Sun Microsystems Interface Adapter manual Preface, How This Book Is Organized

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Preface

This document provides information for users of the Sun™ PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface adapter. Information provided includes adapter installation, software installation and configuration, utilities, cable pin-outs and signals, and null modem cable requirements. This document is intended for use by either first-time or experienced users.

If you have just acquired this product, review the introductory sections and follow the guidelines for installing and using the adapter.

Note – The Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface adapter is high-speed serial-interface (HSI) adapter for PCI applications The adapter is referred to as SunHSI/U™ in this manual.

How This Book Is Organized

This document is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 describes the products and lists system requirements.

Chapter 2 provides instructions for installing the adapter.

Chapter 3 contains the SunHSI™ software installation instructions.

Chapter 4 describes the utilities supplied with the SunHSI software.

Appendix A lists the cable pin assignments and signals.

Appendix B provides information on external clocking and the null modem cable.

Appendix C explains the inverted data and clock signals for T1.

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Contents Sun Microsystems, Inc Please Recycle Contents Cable Pin Assignments & Signals SunVTS Diagnostic Testing Page Figures Page Tables Page FCC Class a Notice Regulatory Compliance StatementsICES-003 Class B Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe B CCC Class a Notice Page Declaration of Conformity Page How This Book Is Organized PrefaceShell Prompts Using Unix CommandsRelated Documentation Typographic ConventionsSun Welcomes Your Comments Documentation, Support, and TrainingThird-Party Web Sites Product Description Product OverviewSunHSI/U Adapter Features1Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware and Software RequirementsPage To Install the Adapter SunHSI/U Adapter InstallationInstallation Process External Cabling RS-232 to RS-449 Connections Page Installation Overview SunHSI PCI Software Installation1SunHSI PCI Software Directories and Files To Remove Older Versions of the Software Before Installing the SoftwareVerifying the Software and Hardware Requirements To Install the SunHSI Software Installing the SoftwareAt the ok prompt, type the boot command with the -roption To Test the Installation Configuring the SoftwareTo Configure for Point-to-Point Protocol Edit the /etc/netmasks file as follows Hsipinit Utility SunHSI UtilitiesOperating Modes Options T1 Compatibility OptionsHdlc Mode Hsiploop Utility Hsipstat Utility Page Pin Assignments Cable Pin Assignments & SignalsDCD1A Appendix a Cable Pin Assignments & Signals RTS4A RS-449 Interface Signals Interface SignalsPage Null Modem Cable Requirements Building the Null Modem Cable Configuring Internal or External ClockingRS-449 Null Modem Cable RS-449 SignalsPage Appendix B Null Modem Cable Requirements Figure B-3X.21 to RS-449 Converter To RS-449 ConverterData Signal Inversion T1 Inverted Data and Clock SignalsHdlc Zero Insertion Algorithm Bipolar with 8-Zero SubstitutionClock Signal Inversion Page Using the SunVTS sunlink Test SunVTS Diagnostic TestingPage To View Man Pages in the C Shell Environment Viewing the Man PagesMan Pages Make the changes effective in your current window To View Man Pages in Bourne or Korn Shell EnvironmentsGlossary Page Index