Odin TeleSystems BALDER-8S User manual

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Odin TeleSystems Inc.
Installation Guide
for
BALDER-8S, Rev. 2.0
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Rev. 1.0 (Released)
November 8, 1997

This document is published by:
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Dallas, Texas 75229
U. S. A.
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tained herein.
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Table of Contents
1. Table of Contents
1. Table of Contents.....................................................................................................3
2. Introduction..............................................................................................................4
3. How to Contact Us...................................................................................................4
4. PC Requirements .....................................................................................................5
5. Configuring Balder-8S.............................................................................................5
5.1 Handling Instructions.......................................................................................................... 5
5.2 General................................................................................................................................ 6
5.3 Setting the Board Number................................................................................................... 6
5.4 Setting the I/O Base Address.............................................................................................. 7
5.5 Setting IRQ ......................................................................................................................... 8
6. Connecting Balder-8S to the S/T-Interface ...........................................................10
6.1 RJ-11 Connector................................................................................................................ 10
6.2 Generator Application........................................................................................................11
6.3 Monitor Application...........................................................................................................11
7. Connecting Accessories to Balder-8S....................................................................13
7.1 Phone Handset................................................................................................................... 13
7.2 Auxiliary Analog Device.................................................................................................. 13

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Introduction
2. Introduction
Balder-8S is an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) interface card for IBM-
PC compatible computers. A PC equipped with one or more Balder-8S boards can be
connected to ISDN Basic Rate S/T-interfaces. The Balder-8S board contains eight,
full duplex, ISDN 2B+D transceivers which comply with the ITU-T ISDN Layer 1
specifications (I.430). Each transeiver is connected to a digital signal processor (DSP)
which can be used for B-channel or D-channel processing. Additionally, two analog
interface circuits provide analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion. The
Balder-8S therefore contains a full implementation of two ISDN digital phones.
The intended usage of the Balder-8S board is in advanced ISDN traffic generator and
protocol analyzer applications. It can operate either as a generator on eight ISDN
Basic Rate Accesses or as a monitor on four accesses. The switching between the gen-
erator and monitor modes can be performed with software. If desired, individual
transeivers can be used in NT mode, allowing Balder-8S to operate as a switch line
card to drive ISDN terminals. It is recommended that Balder-8S be used in a PC with
at least a 80486 processor for single board configurations or a Pentium or faster pro-
cessor for multiple board configurations.
This document describes how to install the Balder-8S board into a PC, how to connect
it to the ISDN S/T interface, and how to connect accessories to the Balder-8S board.
3. How to Contact Us
For Technical Support, please contact:
Odin TeleSystems Inc.
800 E. Campbell Road, Suite 300
Richardson, Texas 75081
U. S. A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.OdinTS.com
For Sales and Marketing, please contact:
Odin TeleSystems Inc.
P. O. Box 59686
Dallas, Texas 75229
U. S. A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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PC Requirements
4. PC Requirements
It is recommended that Balder-8S be used in a PC which satisfies the following
requirements:
•Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Bus with at least one free 16-bit slot.
•An Intel 80486 processor. A Pentium or Pentium Pro processor is recommended.
•1 Free IRQ (3 - 15)
•At least 32 Free I/O -addresses
5. Configuring Balder-8S
5.1 Handling Instructions
The Balder-8S board has been packaged in a sealed anti-static bag for protection dur-
ing shipping and handling. Follow precautions regarding handling of electrical equip-
ment while configuring the board and while installing it into a PC expansion slot. Be
aware of the possibility of damage to the sensitive electrical devices on Balder-8S
from static electricity discharge. Please wear anti-static protection devices such as a
ground strap connected to a grounded equipment frame while handling the Balder-
8S board. To configure the board, remove it from the anti-static bag and place it on to
a flat and properly grounded anti-static mat.

