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Perle Systems 5500152-23 manual Configuring serial ports

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To configure serial ports with admintool proceed as follows:

Configuring serial ports

The software provided with the Solaris operating system includes a utility called admintool which allows you to configure the extra serial ports you have added to your system.

To configure serial ports with admintool proceed as follows:

1.At the command prompt, type admintool

The Admintool: Users window is now displayed as shown in the next picture.

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Perle Systems 5500152-23 manual Configuring serial ports, To configure serial ports with admintool proceed as follows

Contents

Contents. See page Index. See page User GuideUsing this on-line manual. See page 5. Fast Contents. See page UltraPort Serial AdaptorsCopyright statement FCC Note About this manual Purpose of this manualWho this manual is for Using this on-line manual Document navigationHypertext jumps Part number Revision historyDate DescriptionA PPENDIX B O PERATIONS FOR EIA-422/EIA-485 Fast ContentsA PPENDIX A T RANSPARENT PRINTING A PPENDIX D C ONTACTING P ERLER EVISION HISTORY ContentsA BOUT THIS MANUAL F AST C ONTENTSInstalling under Windows NT Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ServerInstalling under SCO OpenServer and OpenServer6 Installing under SCO UnixWareHost card back panel connectors and pinouts Installing host cards and cable accessoriesDefinitions of Signals and Direction Connector box and cable guideI NDEX The EIA-422 StandardChapter 1 Introduction Connection accessories on pageYou need to read this chapter if you want to Page UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Connection accessoriesConnection accessories Chapter 1 IntroductionInstalling under Windows NT on page Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cardsInstalling under Windows 95 and 98 on page Installing under SCO OpenServer and OpenServer6 on pageInstalling under Windows NT on page Before you startInstalling under Windows 95 and 98 on page Installing under SCO OpenServer and OpenServer6 on pageDownloading drivers from the Perle web site Installing device drivers and utilities on page Installing under Windows 95 andGeneral installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98 on page Configuring serial ports on pageGeneral installation procedure for Windows 95 and Installing device drivers and utilities 2. Proceed by clicking Next and the following Add New Hardware Wizard window will appear UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 95 andChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards PageInstallation of the device drivers and utilities is now complete Configuring serial ports The properties tabbed window for the selected device is now displayed 5. In the properties window, click on the Port Settings tab. The Settings page is now displayed Selects the port name for a given device Re-configuration of ports is now complete Line Termination The line termination parameter is not changeable by the user in EIA-232 mode. However both EIA-422 and EIA-485 modes are defaulted to disabled but can be enabled by the user if needed Removing drivers and utilities from your system Installing under Windows 95 andChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide2. In the control panel window, double click on the System icon Installing under Windows NT Configuring serial ports on page Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ ServerInstalling device drivers and utilities onto your system on page Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers on pageGeneral setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ServerChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards PageClick Start All Programs Perle Perle-Serial Update Driver or Adding additional cards and/or updating driversConfiguring serial ports To configure UltraPort and UltraPort SI and UltraPort Express serial ports under Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, or Server 2008 proceed as followsThe device Properties tabbed window is now displayed UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ServerChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards PageUltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ServerChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards PageTx