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Page 1 RIO Remote I/O System User Guid e Part number : 5500036- 17 Date: 1 1 Septembe r 2008 Navigati ng around this manual Using this on-l ine manual. See p age 5. Fast Contents. See page 7. Contents. See page 8. Quick Referenc e. See page 226. Index.
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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Purpose of this manual Page 4 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide About this manual Purpos e of this manual This man ual tells you how t o install, c onfigu re and us e the P erle RIO s ystem ha rdware, assoc iated d rivers a nd util ity s oftwar e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Using this on-line manual Page 5 Using this on-line manual The fol lowin g is a br ief gui de to u sing thi s manual on-li ne.
Page 6 Revision history Date Part number Description Januar y 1999 5500036-10 Fir st issue of new RI O user ma nual for the Solaris operating s ystem. Januar y 2000 5500036-1 1 Update of m anual to inc lude the W indows 200 0 and Lin ux operatin g systems .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 7 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Fast Cont ents A BOUT THIS MANUA L ............ .......... ......... .............. ......... .............. ........................ ......... ...... 4 R EVISION HI ST ORY ....
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 8 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Contents A BOUT TH IS MANUAL . ......... ...... ....... ......... ...... .......... ............ 4 Purpose of this ma nual ...... ................. .................. ..........
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 9 C HAPTER 1 I NTROD UCTION 20 About the RIO system ........ ................. .................. .................. .................. ..... 21 RIO sys tem component s .................... .................. ....
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 10 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLIN G HARD WARE AND SOFTWARE 31 Before y ou start .......... ................. ........................... .................. .................. ..... 33 Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 1 1 Installing RIO under Windows NT .............. .................. .................. .............. 90 Genera l setup pr ocedure for Wi ndows NT ................... .............. ......... ...... 91 Insta lling device drivers and utilities .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 12 Installing RIO under Linux ........................... ........................... .................. ..... 143 Genera l installatio n proced ure for Lin ux ............ .............. .......... ......... ....
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 13 Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM ) .................. .................. .............. 1 77 Introd uction .............. .......... .............. ....................... ......... .......... ...........
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 14 C HAPTER 3 RIO C ABLI NG INFOR MATIO N 199 Mini DIN pinouts on RIO hos t cards . .................. .................. .................. ..... 2 00 R T A connector pinouts ...... ................. ............
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 15 Fibre optic link ( FOLK) ca ble spec ifications .............. .................. .............. 221 Loopback connector pinouts ................... .. .................. .................. .............. 2 22 Loopba ck pinout s for RJ45 female co nnectors .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 16 C HAPTER 4 Q UICK R EFERENCE 226 SCO OpenS erver 5 ut ilities ................ .................. .................. .................. ..... 227 config.rio .... .............. .......... ......... ............
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 17 C HAPTER 5 RIO COMMAND LINE UT ILITIES 24 5 Command line ut ilities ....... ................. .................. .................. .................. ..... 246 rioisacfg u tility .......... .............. ....
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 18 A PPENDIX A S ERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES 267 Solaris Devic e node deta ils ....... .................. ........................... .................. ..... 268 Linux Device node details . ................. ........
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 19 Windows NT troubleshooting ..................... .................. ........................... ..... 300 Genera l fault fin ding unde r Wind ows NT ........... .......... .............. ......... ...... 301 Mach ine fa ils to bo ot .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 20 Chapter 1 Introduction RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead this c hapter i f you want a n introd uction to the P erle RIO s erial con nectivi ty system .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide About the RIO system Page 21 Chapter 1 Introduction About the RIO system RIO is a hi gh thr oughpu t serial c onnec tivity sy stem w hich p rovide s up to 128 ser ial devi ces via a single s erver s lot. Y ou can ex pand a RIO system up to 512 ports p er serve r .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 22 Chapter 1 Introduction RIO syst em compo nents This se ction provide s a bri ef desc riptio n of the main co mponents of the RI O syst em and includes the fol lowing .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 23 Chapter 1 Introduction Remote T erminal Adaptors Remote T erminal Adapto rs (RT As) are ba sica lly s erial connec tion blo cks whi ch prov ide a numbe r of por ts dependin g on t ype.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system components Page 24 Chapter 1 Introduction Fibre optic (FOLK) kit The RIO fi bre optic (FOLK ) kit al lows you to ext end the range of a RIO link v ia fib re optic cable t o a distan ce of u p to one kilometr e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 25 Chapter 1 Introduction Example RIO sys tems This sect ion pro vid es ty pical e xam ples of th e main RIO syst em typ es.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 26 Chapter 1 Introduction Short distance link using RIO link ca ble For sho rt distan ces u p to 75 metres you can us e the R IO li nk ca ble to mak e up a basic RIO syste m as shown in the next p icture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 27 Chapter 1 Introduction Medium distance li nk using fibre optic (FOLK) k it The RIO fi bre optic (FOLK ) kit al lows you to ext end the range of a RIO link v ia fib re optic cable t o a distan ce of u p to one kilometr e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 28 Chapter 1 Introduction Long distance link via leased line The RIO Lo ng D istance Module (LDM) al lows you to ex tend y our RIO sy stem via a leased line. Usin g a RIO Long Di stance Modu le you can mak e connec tions can over thousan ds of miles us ing sync hrono us (X.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 29 Chapter 1 Introduction Fault tolerant link In a typi cal n on fault to leran t RIO sy stem, a hos t card is co nnect ed to a p eripheral (for exampl e, a prin ter) vi a a si ngle lin k and RT A.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Example RIO system s Page 30 Chapter 1 Introduction Dual host fa il-safe link The RIO s ystem s upports the c onnecti on of a stan d-by host i n case o f serve r crashes . A typica l ex ample is sho wn in the next pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 31 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want to ins tall a RIO sy stem and asso ciate d softwar e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 32 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software • Inst alling a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) on page 190.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Before you start Page 33 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Before yo u start Before you ins tall your RIO h ost c ards and softwa re, note th at the pr ocedur e for ins talling and conf iguring RIO s erial ad aptor ca rds varies for different operatin g syste ms.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site Page 34 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site Y ou can in stall the RIO dr iver a nd utili ty softwa re from the P erle we b site.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 35 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under Solaris This sec tion t ells yo u how to install hos t cards , sof.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 36 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General se tup procedure for Solaris The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling RI O for the Solar is oper ating syst em is as foll ows: 1. If requi red, ins tall any PCI host c ards y ou requi re in to your system.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 37 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 1 1. If yo u have made a ny chang es to a n existi ng RIO s ystem, r un the rioconfig utility to update y our sy stem with t he new con figurati on.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 38 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Upgrading from existing device drivers If your system alre ady has a n exi sting Pe rle devi ce dri ver up to ver sion 1.1.0 install ed, you cannot i nstall a new devic e driv er unles s you fo llow th e corr ect upg rade pr ocedure .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 39 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO devic e drive rs and u tilities for the S olaris op erating s ystem p roceed a s follows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 40 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. At the qu estio n prompt, type y and pres s the Enter key . A ser ies of me ssage s are no w disp laye d endin g with a confir mation that installa tion wa s succes sful.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 41 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ lev els The rioisacfg Utility al lows you to defi ne addres ses and IRQ levels for RIO host car ds you add to the sy stem.