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1. Address Jumper setting Address Jumper setting oie al JP1 JP2 JP3 JP1 JP2 JP3 oll ik JP1 JP2 JP3 JP1 JP2 JP3 j O O I JPT JP2 JP3 JP1 JP2 JP3 IRQ delay time 4 lf you are using larger systems with between 12 and 16 ports simultaneously at a baud rate greater than or equal to 9600bps you can improve system performance by setting jumper JP4 to 2MS seiting instead of the default OMS value FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories JP4 sets IRQ delay time set to 2MS for larger systems IRQ DELAY ii 2MS Page 99 O OMS Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 5 Using jumper JP5 select the flow control type to RTS or DTR as required RTS DTR O Mechanical You can now install the AT host card in your system To do this proceed as follows installation Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning AN Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 6 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 7 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of t
2. p pa 4 Repeat step 3 until you have installed all the PCI cards you want FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 87 5 Replace and secure the system cover Note Do not turn on the power to your system until you have connected the distribution cable or box you are using with this host card See the following for details e Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead on page 92 e Connecting an 8 port octopus cable on page 93 e Connecting an 8 port distribution cable on page 94 Installation of PCI host cards is now complete For further details about installing other host cards types and distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 88 Installing an 8 port AT host card Setting parameters Before you install an AT card in your system you need to physically set the I O address IRQ on an AT host card level and operating mode for the card using the jumpers provided as follows JP4 sets operating mode set to FAST Default setting FAST See page 83 E O O O IRQ15 JP3 sets IRQ level move jumper to IRQ level required Default setting IRQ10 See page 83 IRQ12
3. RJ45 pin DB25 Pin Signal Direction Description 1 8 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 2 4 RTS Out Request To Send 3 6 DSR In Data Set Ready 4 2 TXD Out Transmit Data 5 3 RXD In Receive Data 6 7 GND Ground 7 5 CTS In Clear to Send 8 20 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts Page 109 Chapter 3 Cabling information 8 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors B Push fit o edge connector nto card 1 2 3 4 J J J 6 7 Port numbers labelled on unit Connect peripheral cable here via DB25 connectors 1 looking into connector HN o00000000000 eo0000000000 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts Pin Signal Direction Description 1 Chassis Chassis ground 2 TXD Out Transmit Data 3 RXD In Receive Data 4 RTS Out Request To Send 5 CTS In Clear To Send 6 DSR In Data Set Ready T GND Ground 8 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 20 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready 22 RI In Ring Indicator Page 110 Chapter 3 Cabling information 8 port octopus cable with DB25 female connectors FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts a Push fit onto card edge connector Port numbers labelled on DB25
4. 3 Select Multi function adapters and then Next 4 Select Have Disk and then Next Add New Hardware Wizard Click the manufacturer and model of pour hardware If your hardware is nat D listed or if you have an installation disk click Have Disk If your hardware is still not listed click Back and then select a different hardware type To see all hardware choices click Unknown Hardware Models 16 Port 16650 Card 2 Port 16650 Card 4 Port 16650 Card 8 Port 16650 Card lt Back Next gt Cancel 5 Select your AT FAST card from the list shown and then select Next 6 Select Next when the card hardware parameters are displayed 7 Now restart your system Note instead map 57 6 kbps and 115 2 kbps to these rates good with auto flow control selected then you can disable it on a per port basis has been installed Windows 95 already has the ability to select the baud rates 230 4 kbps and 460 8 kbps but for 16 bit programs running on the system that may not have this ability it is possible to The AT FAST supports auto flow control this generally works best when linked with a device such as another 16650 that also supports this If you find that performance is not as The above options can be changed via the advanced tab on the ports properties dialog box located under the device manager tab of the system icon in Control Panel after the card FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter
5. The following is a brief guide to using this manual on line Document navigation This manual features document navigation hypertext buttons in the header area as shown in the next picture SS a4 Jump to Using this on line manual Jump to Index Jump to Quick Reference if included Jump to previous location Jump to front of current chapter Jump to Contents Jump to Fast contents Hypertext jumps You can also navigate around this manual by clicking on any cross reference or text in blue for example Hypertext jumps Note The Fast Contents Contents and Index entries are all hypertext jumps into this manual FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Using this on line manual Page 5 Revision history Date Part number Description July 2000 5500043 10 First issue of new AT FAST and PCI FAST user manual Includes details of drivers utilities and installation under the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems November 2001 5500043 11 Re branding update December 2001 5500043 12 Update of manual to include installation under the SCO OpenServer SCO UnixWare Solaris and Linux operating systems October 2005 5500043 13 Added information about SCO OpenServer 6 support March 2007 5500043 14 Added instructions for a new Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista installation process There are now three Windows drivers to support 32
6. 6 During the installation you may get a Windows Logo message Click Continue Anyway when these appear Software Installation The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Note If you are installing an unsigned driver you may have to click through the Found New Hardware wizard for every FAST port on your system Your FAST driver installation is now finished FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 30 Adding additional cards and or updating drivers Whenever you add any additional FAST hardware to your system Windows might install the latest digitally signed driver in its database depending on your Windows operating system and settings To ensure you have the latest driver installed after you add new hardware you can either e Click Start gt All Programs gt Perle gt Perle Serial gt Update Driver or e Reinstall the drivers as described in Installing device dr
7. IRQ11 IRQ10 IRQ7 IRQ5 OWO O O O OLOO O O O O IRQ4 IRQ3 NORMAL JP2 01XX 02XX JP1 and JP2 set I O address Default 02XX JP2 sets high order address value Default XX40 JP1 sets low order address value See page 84 03XX OO OQO k Caution Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards Operating mode 1 On the host card set the jumper JP4 to the FAST setting IRQ level 2 Using jumper JP3 on the host card set the IRQ level you want from the values listed on the card JP3 sets IRQ level Q O IRQ15 move jumper to IRQ E RQ12 level required O O IRQ11 For example to O O IRQ10 select a value of 12 O O IRQ7 move jumper to O O IRQ5 IRQ12 position O IRQ4 O O IRQ3 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 89 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards OIOIO O O O PEDD Se VO address 3 Using jumpers JP1 and JP2 on the host card set the high order and low order I O address you want in hexidecimal using the one of the settings shown in the next table Address JP2 setting JP1 setting 9109 Cx ARO JP2 01xxO MM xxoo JP1 0140 XX40 02xx O
8. This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 2 In the Found New Hardware wizard click on the Cancel button 3 Download the lastest FAST driver zip file from the Perle website for your operating system pserial x86 zip for 32 bit Windows operating systems pserial amd64 zip for 64 bit Windows operating systems pserial ia64 zip for 64 bit Windows Itanium operating systems 4 Unzip the driver zip file to a local directory We recommend that you use the pserial setup lt arch gt exe file which will launch the installation wizard to install the FAST driver FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 29 5 Double click the pserial setup lt arch gt exe installation executable and follow the installation wizard steps Perle Serial 2 3 0 5 Setup Welcome to the Perle Serial 2 3 0 5 Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of Perle Serial driver software The Perle Serial driver supports the following serial cards Speed4 Speed LE PCI FAST UltraPort UltraPort SI UltraPort Express PCI RAS PCI RAS V92 It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to rebootyour computer Click Next to continue
9. D UNIX or NT Server POS FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction About the AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor cards Page 14 Guide to distribution accessories The distribution box or cable required for the FAST product you are using depends on the number of ports and product type as detailed in the next table Cable or distribution box Product options For installation information see AT FAST4 RJ45 8 pin to DB25 male See Installing 4 port cards on PCI FAST4 cable page 81 in Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards AT FAST8 8 port distribution box with DB25 See Installing 8 port cards and PCI FAST8 female connectors distribution accessories on 8 port octopus cable with DB25 Page 86 in Chapter 2 Installing female connectors on flying drivers and host cards leads 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male connectors on flying leads 8 port distribution cable with RJ45 8 pin female connector block AT FAST16 16 port distribution box with See Installing 16 port cards PCI FAST16 DB25 female connectors and distribution accessories on page 95 in Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Guide to distribution accessories Page 15 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want to install FAST serial adaptor cards associated this chapter if y
10. 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 24 De installing the driver for AT FAST cards To remove the driver software From Control Panel select the System icon and select the Device manager tab Select Multi function Adapters to list the options available Select the AT FAST option installed earlier Select Remove and then OK Shutdown your system and power off the PC Remove the AT FAST card O Oo Won FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 25 Installing under Windows NT The procedure for installing and configuring host cards drivers software and associated utilities for the Windows NT operating system is as follows Note The Perle PortDirector software contains drivers for the FAST host cards You will need to install the PortDirector for WIndows NT on your system in order to use the FAST host cards See Chapter 5 Adding and deleting host cards in the PortDirector User guide part number 5500028 for further details 1 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 2 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 3 If required remove any host cards you want from your
11. 94 Installing 16 port cards and distribution accessories 2ccccccceeeeeresneeennees 95 installing a Te pon PCI NOST CATA ee eee eee ee nee oe eee e N e 95 installing a 16 pon AT host card sormeanmianrarranonnaia e n 97 Connecting a 16 port distribution DOK 5s oe esstsceseet weds erred Nua ieseesed dake 102 Removing HOST COIGS sorsana AA 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 11 55an CHAPTER 3 CABLING INFORMATION 105 AT AT FAST4 and PCI FAST4 RJ45 card edge connectors s s s 106 Distribution box and cable guide 2 cceccsncsnssnssensesesnnsenssnnsnssensnnsensensensens 107 Distribution box and cable PINOUES sssassnsananennnnnunnnnanennnnnnannunanennnnennnnannnenen 108 RJ45 to DB25 male cable vecinciencatreiinianseciahiyvsde cesateuindinpaiorcieveietinneiestanel 109 8 port distribution box with DB25 female CONNECHOSS 11ccecceeeesteeeeeeens 110 8 port octopus cable with DB25 female CONNECHOSS ccssccecceesesneeseesens 111 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male CONNECHOSS cccccssssseeeessaneneeseenes 112 8 port distribution cable with RJ45 female connector block 000000002 113 16 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors 1 cscceceeeeenneeeees 114 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 116 WINGOWS NT Rae anaes een a elope ne EnSED Rr ee ee Or erin ADEE ERO rtf yeni mre ar renner nTE 117 Windows NT general troubleshooting seceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeanneanaeeeeees 117
12. For further details of troubleshooting under Windows NT see your Windows NT user documentation or help system FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Windows NT Page 117 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 This section describes troubleshooting FAST products under the Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Sever 2008 operating system and includes the following sections Note To contact Perle for technical support see Appendix B Contacting Perle e General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 119 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 error messages on page 120 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 118 PEDD SP General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Problem Action required Machine fails to boot 1 Turn off your machine remove FAST card s and reboot See page 103 2 Try installing a different host card in case the one currently installed is faulty See page 79 Windows operating system fails while loading 1 Reboot machine and then switch to the last and the system hangs known good configuration 2 Check for resource conflicts or faulty hardware 3 Turn off machine remove any FAST cards fitted page 103 and then reboot your system 4 Once the machine boots properly change the configuration settings of the FAST card to match those in the BIOS set
13. O JO O xxao 0180 XX80 03XX EEE O O xx80 01c0 XXc0 O OJ xxco 0200 Mee KADO JP1 and JP2 set I O address 0240 XX40 JP2 sets high order address value 0280 XX80 JP1 sets low order address value 02c0 XXcO 0300 03XX XX00 0340 XX40 0380 XX80 03c0 XXcO Mechanical You can now install the AT host card in your system To do this proceed as follows installation Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 4 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 5 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 90 6 Insert the AT card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards P L y p 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 until you have installed all the AT cards you want 8 Replace and secure the system cover Note Do not turn on the power to your system until you have connected the distribution cable or box y