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Configuring Balder-8S
5.2 General
The Balder-8S board is configured by setting jumpers (JP) and switches (SW) on the
board. The locations and names of the jumpers and switches can be found from Figure
1.
Figure 1. Balder-8S Switches and Jumpers
5.3 Setting the Board Number
More than one Balder-8S board can be installed in one PC. Each board has to be
assigned a unique board number. The board number is set with switches S5-S7 in dip-
switch SW1. The possible different board number settings are listed in Table 1.
The boards should be numbered sequentially, starting from 0 (i.e. if two boards are
used they should be numbered 0 and 1. Three boards should be numbered 0, 1 and 2,
and so on).
TABLE 1. Board number settings
Board # S7 S6
0On On
1On Off
2Off On
3Off Off
SW9
Balder-8SS
Rev. 2.0
ISA Connector
Centronics Connector
I/O Address
Made in USA
IRQ JPs

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5.4 Setting the I/O Base Address
Balder-8S requires access to a 32-byte long I/O address space, the base address of
which can be set to any even 32-byte boundary within the range 0000h - 03FFh. Since
different PCs are equipped with different hardware, the address space that should be
selected is PC specific. The factory default for the Balder-8S board is I/O base address
0280h (i.e. Balder-8S will use 32 bytes in I/O ports 0280h through 029Fh). This needs
to be changed if the PC already contains hardware (e.g. LAN adapters, drive control-
lers, or serial port boards) which use this address area. Consult the documentation for
the corresponding hardware to determine what I/O addresses are free for use by the
Balder-8S board (see also Table2, “IO base address settings.,” on page7)
If more than one Balder-8S is installed in one PC, the different boards should be set to
the same I/O address. The board number then determines in which 1024 (400h) byte
segment the board places its I/O address space. For example, if a board is set to num-
ber 3 and I/O address 280h the board will occupy I/O address (3 * 400h + 280h) to
(3*400h + 280h + 31). There is normally no need to worry about these calculations
unless the PC is equipped with boards that use I/O addresses beyond 400h, which is
uncommon. In virtually all cases it is sufficient to choose an I/O address that does not
conflict with the I/O address of other boards and then set each board to have unique
board numbers (Section5.3 on page6).
The I/O base address is set with switches S1-S4 in dip-switch SW1, as listed in Table
2.
TABLE 2. IO base address settings.
IO Base
Address S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 Comment
0200H Off On On On On Not recommended1
0220H Off On On On Off
0240H Off On On Off On
0260H Off On On Off Off Not recommended2
0280H Off On Off On On Balder-8S default
02A0H Off On Off On Off
02C0H Off On Off Off On
02E0H Off On Off Off Off Not recommended3
0300H Off Off On On On Default for most other boards
0320H Off Off On On Off
0340H Off Off On Off On
0360H Off Off On Off Off Not recommended4
0380H Off Off Off On On
03A0H Off Off Off On Off Not recommended5
03C0H Off Off Off Off On Not recommended6

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The footnotes for Table 2 describe some commonly used PC hardware and their corre-
sponding I/O port addresses. Do not use any of these I/O ports for Balder-8S if
you have any of this hardware installed. Note that this list is not complete—your
particular PC manufacturer may have used other I/O ports than those mentioned here.
Also, note that different boards use different number of I/O address following the base
address. The I/O addresses above only indicate the start address of a range of
addresses used (e.g. the Balder-8S board uses 32 bytes following the I/O base
address). Make sure there are no overlaps or erratic operation may result.
5.5 Setting IRQ
Every PC board requires an IRQ number. The Balder-8S cannot share IRQs with
any other hardware installed in the PC. However, if more than one Balder-8S
board is installed in one PC, these boards must share an IRQ number.
The IRQ is set with jumper JP1. The possible IRQs for Balder-8S are listed in Table
3.:
1. 02001H: Game control adapter
2. 0278H-02F7H: Second printer port (LPT2)
3. 02F8H-02FFH: Second serial port (COM2)
4. 0378H-037FH: First serial port (COM1)
5. 03B0H-03B7H: Monochrome and printer adapter
6. 03D0H-03DFH: Color/Graphics adapter
7. 03F0H-03F7H: Floppy disk drive adapter card
03f8H-03FFH: Serial port adapter card.
03E0H Off Off Off Off Off Not recommended7
TABLE 3. IRQs supported by Balder-8S.
IRQ Comment
3Normally used by COM2 (if installed)
4Normally used by COM1 (if installed)
5Normally used by LPT2 (if installed)
6Normally used by the diskette controller (if installed)
7Normally used by LPT1 (if installed)
9 (2) Normally free. Sometimes used by LAN adapters (if installed)
10 Normally free. Balder-8S factory default
11 Normally free
12 Normally free
TABLE 2. IO base address settings.
IO Base
Address S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 Comment

