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SerialParallelControllerUser’sGuide
Part No: 800-6573-12
Revision A, February 1993
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FCC Class B Notice—United States
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note – This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into a power outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Shielded Cables
Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with
FCC radio frequency emission limits.
Modifications
Modifications to this device, not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the end user by the FCC
to operate the equipment.
DOC Class B Notice—Canada
This digital apparatus does not exceed Class B limits for radio noise emission for a digital apparatus as set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Avis Concernant les Systèmes Appartenant à la Classe B du DOC—Canada
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques
de la classe B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du
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Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1. Introducing the Serial Parallel Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Enhancements Since the Last Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Installing the Serial Parallel Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpacking the Serial Parallel Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Special Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting an SBus Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Choosing a Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3. Installing the Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mounting the Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Desktop Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rack Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Patch Panel Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting the Patch Panel and Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. Installing the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installation With Software Mannager Tool (swmtool) . . . . . . 16
Installing the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Updating the List of Installed Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installation With Software Manager (swm). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Driver With swm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. Connecting Peripheral Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting Terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting Modems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
System Initialization Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Serial Port Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parallel Port Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Serial Parallel Controller Card Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Patch Panel and Cable Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Software Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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A. Installing the Device Driver Under
Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Upgrading to a New Software Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Release Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installation Script Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mounting the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Choosing Install Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Running CDm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ejecting the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing the Device Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
B. Kernel Reconfiguration under Solaris 1.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The System Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Creating a New Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adding the Driver to the New Configuration File . . . . . . . . . 74
Building the New System Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Installing the New System Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating Device Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Restoring the Old Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
C. Device Names and Device Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Card Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Device Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Serial Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parallel Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
D. Serial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Serial Cable Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Modem Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Null Modem Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Unrecognized Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
E. Sundiag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sundiag Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Solaris 2.1 Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Solaris 1.x Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting Sundiag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sundiag Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Test Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
F. Serial Parallel Controller Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
G. Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Configuration Script Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Loading and Removing Driver Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Initialization Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Serial Port Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Serial Port Control Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Parallel Port Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
STREAMS Processing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Preface
This Serial Parallel Controller User’s Guide explains how to:
•Select the slots in your SPARCsystem where you can install the card.
•Set jumpers on the card.
•Install the loadable device driver from the release media to your system,
depending on which operating system you have installed on your system:
Solaris 2.1 or 2.2 (SunOSTM 5.1 or 5.2), or Solaris 1.x(SunOS 4.x).
•Use Sundiag to test your card and device driver for correct operation.
•Connect peripheral devices to your system using the Serial Parallel
Controller.
Installing the card is covered in the accompanying installation guides:
•Installing SBus Cards in Desktop SPARCstations
•Installing SBus Cards in Deskside and Data Center Cabinets
Typographic Conventions
This book uses the following typographic conventions:
•This font is used for: emphasis; a command argument for which you must
replace the argument name; or the title of a book. For example:
•SPARCstation 2 Installation Guide
•This font indicates text the system displays on your screen. For
example:
•Syncing file systems... done
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It also indicates characters and words you type as illustrated in the
following text:
Enter passwd
•This font indicates what you type, as illustrated in screen examples:
Related Information
The following books and online documentation contain more information on
topics covered in this book:
•Installing SBus Cards in Desktop SPARCstations
•Installing SBus Cards in Deskside and Data Center Cabinets
•Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) Handbook for SMCC Peripherals. (Contains Solaris 1.x
[SunOS 4.x] software commands.)
•Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals. (Contains Solaris 2.xsoftware
commands.)
•SunOS 5.1 Adding and Maintaining Devices and Drivers
•Sun System & Network Manager’s Guide
•System & Network Administration
•Sundiag User’s Guide
•Serial Parallel Controller Man Page (spc)
Note – The term SPARCsystem is used throughout this User’s Guide to refer to
Desktop SPARCstations, Desktop SPARCservers, Deskside SPARCcenters and
Deskside SPARCservers.
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IntroducingtheSerialParallel
Controller 1
The Serial Parallel Controller lets you increase the number of serial ports to
add terminals, modems, printers, and other peripheral devices to your SBus-
based SPARC-based system. The card provides eight full-duplex serial ports, as
well as one unidirectional Centronics-compatible printer port.
After installing the card in an SBus-based SPARC system, you can connect
eight additional serial devices and one parallel device, per card. You can use
the Serial Parallel Controller with your system to meet your need for low-end,
multi-user applications such as data entry and process control. You can install
additional Serial Parallel Controller cards or other SBus cards into available
SBus slots in your system.