14. describes how to install the FAST device driver software under Microsoft Windows 95 This section includes the following e General setup procedure for Windows 95 on page 20 Installing Windows 95 drivers for PCI FAST cards on page 21 e De installing the driver for PCI FAST cards on page 22 e Installing Windows 95 drivers for AT FAST cards on page 23 De installing the driver for AT FAST cards on page 25 Note The following Port naming conventions are applied for Windows 95 Port names under Windows 95 take the form COMx Where the first port on each card is numbered from the next available port on the PC for COM5 upwards for Windows 95 In the case of PCI FAST the ports are numbered according to the system slot number occupied by the card in the PC starting with slot 0 Example After installing a PCI FAST 4 the ports are labelled COM1 COM4 PC system COM5 COM8 PCI FAST 4 If anew PCI FAST 8 is installed in a preceding slot the ports will be as follows COM1 COM4 PC System COM5 COM12 PCI FAST 8 COM13 COM16 PCI FAST 4 That is the PCI FAST 4 ports will be moved up FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 19 General setup procedure for Windows 95 The general procedure for installing FAST cards under the Windows 95 operating system is as follows Note Up to four PCI FAST 4 8 16 cards or Up to four AT FAST 4 8 16
15. driver fails during normal operation symptoms either black screen machine reboots or system hangs Contact Technical Support See Appendix B Contacting Perle Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 error messages In the event of any error messages check the Windows Event Log Also open the Windows Device Manager and check for warming icons on the installed hardware See your Windows user documentation or help system for details For general problems see General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 119 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 120 Spe 12 Appendix D Contacting Perle You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want to contact Perle for technical support or any other this appendix if you queries about this product want to This appendix includes the following sections Internet access Email Making a technical Support Query on page 109 Repair procedure on page 112 Feedback about this manual on page 112 Contacting Perle technical support on page 113 Click here to access the our website at the following URL http www perle com Click here to email Perle at the following address Email ptac perle com Page 108 SEOREIe Making a technical Support Query This section contains the following information about making a query Who to contact
16. essneeessensssesenennnsnneeesernnneeene 73 Installing under Solaris s ssssssssnsnnununununununununenenenenenennnnununnnnnnnnnenenenenenenenenennnnnn 74 General setup procedure for Solaris sssscccccccccccccccceeceeeessssseesenensesnses Z5 Installing Solaris drivers sacs pe tsecas ata secctzicrecesosieetotiesateeanteapaebiadatctetactacths 76 P r namng Conventions maroner arinn eee NR 77 across erence ree iodine ean ea ape ncmnnaminel 77 EO FI Szasa a e i IZ Installing under LINUX s ssssassnsnennununennnnennnnunnnnunenennununennnnnnonnannnnnnnnnnnnnanenennnnnnnnn 78 Cards SUPPONE O irsi a I 78 Enhanced FRAIUIOS sicnccsenstastamictonmnriiniiinaeecnaaiawnemaaniiass 78 PO i RO S sisisi Ne aia seni naa 78 Installing host cards and distribution accessories 1s1sssecsecssessecseeesseess 79 DBUIOUUON BCCESSOIVY DONDE pucioasa EOE 80 installing 4 port Cara ses cssordnessvsxscasiasnsiassonbnosensinbnenemsacanaumeientne usaansssvaileaecsuons 81 Installing a4 porn PCI host oard soseer E E 81 installing a4 port AT host card imeniscnnannaeananan 83 Installing 8 port cards and distribution accessories s e 86 Installing an 8 pon PCI R st card oreren re ii 87 l stalling an 8 port AT host Card sostmeenorrarerni ra ER 89 Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead 92 C n ecting an8 port COLO Cable seirena e area 93 Connecting an 8 port distribution cable sosssesccssszssncvrasvecsesasestsarsancssnnsnnceaveaes
17. i i Rx FIFO Trigger Level High Flow Control eo Threshold Low Flow Control j Threshold fis Restore Defaults r Information Low Flow Control Threshold This value sets the level at which data flow is resumed This value cannot be greater than the High Flow Control Threshold FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 42 PEDD SP 10 In the FIFO Settings page set the FIFO buffer levels using the parameters detailed in the next table Hint To restore the default settings use the Restore Defaults button Parameter Description Tx FIFO Limit Sets the overall size of the Transmit FIFO buffer You use this when you want to restrict the size of the buffer in order to control the data flow This is useful when your application requires you to send small amounts of data but needs acknowledgement that the data has been sent For example if your application is designed to receive 4 bytes at a time a larger value of say 16 would time out Permitted values for a FAST card are 1 to 64 Tx FIFO Trigger Level Sets the level at which the com port Transmit FIFO buffer is filled with data each time a request for more data is made For example if set to 16 bytes you get 16 bytes at a time when driver requests data Permitted values for a FAST card are 8 16 32 and 56 R
18. on page 109 Information needed when making a query on page 110 Making a support query via the Perle web page on page 111 Who to contact If you bought your product from a registered Perle supplier you must contact their Technical Support department they are qualified to deal with your problem If you are a registered Perle supplier and bought your product from Perle contact Perle Technical Support using the details given in Contacting Perle technical support on page 113 Making a technical Support Query Page 109 SERRE Information needed when making a query When you make a technical support enquiry please have the following information ready Hint Print out this page and fill in the table provided with the basic information you need Item Write details here Product name and version Problem description Operating system version Driver version Details of any other cards installed in your system Your name Company Name Country Phone number Fax number Email address if available Making a technical Support Query Page 110 SEOREIY Making a support query via the Perle web page If you have an internet connection please send details of your problem to Technical Support using the email links provided on the Perle web site in the Support area See also Contacting Perle technical support on page 113 for email links and o
19. on page 14 e Guide to distribution accessories on page 15 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Page 13 About the AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor cards The PCI FAST and AT FAST are multi port cards which provide extra serial ports for RS 232 peripherals These cards plug into your PC servers and provide 4 8 or 16 high speed ports suitable for remote access data collection point of sale or any other RS232 applications You use the FAST serial adaptor cards when you want a robust entry level solution for the small office or point of sale applications Typically you use FASTserial adaptor cards because you want to add extra serial ports to an existing computer system rather than replacing it with the considerable cost that entails Higher data rates and ESD protection in the FAST serial adaptor cards make it suitable for any modem or ISDN TA application Note To use the FAST serial adaptor cards you must first install the drivers supplied with the card and then configure each card as required prior to mechanical installation The installation procedure varies for different operating systems Please read Before you start on page 17 in Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards before commencing installation Printers f ES Serial Lf P i Ai Devices PEEN E a ss il lt E D KA SS g Es JP cs AT FAST Remote PCI FAST 7 Access S Sy K 8 x Va
20. system FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 93 Connecting an 8 port distribution cable To allow 8 ports to be connected using a distribution cable proceed as follows 1 Install your 8 port AT or PCI FAST card using the procedures given in Installing an 8 port PCI host card on page 87 and Installing an 8 port AT host card on page 89 2 Turn off the power to your system 3 Push fit the large custom D type connector on the single end of your distribution cable onto the card edge connector and secure in place using the screws provided as shown in the next picture Connect perip cable here via heral RJ45 RJ45 connector block Pem Push fit onto card edge connector cog Port numbers labelled on unit B s View looking into RJ45 connector block 4 Connect peripherals to the required ports on the connector block on the end of the distribution cable using the RJ45 sockets provided 5 Turn on the power to your system FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 94 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing 16 port cards and distribution accessories This section describes the mechanical installation of the 8 port FAST host card
21. system See Removing host cards on page 103 4 Use the PortDirector software to update your system with the revised number and type of host cards See The PortDirector user guide part number 5500028 for further details Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows NT Page 26 Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 This section describes how to install the FAST device driver software under Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 This section includes the following e General setup procedure for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 28 e Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system on page 29 Adding additional cards and or updating drivers on page 31 Adding AT host cards to the system on page 31 e Viewing and changing the resources for a device on page 35 e Configuring serial ports on page 39 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 27 General setup procedure for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 The general procedure for installing FAST cards under the Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 20080perating system is as follows 1 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you re
22. want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards 4 Repeat step 3 until you have installed all the PCI cards you want 5 Replace and secure the system cover Installation of PCI host cards is now complete For further details about installing host cards including other types see Before you start on page 17 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 82 Installing a 4 port AT host card IRQ level Setting parameters Before you install an AT card in your system you need to physically set the I O address IRQ on an AT host card level and operating mode for the card using the jumpers provided as follows the card FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories JP3 sets IRQ level move jumper to IRQ level required For example to select a value of 12 move jumper to IRQ12 position O Q IRQ15 IRQ12 IRQ11 IRQ10 IRQ7 IRQ5 IRQ4 Page 83 OIOIOIOIOJO OOOO IRQ3 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards JP4 sets operating mode set to E
23. 26 Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 27 Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 44 Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 44 Installing under SCO UnixWare on page 65 Installing under Solaris on page 74 Installing under Linux on page 78 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Before you start Page 17 Down loading FAST drivers from the Perle web site You can install the FAST driver and utility software from the Perle web site To do this proceed as follows 1 On your PC start the Internet browser you want to use for example Netscape 2 Within your Internet browser window select the software directory using one the following URL http www perle com downloads Note In the event of any problems contact your System Administrator or Internet Service provider for assistance 3 Change to the software directory The software directory is now displayed 4 Download the zip files in this directory to a suitable location on your PC for example tmp 5 Uncompress the files using a suitable utility 6 You can now install the driver software using the correct procedure for your operating system See Before you start on page 17 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Down loading FAST drivers from the Perle web site Page 18 Sele 32 Installing under Windows 95 This section
24. 5 flying lead Pin Signal Direction Description 2 TXD Out Transmit Data 3 RXD In Receive Data 4 RTS Out Request To Send 5 CTS In Clear To Send 6 DSR In Data Set Ready 7 GND Ground 8 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 20 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready Page 112 Chapter 3 Cabling information 8 port distribution cable with RJ45 female connector block RJ45 connector block pon Connect peripheral cable here via RJ45 q i H lt a Push fit onto card edge connector y Port numbers labelled on unit Pin 1 looking into connector j gt L 4 View looking block N into RJ45 3 connector RJ45 pin Signal Direction Description 1 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 2 RTS Out Request To Send 3 DSR In Data Set Ready 4 TXD Out Transmit Data 5 RXD In Receive Data 6 GND Ground 7 CTS In Clear to Send 8 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts Page 113 Chapter 3 Cabling information 16 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors B 123 4567 8 Push fit onto card LJ UU U g LJ UJ edge connector 9 10 12 13 14 15 Port numbers la
25. AT T o NORMAL Fast Default setting Fast See page 83 O O IRQ15 m R12 JP3 sets IRQ level O IRQ11 move jumper to IRQ level O IRQ10 required IRQ7 Default setting IRQ10 O CO IRQ5 See page 83 O IRQ4 O O IRQ3 JP2 01XxX O O Xx00 JP1 02xXXO O O O xx4o 03XX O XX80 JP1 and JP2 set I O address xxco JP2 sets high order address value Default O2XX JP1 sets low order address value Default XX40 See page 84 Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards Operating mode 1 On the host card set the jumper JP4 to the FAST setting 2 Using jumper JP3 on the host card set the IRQ level you want from the values listed on PEDD Se VO address 3 Using jumpers JP1 and JP2 on the host card set the high order and low order I O address you want in hexidecimal using the one of the settings shown in the next table Address JP2 setting JP1 setting 9109 Cx ARO JP2 01xxO MM xxoo JP1 0140 XX40 02xx O O JO O xxao 0180 XX80 03XX EEE O O xx80 01c0 XXc0 O OJ xxco 0200 Mee KADO JP1 and JP2 set I O address 0240 XX40 JP2 sets high order address value 0280 XX80 JP1 sets low order address value 02c0 XXcO 0300 03XX XX00 0340 XX40 0380 XX80 03c0 XXcO Mechanical You can now install the AT host card in your system To do this proceed as follows i