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 42 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing RIO driver s and utilities from y our system T o remove th e RIO d evice dri vers and u tiliti es for the S olaris operati ng system, p roceed a s follows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 43 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 44 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Setting up terminals us ing Admintool T o configu re RIO s erial p orts added to the sy stem proceed as follo ws; 1. In the Sol aris desk top, si ngle click on the Application Manager to olbar ic on sho wn in the next p ict ure.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 45 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Ad mintoo l menu , click on Browse > Serial Ports .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 46 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The Se rial Por ts window is now displ ayed.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 47 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the Modify S erial P ort windo w , display basic infor mation only by clic king on the Basic button in the Detail field.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 48 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. Re peat steps 5. to 11 . until y ou ha ve co nfigured all th e RIO ser ial por ts you requ ire.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 49 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing RIO serial port ter minals T o remov e any RIO serial ports confi gured as term inals pr ocee d as foll ows; 1. In the Sol aris desk top, si ngle click on the Application Manager to olbar ic on sho wn in the next p ict ure.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 50 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Ad mintoo l menu , click on Browse > Serial Ports The A dmintool window is no w update d to show the se rial po rts availabl e on th e syste m as shown i n the ne xt pic ture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Solaris Page 51 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Updating your RIO system configuration If you ma ke any changes to y our RIO sy stem su.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 52 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under SCO Open Server 5 and SCO Open Serve.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 53 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for SCO O penServer 5 and.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 54 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install th e RIO dev ice drive rs and u tilities for th e SCO O penSe rver oper ating sy stem procee d as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 55 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Be gin Ins tallatio n window , select th e loc al host as the m achine to install from by clicki ng on th e From localhostname button and then click on Continue .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 56 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The En ter Image Direct ory windo w is n ow displa yed. 9. In the En ter Im age Direc tory wi ndow , e nter t he followi ng in t he Image di rect ory fiel d; /mnt/driver s/rio/o penserver /x.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 57 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. In the pop-u p windo w , cl ick on the C ontinue butt.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 58 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 13.Now Pr ess the Enter key to contin ue with your install ation. A prom pt window i s now d isplayed a sking y ou if you wish to install IS A card s.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 59 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 16. Pr ess the E nter key to clos e the m essage w indow a nd contin ue. A mes sage window is now dis playe d prompt ing y ou to selec t the operat ing m ode fo r your hos t ca rds.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 60 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software ISA ca rd s 19. T o con figur e ISA car ds, a t the Will you be inst alling ISA cards? prom pt, selec t yes .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 61 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 22. Usi ng the k eys sh own in t he next pictur e, set t he addres s you wa nt for the cu rrently selected host car d.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 62 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing device driv ers and utiliti es from your sys tem T o remove th e RIO d evice dri vers an d utiliti es for th e SCO O penServ er oper ating sy stem procee d as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 63 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the co nfirmati on win dow , c lick on the Remove bu tton. The s oftware is now remo ved a nd the fo llowing K ernel r e-link me ssag e is now d isplay ed as sho wn in th e next pictu re.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 64 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ports with config.rio Under th e SCO OpenSer ver ope rating s ystem, RI O inc ludes a n appli cation fo r co nfigurin g port s called config.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 65 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding an R T A to t he syst em T o add an RT A to yo ur system confi guration , procee d as fo llows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 66 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Pres s the Enter key . The RT A Manag ement m enu is no w disp layed. 6. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Configure RT A .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 67 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 9. If requi red, ch eck you r conf igurati on sett ings as follows; In the RT A Manag ement m enu, click on View RT A sett ings .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 68 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 12. In the prom pt windo w , se lect Ye s and pres s the En ter key . The co nfig.rio utility now cl oses do wn and th e syste m is upda ted to us e yo ur new configu ratio n.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 69 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing an R T A from the syst em T o remov e an RT A from yo ur sys tem co nfigurat ion, pr oceed as follows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 70 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software A popup window is now displa yed sh owing t he curr ently in active RT As. 6. In the pop -up windo w sel ect the RT A yo u wis h to remov e and pr ess the Enter ke y .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 71 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The co nfig.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 72 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creati ng a login for an RT A T o create a login f or an RT A in your system confi guration, proceed as fol lows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 73 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 74 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the View / e dit T TY window us e the u p and d own arro w keys to sele ct the TTY you want to ad d a log in to and p ress th e Enter ke y .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6 Page 75 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the pop -up windo w , us e the up and dow n arrow key s to sel ect th e getty def initions entry you wan t to use an d then p ress th e Enter key .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 76 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under SCO UnixW are This se ction tells y ou how to install hos t c.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 77 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for SCO UnixW are The gen eral pr ocedure for ins .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 78 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO dev ice drive rs and u tilities for the S CO UnixWare opera ting s ystem procee d as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 79 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Assigning ISA host ca rd address and IRQ levels In order to funct ion, ea ch ISA host card mu st be a lloca ted an a vailabl e I/O address and IRQ level.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 80 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the So ftware Device Dri ver sel ections menu, click on the Communicat ions Cards option a nd press the Enter key . The S oftwar e Device Dr iver s win dow is now di splaye d 4.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 81 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. Pres s the F10 key to accept the chang es the n press the En ter key to retu rn to the Softw are Devi ce Driv er Sele ction s menu .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 82 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ports with config.rio Under th e SCO Uni xWare operating sy stem, RIO incl udes an a pplic ation for conf iguring port s called config.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 83 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding an R T A to t he syst em T o add an RT A to yo ur system confi guration , procee d as fo llows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 84 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Configure RT A . A prom pt window i s now displ ayed a sking you for a name for the s elected RT A.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 85 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 10. If you are happy with the c onfigurat ion s ettings pr ess the ESC k ey to cl ose the wi ndow . Other wise, re peat step 4. onwards of this proce dure to c hange th e configu ratio n as required.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 86 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing an R T A from the syst em T o remov e an RT A from yo ur sys tem co nfigurat ion, pr oceed as follows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 87 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software A popup window is now displa yed sh owing t he curr ently in active RT As. 6. In the pop -up windo w sel ect the RT A yo u wis h to remov e and pr ess the Enter ke y .