Window s NT on page ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 301 General fault fi nding under Windows NT This se ction outlin es some gener al probl ems you may en counte r under Windows NT and some s uggest ed act ions; • Machine fails to boot on page 301 • NT operating syst em fails while loading on page 302 • RIO driver or another driv ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 302 NT operating system fails whil e loading . RIO driver or another driver fails to boot Sympt om Action required System h angs or blue screen 1. If a blue scr een is di spla yed, n ote the f ive hexa deci mal numb ers at the top li ne of the screen . Otherwi se go to step 2. of this ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 303 COM ports are not access ible RIO NT driver is operat ing satisfac torily but then fails Sympt om Action required A window enti tled Se rvice Con trol Manager i s displa yed with the m essage : At least o ne servi ce or d river fai led during st artup. Use Event V iewer to examine ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 304 . Sympto m Action required blue scre en black s creen mach ine re boots: system hang s 1. Contact T echnic al Supp ort. See Appen dix D Cont acting Perle ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 305 Error Messages This se ction lists al l erro r messa ges outpu t by RIO . T o see the err or me ssages, go into the Windows NT Event Viewer , in the W indows NT De sktop . Each err or mess age is e xplaine d and steps to overcome the pr oblem ar e descr ibed. If these s teps do no ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 306

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 306 Messages which are common: Message Reas on Action required No host cards found Host card i s not foun d 1. Inst all ca rd. 2. Alternat ively , alte r mem ory address /inter rupt se ttings with RIOCONF . Can't boot host card Problem with h ost card 1. Check ca rd in stallati o ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 307 Messages which are infrequent : Message Rea son Action require d Couldn't find download code file Downlo ad file missing, or regis- try entry wr ong 1. Reinstall d river Download code file too big Internal Error Couldn't open dr iver key RIO file/regi stry damaged Couldn ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 308 Messages which you should r arely see: . Message Reas on Action required Failed to alloc ate buffer Internal Err or 1. Reinstall d river 2. A lternati vely , contact techni cal support. Couldn't find enough RT A download code names Internal Err or Couldn't map download c ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 309

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 309 Clashing memory address Clashi ng memo ry addres ses can oc cur on PCI and ISA bus machi nes. PCI ma chine s On PCI m achines , clash es are po ssi ble whe n the me mory add ress fo r an I SA car d has n ot been re served in the syst em. Use the PC I BIOS setup pr ogram to res erv ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 310 Clashin g Interru pt s Interrupt c lashes can occur on bo th PCI a nd ISA mac hines. On PCI m achines , clash es are l ikely w hen the interru pt level for an ISA boar d has not been reserv ed in the s ystem. Us e the PC I BIOS setup program to r eserv e the ISA inter rupt level t ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 31 1 System Infor mation T o obtain infor matio n about your s ystem, i nclud ing the dr ivers and DLL s in use proceed as follows ; 1. In the Wi ndows desktop, disp lay the P erle program group wi ndow . 2. In the Pe rle pro gram gr oup win dow , do uble clic k on th e RIO ic on. The ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 312 T esting RIO host cards with the Har dware Diagnostics program RIO inclu des a Hardware Dia gnosti cs pro gram whic h allows you to pi npoin t and di agnose faults with y our RIO host card( s). The Hardware Diagno stics p rogram is incl uded on the CDROM inclu ded with your RIO s ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 313 How to run a test us ing RIO Hardware Diagnos tics T o test the host ca rds on your sy stem using the RIO Hardwa re Diagnos tics pro gram, procee d as foll ows; 1. Ensur e your R IO host c ards ar e installe d and c onfigu red corr ectly be fore run ning th ese tests. See In st al ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 314 5. A t the Do s prompt , type riodiags <optio ns> and pres s the Enter key . Where <options > are th e comm ands needed to the different types of test av ailable . The ge neral ty pes of tes ts availabl e are sh own in t he nex t table. Fo r details of c ommand s, see ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 315 T est options guide A summ ary o f the tes ts availab le us ing the Diagno stic s util ity i s given in the next table T est T o r un this type of t est, at the dos prompt, type.... Description RAM test riodi ags - ra m < type> Where <type> ca n be any c ombinat ion of ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 316

    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 316 Links test riodi ags -lin k This test ch ecks that the RIO hos t card can se nd and recei ve data on all its T r ansput er links via an extern al cable. T o perf orm the test: 1. On each host c ard unde r test, loopback the po rts on the ho st card by linkin g por ts 1 and 2 using ...