26. Eew2 Sy FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Part number 5500043 15 Date 10 September 2008 Navigating around this manual Using this on line manual See page 5 Wii i Fast Contents See page 7 Contents See page 8 Index See page 127 uP Page 1 Copyright statement This document must not be reproduced in any way whatsoever either printed or electronically without the consent of Perle Systems Limited 60 Renfrew Drive Markham Ontario Canada L3R 0E1 Perle reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products to improve reliability function or design JETSTREAM JETSTREAM4000 JETSTREAM8500 and LANSTREAM2000 are trademarks of Perle Systems Limited Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Internet Explorer are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc in the USA and other countries Perle Systems Limited 10 September 2008 Page 2 Seal 12 CE FCC Note The products described in this manual have been found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This
27. I Card Selectwhich driver you wantto install foryournew hardwares Vilpdaws deall drar Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer C Donotinstall a daver Windows will not prompt you again C Selectirom list of alternate drivers 1 Load the CD select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and press OK 2 When prompted select the CD drive and enter the path pci fast drivers win_95 and press OK On more recent versions of Windows 95 the Update DeviceDriver Wizard window will appear as follows Update Device Driver Wizard This wizard will complete the installation of PCI Serial Controller by searching your local drives network and Internet locations for the most current driver If you have a disk or CD ROM that came with this device insert it now It is recommended that you let Windows search for an updated driver To do this click Next to continue FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 21 3 Press Next 4 Enter the drive name for the CD and the path pci fast drivers win_95 or browse to select the directory 5 Press Finish There will be a delay while the Update Device Driver wizard installs the ports for the PCI FAST card 6 Now restart your system When port installation is complete driver software is installed and the card is ready for use De installing the driver for PCI FAST
28. Il af flying lead DB25 flying leads connector connected to card edge HI RS A Ls od i Connect peripheral cable here via DB25 flying lead e oe Pin 1 looking into connector eo0000000000 Page 111 Pin Signal Direction Description 1 Chassis Chassis ground 2 TXD Out Transmit Data 3 RXD In Receive Data 4 RTS Out Request To Send 5 CTS In Clear To Send 6 DSR In Data Set Ready 7 GND Ground 8 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 20 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready Chapter 3 Cabling information a Push fit onto card edge connector 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male connectors Port numbers labelled on DB25 Il e lt n flying lead SEIN re DB25 flying leads connector connected to card edge Pin 1 looking into connector FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts aa ii P3 i El S LJ Connect peripheral cable here via DB2
29. In the message window click on OK to continue the installation process The following message is now displayed upon completion of the installation process Message N x Installation complete 16 In the message window click on OK to close the window The software manager window is now updated to show the driver you have installed as shown in the next picture Host Software View Options Help All software on scoSserv perie com et Netscape Communicator ver 4 0 5b Perle Speed ver 1 1 0 SCO OpenServer Development System ver 5 1 1A SCO OpenServer Enterprise System ver 5 0 5m SCO Optimizing Compiler ver 2 1 4d UDK Compatibility Module for OpenServer 5 0 5 ver 5 0 5A RS505A Release Supplement for SCO OpenServer Release 5 0 5 ver rs505a RSSOSA Software Manager Supplement ver rs505a SCO OpenServer Euro Supplement ver 1 5 SCO OpenServer Release 5 HDK Patch ver hdkpatch Unix505a 2 View All Total 11 Selected 1 The selected software is fully installed sco PEA 17 In the Software Manager window click on the Host gt Exit menu option to close the window 18 Shut down your system and turn the power off You can now continue with the rest of the installation process see General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 6 on page 53 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 58 Serial
30. Quit the utility An extra device will now be added to the dev directory for each unbuffered port configured In the example above it is called com2c and this name should be specified to the mouse software etc FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 65 General setup procedure for SCO UnixWare The general procedure for installing FAST cards under the SCO UnixWare operating system is as follows 1 Before commencing the installation process under SCO UnixWare configure your system as described in Initial configuration under SCO UnixWare on page 67 Note If you are installing AT FAST hardware you should examine your system configuration and determine non conflicting I O addresses and IRQs for use with each ISA card 2 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 3 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 4 Install the driver software ionto your system using the procedures given in Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using command line on page 68 or Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using the Desktop on page 70 5 You can then enable login access using the procedures given in Enabling login access on page 70 Note F
31. The unbuffered ports use similar names to those above with comf changed to com e g comta mkdev comf The unbuffered ports will now work with a mouse or similar device but they are not recommended for general use as they will present a higher load on the system and their performance will be limited FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 45 General setup procedure for SCO OpenServer 5 The general procedure for installing FAST cards under the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system is as follows 1 Before commencing the installation process under SCO OpenServer 5 configure your system as described in Initial configuration under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 47 Note If you are installing AT FAST hardware you should examine your system configuration and determine non conflicting I O addresses and IRQs for use with each ISA card See Suggested hardware settings for AT FAST on page 48 2 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 3 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 4 Install the driver software onto your system using the procedures given in Installing the driver software on page 49 5 You can then enable l
32. Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 s ssssssssssssssssssssssess 118 General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista SEVO OO aE OR ORE Ree tka RTS Un EneR Tome E A aaNet 119 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 error mMessages 120 APPENDIX B CONTACTING PERLE 121 Making a technical Support Query c1cecsesecsecsesnsnsersnssnsersnssnssnsensensntess 122 De ot a C ie eee adie 122 Information needed when making a QUOLY cccccccccsssssssststsessesenesereree 123 Making a support query via the Perle web PAQe cccccccceeeeeeeeenneeeeeeteeeees 124 Repair procedure sssssssnsnsnnenennununnunenennnnannnennnnnnnnnannnennnnannunanenennnnnnennnnenennnnnnanan 125 Feedback about this manual sssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnennennn 125 Contacting Perle technical support ssscsessesnsnrsecsnsesecssrsnsssersnssnsensenes 126 INDEN ee ee EEE E EE A 127 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 12 Chapter 1 Introduction You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want an introduction to the Perle AT FAST and PCI this chapter if you FAST serial adaptor cards driver software and utilities want to This chapter provides introductory information about the Perle AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor cards driver software and configuration utilities This chapter includes the following sections About the AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor cards
33. ads 8 port distribution cable with See page 86 and page 94 RJ45 8 pin female connector block AT FAST16 Custom Dtype 16 port distribution box with See page 95 and page 102 PCI FAST16 connector no DB25 female connectors wiring information required by user Page 80 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing 4 port cards This section describes the mechanical installation of the 4 port FAST host cards and includes the following Installing a 4 port PCI host card on page 81 Installing a 4 port AT host card on page 83 For information on installing other card types and associated distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 Installing a 4 port PCI host card To install a PCI host card proceed as follows Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning AN Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 1 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 2 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 81 3 Insert the PCI card you
34. allation process will continue to the point where pkgadd reports that the package contains scripts which will be run with root permissions offering the chance to abort the installation Perle scripts are not intentionally destructive but you can see for yourself by aborting the installation mounting the floppy and the inspecting the request and postinstall scripts At the end of the installation pkgadd may report that the driver was added to the kernel but the module failed to attach This is normal if you haven t yet installed any cards After pkgadd completes a reconfiguration boot is required to make AT PCI Fast and or PCI RAS ports work FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Solaris Page 76 Port naming conventions By default each port is associated with two entries under the dev directory One takes the form dev comfxy where x is the card number 1 4 and y is a lower case letter in the range a p ais port 1 pis port 16 These device names are intended for local devices or call out modem ports The other device name takes the form dev term comfxy where x is the card number as before and y is an upper case letter in the range A P These devices are intended to use with modems These mappings can be altered by careful modification of the mkdev and start_comf scripts in usr lib i86 Card Ordering Cards are numbered by first taking AT Fast cards in the ord
35. arge number of ports installed To Display Click menu option All ports with logins enabled Ports gt Logins All ports without logins enabled Ports gt Unconfigured Display all ports Ports gt All 6 If required in the Port Configuration window select the ports whose logins status you want to change then click on one of the following to change the login status Te Click on Enable logins for a port Enable button Disable logins for a port Disable button FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 62 The selected ports in the list now are updated show their new login status For example if you enable the login for a port a tick is displayed along side the port as shown in the next picture Specialix Speed Port Configuration OY x Ports Help Port Login gettydef Terminal Type Forced flow control unknown 3 m unknown 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 until you have configured all the ports you want Exiting the Port 8 In the Port Configuration menu click on Ports gt Save amp Exit Configuration tool Note To quit the Port Configuration tool without saving changes e Inthe Port Configuration menu click on Ports gt Quit The Port Configuration tool now closes and saves any changes you have made FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 63 Removing driver
36. as follows A 2 3 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Login to your system as super user Load the CDROM into your system CD drive At the command prompt make a directory for your installation by typing mkdir cdrom Mount the CDROM file system using the following commands mount f ISO9660 r dev cd0 cdrom Note The example above shows the directory name as cdrom You can either use this name or use another directory name to suit your requirements For example mnt Inthe SCO OpenServer desktop double click on the System Administration folder The System Administration window is now displayed In the System Administration window double click on the software manager icon The Software Manager window is now displayed Host Software View Options All software on scosysy OSS702A pkgadd Supplement ver 1 0 0 SCO OpenServer Release 6 0 0 Maintenance Pack 1 ver 1 0 0Bk BJE View All Total 3 Selected 1 The selected software is partially installed SCOadmin Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 54 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 7 In the Software Manager menu click on Software gt Install New The Begin Installation window is now displayed as shown in the next picture i l i Click here to What host machine do you want to install from select the local host as the host machine v From another host Continue 8 In the Begin Installation window select
37. belled on unit FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable pinouts ooooo0oo0000000 Sy 00000000000 IE Pin 1 looking into connector Connect peripheral cable here via DB25 connectors Pin Signal Direction Description 1 Chassis Chassis ground 2 TXD Out Transmit Data 3 RXD In Receive Data 4 RTS Out Request To Send When jumper set to RTS See page 97 4 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready When jumper set to DTR See page 97 5 CTS In Clear To Send 7 GND Ground Page 114 Chapter 3 Cabling information FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 3 Cabling information Distribution box and cable pinouts Page 115 Appendix A Troubleshooting You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want information on troubleshooting problems with this appendix if you FAST serial adaptor cards want to This appendix provides examples of normal boot up messages and a table of error messages their meaning and corrective action required for the all the currently supported operating systems This appendix includes the following sections e Windows NT on page 117 e Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 118 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 116 Windows NT Windows NT general troubleshooting In the event of any problems open the Devices window to view the status of any installed hardware