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 88 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The co nfig.rio utility now cl oses do wn and th e syste m is upda ted to us e yo ur new configu ratio n.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare Page 89 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing device driv ers and utiliti es from your sys tem T o remov e the RIO d evice dr ivers and ut ilities from yo ur sys tem und er SC O UnixWare, procee d as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 90 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO under Windo ws NT This se ction tells y ou how to install hos t cards.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 91 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General setup procedure for Windows NT The gen eral proc edure for installin g RIO f or the Wi ndows NT operati ng syste m is as follow s: 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 92 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing de vice driver s and uti lities T o install the RIO devic e drivers on your system pr oceed as foll ows; 1. T urn on your PC and log in to your s ystem as a dministrat or .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 93 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. In the Welcome window, click on the Next > bu tton. The Cho ose Desti nation window is now di splay ed as s hown in the next p icture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 94 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Upon com pletio n of the install ation p rocess a p rogram group window is di splayed showi ng the RIO c onfig uration ico n.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 95 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ISA host cards T o configu re an ISA ho st ca rd prio r to actu al ins tallatio n procee d as foll ows; 1. In the Wi ndows desktop, disp lay the P erle program group wi ndow .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 96 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. In the IS A Card Setup tabb ed window , clic k on the Apply button to save cha nges a nd clos e the w ind ow . The RIO dr iver will check that th e memory addres s and inte rrupt th at you have selec ted are not already being used.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 97 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the Reb oot WIn dows NT wi ndow , click on the Launch RioConf ch eck box to ensure that t he RIO Configura tion uti lity is launch ed autom atica lly t he nex t time Wi ndows i s resta rted.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 98 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring PCI host cards The PC I host car d is pl ug and p lay howev er , un der W indows NT a small amoun t of configu ratio n is requi red.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 99 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring Remote T erminal Adaptors Follow ing insta llation o f your Re mote T er minal Ad aptor s (RT A s) you need to configur e yo ur system us ing th e RIO C onfigura tion Uti lity .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 100 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software The Set De vice Nam e window is n ow displaye d. 7. In the Se t Devi ce nam e window , change the dev ice nam e as req uired an d click on the Apply button.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 101 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Making and display ing changes to your s ystem configuration This se ction descri bes how to make and vi ew change s made to you r sys tem foll owing ini tial configu ratio n under W indows NT using the RIO co nfigur ation utility .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 102 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Introduct ion Once y ou have installed y our RIO sy stem under Win dows NT , you c an vie w change s to yo ur RIO syste m using the RIO Configu ratio n utility .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 103 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Disp layi ng mult iple n etwor ks If you ha ve mor e than one car d installed, you c an displ ay the addition al netwo rk(s ) of RT A s on the RIO Config uration utility i n separate windows.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 104 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identify ing an RT A T o display the ide ntity of an RT A on the sy stem map proc eed as fol lows ; 1. In the win dow s deskto p, displ ay the Perle prog ram g roup wind ow .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 105 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Displaying a port configurati on summary RIO all ows you t o disp lay a summar y of c onfigura tion s ettings fo r each p ort. T o do this procee d as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 106 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding a Fault T olerant Link When yo u add a fa ult tol erant lin k to your RIO system it is d isplayed o n the sy stem map i n a diffident col our t o normal links ( usua lly gr ey).
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 107 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adopting Port Names When yo u are in stalling a new RT A, the RIO Con fig uration utili ty allows you to a dopt the po rt names o f RT A s no long er conn ected t o the system (known as or phaned ).
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 108 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Moving an R T A Under wi ndows NT RIO allo ws yo u to re locat e a previ ously config ured RT A within your RIO system wi thout fu rther c onfigura tion.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Windows NT Page 109 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Re-booting an R T A Y ou can re- boot a n RT A th rough the Conf iguratio n Utili ty , withou t going to t he RT A unit: 1. In the RIO Config uration window , single click on the RT A you want to re-boot.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 10 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO PCI Host Car.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 1 1 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General se tup procedure f.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 12 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing P CI card drivers and utiliti es T o install the RIO devic e drivers on your system pr oceed as foll ows: 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 13 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 4. Unzip th e drive r zip fi le to a loca l direc tory . We recom mend th at you us e the rio-setup-< arch >.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 14 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 15 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring PCI Card serial ports T o configu re RIO s erial p orts, proc eed as fol lows: 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 16 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Devi ce Man ager windo w , cli ck on the Mult ip ort ser i al a da p te rs icon to disp lay the current ly inst alled devi ces.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 17 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 18 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring the polled mode and quic k close settings for a PCI host card RIO allows some basic c onfig uration o f host car ds as f ollows .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 1 19 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the System Proper ties w indow , click on the Hardware ta b. The ha rdware page is now dis played.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 120 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Ad apter Proper ties wind ow , click on the Card Settings tab to display the Card Setting s page as shown in the n ext pict ure.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 121 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing PCI devices and por.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 122 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identi fying P CI RT As RIO allows you t o ident ify RT A s by fla shing the the LE Ds on sel ected units.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 123 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Dev ice Manag er window, click on the M ulti-port seri al adapters icon to displa y the currentl y in stalled s erial a daptors.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO PCI Hos t Cards under Windows 2000/X P/Server 200 3/Vist a/Server 200 8 Page 124 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 9. In the ca rd s ettings page, click on the RT As you w ant to i dentify in the Con necte d RT A s list h ighlighti ng them .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 125 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under Windo ws 2000 This se ction describes how to install RIO ISA h ost car d under M icroso ft Win dows 2000.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 126 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General setup procedure for Windows 2000 The gen eral pr ocedure for installin g RIO I SA ho st cards fo r the Windows 2000 op erating system is as follo ws: 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 127 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding ISA host cards to the s ystem When you physi cally ins tall an ISA host c ard in your system y ou also need to add the c ard to the list of installe d devic es in the system.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 128 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Using th e instr uctions given in the nex t table, us e the A dd/Remove Hardw are Wiz ard to assig n the ho st ca rd addre sses an d IR Q level s you requir e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 129 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 14. In the completi on mes sage page c lick on the Finish button to complete the new confi gura ti on. The S elect a Devi ce Driver p age is no w disp laye d.