FIFO Limit ParameterDescription to send small amounts of data but needs acknowledgementRx FIFO Trigger Level ParameterDescription High Flow ControlInstalling device drivers and utilities on page Installing under SCO OpenServer and OpenServer6General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer on page Configuring serial ports on pageUltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide General installation procedure for SCO OpenServerInstalling under SCO OpenServer and OpenServer6 PageInstalling device drivers and utilities 1. Login to your system as super user7. In the Software Manager menu, click on Software Install New 10.In the Enter Image Directory window, enter the following in the Image directory field Installation Options window will be displayed 16.In the message window, click on OK to close the window Function Serial port naming conventionsDevice name DescriptionConfiguring serial ports The Speed window is now displayedLogins The Port Configuration tool menu is as followsQuit Port Configuration tool without saving Display all ports with logins enabledSelecting a getty definitionPorts Unconfigured All ports with logins enabledPorts Logins To DisplayDisable logins for a port Enable logins for a portEnable button Disable buttonConfiguration Setultrap Interface Protocol Configuration Utility UltraPort SI onlyCommand Line Interface Option description485hdx ConfigurationOption description 485fdxa EIA-485 TX Driver Control The default for this field is auto. When auto is set the UltraPort SI will automatically detect the beginning and the ending of data being transmitted in order to enable and disable the transmit line. When the field is set to rts it is the host application’s responsibility to enable and disable the transmit line via the RTS handshake line when it wants to send data Removing drivers and utilities from your system 3. In the Software Manager window select the driver you want to remove5. In the confirmation window, click on the Remove button Installing drivers and utilities on page Installing under SCO UnixWareGeneral installation procedure for SCO UnixWare on page Configuring serial ports on page Installing under Solaris on pageUltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide General installation procedure for SCO UnixWareInstalling under SCO UnixWare PageInstalling drivers and utilities Function Serial port naming conventionsDevice name DescriptionConfiguring serial ports Serial Manager 3. In the Serial Manager window, select the host card you want. Then in the Serial Manager menu, click on View Ports Port Type ParameterSet to Selected speed bpsConfiguration Setultrap Interface Protocol Configuration Utility UltraPort SI onlyCommand Line Interface Option description485hdx ConfigurationOption description 485fdxh Help Displays the setultrap usage screen 1. At the command prompt, type pkgrm spd and press Enter Removing drivers and utilities from your systemInstalling drivers and utilities on page Installing under SolarisGeneral installation procedure for Solaris on page Configuring serial ports on pageUltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide General installation procedure for SolarisInstalling under Solaris PageInstalling drivers and utilities By default, each port is associated with three entries under the /dev directory Serial port naming conventionsConfiguring serial ports To configure serial ports with admintool proceed as followsChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 2. In the Admintool Users window, click on Browse Serial PortsInstalling under Solaris UltraPort Serial Adaptors User GuideChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards The Admintool Modify Serial Port window is now displayedInstalling under Solaris UltraPort Serial Adaptors User GuideActual speed bps In the Admintool Modify Serial Port window you can click on the Expert button to show more fields, as shown in the next pictureSelected speed bps 921600Configuration Setultrap Interface Protocol Configuration Utility UltraPort SI onlyCommand Line Interface Option description485hdx ConfigurationOption description 485fdxh Help Displays the setultrap usage screen Removing drivers and utilities from your system Installing under SolarisChapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards UltraPort Serial Adaptors User GuideInstalling Drivers onto your system Installing under LinuxGeneral installation procedure for Linux General installation