38. bit 64 bit x64 and 64 bit Itanium operating systems processors September 2008 5500043 15 Added support for Windows Server 2008 Page 6 55an Fast Contents ABOUT THIS MANUAL sixirrirssirisrirsiseierinverirreiniinoeeiineiaa 4 REVISION HISTORY snsscncctenecvesscetentectecescsenacienteeeceseeensetuesesane 6 FAST CONTENTS spiipittiriris iriri EEEE 7 CONTENTS errin TEER eee 8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION wasssccssseccecnnccesennsnnesenenenseeenenssseeees 13 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS n 222 16 CHAPTER 3 CABLING INFORMATION sssssescccnsscesennnssseeneeneseeees 105 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING sccssccesccenccnnnsnnnennsnensennnenes 116 APPENDIX B CONTACTING PERLE ssscccesccennccnnnscnensenensenesseans 121 PIDEN qian eee ee oe oe ne ee mers eer eae eee me eee en eee em meee 127 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 7 BEDD SP Contents ABOUT THIS MANUAL auwcaceccccccncncucucncncncncenauansnsueusnensnsenauansnsnes 4 Purpose Of this Manual sisirin iaiia i ea E 4 Who this manual is fOf sssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 USING this on line Manual ssiri 5 Document Navigalo a darineretreurninn cere R 5 Hyp rtext JUMP Seere eE n AE NE OAO 5 REVISION HISTORY snsssonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 FAST CONTENTS wiswsucsectccccasncwissudsescssncesceunssssdeievaseonsedcusdcerssss 7 CONTENTS wicca cence ccnccucnncnccecnccncnecnsc
39. card 3 On completion of the program quit and then for AT FAST cards only use dcu to configure the cards in the same way as discussed in Command line installation on page 68 or Desktop installation steps on page 70 4 Finally reboot the system sync init 6 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 70 Removing cards and software To remove a PCI FAST card jump to step 5 1 Run the atfconfig utility etc comt atfconfig 2 At the Action prompt select D Delete a card 3 Reboot the system sync init 6 To remove an AT FAST card 1 Run dcu from the command line as root or Admin_Tools Hardware_Setup from the desktop as the system owner 2 Select Hardware Device Configuration Use the PgDn and or Down arrow key to move the cursor to the first column of the entry for the card to be removed 3 Type N into this column then press F10 4 Press A then lt Enter gt 5 Run the atfconfig utility etc comt atfconfig 6 At the Action prompt select D Delete a card 7 Reboot the system sync init 6 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 71 Removing the SCO UnixWare driver To remove the driver the following steps are required 1 Remove all comf cards as per the steps in page 71 2 Log in as root and type pkgrm comf 3 Follow the on screen prom
40. card you want to remove Undo the securing screw for the host card you want to remove then lift the card out of its slot as shown in the next picture AA O N Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards A z F L t a ae 5 Repeat step 4 until you have removed all the host cards you want 6 Replace and secure the system cover 7 Plug in the mains lead and turn on the power Removal of host cards is now complete For further details about installation of host cards including other types see Before you start on page 17 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Removing host cards Page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Removing host cards Page 104 Chapter 3 Cabling information You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want cabling information for the Perle FAST serial this chapter if you adaptor cards want to This chapter provides cabling and connector pinout information for the Perle FAST serial adaptor cards Included are details of standard cables for use with FAST products available from Perle This chapter includes the following sections AT AT FAST4 and PCI FAST4 RJ45 card edge connectors on page 106 e Distribution box and cable guide on page 107 e Distribution box and cable pinouts on page 108 FAST Se
41. cards To remove the PCl Fast driver and card 1 Select Control Panel from the Start menu and double click the System applet 2 Select Device Manager and expand the Multifunction Adapter tree 3 Select the card which you require to remove and press Remove When complete press OK With the system shutdown and the power turned off the Card may now be physically removed from the system and the machine re booted FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 22 Installing Windows 95 drivers for AT FAST cards For AT FAST Windows 95 drivers use setup exe on the CD in the directory drivers at fast win9x After the initial setup program has detected your system it will start the Add New Hardware Wizard Then Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard will help you quickly install a new piece of hardware To begin installing your new hardware click Next 1 Select Next 2 Select No to Do you want Windows to search for your new hardware Add New Hardware Wizard Select the type of hardware you want to install Hardware types 2 Display adapters 3 Floppy disk controllers a Hard disk controllers Memory Technology Drivers MTDs 2 Modem TA Mouse Multi function adapters SF Network adapters xl lt Back Cancel FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 23
42. cards PCI and AT bus cards cannot be mixed in Windows 95 machines 1 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 2 If you have installed any PCI host cards now install the driver software using the procedures given in Installing Windows 95 drivers for PCI FAST cards on page 21 Note To remove drivers see De installing the driver for PCI FAST cards on page 22 3 If you are going to install AT cards on your system install driver software using the procedures given in Installing Windows 95 drivers for AT FAST cards on page 23 Note To remove drivers see De installing the driver for AT FAST cards on page 25 4 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 5 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 95 Page 20 Installing Windows 95 drivers for PCI FAST cards PCI FAST cards install as a Plug and Play card under Windows 95 Once the card is installed power up your PC and Windows 95 will automatically detect it On older versions of Windows 95 the New Hardware Found window will appear as shown below New Hardware Found PC
43. d Remove Hardware Wizard select Add Troubleshoot a device and press the Next gt button The Choose a Hardware Device page is now displayed Add Remove Hardware Wizard Choose a Hardware Device Which hardware device di 5 In the Choose a Hardware Device page scroll up the list of devices and click on Add a new device then click on the Next gt button The Find New Hardware page is now displayed Add Remove Hardware Wizard Find New Hardware Windows can also detect hardw 6 In the Find New Hardware page select No want to select the hardware from a list and click on the Next gt button The Hardware Type page is now displayed Add Remove Hardware Wizard Hardware Type What type of hardware do you want 7 In the Hardware Type page select Mutli port serial adaptors and click on the Next gt button FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 32 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards In this Wizard page Do the following Add Remove Hardware Wizard Select a Device Driver Which driver do you want The Select a Device Driver page is now displayed 8 If your host card type isn t shown in the Select a Device Driver page click on the Have Disk button A message window is now displayed which prompts you for the driver and location you want to use 9 In the messa
44. d rates above 38 4 kpbs we have permanently remapped some of the lower baud rates to support higher card speeds Original speed Is mapped bps to kpps Getty letter 50 57 6 a 75 76 8 b 110 115 2 c 134 230 4 d 150 460 8 e FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 73 Installing under Solaris This section describes how to install the FAST device driver software under Solaris This section includes the following General setup procedure for Solaris on page 75 Installing Solaris drivers on page 76 Port naming conventions on page 77 Card Ordering on page 77 Enabling logins on page 77 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Solaris Page 74 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards General setup procedure for Solaris The general procedure for installing FAST cards under the SCO UnixWare operating system is as follows 1 Install any PCI host cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 2 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 3 Install the driver software onto your system using the procedures given in Installing Solaris drivers on page 76 4 You can then enable login access using the procedur
45. d utilities installing 29 installing device drivers and utilities 29 troubleshooting 118 viewing and changing the resources for a device 35 Windows 95 installation under 19 Windows NT device drivers and utilities installing 26 installing device drivers and utilities 26 troubleshooting 117 Seal 12 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 129
46. e system cover Note Do not turn on the power to your system until you have connected the distribution cable or box you are using with this host card See the following for details e Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead on page 92 e Connecting an 8 port octopus cable on page 93 e Connecting an 8 port distribution cable on page 94 Installation of PCI host cards is now complete For further details about installing other host cards types and distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 96 Installing a 16 port AT host card Setting parameters Before you install an AT card in your system you need to physically set the I O address IRQ on an AT host card level and operating mode for the card using the jumpers provided On the 16 port cards you can also set an IRQ delay time and choose between DTR and RTS as follows either RTS or DTR modes JP6 sets operating mode set to FAST JP5 allows you to select flow control to Default setting RTS See page 83 Default setting FAST FAST See page 83 NORMAL JP4 sets IRQ delay time set to 2MS for larger O systems Default setting OMS i See page 83 JP7 sets IRQ level Of move ju
47. eate a diskette using the diskette image supplied on the CD supplied with this product When you have created the installation diskette proceed as follows A 2 3 Login as root Insert the created installation diskette Check for the presence of the install directory If this does not exist then create it mkdir install Call pkgadd to install the driver software pkgadd n d dev fd0135ds18 comf pkgadd will remind you to insert the floppy in drive A and assuming you have done this you should enter go to continue Before the kernel is rebuilt you will be asked if the card you are installing is an AT FAST card If you answer yes then you will be asked to supply the I O address and IRQ you have determined for the card along with the number of serial ports on the card If you are installing a PCI FAST card simply answer no to this question as PCI configuration is automatic You will then be asked if you wish to add any additional cards with this initial installation If installing more than one card you should answer Yes and will then be prompted with a general configuration menu Otherwise say No You may add further cards at a later date by issuing the command mkdev comf It may take a couple of minutes to rebuild the system kernel You will now be asked whether you wish to use the new kernel by default and whether you want the new kernel environment to be built You should answer Yes to both these questio
48. ected 1 Install More Options Cancel Help FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 56 12 In the Install Selection window click on the Install button The following progress message is now displayed Installing Perle Speed Driver ver 1 0 0 Installation Phase Configuring the component parameters Installation Status Executing ccs script opt K Perle SPD_Drive The above window will display various progress messages and then the Speed Installation Options window will be displayed Options Help W Re Link kemel a Rerin Configuration Data perle 13 If required in the Speed Installation Options window select the Re Link kernel option Hint If you are installing more then one driver you can de select this option until you have installed all the drivers and utilities you require to save time 14 In the Speed Window Installation menu click on Options gt Exit to close the window and continue the installation process If you select Re link kernel a message window is displayed at the end of the driver installation prompting you to re boot the system Information k Ea e During this installation the kernel was relinked You must reboot L your system to make this kernel effective FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 57 15
49. equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this Guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense EN 55022 1998 Class A Note Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Caution The products described in this manual are approved for commercial use only Page 3 About this manual Purpose of this manual This manual tells you how to install configure and use the Perle AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor cards distribution hardware associated drivers and utilities Who this manual is for This manual is aimed at users who want to add extra serial ports to their system using AT Cl FAST serial adaptor cards This manual requires a working knowledge of using personal computers and associated operating systems as well as experience in installing host cards Warning J Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Purpose of this manual Page 4 Using this on line manual
50. er Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 69 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using the Desktop The system owner can install the driver from the desktop as follows 1 Insert the created Installation diskette ao A wo PY O Select the Admin_Tools App_Installer icon Set the Install From box to Disk_A and wait for the comf icon to appear then select it Select the Install button If you are installing any AT FAST cards see steps 4 to 8 of the command line installation on page 68 The Device Configuration Utility may be envoked from the desktop by selecting Admin_Tools Hardware_Setup icon Remove the diskette Select the Shutdown icon on the main desktop Enabling login access Logins are not enabled by default For example to enable a login on the third port of the second card type pmadm e p comf2 s 2c The p parameter is comf1 for the first card to comf4 for the fourth card The s parameter is the last two characters of the port name see page 73 See the pmadm man page for more details Reinstalling or upgrading software New versions of the software can be installed over the top of any existing version using the installation procedure listed on page 65 Installing additional cards To install extra cards up to the maximum of four 1 Run the atfconfig utility etc comft atconfig 2 At the Action prompt select A Add a