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 130 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software V iewing and changing the resource s for an ISA devic e T o view or change the re sources for a de vice procee d as fo llows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 131 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 2. In the Ad d New Hardw are Wizard pro perties win dow , sel ect the Resources page and click on th e Set Configuration Manually button.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 132 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the Ad d New Hardw are Wizard pro perties win dow , sel ect the Resource ty pe y ou requir e and click on the Change Setting button.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 133 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring ISA Card serial ports T o configu re RIO s erial p orts, proc eed as fol lows: 1. C lick th e Start bu tton > C ont rol Pa ne l The c ontrol panel window is now di splay ed.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 134 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Devi ce Man ager windo w , cli ck on the Mult ip ort ser i al a da p te rs icon to disp lay the current ly inst alled devi ces.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 135 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the Po rt Se ttings page, s et the Port Number , Baud Rate and othe r confi guration parameter s you requir e and th en clic k on t he OK butto n to sa ve ch anges and clos e the window .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 136 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Configuring the quick c lose settings for an I SA host card RIO a.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 137 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. In the System Proper ties w indow , click on the Hardware ta b. The ha rdware page is now dis played. 4. In the Hardwa re page, click o n the Device Mana ger Button.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 138 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. In the Ad apter Proper ties wind ow , click on the Card Settings tab to display the Card Setting s page as shown in the n ext pict ure.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 139 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing ISA devices and ports from the system In order to remo v.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 140 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Identi fying I SA RT As Under th e Windows 2000 o perating sys tem RIO al lows you to identify RT A s by flas hing the the LEDs on selec ted un its.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 141 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. In the Dev ice Man ager wi ndow , click on the Multi-po rt seri al adapte rs ico n to displ ay the currentl y in stalled s erial a daptors.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under W indows 2000 Page 142 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 8. In the card s ettings page, clic k on t he Identify On / Identify Off toggle b utton to the Identify On setti ng.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 143 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing RIO under Lin ux This sect ion expl ains how to install the devi ce dr iver software for t he Lin ux op erating syst em.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 144 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software General insta llation procedure for Linux The gen eral pr ocedure for ins talling and c onfig uring hos t cards , driv ers sof tware and assoc iated u tilit ies for t he Lin ux ope ratin g system is a s follows : 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 145 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing drivers onto your s ystem T o install th e devi ce driv er pro ceed a s follows : 1. Make s ure you have a n up to date Linux kernel source di rector y installe d.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 146 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. Now rebu ild and i nstall the k ernel an d modul es. See yo u r L in u x d is tr i b u t io n d o cu me nt a ti on on how t o rebuild a nd install a new k ernel and modules .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 147 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing utili ties The ut iliti es file is nam ed: specialix_rio tools-<ma j ver> -<min ver>.i3 86.rp m For ex ample; specia lix_rioto ols-4-1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 148 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creati ng devi ces for t he atta ched por ts After you have i nstalled the new ke rnel, mo dules & hardwa re, and ha ve re booted the mach ine.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 149 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 10. Y ou r system now has a number of device n odes (/d ev/ttySR* ) relating to the p orts on the attached RT A 's.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 150 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Loading the driver module into the kernel In ord er to make use of th e RIO device s, y ou mu st lo ad the drive r mo dule int o t he Ke rnel an d then downl oad the firmware o nto the hos t card and RT A dev ices.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 151 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Loading the RIO module and fir mware automaticall y 1. T o automati cally c onfigure the start up file s to loa d the rio mo dule and fir mware, c opy the followi ng script to the fi le /etc/r c.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 152 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Creatin g symbol ic link s If yo u mach ine no rmally boots int o run lev el 5 y ou will need to crea te the fo llowing symbol ic link s: ln -s /etc/r c.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 153 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adding ports to the system Y ou can a dd more p orts, in t he for m of extr a RT A devi ces, to a liv e system follow ing th e guid elines b elow .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 154 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Y ou r syst em now h as a numb er of n ew devic e nodes ( /dev/ ttySR* ) relati ng to t he ports on the new RT A.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing RIO under Linux Page 155 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing ports from a system Y ou can rem ove gr oups of po rts from a live system using the fol lowin g proced ure: 1. Determi ne the n ame and/or uniq ue numb er of the RT A yo u wish to r emove fr om the system.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PC I host card Page 156 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a Univer sal 3.3/5V PCI host card The lat est ve rsion of the RI O PCI ca rd will fit 3.3V , 5V and un iversa l 3.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PC I host card Page 157 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation procedure T o install a PCI host c ard pro ceed as follows; 1. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing an ISA host c ard Page 158 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing an I SA hos t card Setting the addres s on a n ISA host ca rd Before you i.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing an ISA host c ard Page 159 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply . 4. Remove the syst em cover to expos e the i nside of the co nnecto r panel for host cards .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Removing host cards Page 160 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing host cards T o remove a host car d from y our syste m procee d as fo llows; 1. T urn off the pow er to you r sy stem a nd disc onnect the mains supply .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 161 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing Remote T erm inal Adaptors (R T As) Remote T er minal Ad aptors (RT A s) are s erial c onnectio n blocks whic h provi de a numbe r of ports depe nding on ty pe.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 162 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A8 8 port Remote T erminal Adaptors Insta llation procedur e T o install an RT A8 p roce ed as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 163 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A st ate Link LEDs Port 1 LED Port 2 LED Switched off Off Of f Off .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 164 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Wall mount ing an RT A8 The RT A8 has is fitted with wal l mountin g hole s at ei ther e nd of th e unit concea led by p ush- fit end c aps.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 165 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RT A16 16 port Remote T erminal Adaptor s Insta llation procedur e T o install an RT A16 proceed as fol lows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 166 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 2. Connect a the po wer le ad into the sock et at t he rear of the RT A unit, tur n on th e supply and f inally t urn on the power switch a t the r ear of the unit.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 167 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software LED st ates RT A s t ate Link LE Ds RUN LE D CON LED PORT Switche d of.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 168 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software RRC16 Remot e Concentrato r Insta llation procedur e T o install an RRC16 proc eed as fo llows; 1. Mount the unit d ependi ng on th e type of i nstallation you requ ire.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 169 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3. Connect a power lead int o the s ocket at t he rea r of the RT A unit, turn on th e supp ly and also the po wer switch at the rear of the RRC unit.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 170 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Mounting the RRC16 Y ou ca n moun t the RRC16 un it in a num ber of way s.