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    RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 317 Additional op tions The RIO Di agnos tics uti lity all ows you to add o ther cont rol and i nformati on displ ay command s to y our com mand l ine in structi ons. Th e avai lable option s are de tailed in the next tab le Option Description -soak This o ption ca uses all t he sele ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 318

    Page 108 Appendix D Contacting Perle Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to read this app endix if you want to contact Perle f or techn ical s upport or any o ther querie s abou t this pr oduct. This appendix incl udes t he foll owing sections ; • Making a technical Support Query on p age 109 • Rep air procedure on pa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 319

    Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 109 Making a tech nical Supp ort Qu ery This se ction contains the fol lowing informa tion ab out mak ing a query; • Who to cont act on page 109 • Informa tion needed when ma king a que ry on pag e 11 0 • Making a support quer y via the Perle web p age on pa ge 111 Who to contact If you bou ght you r pro ...

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    Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 1 10 Information needed when making a query When y ou mak e a tec hnical s uppor t enqu iry ple ase ha ve the follo wing in forma tion read y; Hint Print out t his page and f ill in the table provid ed with the basic informati on you need. Item Write det ails here Product name a nd ver sion Problem descr iptio ...

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    Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 1 1 1 Making a suppor t query via the Perle we b page If you h ave a n inte rnet co nnecti on, pleas e se nd detail s of you r probl em to T echnica l Sup port using t he emai l links pr ovided on the P erle web site in the ‘S upport’ a rea. See als o Conta cting Perle technical suppor t on p age 11 3 for ...

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    Repair procedure Page 1 12 Repair proced ure Before sendin g a u nit fo r repair , you must contact y our Perl e sup plier . If, howev er , you bo ught your p roduct d irectly fr om Pe rle you can con tact directl y . See Cont acting Perle technical support on p age 11 3 for c ontact info rmation . Cust omer s who ar e in Eu rope , Afri ca or Midd ...

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    Contacting Perle technical support Page 1 13 Contacting Perle technical supp ort Note Perle offers free techni cal sup port t o Perle Au thori sed Distri butors a nd Regi stered P erle Resel lers. T o access technic al su pport pl ease vis it the Pe rle we bsite at www .perle.com/support_services/index.shtml. If you are unable to find th e informa ...

  • Perle Systems 5500036-17 - page 324

    #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 324 RIO Remote I/O Syst em User Guide Index A about thi s man ual 4 Adding a host card 109 addres ses and IRQ le vels assigni ng Solari s 41 under Wi ndows 200 0 12 7 admin to ol using to s et up t erminal s 44 C cabling i nformati on 199 changi ng syst em co ...

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    #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 325 SCO Unix W are 76 Solaris 35 Windows NT 90 installi ng 189 dual host fail-s afe link 190 fault toleran t link 189 long dis tance link 17 7 medium di stance l ink 17 5 RRC16 168 RT A 1 6 16 5 RT A 8 162 short di stance l ink 17 4 Interrupts Auto 96 ISA 96 ...

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    #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 326 RIO example sy stems 25 dual hos t fail-s afe 30 fault tole rant 29 long dist ance li nk 28 medium di stance l ink 27 short di stance l ink 26 introduc tion to 20 system c ompon ents 22 system o ve rview 21 RIO driv ers upgradin g 38 RIO driv ers and util ...

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    #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 327 T tech nical s uppor t 31 9 centres worl dwide 323 queries, informa tion ne eded fo r 320 via the i nterne t 32 1 who to contact 31 9 telepho ne lin e example l ink us ing 28 terminal s remo vin g solari s 49 termin als, s ettin g up Solaris 44 transpar e ...

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