51. er that there were entered in the installation procedure followed by PCI cards in PCI slot order Enabling logins By default logins on cards are not enabled Use pmadm to enable logins For example to enable login on the fourth port of the third card you would type pmadm e p comf3 s 3d FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Solaris Page 77 Installing under Linux Cards Supported The driver has been rewritten to support the following Perle products only 4 port AT Fast 8 port AT Fast e 16 port AT Fast restricted modem control e 4 port PCl Fast e 8 port PCI Fast e 16 port PCl Fast restricted modem control e 16 port PCI Fast full modem control e 4 port PCI RAS e 8 port PCI RAS Enhanced Features The range of baud rates has been extended to 460800 bits sec The on chip hardware and software flow control capabilities of the 16C654 UART are utilised to reduce host load Known Limitations 1 The driver cannot be installed as a module on multi processor systems It can only be installed as a statically linked driver On single processor systems it can be installed statically linked or as a module 2 Data can be lost if multiple ports are run simultaneously at 230400 or 460800 bits sec FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Linux Page 78 Installing host cards and dist
52. es given in Enabling logins on page 77 5 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Solaris Page 75 Installing Solaris drivers This driver is available either from the Perle Systems web site or on the CD supplied with this product 1 If this package comes on a CD ROM the first step is to copy the image on the CD ROM to a floppy diskette Use the dd command for this For example dd if sol_1_00 dd of dev fd0 bs 18k 2 Insert the diskette in the floppy drive and as root type pkgadd d diskette1 comf 3 Follow the on screen prompts until the prompt How many AT Fast cards to install 0 appears 4 lf you are installing PCl Fast and or PCI RAS cards only you can accept the default value of 0 AT Fast cards Otherwise enter the number 1 4 of AT Fast cards you want to install 5 For each card you will then be prompted for a base I O address and interrupt line IRQ Note there no tools to tell you what is already in use and that the following restrictions apply A 4 port card requires 32 bytes of I O space An 8 port card requires 64 bytes of I O space A 16 port card requires 128 bytes of I O space Each AT Fast requires exclusive use of an IRQ Note The jumpers on the AT FAST card must be adjusted to agree with the above selection The inst
53. ge window enter or select the driver you want and click on the OK button to accept settings and close the window The Select a Device Driver page is now updated to show the new driver you have selected 10 In the Select a Device Driver page select the manufacturer and model you require then click on the Next gt button The Start Hardware Installation page is now displayed Add Remove Hardware Wizard Start Hardware Installation Windows is ready to install driv 1 _ In the Start Hardware Installation page click on the Next gt button to accept your choice A completion message page is now displayed as shown in the next picture Add Remove Hardware Wizard Note If resources are not free you will have to change the resource configuration using the procedures described on page 35 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 33 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 12 In the completion message page click on the Finish button to complete the new configuration After the you have finished adding cards to the system all connected port devices will now be detected You should now install the latest driver for the ports from its database or you will be prompted for one if one cannot be found Note Whenever you add any FAST hardware to your system the default is to use the latest digitally signed driver a
54. he connector panel for host cards 8 Insert the AT card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards 9 Repeat steps 1 to 8 until you have installed all the AT cards you want FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 100 10 Replace and secure the system cover Note Do not turn on the power to your system until you have connected the distribution cable or box you are using with this host card See the following for details e Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead on page 92 e Connecting an 8 port octopus cable on page 93 e Connecting an 8 port distribution cable on page 94 Installation of AT host cards is now complete For further details about installing other host cards types and distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 101 Connecting a 16 port distribution box To allow 16 ports to be connected using a distribution box proceed as follows 1 Install your 16 port AT or PCI FAST card using the procedures given in Installing a 16 port PCI ho
55. he list Note Adding a new card in a lower numbered slot than an existing one will cause the ports on the existing board to be renumbered For OpenServer 5 any AT FAST cards configured will appear in the list in the order they have been configured To use modem control for dial in operations the port name should be used with the last letter of the name in uppercase e g comf1A Upper case port names assume at least a five wire connection RXD TXD RTS CTS GND with another serial device Lower case port names assume a three wire connection only RXD TXD GND Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 Because the system does not support the selection of baud rates above 38 4 kpbs we have permanently remapped some of the lower baud rates to support higher card speeds Original speed Is mapped bps to kpps Getty letter 50 57 6 a 75 76 8 b 110 115 2 c 134 230 4 d 150 460 8 e FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 51 Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 This section describes how to install the FAST device driver software under SCO OpenServer 6 The SCO OpenServer 5 drivers support any mix of AT FAST and PCI FAST cards up toa maximum of four cards Each card can contain 4 8 or 16 high speed serial ports General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 6 on page 53 Installing device drivers and
56. how the remaining software FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Page 64 E00 BE Installing under SCO UnixWare This section describes how to install the FAST device driver software under SCO UnixWare This section includes the following e General setup procedure for SCO UnixWare on page 66 Initial configuration under SCO UnixWare on page 67 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using command line on page 68 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using the Desktop on page 70 Enabling login access on page 70 e Reinstalling or upgrading software on page 70 e Installing additional cards on page 70 e Removing cards and software on page 71 e Port naming conventions for SCO UnixWare on page 73 e Higher baud rates under SCO UnixWare on page 73 Note A mouse or similar device may not work correctly on buffered ports such as those offered with the PCI FAST AT FAST cards If possible connect your mouse to one of the existing PC serial ports To configure the cards for connection to a mouse disable the buffering option as follows 1 Run the atfconfig utility etc comf atfconfig 2 At the Action prompt select M Add a mouse port A list of available ports is shown and a prompt follows for the name of the port you wish to unbuffer Example Type comf2c to unbuffer the third port on the second card 3 Repeat as required for other ports 4
57. iescseisssaeretraeresaaeasaaniodel 54 Serial port naming conventionS ss s sssessssesssseerrnnrrrneererennrneerrrnnnnreerrnne 59 Configuring serial ports eae nae eee Ce ene ne rT arene ere eto ee eee ent 60 Removing drivers and utilities from your system ccccccceseeeeesneenneeeeeeees 64 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 10 See 32 Installing under SCO UnixWare ssscsssscsecsecsessessrsessnssnsessessnsensensessenssenssnees 65 General setup procedure for SCO UnixWare 1 sscseeseeccescceeseeeeeessaeees 66 Initial configuration under SCO UnixWare cccccccceseceeeesseesceeeseeeneeeee 67 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using command liNE ceeeteeees 68 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using the D SKtOP 1cccceeeseeeerseeee 70 Nang 00 ACCESE asinine aan 70 Reinstalling or upgrading SONWANO vicssisasasssarsieranemasenieatiatarntasscestenaariote 70 Installing additional GANS ssi vec Sascdsscunoninsianeiesnsuaabasninaeleaesedaseesseubssainemaiis 70 Removing cards and software a ciersriicitcctcctersnincainacrintirnncncmnmaarnek 71 To remove a PCI FAST card jump to step 5 ccccssssesscscccssssssessnseeesesssseeees 7i Torem ve an AT FAST ard seoaren a a eari 71 Removing the SCO UnixWare drivet sssssonnnsnnoesnnnerenenneennnnneenneernnnnenennrne 72 Port naming conventions for SCO UNnixWare ccccccsssssceeeeseeeeneeseenens 73 Higher baud rates under SCO Unix Ware
58. igh speed serial ports The drivers for Unix are supplied as disk images on the CD formatted for use with the pkgadd utility Each package has been given the label comf for com Fast reflecting the fact that these are fast communications ports This section includes the following General setup procedure for SCO OpenServer 5 on page 46 Initial configuration under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 47 Suggested hardware settings for AT FAST on page 48 Installing the driver software on page 49 Enabling login access on page 50 Reinstalling or upgrading software on page 50 Removing the driver software on page 50 Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 Note When installing additional AT or PCI cards the standard software installation creates operating system device and control entries for a single card When you wish to add extra cards you should run the command mkdev to add new device and control entries mkdev comf This command will prompt you with the possible actions for the addition or removal of cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 44 Note A mouse or similar device a few scanners and non intelligent FAX modems can be confused by the extra buffering that the card provides This buffering can be disabled on a port by port basis using the mkdev comf command
59. ivers and utilities onto your system on page 29 Adding AT host cards to the system When you physically install an AT host card in your system you also need to add the card to the list of installed devices in the system To add AT host cards to your system proceed as follows Note The addresses used by AT FAST host cards are normally set by default This procedure is used when you wish to set non standard addresses 1 In the Windows desktop click on the Start button and select Settings gt Control Panel The control panel window is now displayed E5 Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back v v Qsearch GbFolders History PE Address Control Panel Add Remove Hardware Accessibility Options Control Panel Add Remove Hardware Installs removes and troubleshoots hardware 2 In the control panel window double click on the System icon The Add Remove Hardware Wizard is now displayed FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 31 In this Wizard page 3 Using the instructions given in the next table use the Add Remove Hardware Wizard to assign the host card addresses and IRQ levels you require Do the following Add Remove Hardware Wizard Choose a Hardware Task Which hardware task do you wa 4 Inthe Ad
60. l key and click on all the items you want Port Login gettydef Terminal Type Forced flow control 2 m R unknown 3 m unknown Selecting a getty 3 In the Port Configuration window select the getty definition you want by double clicking definition on an item in the Available gettydefs list Alternatively click on the Set button Available gettydefs FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 61 Selecting terminal 4 type Setting up a port 5 The list of currently selected ports is now updated to show the new getty definition Ports Help Port Login gettydef New definition 2 m displayed here In the Terminal type list double click on the terminal type you want for the currently selected ports Alternatively single click on the item you want in the Terminal type list and press the Set button The list of ports is now updated to show the new terminal type Terminal Type Forced flow control unknown unknown New terminal type displayed here In the Port Configuration window click on one of the menu options shown in the next login table to display the ports with the login status you want to change For example ports without logins enabled These options allow you to filter on the type of ports you are looking for This facility is helpful when you have a l
61. lthough if you are using a later unsigned driver version the harware will automatically go through an update process This ensures that every device currently installed in the system is updated to use the driver on the CDROM FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 34 Viewing and changing the resources for a device To view or change the resources for a device proceed as follows 1 In the Add Remove Hardware Wizard go to the last page and click on the Resources button Add Remove Hardware Wizard The Add New Hardware Wizard properties window is now displayed Add New Hardware Wizard Properties i 2 x Resources ali AT FAST 8 Port Adapter Resource settings This device isn t using any resources because it has a problem Set Configuration Manually FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 35 2 In the Add New Hardware Wizard properties window select the Resources page and click on the Set Configuration Manually button The resources page is now updated to show the settings for the current installed FAST device Add New Hardware Wizard Properties aa 2 x Resources l a AT Fast 8 Port Adapter Resource settings Setting QM Input Output Range 0140 017F e amp In