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 171 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Rack mo unting T o r ack mo unt an RRC1 6 pr ocee d as fo llo ws; 1. T ake the RRC16 an d screw on e of the moun ting br ackets provid ed with the unit into e ach side of the unit as show n in the ne xt pic ture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) Page 172 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Wall mounti ng T o wall mount a n RRC16 p roceed as follow s; 1. T ake the RRC16 an d screw on e of the moun ting br ackets provid ed with the unit into e ach side of the unit as show n in the ne xt pic ture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Removing a Remote T erminal Ad aptor (RT A) Page 173 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Removing a Remote T e rminal Adaptor (R T A) T o remove an RT A from your RIO system pr oceed as foll ows; 1. T urn off the pow er to the RT A you want to re move a nd disco nnect the powe r lead from the u nit 2.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a short distance link Page 174 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a sho rt distance link For sho rt distan ces u p to 75 metres you can us e the R IO li nk ca ble to mak e up a basic RIO syste m as shown in the next p icture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) Page 175 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing a Fi bre Opti c Link Kit (FOL K) Introduction The RIO Fibre Optic Lin k Kit al lows you to e xtend the r ange o f a RIO l ink vi a fibre optic cable to a dis tance of up to one ki lometr e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) Page 176 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation procedure T o install th e fibre o ptic unit proc eed as fol lows; 1. On eac h fibre o ptic con vert er , rem ove th e dust caps from t he ST3 s ockets.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 177 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Install ing a Lo ng Dis tance Mo dule (LDM) Introduction The RIO Lo ng D istance Module (LDM) al lows you to ex tend y our RIO sy stem via a leased line.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 178 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Long Distance Unit main components The RIO Long Dis tance Unit (LDU) co nsists of a co nver ter box with two flying l eads.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 179 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installation General procedure T o install a long dis tance modu le proc eed as follows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 180 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Insta lling a long dist ance LDM link via Modem and leased line T o install a long dis tance LDM l ink via mo dem and leas ed line p roceed a s foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 181 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 7. At the ho st ca rd sit e, connec t an LDU to a mod em using the DB2 5 female fl ying lead o n the LDU v ia a DB25 f emale to male adapto r as sho wn in t he nex t pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 182 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Long wire inst allati on T o install a long dis tance LDM l ink vi a long wir e proce ed as follow s; 1. Follow th e proced ure giv en in g iven in Installation on page 179 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 183 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software X.21 Inst allatio n T o install a lon g dis tance LDM lin k via mo dem and X.21 lin e procee d as f ollows; 1. Follow th e proced ure giv en in g iven in Installation on page 179 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 184 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software LDM Cabling information This sectio n co ntains cabl ing in forma tion for ins talling Long Distance Mod ules.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 185 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software DB25 female on flying lead Pin Signal Name Direction 1 Chassis Chassis Grou.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 186 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Adaptor pinouts for LDU flying lead conne ctors Asynchronous Lon g-wire Connection (DB25 mal e to DB25 male) Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 187 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Asynchronous/Sync hronous Modem & X21bis (DB25 female to DB25 male) Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) Page 188 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Synchronous X.21 connect ion Note Any conn ector p ins not lis ted in th e next table must not be co nnected.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a fault tolerant link Page 189 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a fault tolerant link In a typi cal n on fault to leran t RIO sy stem, a hos t card is co nnect ed to a p eripheral (for exampl e, prin ter) v ia a s ingle link and RT A.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 190 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) A dual h ost fa.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 191 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under Sol aris Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fai l-safe system f or nor mal o peration proc eed as fo llows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 192 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 5. Copy the master ri o.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 193 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 6. Edit the slave copy of rio.cf (see Appendix B rio.cf administration file for syntax) as follows ; a. Repl ace mast er hos t card details with slave ho st card detail s.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 194 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 195 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under SCO OpenServer Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fai l-safe system f or nor mal o peration un der SCO OpenS erver pr oceed as foll ows; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 196 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 197 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software Installing a dual host failsaf e link under SCO UnixW are Insta lling for nor mal operatio n T o install a dual ho st fail -safe sy stem for norma l opera tion unde r SCO Unix W are pro ceed as follows ; 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) Page 198 Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software T ransferring control to the sl ave system If the mas ter sy stem fail s you need to use the fo llowing p rocedur e to tran sfer control of the RT As to the slav e system 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 199 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want ca bling inf ormation for th e Perle RIO ser ial connect ivity system hardwa re.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Mini DIN pinout s on RIO host cards Page 200 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Mini DI N pinou ts on RIO host ca rds The c onnect or pinou t for eac h min i DIN soc k.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 201 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information R T A conn ector pinouts RT A connector guide Remote ter mina l adaptor s RT AS are fitt ed with a nu mber of different co nnecto r types as shown i n the ne xt table; RT A type Cable description ( R TA t o Te r m i n a l ) T o find det ails.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 202 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 female RT A connect or pinout Pin Signa l Direction Des cription 1 DCD In Data Carrier Detect 2.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 203 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female R T A connector pinout Pin Signa l Direction Des cription 1 Chassis Cha ssis ground 2 TX.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 204 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RS422 DB25 fema le RT A connector pinout Not e The pin out for cabl es connec ted to the RT A8/RS422 variant d epends o n the de vice bein g connec ted to.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 205 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male R T A connector pinout Pin Signal Direction Descriptio n 2 TXD Out Tr a ns m i t D a ta 3 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RT A connector pinouts Page 206 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 parallel femal e R T A connector pinout Pin Signal Direction Description 1 STRO BEN* Ou tput PS.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RIO h ost cards to RT As Page 207 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting RIO host card s to R T As T o connec t a RIO hos t card to an RT A you use a RIO link cable . See Link Cable on pag e 219 and Link cable spe cification on pag e 22 0 for fu rther details .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT A s to modems Page 208 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to modems T o connec t your RT A to a mode m you use the c able type s detail.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT As to p arallel printers Page 209 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to parall el pr inter s T o connec t your RT A to a parall el prin.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Connecting RT As to serial printers Page 210 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Connecting R T As to serial printers T o connec t your RT A to a ser ial printer you us.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 21 1 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Cable conn ector pin outs This section incl udes th e foll owing; • RJ45 male to DB25 male DTE f.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 212 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 213 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male to DB25 male DTE for c onnection to DCE devic es T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 214 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices T ypical us es T his type o f ca ble is u sed to co nnect to DCE devi ces such as Mo dems.