QPC841 Quad Serial Data Interface card Page 869 of 894
Circuit Card Description and Installation
Software service changes
Once the QPC841 QSDI card has been installed in the system, the system
software needs to be configured to recognize it. This is done using the
Configuration Record program LD 17. Instructions for running the
Configuration Record program are found in Software Input/Output:
Administration (553-3001-311).
Some of the prompts that are commonly used when running the Configuration
Record program LD 17 are shown in LD 17 – Serial port configuration
parameters. These parameters must be set for each port that is being used.
LD 17 – Serial port configuration parameters.
Prompt Response Description
REQ: CHG Change configuration.
TYPE: CFN Configuration type.
IOTB YES Change input/output devices.
ADAN NEW TTY x
NEW PRT x
Define a new system terminal (printer) port as device x, where
x = 0 to 15.
CDNO 1-16 Use the QSDI card number to keep track of all ports.
DENS DDEN Double density SDI paddle board.
USER xxx Enter the user of port x. The values that can be entered
depend on the software being used. See Software Input/
Output: Administration (553-3001-311) for details.
XSM NO YES Port is used for the system monitor.