62. mper to IRQ Mm IRQ12 level required O O IRQ11 Default setting IRQ10 O IRQ10 See page 83 O O IRQ7 O IRQ5 O O IRQ4 O O IRQ3 RTS DTR O O oe JP1 JP2 JP3 JP1 JP2 and JP3 allows you to set I O address to one of the following values 100 180 200 280 300 and 380 Default setting 280 See page 84 Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 97 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Operating mode 1 On the host card set the jumper JP6 to the FAST setting IRQ level 2 Using jumper JP7 on the host card set the IRQ level you want from the values listed on the card JP7 sets IRQ level move jumper to IRQ level required For example to select a value of 12 move jumper to IRQ12 position O O FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 98 OOO OOO OlIO OIOOJO IRQ15 IRQ12 IRQ11 IRQ10 IRQ7 IRQ5 IRQ4 IRQ3 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Sele 32 VO address 3 Using jumpers JP1 JP2 and JP3 on the host card set the I O address you want in hexidecimal using the one of the settings shown in the next table
63. n in the next picture Menus see Ports Help page 61 Port Login gettydef Terminal Type Forced flow control 2 m unknown Select one or 3 m unknown more ports 4 m unknown from this list 5 m unknown 6 m unknown 7 m unknown 8 m unknown f Available gettydefs Terminal type k ansice Select a getty tvig25 Select a definition ea terminal type here here See page 61 4 See page 62 Enables or disables login Login Session Enable Disable See page 62 perle FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 60 Fei 32 Menu map The Port Configuration tool menu is as follows Menu option Description Ports gt Quit Quit Port Configuration tool without saving changes Logins Display all ports with logins enabled Unconfigured Display all ports without logins enabled All Display all ports Save amp Exit Exit the Port Configuration tool and save changes Selecting ports 2 Inthe Port Configuration window select the ports you want you want to configure by clicking on one or more items in the list of ports example in next picture Hint To select multiple items which follow each other in the list hold down the Shift key and click on all the items you want To select multiple items from anywhere in the list hold down the Ctr
64. ns Finally to activate your new kernel you must reboot the system by typing shutdown y g5 Gives users 5 mins or reboot Immediate FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 49 Enabling login access Once installed operation of the ports is identical with that of standard serial ports with the exception of the differing names described in Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 and higher possible baud rates described in Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 Thus to enable a login on the first port you would use the enable command just as you would with the standard serial ports enable comfla As installed the ports operate at 9600 bps To change this you should edit etc inittab and etc conf init d comf and change the speed letter for the port Remember that etc inittab is your current configuration but that it is rebuilt from etc conf init d comf whenever the kernel is rebuilt therefore it is important to update both files Reinstalling or upgrading software New versions of the software can be installed over the top of any existing version using the above installation procedure The installation software will attempt to preserve as much of the existing configuration as possible Removing the driver software No action is required when removing cards other than the standard operating system ac
65. nsnscasnnenscnsnnsnscnsnecasnneasensneses 8 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 8 Seie 32 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 13 About the AT FAST and PCI FAST serial adaptor Card 1scsscsssessees 14 Guide to distribution accessories 10ccccseeeccseneeecsceneesesssneesesenersnenenenensseseses 15 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 9 55an CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS 16 Before YOU Start wcicssscsstecescncstecenstesenecenevineninataieareveconcceucpsveidesieasiasetecsiucassaensiets 17 Down loading FAST drivers from the Perle web site ssssssseeees 18 Installing under Windows 95 s ssesscsscsacsseccncsnrsnesenssnssnesncsecsecsensnnsnnsnnsanesacees 19 General setup procedure for Windows 95 1s ssseeeeeseeeecceccecceeseesseeeesseees 20 Installing Windows 95 drivers for PCI FAST Cards cccccccessseeeeeeeee 21 De installing the driver for PCI FAST Cards cccccccssssscceeeeteeesteeseeees 22 Installing Windows 95 drivers for AT FAST Cards ccccccceeeeeeeesseeeeseeees 23 De installing the driver for AT FAST Cards ssssssssessssnsssseseeseeeeeeeeessnees 25 Installing under Windows NT s0sceccecsncsncsnssssssssssssceecsecsecssnssnssnsssssnsscees 26 Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 27 General setup procedure for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista ON 2008 erigere EE EO E EEEE 28 Installing device drivers and utilities onto your
66. nstallation Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 4 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 5 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 84 6 Insert the AT card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards L g PE p 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 until you have installed all the AT cards you want 8 Replace and secure the system cover 9 Plug in the mains and turn on the power Installation of AT host cards is now complete For further details about installing host cards including other types see Before you start on page 17 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 85 Installing 8 port cards and distribution accessories This section describes the mechanical installation of the 8 p
67. ogin access using the procedures given in Enabling login access on page 50 Note For information on upgrading or re installing drivers see Reinstalling or upgrading software on page 50 To remove drivers see Removing the driver software on page 50 6 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 46 Initial configuration under SCO OpenServer 5 Before installing any new software on your system it is important that the existing software is correctly installed and configured The Perle software supplied comprises various files plus a kernel module called a device driver that has to be linked into the Unix kernel Before attempting to install the driver software it is advisable to check that the kernel can be rebuilt The steps to do this are 1 Log in as root 2 Change directory to etc conf cf d cd etc conf cf d 3 Run link_unix link_unix y 4 Reboot the machine sync init 6 Any problems that cause the rebuild to fail must be resolved by your operating system vendor or other third party product vendor before installing the driver software FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 47 If you are installing AT FAST hardware you should examine your system configura
68. or information on upgrading or re installing drivers see Reinstalling or upgrading software on page 70 To remove drivers see Removing the driver software on page 50 For information on installing additional cards see Installing additional cards on page 70 6 If required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 66 Initial configuration under SCO UnixWare Before installing any new software on your system it is important that the existing software is correctly installed and configured The software supplied comprises various files plus a kernel module called a device driver that has to be linked into the Unix kernel Before attempting to install the software it is advisable to check that the kernel can be rebuilt The steps to do this are 1 Log in as root 2 Change directory to etc conf bin cd etc conf bin 3 Run idbuild idbuild 4 Reboot the machine sync init 6 During the reboot the kernel will be rebuilt Any problems that cause the rebuild to fail must be resolved by your operating system vendor or other third party product vendor before installing the driver FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 67 Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using command line Bef
69. ore commencing software installation you will need to create a diskette using the diskette image supplied on the CD supplied with this product How to use this CD ROM When you have created the installation diskette proceed as follows 1 Log in as root 2 Insert the created installation diskette 3 Run pkgadd to install the package pkgadd d diskette1 comf 4 When prompted give the total number of PCI FAST and AT FAST you want to install at this time cards can be added later Example If you are installing 2 PCI FAST cards and 1 AT FAST card enter 3 o You will be prompted to run the Device Configuration Utility dcu if you are installing any AT FAST cards If you are installing PCI FAST cards only go to step 12 6 Unless you are confident that you know suitable values for the IRQ line and I O address range to use with AT FAST cards it is advisable to run the scansd utility etc comf scansd This produces a report such as The following IRQs are free 25 712 13 14 15 The following IRQs are shareable ipl level in 9 5 The following I O address ranges are free 0x63 0x63 0x65 Ox6F OxEO 0x2F7 0x320 0x32F 0x334 0x3EF The following memory address ranges are free 0xC8000 OxCBFFF 0xD0800 O0xDBFFF OxDE000 0xDFFFF FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 68 Fei 32 7 Select a unique free IRQ for each AT FAST card from
70. ort FAST host cards and distribution accessories and includes the following Installing an 8 port PCI host card on page 87 Installing an 8 port AT host card on page 89 Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead on page 92 Connecting an 8 port octopus cable on page 93 Connecting an 8 port distribution cable on page 94 For information on installing other card types and associated distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 86 Installing an 8 port PCI host card To install a PCI host card proceed as follows Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning AN Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 1 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 2 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards 3 Insert the PCI card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture rN Caution Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards
71. ou are using with this host card See the following for details e Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead on page 92 e Connecting an 8 port octopus cable on page 93 e Connecting an 8 port distribution cable on page 94 Installation of AT host cards is now complete For further details about installing host cards including other types see Before you start on page 17 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 91 Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead To allow 8 ports to be connected using a distribution box proceed as follows 1 Install your 8 port AT or PCI FAST card using the procedures given in Installing an 8 port PCI host card on page 87 and Installing an 8 port AT host card on page 89 Turn off the power to your system Push fit the large connector on the end of the distribution box cable onto the card edge connector Secure the connector in place in place using the screws provided as shown in the next picture J J J A B 1 2 3 4 Push fit onto card U J LJ UU edge connector i f Connect peripheral cable Port numbers here via DB25 connectors labelled on unit 5 Connect peripherals to the required ports on the distribution box using DB25 connectors provided 6 Tu
72. ou hardware and software want to This chapter provides information about installing and configuring FAST serial adaptor cards Note The procedure for installing and configuring FAST serial adaptor cards varies for different operating systems Please read Before you start on page 17 before commencing installation This chapter includes the following sections e Before you start on page 17 e Down loading FAST drivers from the Perle web site on page 18 e Installing under Windows 95 on page 19 Installing under Windows NT on page 26 e Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 on page 27 Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 44 e Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 on page 52 Installing under SCO UnixWare on page 65 Installing under Solaris on page 74 e Installing under Linux on page 78 e Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 e Removing host cards on page 103 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Page 16 Before you start Before you install your FAST host cards and software note that the procedure for installing and configuring FAST serial adaptor cards varies for different operating systems To install under a particular operating system please refer to one of the operating system specific installation procedures listed below Installing under Windows 95 on page 19 Installing under Windows NT on page
73. port naming conventions Each serial port has three device nodes associated with it Each node takes the form of a file which you can access from operating system utilities and user applications Details of these nodes are shown in the next table Device name Function Description Location ttyz1 Normal communications port Indicates normal dev for local tty devices communications port behaviour ttyZ1 Modem port Indicates that a port open will dev not complete unless DCD is present ttyz1p Transparent print port Indicates that device should dev only be used for transparent print FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 59 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Configuring serial ports The Port Configuration utility allows you to configure the SPEED serial ports you have installed on your system To do this proceed as follows Starting the Port 1 In the command prompt type spdpcfg and press the Enter key Alternatively use the Configuration utility SCO OpenServer desktop as follows a In the SCO OpenServer desktop open the System Administration folder The System Administration window is now displayed b In the System Administration window click on the Perle Serial folder to open it The Speed window is now displayed c In the Speed window click on the Speed Port Configuration Icon The Port Configuration window is now displayed as show
74. pts or from Admin_Tools App_Installer as system owner select the comf icon and then select Remove 4 Reboot the system sync init 6 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO UnixWare Page 72 Port naming conventions for SCO UnixWare If the first card has 16 ports the ports on the first card are named comfta through to comf1p Only the first four or eight names will be used on smaller cards If a second 16 port card is subsequently added it s ports are named comf2a to comf2p etc Cards are numbered and named in PCI system slot order with cards in the lower numbered slot on the lower numbered bus appearing first in the list Note Adding a new card in a lower numbered slot than an existing one will cause the ports on the existing board to be renumbered For OpenServer 5 any AT FAST cards configured will appear in the list in the order they have been configured Under UnixWare 2 1 1 cards are numbered in the order that dcu detects them To use modem control for dial in operations the port name should be used with the last letter of the name in uppercase e g comf1A Upper case port names assume at least a five wire connection RXD TXD RTS CTS GND with another serial device Lower case port names assume a three wire connection only RXD TXD GND Higher baud rates under SCO UnixWare Because the system does not support the selection of bau