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 215 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RJ45 male to DB25 female DCE for conne ction to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 216 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 male to DB25 female DCE for connection to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 217 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 female to DB25 femal e DCE for connecti on to DTE devices T ypical us es Thi s type o f cable is u sed to conne ct to DTE de vices such a s T erminals , PCs or prin ters.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Cable connector pinouts Page 218 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information DB25 parallel male to centronics parallel Note The follo wing pin out is incl uded for in formati on only and s hows th e DB25 pi nout only .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO cables available from Perle Page 219 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information RIO cables available from Perle Link Cable Perle supply a ra nge of standa rd link cabl es for RI O of vary ing len gths all of whi ch use 6- way mini DIN plugs.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO cables available from Perle Page 220 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Link cable speci fication RIO lin k cable s should confo rm to the f ollowi ng sp ecifi cation: Item Specificati on Size 7/0.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Fibre optic link (FOLK) cable specifications Page 221 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Fibre opt ic l ink (F OLK) cable spec ifica tions Y ou use can a Fibr e optic .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 222 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopbac k c onnecto r pin outs The ty pe of loopb ack c onnector you r equire de pends upo n the.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 223 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for RJ45 female c onnectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 224 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for DB25 female connectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Loopback connector pinouts Page 225 Chapter 3 RIO Cabli ng information Loopback pinouts for DB25 male connectors T o test thi s type of port, you r loo pback c onnec tor needs to join t ogether the conn ector pi ns shown i n the ne xt pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 226 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 4 Quick Reference Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s chapter i f you want infor mation in quick refere nce form about the utiliti es prov ided w ith the RIO ser ial conn ectivity s ystem.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 227 Chapter 4 Quick Reference SCO OpenServer 5 utilities config.rio Under the SCO Open Server 5 op erating s ystem, RIO includ es an appli cation fo r configu ring port s called config.rio .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 228 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Main menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 Me nu op ti on Description Change Host s Selects the h ost car d whose configurati on map you wan t to display .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 229 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RT A Management menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 Menu option Description View RT A s ettings Displays the con figuration o f the currentl y select ed RT A .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 230 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e d it T T Y > Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Enabled? > TTY enab led Al lows you to c onnect a ter minal directly to the curr ently se lected p ort when enabled.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 231 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e di t T TY > (continued) Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Store settings Maintains th e hardware characte ristics of th e line a cross port closes a nd reboots wh en enabled.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 utilities Page 232 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Host Configu ration menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 RT A bound to host > Ye s Al lows th e selected RT A to be b ooted along with the rest of the RIO system for a give n host car d.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 233 Chapter 4 Quick Reference SCO Unix W are ut ilit ies Device configuration utili ty The ma in wind ow for the Device Co nfigurat ion Uti lity is sh own in the nex t pictur e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 234 Chapter 4 Quick Reference config.rio Under th e SCO Uni xWare operating sy stem, RIO incl udes an a pplic ation for conf iguring port s called config.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 235 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Main menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 234 Me nu op ti on Description Change Host s Selects the h ost car d whose configurati on map you wan t to display .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 236 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Boot mode: > Boot all RT As Al lows you to sele ct whic h RT As in your syste m ar e booted on s tartup when using a dual hos t failsafe configurati on.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 237 Chapter 4 Quick Reference RT A Management menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 234 Menu option Description View RT A s ettings Displays the con figuration o f the currentl y select ed RT A .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 238 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Vie w / e di t T TY > (continued) Note this option is only displa yed after the selected RT A ha s been configured. Store settings Maintains th e hardware characte ristics of th e line a cross port closes a nd reboots wh en enabled.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 239 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Host Configu ration menu For info rmation o n dis playing this m enu, see Main window on page 227 RT A bound to host > Ye s Al lows th e selected RT A to be b ooted along with the rest of the RIO system for a give n host car d.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 240 Chapter 4 Quick Reference spxadmport utility for configuring ports spxadm port spxadmport is provi ded to simplif y the pro cess o f creati ng port l ogins on RIO ports. Y ou can use it i n place of the sa cadm and pma dm comm ands.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare utilities Page 241 Chapter 4 Quick Reference.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 242 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Wind ow NT utilities RIO Configuration utility The RI O Conf igur atio n uti lit y is pro vid ed fo r use w ith t he Win dows NT op erati ng system.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 243 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Menu map and toolbar buttons The RIO Co nfigur ation tool menu i s as fol lows; Menu option T oolbar icon Desc ription File > Print None Prints a copy of the system map.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Window NT utilities Page 244 Chapter 4 Quick Reference Windows > C ascad e None T iles or c ascades the disp lay of RIO Co nfigura tion windows as required . Tile V ertically Tile Horizont ally Summary Di splays a sum mary of co nfigur ation setting s fo r each port.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 245 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Chapter 5 RIO command line utilities Y ou ne ed to r ead this c hapter if you want to.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Command line utilities Page 246 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Command line u tilities This section incl udes th e foll owing; • rioisacfg util ity on page 2.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Command line utilities Page 247 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioconfig utility Operat ing sy stems Available under: S olaris . The rioconfig utility allo ws you to update the RIO system confi guration after you have ma de cha nges to the s ystem hardw are.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 248 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies RIO syst em commands under Sol aris/Linux/ LynxOS The fol lowing RIO syste m command s all ow you to perform manage ment fun ction s with the RIO ne twor k.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 249 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioreboot Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris , Linux an d L ynxOS . Function Reboots a spec ified RT A. Equiv alent to p ower-c ycling the devic e.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 250 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioversion Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Displays the c urrent ver sion info rmatio n of the in stalled driv er .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 251 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioboot Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux, a nd LynxOS. Function Boots the host cards and RT As, to generate and apply r io.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 252 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioadopt Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function T rans fers settings from an RT A remove d from the s ystem to a ne wly installed RT A.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 253 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riodelete Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Removes settings for spec ified RT A (s).
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 254 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioidentify Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Locates a partic ular RT A (by flas hing it's LE Ds).