Depending on the number of available SBus slots in your system, you can use
the Serial Parallel Controller with your SBus-based:
•SPARC system as a host for 8 (1 card) to 16 (2 cards) serial devices, plus 1
parallel port per card.
•SPARC system as a server for 8 (1 card) to 24 (3 cards) serial devices, plus 1
parallel port per card.
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Features
The Serial Parallel Controller offers the following features:
•Single-width SBus card requiring one SBus slot.
•Eight serial ports (RS-423 or RS-232 compliant, selectable by jumper blocks
on your card).
•One unidirectional Centronics-compatible printer port.
•Support for SBus-based Desktop and Deskside SPARCsystems.
•Device driver installation and configuration scripts.
•Independently programmable baud rates and port configuration.
•SBus programmed input/output interface.
•Baud rate of 50 to 38.4 k baud.
•Less than 0.01% error rate across all baud rates.
•135 k baud total throughput, using flow control.
•Clear-to-Send/Request-to-Send (CTS/RTS), Data-Terminal-Ready (DTR),
Data-Carrier-Detect (DCD), and Data-Set-Ready (DSR) modem controls on
all serial ports.
•Support for Hayes-compatible modems.
•FCC Class B compliancy, for home use.
Note – Serial Parallel Controller does not support Ring Indicator (RI). RI is a
defined EIA RS-232 input signal.
Release Information •This manual assumes operation under Solaris 2.1 (SunOS 5.1) or Solaris 2.2..
Information regarding operation under Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) is included in
case you happen to be using that operating system release.
•Release 1.0 of the Serial Parallel Controller card hardware (P/N F501-1511)
will work with release 1.0 or greater of the Serial Parallel Controller card
software.
•Release 1.1 or greater of the Serial Parallel Controller card hardware (P/N
F501-1931) must be used with release 1.1 or greater of the Serial Parallel
Controller card software.
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1
Enhancements Since the Last Release
An ASCII file of enhancements to this software version is included with the
Solaris 1.x release. To read this information, see the following file:
Getting Help
If you have a problem or need more information, check the manual thoroughly
and read the man page for the Serial Parallel Controller. To access the man
page, type: man spc. If you still need additional help, contact your local
service provider.
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InstallingtheSerialParallel
Controller 2
This chapter covers:
•Unpacking the Serial Parallel Controller
•Special Instructions
•Installing the card
For step-by-step installation instructions, refer to Installing SBus Cards in
Desktop SPARCstations or Installing SBus Cards in Deskside and Data Center
Cabinets.
Unpacking the Serial Parallel Controller
Remove the components from the packing box. Leave the card in its antistatic
bag. Store your packing box and packing materials for future use.
You should have the following items:
•Installing SBus Cards in Desktop SPARCstations
•Installing SBus Cards in Deskside and Data Center Cabinets
•Solaris 1.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals.
•Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals.
•Serial Parallel Controller card
•Patch panel
•9.84-feet (3 m) 96-pin shielded cable
•CD-ROM (device driver installation and configuration scripts, SPC/S
Sundiag test files, and insert which includes CD mounting instructions)
•Rack and wall mounting brackets
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•Nylon grommet for rack mounting brackets
•Four 10-32 Phillips screws and lock washers (not shown)
•96-pin loopback plug (not shown)
•25-pin serial loopback plug (not shown)
•Anti-static wrist strap (not shown)
Figure 2-1 Serial Parallel Controller Parts
Special Instructions
The following special instructions explain how to select an SBus card slot in
your SPARCsystem, what tools are required, how to choose a protocol, and
how to proceed with the card installation.
Selecting an SBus Slot
Install your Serial Parallel Controller card in any slot.
Serial parallel
controller card
Patch panel
96-pin
cable
Parallel port Serial ports
01234567
Rack mounting
brackets Wall mounting brackets
CD-ROM
Nylon grommet
User's
Guide SBus Card
Installation
Guide for
Desktop
SBus Card
Installation
Guide for
Deskside
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Tools Required
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
•#1 Phillips screwdriver
•Needlenose pliers
•Installing SBus Cards in Desktop SPARCstations
•Installing SBus Cards in Deskside and Data Center Cabinets
Choosing a Protocol
Before installing the card, you must choose one of two protocols for controlling
data communication between your computer system and other systems, RS-423
or RS-232. Your peripheral devices must also operate in the protocol you
choose. Refer to the documentation of the devices you intend to connect to the
SPC/S card for the correct protocol.
Figure 2-2 Location of Jumper Blocks
You will set the jumpers, if necessary, during card installation. For now,
simply identify the protocol you want to use.
Jumper blocks (2)
Pins (6)
SBus card retainer
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