75. quire into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 Install any AT cards and distribution cables or boxes you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 Install the FAST device driver software See Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system on page 29 If you add new FAST cards you should run Update Driver to make sure the new cards have the latest driver See Adding additional cards and or updating drivers on page 31 lf required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 Using the Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Device Manager configure the serial ports you have added to the system See Configuring serial ports on page 39 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 28 Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system To install or enable the FAST device drivers on your system proceed as follows 1 Turn on your PC and if required log in If you have installed any new PCI host cards a Found New Hardware message is briefly shown followed by the Found New Hardware wizard as shown in the pictures Found New Hardware A PCI Serial Port Installing Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New D Hardware Wizard
76. quired by leads user 8 port octopus cable with DB25 See page 112 male connectors on flying leads 8 port distribution cable with See page 113 RJ45 8 pin female connector block AT FAST16 Custom D type 16 port distribution box with See page 114 PCI FAST16 connector no DB25 female connectors wiring information required by user FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Distribution box and cable guide Page 107 Chapter 3 Cabling information Distribution box and cable pinouts This section contains pinout information for the FAST product range distribution accessories and contains the following RJ45 to DB25 male cable on page 109 8 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors on page 110 8 port octopus cable with DB25 female connectors on page 111 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male connectors on page 112 8 port distribution cable with RJ45 female connector block on page 113 16 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors on page 114 Note For details of which cable to use with which product see Distribution box and cable guide on page 107 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 3 Cabling information Distribution box and cable pinouts Page 108 RJ45 to DB25 male cable Pin 1 looking into plug oooog0goog ge Pint looking into connector
77. r In the Device Manager window click on the Multiport serial adapters icon to display the currently installed devices In the Device Manager window double click on the device whose properties you want to view or change The device Properties tabbed window is now displayed FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 40 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 7 In the device Properties window click on the Port Settings tab to display the Port Settings page Chase Fast Serial Port COM10 Properties a 3 aii General Port Settings FIFO Settings Driver Port Number Baud Rate so Data Bits fe o f Parity Noe o Stop Bits hoo Flow Control Ne t lt Cis ti SYS e N UL Port Type Chase Fast 8pin Serial Port 8 In the Port Settings page set the Port Number Baud Rate and other configuration parameters you require FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 41 9 If you want to change any FIFO parameters click on the FIFO Settings tab The FIFO Settings page is now displayed as shown in the next picture Chase Fast Serial Port COM10 Properties aixi General Port Settings FIFO Settings Driver Tx FIFO Limit gy 1 i i 1 Tx FIFO Trigger Leve qJ E 1 i 0
78. rial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 3 Cabling information Page 105 AT AT FAST4 and PCI FAST4 RJ45 card edge connectors The connector pinout for each RJ45 socket fitted to the AT FAST and PCI FAST four port cards is as follows Co t PCI host card AT host card A Port 1 Port 1 Pin 1 Pint RJ45 pin Signal Direction Description 1 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 2 RTS Out Request To Send 3 DSR In Data Set Ready 4 TXD Out Transmit Data 5 RXD In Receive Data 6 GND Ground 7 CTS In Clear to Send 8 DTR Out Data Terminal Ready FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 3 Cabling information AT AT FAST4 and PCI FAST4 RJ45 card edge connectors Page 106 PEDD Se Distribution box and cable guide The connector pinout information for the FAST product you are using depends on the number of ports and type of distribution box or cable used as detailed in the next table Card edge Cable or distribution box Product connector options For connector pinouts see AT FAST4 RJ45 8 pin RJ45 8 pin to DB25 male See page 109 PCI FAST4 female cable See page 106 AT FAST8 Custom D type 8 port distribution box with DB25 See page 110 PCI FAST8 connector no female connectors winno 8 port octopus cable with DB25 See page 111 information female connectors on flying re
79. ribution accessories This section describes the mechanical installation of the FAST host cards and associated distribution boxes and cables for 4 8 and 16 ports and includes the following e Distribution accessory guide on page 80 Installing 4 port cards on page 81 Installing 8 port cards and distribution accessories on page 86 e Installing 16 port cards and distribution accessories on page 95 For information on connector pinouts and cabling see Chapter 3 Cabling information FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 79 PEDD Se Distribution accessory guide The distribution box or cable required for the FAST product you are using depends on the number of ports and product type as detailed in the next table FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing host cards and distribution accessories Card edge Cable or distribution box Product connector options For installation information see AT FAST4 RJ45 8 pin RJ45 8 pin to DB25 male See page 81 PCI FAST4 female cable See page 106 AT FAST8 Custom D type 8 port distribution box with DB25 See page 86 and page 92 PCI FAST8 connector no female connectors WIAD 8 port octopus cable with DB25 See page 86 and page 93 information female connectors on flying required by leads user 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male connectors on flying le
80. ring serial ports To configure FAST serial ports under Windows proceed as follows In the Windows desktop click on the Start button and select Settings gt Control Panel The control panel window is now displayed J Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back v gt fe Qsearch Gyrolders C4distory Az Address Control Panel T Accessibility Options Control Panel Add Remove Hardware Installs removes and troubleshoots hardware Inthe Control Panel window click on the System icon The System Properties tabbed window is now displayed In the System Properties window click on the Hardware tab The hardware page is now displayed FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 39 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 4 5 6 In the Hardware page click on the Device Manager Button The Device Manager window is now displayed Device Manager E ASUSP2B Computer amp Disk drives a Display adapters 3 Floppy disk controllers 9 Floppy disk drives Sy IDE ATAJATAPI controllers Keyboards 3 Mice and other pointing devices E GB Monitors I multi port serial adapters B ilEChase AT Fast 8 Port Adapter SP Chase AT Fast 8 Port Adapter 5 Chase PCI Fast 8 Port Adapte
81. rn on the power to your system FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 92 Connecting an 8 port octopus cable To allow 8 ports to be connected using an octopus cable proceed as follows Note Octopus cables are available with both DB35 male and DB25 female connectors for connection to each port 1 Install your 8 port AT FAST or PCI FAST card using the procedures given in Installing an 8 port PCI host card on page 87 and Installing an 8 port AT host card on page 89 2 Turn off the power to your system 3 Push fit the large connector on the single end of your octopus cable onto the card edge connector and secure in place using the screws provided as shown in the next picture Port numbers labelled on DB25 Il af flying lead J HEM jee o li P5 Push fit onto card edge connector A Hi i fe i SY L DB25 flying leads e j OT ha connected to card edge SH ler connector cot P8 Connect peripheral cable here via DB25 flying lead 4 Connect peripherals to the required ports on the distribution box using the DB25 flying leads provided 5 Turn on the power to your
82. rt 95 4 port 81 8 port 86 removing 103 installation 16 device drivers and utilities Linux 78 SCO OpenServer 5 44 SCO OpenServer 6 52 54 SCO UnixWare 65 Solaris 74 Windows 2000 29 Windows 95 19 Windows NT 26 general procedure SCO OpenServer 6 53 installing 16 port cards 95 4 port cards 81 8 port cards 86 HABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Linux installation under 78 on line manual guide to using 5 hypertext jumps 5 navigation 5 Port Configuration utility exiting 63 port login setting up 62 starting 60 port login setting up under SCO OpenServer 5 62 removing device drivers and utilities SCO OpenServer 6 64 host cards 103 repair procedure 125 resources viewing and changing under windows 2000 35 RJ45 socket card edge views 106 pinouts 106 SCO OpenServer 5 installation under 44 SCO OpenServer 6 device drivers and utilities installing 54 removing 64 general installation procedure 53 installation under 52 installing device drivers and utilities 54 Port Configuration utility 60 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide T W Page 128 SCO UnixWare installation under 65 serial ports configuring SCO OpenServer 6 60 under Windows 2000 39 Solaris installation under 74 technical support 122 centres worldwide 126 queries information needed for 123 via the internet 124 who to contact 122 troubleshooting Windows 2000 118 Windows NT 117 Windows 2000 29 configuring serial ports 39 device drivers an
83. s and distribution accessories and includes the following e Installing a 16 port PCI host card on page 95 Installing a 16 port AT host card on page 97 e Connecting a 16 port distribution box on page 102 For information on installing other card types and associated distribution accessories see Distribution accessory guide on page 80 Installing a 16 port PCI host card To install a PCI host card proceed as follows Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning AN Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before installing host cards in your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead 1 Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply 2 Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 95 3 Insert the PCI card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as shown in the next picture Caution A Full anti static precautions should be taken when handling host cards y _ 4 Repeat step 3 until you have installed all the PCI cards you want 5 Replace and secure th
84. s and utilities from your system To remove the PCI FAST device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer operating system proceed as follows 1 In the SCO OpenServer 6 desktop double click on the System Administration folder The System Administration window is now displayed 2 In the System Administration window double click on the software manager icon The Software Manager window is now displayed Host Software View Options Help All software on sco5serv perie com H View All Total 11 Selected 1 The selected software is fully installed SCO PE saa Netscape Communicator ver 4 0 5b Perle Speed ver 1 1 0 SCO OpenServer Development System ver 5 1 1A SCO OpenServer Enterprise System ver 5 0 5m SCO Optimizing C Compiler ver 2 1 4d UDK Compatibility Module for OpenServer 5 0 5 ver 5 0 54 RSSOSA Release Supplement for SCO OpenServer Release 5 0 5 ver rs505a RSSOSA Software Manager Supplement ver rs505a SCO OpenServer Euro Supplement ver 1 5 SCO OpenServer Release 5 HDK Patch ver hdkpatch Unix505a 2 3 In the Software Manager window select the driver you want to remove 4 In the Software Manager menu click on Software gt Remove software A confirmation window is now displayed prompting you to confirm removal 5 In the confirmation window click on the Remove button The software is now removed The software manager window is now updated to s
85. s now displayed as shown in the next picture Edit Interrupt Request 2x Enter the interrupt request you would like to set for this device You may either enter a specific value and the nearest valid value will be automatically selected or you may select a value using the up and down arrows This resource is assigned to the following child device s Value i2 Conflict information Warming The setting you have chosen conflicts with the following devicefs PS 2 Compatible Mouse 6 Within the Edit Interrupt Request window select the Interrupt Request level you want and click on the OK button Note Ensure any AT FAST cards are set to the I O address and IRQ levels you have set during this procedure See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 If values you have selected are not acceptable to the system then the Device Manager will display a problem icon as shown in the next picture Sy Multi port serial adapters dF AT Fast 8 Port Adapter 37 AT Fast 8 Port Adapter SJ PCI Fast 8 Port Adapter SR 7 If the memory settings you have selected are not acceptable to the system check your configuration settings and adjust memory address as required page 79 Otherwise ring Technical support FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 38 Configu
86. st card on page 95 and Installing a 16 port AT host card on page 97 2 Turn off the power to your system 3 Push fit the large connector on the single end of your octopus cable onto the card edge connector and secure in place using the screws provided as shown in the next picture a Push fit onto card LU WU UU UU edge connector 9 10 12 13 14 15 A Port numbers labelled on unit Connect peripheral cable here via DB25 connectors 4 Connect peripherals to the required ports on the distribution box using DB25 connectors provided then turn on the power to your system FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing host cards and distribution accessories Page 102 Removing host cards To remove a host card from your system proceed as follows Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems for exact mechanical details of your system refer to your system documentation Warning AN Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems Before removing host cards from your system turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards Disconnect any distribution cables or boxes connected to the