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 255 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riolock Operat ing sy stems Available under: S olaris .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 256 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riomkdev Operat ing sy stems Available und er: S olaris, Linux an d L ynxOS. Function Generates o r deletes syste m port de vices fr om the rio.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 257 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Lin ux When us ing r iomkdev under Li nux p lease note th e followin g; Lin ux The RIO Linux driver gen erates ter minal and mo dem dev ice nodes for each RT A specifi ed in the rio.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 258 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rioshow Operat ing sy stems Available under So lari s, Linux and LynxOS Function Displays the c urrent li st of host ca rds an d RT A s in the sy stem.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide RIO system commands under Solaris/ Linux/LynxOS Page 259 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies riostats Operat ing sy stems Available under So lari s and Ly n x O S Function Displays inter nal driv er statistic s.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 260 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rio.cf file This se ction descri bes the r io.cf file a nd inclu des the fo llowin g; • About the rio.cf file on page 260 • rio.cf ke ywords on pag e 26 2 About the rio.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 261 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies Defines the setting s for a particul ar port. See pa g e 26 4 Defines the def ault port settings . See page 266 Defines an RT A entry . See pa g e 2 6 3 Defi nes a host card en try .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 262 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies rio.cf keywords This se ction provide s inf ormation about th e foll owing key words; • HOST on page 263 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 263 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies HOST Function Defines a ho st ca rd ent ry Exam ple HOST:<unique id>:<Device Name>:<boot/nob.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 264 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies DEFPORT Function Defines the defa ult se ttings for p orts Exam ple Field descripti ons DEFPORT:<offset&.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 265 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies ixany Available und er Sola ris and Linux . Alw ays open por t with termio flag, ixan y set. ixon Always ope n port wi th termio flag, ixon set. lock Locks port s ettings, and disall ows further c onfiguratio n attempts using termio .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide rio.cf file Page 266 Chapter 5 RIO c ommand line utilit ies PORT Function Defines the settin gs for a particular port Exam ple PORT:<offset>:<tty dev>:<.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 267 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix A Serial port device names Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to read thi s appendix if you want informati on about device nam es for the Pe rle RIO serial conne ctivit y sys tem.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris Device node details Page 268 Solaris Dev ice node de tails Each seri al port ha s three devi ce nodes associ ated with it. Each node takes the form of a fil e which y ou ca n acces s from op erati ng syst em util ities and u ser appl ication s.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 269 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix B T ransparent printing (Solaris only) Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s appendi x if you want bac kgroun d inform ation o n transparent p rinting.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide What is transparent printing? Page 270 What is tran spare nt printing ? Most terminal s have an auxil iary ( AUX) port which can b e connec ted to a ser ial print er . Data can then be outp ut to the termina l or the p rinte r via th e same se rial li ne.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Problems with printer output Page 271 Problems with printer output When y ou use tr ansparent pri nting y ou may ob tain inco rrect pr inter outp ut due to the followi ng reaso ns; Graph ics pr inters m ay misi nterp ret some charac ters out put thr ough tran sparent p rint.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Sample transparent printing "rio.cf" port entry Page 272 Sample tr anspare nt printi ng "rio.cf" port entry A typica l port entry in the rio.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Common T erm inal T ran sparent Print Sequences Page 273 Common T erminal Transparent Print Seq uences Te r m i n a l XPON XPOFF wy60 ^[d# ^T wy50 ^[d# ^T tvi925 ^[` ^.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 274 RIO Remote I/O Sys tem User Guide Appendix C T roubleshooting Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to r ead thi s appendi x if you want in forma tion on troubles hooting fo r the RIO serial connect ivity system.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 275 Solaris trouble shootin g Example of normal boot up messages for host cards The norm al mes sages fo r sa tisfactor y host card detection and in itial isation f orm part of t he normal Sola ris boot up mes sages a nd are sh own in the nex t exam ple.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 276 Troubleshooting guide This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Host card s on page 276 • Remote T erminal Adaptors (RT As) on page 277 • Port s on page 278 . Host cards Problem Action required Device dri ver does not s tart after installation 1 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 277 Remote T erminal Adapto rs (R T As) Problem Action r equired RT A n ot reco gnised by sy stem 1. Check p hysica l connec tions an d power . See page 161 . 2. Ru n the ri oco nfig u tilit y to up date RIO system setti ngs.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Solaris troubleshooting Page 278 Ports Proble m Action required Port devi ce node s not pr esent in the syste m . 1. Make sure RT A has b een in stalled c orr ectly . See page 161 . 2. Run t he rioconfig u tility to update RIO system s ettings an d create device nodes.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 279 SCO Open Server 5 trou blesho oting This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Using the Port Diagnostics facility on page 27 9 • SCO O penSe rver 5 Error Messag es on page 289 Using the Port Diagnostics facility The Con fig.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 280 General procedure f or using Port Diagnostics T o perfor m tests u sing the d iagnos tics fa cility proceed as fol lows; 1. S elec t the RT A and port you want to test us ing the p rocedur es giv en in Sele cting the RT A and port to test on page 281 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 281 Selecting the RT A and port to test T o select the RT A and po rt to you wish t o test proceed as follow s: 1. T urn on your syst em and login as super user . 2. A t the c ommand prompt, t ype config.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 282 4. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re. The View / e dit T TY wind ow show s a list of po rts for the curre ntly sel ected RT A in the form of TTY bloc ks.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 283 Before proceed ing, you need to disab le all l ogins on the port y ou ar e going to test to do this; 6. In the tty menu cl ick on Enabled? and pr ess t he Ent er key . The TT Y en/d isable m enu is now di splayed , 7.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 284 9. Y ou can now select an d run the type of tes t you want using the Onl ine Diagno stic s menu. See one of the o ptions listed i n the n ext table for further details; Te s t T o run this test click on For det ails of how to run this test see.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 285 Performing the send dat a to port test T o run the Send d ata to port tes t procee d as foll ows; 1. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 286 4. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test. The test n ow run s and displ ays the t est res ults window s hown in the next p icture o n compl eti on.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 287 Performing the l oopback test on a port T o run the loopba ck test on a por t proc eed as follows; 1. On the RT A con taining th e port yo u want to test, con nect a loopba ck conn ector on to the port to be test ed.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 288 4. In the tes t parameters wind ow , us e the cursor ke ys to sele ct the val ue you wan t to se t then cy cle t hrough to the val ue yo u want u sing the s pace bar k ey .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting Page 289 SCO OpenSe rver 5 Error Messages Message Rea son Action re quired F AILED: T i meout on read Loopbac k con nector , L ink cable or powe r supply has been disc onnecte d during the test.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 290 SCO UnixW are troublesh ooting This section incl udes th e foll owing; • Using the Port Diagnostics facility on page 29 0 • SCO Uni x W are Error M essag es on p age 299 Using the Port Diagnostics facility The Con fig.