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14 Normally used by the fixed disk controller (if installed)
15 Normally free
TABLE 3. IRQs supported by Balder-8S.
IRQ Comment

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6. Connecting Balder-8S to the S/T-Interface
The back panel of Balder-8S contains a connector with 50 contacts. Balder-8S is
delivered with a telco-type connector cable and two Harmonica connectors with 12
RJ-11 connectors each. One of the Harmonicas is intended to be used with generator
applications and the other with monitor applications.
6.1 RJ-11 Connector
The Balder-8S board is connected to the S/T interface using an RJ-11 connector. The
RJ-11 pin-outs for the S/T line interfaces are shown in Figure 2. The pinout is a stan-
dard ISO/IS 8877 TE pinout. The pinout does not change if the Line Interface is con-
figured in NT mode.
Figure 2. RJ-11 Connector for the ISDN BRI S/T Interface
1
2
3
4
5
6
RJ-11 Pin #
Transmit (by Balder-8S, receive by NT1)
Transmit (by Balder-8S, receive by NT1)
Receive (by Balder-8S, transmit by NT1)
Receive (by Balder-8S, transmit by NT1)
Wht
Blk
Red
Grn
Yel
Blu

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6.2 Generator Application
When used as a generator, Balder-8S can be used to generate ISDN traffic on eight
separate S/T interfaces. A connection diagram is illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Using Balder-8S in with Generator Applications
The Harmonicas are clearly labeled. The labeling of the generator Harmonica is
shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Labeling of the Generator Harmonica
6.3 Monitor Application
When used as a monitor, Balder-8S can be used to monitor ISDN Basic Rate traffic on
4 S/T interfaces. In the Harmonica for monitoring, two adjacent connectors form a T-
connector that can be used to gain access to a line. An external T-connector can be
used as well. Figure 5 illustrates the two possible ways of connecting Balder-8S when
used for monitoring.
NT1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Access 0
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4
Access 5
Access 6
Access 7
Harmonica for
Balder-8S
Telco-type
Connector
Cable
generator applications
8 TE
Label:
Connector
#:
Access
0
Access
6Access 2
Access
3
Access
4
Access
7Access 1
Access
5 0
Hs
1
Hs
Aux 0Aux 1
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Figure 5. Using Balder-8S with Monitor Applications
The labeling of the generator Harmonica is shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Labels on the Monitor Harmonica
NT1
T-connector
ISDN phone
Balder-8S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Harmonica for
Telco-type
Cable
monitor applications
Connector
NT1
ISDN phone
Built-in T-Connector
Label:
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Connector
#:
Access
0
Access
3Access 1
Access
1
Access
2
Access
3Access 0
Access
2 0
Hs
1
Hs
Aux 0Aux 1 = = = =

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7. Connecting Accessories to Balder-8S
Balder-8S provides a full implementation of two digital ISDN phones. The Harmoni-
cas provide needed connectors for the accessories as illustrated in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Connectors for Accessories
7.1 Phone Handset
Phone handsets can be connected to connectors 3 and 6 in the Harmonica. A handset
can be switched to any of the sixteen B-channels with software. Please note that the
handset cable must be equipped with an RJ-11 connector to fit the Harmonica. The
connection of telephone handset to the RJ-11 connector is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Connection of a handset to RJ-11
A handset accessory package (HAA-1007-1) consisting of a handset and a handset
cable is available from Odin TeleSystems.
7.2 Auxiliary Analog Device
Auxiliary analog devices (e.g. compact-disc player, audio equipment) can be con-
nected to connectors 9 and 12 in the Harmonica. An auxiliary device is used to pro-
vide a line input to or output from the Balder-8S. These devices can be switched with
software to accommodate any B-channel. As with the handset, the auxiliary device
Connector for Phone Handset
Connector for Auxiliary Analog Device
Hs
Aux
1
2
3
4
5
6
Handset Microphone (+)
Handset Earpiece (+)
Handset Earpiece (-)
Handset Microphone (-)
RJ-11 Pin #
Wht
Blk
Red
Grn
Yel
Blu

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must be equipped with an RJ-11 connector. The connection of an auxiliary device to
an RJ-11 connector is shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Connection of a speaker to RJ-11
1
2
3
4
5
6
Line Input
Line Input
RJ-11 Pin #
Wht
Blk
Red
Grn
Yel
Blu
Line Output
Line Output

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