87. system ccee 29 Adding additional cards and or updating CVIVESS ccccccceeeeeeeeeeetssseeeeeees 31 Adding AT host cards to the system wsisscssseissetssisesdseadsdotedelvsnsassaugsebinstiasss 31 Viewing and changing the resources for a device ccccccccccceceseeeeeeees 35 OU seral por ssa decsi tates accbecni a E A 39 Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 ss sssssccasnssssessesnsenssrsensessnssnsensesensenses 44 General setup procedure for SCO OpenServerf 5 cscccecccecceeseeeeenseesenees 46 Initial configuration under SCO OpenServer 5 ssssssssssnseesserrnneeeesrrrn 47 Suggested hardware settings for AT FAST ssssssnoeeeennnnneeennnnnneerenenn 48 Installing the driver software iaiccadesoiscaiccoisitinitidedictinceittasetlsancobessintiesiieads 49 Enabling FONT ACCESE susiescsssntnmenenenesnnnunansatanssamenseamnsumeinesinriemsanmsauinitantions 50 Reinstalling or upgrading SONWAIG sississnsasisoxssoranciseteeenbinisianndbasnenadasanadtonse 50 Removing the driver software cicitisiinrincntoriricohekincean 50 Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 cccccccccceseseseeseeeeeees 51 Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 csscccccccceccccceeeesseeeseeeeeeens 51 Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 ssssssscsscsessncscsssnssnsessensessnssnsensenssesnses 52 General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 6 cccccsseeeeeeeeees 53 Installing device drivers and UMNMCS sisscsisscsssssesterarc
88. terrupt Request 12 Setting based on Current configuration F Use automatic settings Change Setting Conflicting device list Interrupt Request 12 used by PS 2 Compatible Mouse FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 36 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 3 Inthe Add New Hardware Wizard properties window select the Input Output Range field and click on the Change Setting button The Edit Input Output Range window is now displayed Edit Input Output Range gy 2 x Enter the input output range you would like to set for this device You may either enter a specific range and the nearest valid range will be automatically selected or you may select a range using the up and down arrows This resource is assigned to the following child device s Value far 40 017F 4 Conflict information The setting you have chosen does not conflict with any other devices No devices are conflicting 4 Inthe Edit Input Output Range window select the I O address range for the host card you want and click on the OK button FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 37 5 In the Add New Hardware Wizard properties window select the Interrupt Request field and click on the Change Setting button The Edit Interrupt Request window i
89. the local host as the machine to install from by clicking on the From localhostname button and then click on Continue The Select Media window is now displayed Select Media X x Insert media and select media device Media Device CD ROM Drive 0 9 In the Select Media window using the Media Device selector choose the Media Images option then click on Continue The Enter Image Directory window is now displayed Enter the full path to the directory containing media images Image Directory J cdrom drivers pci fast openserver6 amp Note media images must follow the naming convention YOL 000 000 etc Cancel FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 55 10 In the Enter Image Directory window enter the following in the Image directory field cdrom drivers pci fast openserver6 Note The example and picture above show a directory name including edrom You can either include this name in the path or use another directory name to suit your requirements For example mnt 11 In the Enter Image Directory window click on OK The Install Selection window is now displayed OHSS SSSVVJdSFPVSTIVoTSTSSTToVV J j aqspsouosSORNSNO CORNo ooooo oOoONqqoo4e yoooooooooo OoMS Source Host scosysv Media Device Media Images Select software to install Perle Speed ver 1 0 0 Total 1 Sel
90. the subset that is supported by the card Then select a free I O range from the subset supported by the card The following table shows the address range required for each card type Ports Range 4 base to base 0x1F 8 base to base 0x3F 6base to base 0x7F From the example above we could select an IRQ of 15 and an I O range of 0x100 to 0x17F to install a 16 port card 8 Run dcu dcu 9 When the main menu appears select software Device Drivers Then select Communications Cards or All Software Device Drivers 10 Use the PgDn key and or tab key to move to the comf entry and press F5 On the New Hardware Configuration form fill in the fields as follows IPL 5 ITYPE 1 IRQ chosen value 15 in example above lOStart chosen value 100 in example IOEnd chosen value 17F in example MemStart MemEnd DMA 11 Press F10 to leave this form then lt Enter gt to return to Software Device Driver Selections menu Press R then lt Enter gt to return to the main menu Finally press A then lt Enter gt to make the changes 12 Remove the installation diskette and reboot the machine sync init 6 The new devices will be available after a successful rebuild and reboot Note The default stty setting for UNIXWARE 2 1 1 is 7 bits even parity The default ports are 8 bit no parity These usually need to match the connecting device FAST Serial Adaptors Us
91. ther contact details for the Perle technical support centres Click here to access our website at the following URL http www perle com Making a technical Support Query Page 111 PS Sa ES Repair procedure Before sending a unit for repair you must contact your Perle supplier If however you bought your product directly from Perle you can contact directly See Contacting Perle technical support on page 113 for contact information Customers who are in Europe Africa or Middle East can submit repair details via a website form shown in the next picture This form is on the Perle website www perle com in the Support area Click here to access our web site at the following URL http www perle com support_services rma_form asp In the USA and Asia contact the office shown in the Technical Support section Feedback about this manual Repair procedure If you have any comments or suggestions for improving this manual please email Perle using the following address Email ptac perle com Please include the title part number and date of the manual you can find these on the title page at the front of this manual Page 112 Contacting Perle technical support Note Resellers Perle offers free technical support to Perle Authorised Distributors and Registered Perle To access technical support please visit the Perle website at www perle com support_services index shtml If yo
92. tion and determine non conflicting I O addresses and IRQs for use with each ISA card Some suggested locations to try Suggested hardware settings for AT FAST Card V O base IRQ Suitable for 1st 0x180 5 4 and 8 port cards Possibly 16 port if using SCSI hard disk 2nd 0x100 10 All cards 3rd 0x240 11 4 and 8 port cards 4th 0x280 12 4 and 8 port cards Possibly 16 port if not using COM2 Note Do not use IRQ12 if a PS 2 mouse is connected As can be seen from the above I O space is in short supply especially if installing multiple cards particularly 16 port units Using PCI FAST cards in multiple card configurations is advised If suitable non conflicting addresses can be determined then up to four AT FAST cards can be installed The command hwconfig can be used to display resources used by existing hardware The parameters base and offset give the start address and size of the I O space used by a card and vec gives the IRQ number This list is not exhaustive as some drivers do not declare all the resources they use On SMP multi processor systems an additional command displayintr can be used to show the IRQ lines currently in use by the various device drivers FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 48 Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing the driver software Before commencing software installation you will need to cr
93. tions to disable login processing on the removed ports Do not use pkgrm to remove the driver However if you wish to remove the card device names and control entries then this can be done as follows 1 Type mkdev comf and select the required action Once all card entries have been removed using the above method the command will prompt to remove the device driver from the kernel 2 Select yes to remove all references to the software apart from some package management entries and the mkdev program itself Note Having removed the device driver in this way you would need to reinstall from the distribution disk should you wish to use the cards again in the future For information on the port labelling conventions and high speed baud rate mapping please go to Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 and Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 51 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 50 Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5 If the first card has 16 ports the ports on the first card are named comfta through to comf1p Only the first four or eight names will be used on smaller cards If a second 16 port card is subsequently added it s ports are named comf2a to comf2p etc Cards are numbered and named in PCI system slot order with cards in the lower numbered slot on the lower numbered bus appearing first in t
94. u are unable to find the information you require please feel free to contact our technical support teams by email using the addresses shown in the next table Region Address Email North America Perle Systems Ltd 60 Renfrew Drive Markham Ontario Canada L3R OE1 Email ptac perle com Europe Perle Systems Europe Ltd 3 Wintersells Road Byfleet Surrey KT14 7LF UK Email ptac perle com Asia Worldwide Perle Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 190 Middle Road 19 05 Fortune Centre Singapore 188979 Perle Systems Ltd 60 Renfrew Drive Markham Ontario Canada L3R OE1 Email ptac perle com Email ptac perle com Contacting Perle technical support Page 113 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Index Numerics E 16 port cards installing 95 4 port cards F installing 81 8 port cards installing 86 A H About this manual 4 C cables connector pinouts 107 cabling information 105 card edge l connector pinouts 106 connector pinouts cables 107 card edge 106 distribution boxes 107 contacting Perle Systems 121 email 121 for technical support 122 internet 121 D device drivers and utilities installing SCO OpenServer 6 54 removing SCO OpenServer 6 64 distribution boxes connector pinouts 107 drivers and host cards 16 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Page 127 email 121 FAST serial adaptors introduction to 14 host cards installing 16 po
95. up See page 79 Windows operating system fails while loading 1 Note the five hexadecimal numbers at the top line and displays a blue screen of the screen 2 Reboot your machine and then switch to the last known good configuration 3 Check for resource conflicts or faulty hardware 4 Turn off machine remove any FAST cards fitted page 103 and then reboot your system 5 Once the machine boots properly change the configuration settings of the FAST card to match those in the BIOS setup See page 79 Operating system loads OK but FAST driveror 1 Run Windows Device Manager to find available another driver fails to boot IRQ and memory addresses FAST ports do not work after installation 1 Check the Windows Event Log and follow the suggested actions FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 119 Problem Action required FAST Windows driver fails during normal operation symptom blue screen 1 Note the five hexadecimal numbers displayed at the top line of the screen Reboot your machine and then switch to the last known good configuration Check for resource conflicts or faulty hardware 4 Turn off machine remove any FAST cards fitted page 103 and then reboot your system Once the machine boots properly change the configuration settings of the FAST card to match those in the BIOS setup See page 79 FAST Windows
96. utilities on page 54 Serial port naming conventions on page 59 Configuring serial ports on page 60 Removing drivers and utilities from your system on page 64 FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 52 General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 6 The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards drivers software and associated utilities for the SCO OpenServer 6 operating system is as follows 1 Install any AT FAST cards you require into your system See Installing host cards and distribution accessories on page 79 Install the SPEED SCO OpenServer 6 drivers and utilities onto your system using the procedures described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 54 lf required remove any host cards you want from your system See Removing host cards on page 103 Using the Port Configuration tool configure the serial ports you have added to the system See Configuring serial ports on page 60 Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed If required you can reconfigure serial ports following initial installation FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under SCO OpenServer 6 Page 53 Installing device drivers and utilities To install the PCI FAST device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer 6 operating system proceed
97. x FIFO Trigger Level Sets the level at which the com port Receive FIFO buffer is filled before the data is passed on to an application For example if set to 16 bytes 16 bytes of data are accumulated at a time before data is passed on to an application The FIFO trigger will also time out if the level is not achieved within two character periods of the last byte received Permitted values for a FAST card are 8 16 56 and 60 High Flow Control Sets the level at which data flow is suspended Threshold If the limit is exceeded the driver will stop collecting data For FAST value is read only set automatically from FIFO trigger level Low Flow Control Sets the level at which data flow is resumed Threshold If the low flow threshold is exceeded the driver requests more data For FAST value is read only set automatically from FIFO trigger level 11 Within the Serial Port properties window click on the OK button to save changes and close the window The configuration process is now complete FAST Serial Adaptors User Guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Page 43 Installing under SCO OpenServer 5 This section describes how to install the FAST device driver software under SCO OpenServer 5 The SCO OpenServer 5 drivers support any mix of AT FAST and PCI FAST cards up toa maximum of four cards Each card can contain 4 8 or 16 h

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