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 291 General procedure f or using Port Diagnostics T o perfor m tests u sing the d iagnos tics fa cility proceed as fol lows; 1. S elec t the RT A and port you want to test us ing the p rocedur es giv en in Sele cting the RT A and port to test on page 292 .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 292 Selecting the RT A and port to test T o select the RT A and po rt to you wish t o test proceed as follow s: 1. T urn on your syst em and login as super user . 2. Di sable th e port you wish to tes t.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 293 The RT A Manag ement m enu is no w disp layed. 5. In the RT A Manag ement m enu, cl ick on Vie w / e d it TT Y . The View / e dit TTY wi ndow is n ow displ ayed as s hown in th e next pictu re.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 294 7. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture. 8. Y ou can now select an d run the type of tes t you want using the Onl ine Diagno stic s menu.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 295 Performing the send dat a to port test T o run the Send d ata to port tes t procee d as foll ows; 1. In the tty menu, click on Port diagnostics and pres s th e Enter key . The O nline Dia gnosti cs menu is no w displa yed as show n in the next p icture.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 296 4. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test. The test n ow run s and displ ays the t est res ults window s hown in the next p icture o n compl eti on.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 297 Performing the l oopback test on a port T o run the loopba ck test on a por t proc eed as follows; 1. On the RT A con taining th e port yo u want to test, con nect a loopba ck conn ector on to the port to be test ed.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 298 4. In the tes t parameters wind ow , us e the cursor ke ys to sele ct the val ue you wan t to se t then cy cle t hrough to the val ue yo u want u sing the s pace bar k ey . 5. Once y ou ha ve se t all the te st param eters you req uire, press the Ent er key to start th e test.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide SCO UnixWare troubleshooting Page 299 SCO UnixW are Error Mes sages Message Rea son Action re quired F AILED: T i meout on read Loopbac k con nector , L ink cable or powe r supply has been disc onnecte d during the test.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 300 Wind ows NT troub leshoo ting This section contains infor mation desi gned to help you solv e any problem s you may experien ce whil e installi ng or con figur ing your RIO sys tem und er Windo w NT .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 301 General fault fi nding under Windows NT This se ction outlin es some gener al probl ems you may en counte r under Windows NT and so.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 302 NT operating system fails whil e loading . RIO driver or another driver fails to boot Sympt om Action required System h angs or blue screen 1. If a blue scr een is di spla yed, n ote the f ive hexa deci mal numb ers at the top li ne of the screen .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 303 COM ports are not access ible RIO NT driver is operat ing satisfac torily but then fails Sympt om Action required A window enti tled Se rvice Con trol Manager i s displa yed with the m essage : At least o ne servi ce or d river fai led during st artup.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 304 . Sympto m Action required blue scre en black s creen mach ine re boots: system hang s 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 305 Error Messages This se ction lists al l erro r messa ges outpu t by RIO . T o see the err or me ssages, go into the Windows NT Event Viewer , in the W indows NT De sktop . Each err or mess age is e xplaine d and steps to overcome the pr oblem ar e descr ibed.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 306 Messages which are common: Message Reas on Action required No host cards found Host card i s not foun d 1. Inst all ca rd. 2. Alternat ively , alte r mem ory address /inter rupt se ttings with RIOCONF .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 307 Messages which are infrequent : Message Rea son Action require d Couldn't find download code file Downlo ad file missing, or regis- try entry wr ong 1.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 308 Messages which you should r arely see: . Message Reas on Action required Failed to alloc ate buffer Internal Err or 1. Reinstall d river 2. A lternati vely , contact techni cal support.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 309 Clashing memory address Clashi ng memo ry addres ses can oc cur on PCI and ISA bus machi nes. PCI ma chine s On PCI m achines , clash es are po ssi ble whe n the me mory add ress fo r an I SA car d has n ot been re served in the syst em.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 310 Clashin g Interru pt s Interrupt c lashes can occur on bo th PCI a nd ISA mac hines. On PCI m achines , clash es are l ikely w hen the interru pt level for an ISA boar d has not been reserv ed in the s ystem.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 31 1 System Infor mation T o obtain infor matio n about your s ystem, i nclud ing the dr ivers and DLL s in use proceed as follows ; 1. In the Wi ndows desktop, disp lay the P erle program group wi ndow .
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 312 T esting RIO host cards with the Har dware Diagnostics program RIO inclu des a Hardware Dia gnosti cs pro gram whic h allows you to pi npoin t and di agnose faults with y our RIO host card( s).
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 313 How to run a test us ing RIO Hardware Diagnos tics T o test the host ca rds on your sy stem using the RIO Hardwa re Diagnos tics pro gram, procee d as foll ows; 1. Ensur e your R IO host c ards ar e installe d and c onfigu red corr ectly be fore run ning th ese tests.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 314 5. A t the Do s prompt , type riodiags <optio ns> and pres s the Enter key . Where <options > are th e comm ands needed to the different types of test av ailable . The ge neral ty pes of tes ts availabl e are sh own in t he nex t table.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 315 T est options guide A summ ary o f the tes ts availab le us ing the Diagno stic s util ity i s given in the next table T est T o r un this type of t est, at the dos prompt, type.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 316 Links test riodi ags -lin k This test ch ecks that the RIO hos t card can se nd and recei ve data on all its T r ansput er links via an extern al cable.
RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Windows NT troubleshooting Page 317 Additional op tions The RIO Di agnos tics uti lity all ows you to add o ther cont rol and i nformati on displ ay command s to y our com mand l ine in structi ons.
Page 108 Appendix D Contacting Perle Y ou ne ed to r ead this ap pendix if you want to... Y ou need to read this app endix if you want to contact Perle f or techn ical s upport or any o ther querie s abou t this pr oduct.
Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 109 Making a tech nical Supp ort Qu ery This se ction contains the fol lowing informa tion ab out mak ing a query; • Who to cont act on page 109 • Informa ti.
Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 1 10 Information needed when making a query When y ou mak e a tec hnical s uppor t enqu iry ple ase ha ve the follo wing in forma tion read y; Hint Print out t his page and f ill in the table provid ed with the basic informati on you need.
Making a tec hnical Support Query Page 1 1 1 Making a suppor t query via the Perle we b page If you h ave a n inte rnet co nnecti on, pleas e se nd detail s of you r probl em to T echnica l Sup port using t he emai l links pr ovided on the P erle web site in the ‘S upport’ a rea.
Repair procedure Page 1 12 Repair proced ure Before sendin g a u nit fo r repair , you must contact y our Perl e sup plier . If, howev er , you bo ught your p roduct d irectly fr om Pe rle you can con tact directl y . See Cont acting Perle technical support on p age 11 3 for c ontact info rmation .
Contacting Perle technical support Page 1 13 Contacting Perle technical supp ort Note Perle offers free techni cal sup port t o Perle Au thori sed Distri butors a nd Regi stered P erle Resel lers. T o access technic al su pport pl ease vis it the Pe rle we bsite at www .
#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 324 RIO Remote I/O Syst em User Guide Index A about thi s man ual 4 Adding a host card 109 addres ses and IRQ.
#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 325 SCO Unix W are 76 Solaris 35 Windows NT 90 installi ng 189 dual host fail-s afe link 190 fault toleran t .
#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 326 RIO example sy stems 25 dual hos t fail-s afe 30 fault tole rant 29 long dist ance li nk 28 medium di sta.
#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RIO Remote I/O System User Guide Page 327 T tech nical s uppor t 31 9 centres worl dwide 323 queries, informa tion ne eded fo r 320 via the i ntern.
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