procedure for Linux on pageUninstall Patch Versions cd /usr/src/linux patch -R -p1 path to patches/patch filerpm -ivh perle-serial-version-release.src.rpm rpm build command -bb perle-serial-version.speccd /tmp/perle-serial-version-release tarinstall.sh cd /usr/src/packages directory/SPECSCreating devices for the attached ports psaddports m nmodprobe perle-serial The utility is used as follows Setultrap Interface Protocol Configuration Utility UltraPort SI onlyUltraPort 8i and UltraPort81 Express RTS/DTR option setio8rts offOption description Command Line InterfaceConfiguration 485hdx485hdx ConfigurationOption description 485fdxUninstalling the UltraPort Driver for Linux rpm -e perle-serialInstalling host cards and cable accessories Installing host cards and cable accessoriesInstalling cables and connector boxes on page Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cardsInstalling UltraPort, UltraPort SI, and UltraPort Express cards Full anti-static precautions should be taken when handling host cardsInstalling cables and connector boxes Installing cables on UltraPort1, UltraPort1 SI, UltraPort1 Express, UltraPort2, and UltraPort2 SI cards Page Page Removing host cards Full anti-static precautions should be taken when handling host cardsHost card back panel connectors and pinouts on page Chapter 3 Cabling informationDefinitions of Signals and Direction on page Connector box and cable guide on pageEIA-422 Definitions of Signals and DirectionEIA-232 EIA-485RJ45 back panel connectors and pinout on page Host card back panel connectors and pinoutsDB9 back panel connectors and pinout on page UltraPort4 SI-RJ45 Switches on pageEIA-232 DB9 back panel connectors and pinoutDB9M pin EIA-422RJ45 8-pin RJ45 back panel connectors and pinoutRJ45 10-pin EIA-232Position UltraPort4 SI-RJ45 SwitchesSwitch PositionRJ12 back panel connectors and pinout RJ12 pinEIA-232 Ultra SCSI VHDCI-68 Ultra SCSI back panel connectors and pinoutVHDCI-68 EIA-232EIA-232 VHDCI-68Ultra SCSI EIA-422EIA-232 VHDCI-68Ultra SCSI EIA-422EIA-232 VHDCI-68 UltraSCSI Pin EIA-422EIA-232 VHDCI-68 UltraSCSI Pin EIA-422EIA-232 VHDCI-68 UltraSCSI Pin EIA-422EIA-232 VHDCI-68 UltraSCSI Pin EIA-422For connector Connector box and cable guideCable or connector box connectorconnector Cable or connector boxFor connector ProductDB9 connector box on page DB25 Fan-out cable on page Connector box and cable pinoutsRJ45 connector box on page DB25 connector box on page RJ45 10-pin to DB25 converter on pageDB25 Pin RJ45 10-pin to DB25 converterRJ45 pin EIA-232DB9 Pin RJ45 10-pin to DB9 converterRJ45 pin EIA-232RJ45 10-pin RJ45 10-pin to RJ45 SPEED converterRJ45 10-pin RJ45 8-pinRJ45 10-pin RJ45 10-pin to RJ45 Digi converterRJ45 10-pin RJ45 8-pinRJ45 10-pin RJ45 10-pin to RJ45 Digi ALTPIN converterRJ45 10-pin RJ45 8-pinRJ45 8-pin RJ45 connector boxRJ45 10-pin EIA-232EIA-232 DB25 connector boxDB25 Pin EIA-422EIA-232 DB9 connector boxDB9 Pin EIA-422EIA-232 DB25 Fan-out cableDB25 Pin EIA-422EIA-232 DB9 Fan-out cableDB9 Pin EIA-422Problems with printer output on page Appendix A Transparent printingWhat is transparent printing? on page The printcap.spd configuration file on pageWhat is transparent printing? print.spd fileProblems with printer output The printcap.spd configuration fileansi X T The print.spd configuration file 100 unknown ttyz1 -ixany -ixonCabling Distances on page Appendix B Operations for EIA-422/EIA-485The EIA-422 Standard on page The EIA-485 Standard on page UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide PageEIA-422 The EIA-422 StandardSpecifications UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide The EIA-422 Standard PageEIA-485 The EIA-485 StandardSpecifications UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide The EIA-485 Standard PageMany Masters / The EIA-485 Full Duplex mode supports many Masters and many Slaves. This system can EIA-485 Half Duplex Diagram #1 EIA-485 Half Duplex Diagram #2 Fail Safe CircuitryProtocol Cabling DistancesCable length in feet Transfer Rate, KbpsSCO OpenServer 5 on page SCO UnixWare/SCO OpenServer 6 on page Appendix C TroubleshootingYou need to read this appendix if you want to Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 on pageSCO OpenServer Example of normal SPEED driver boot messagesAdditional card warning messages WARNING Speed Node file updatedetc/conf/node.d/spd being updated MessageReason SCO OpenServer 5 error messagesError message Action requiredSCO UnixWare/SCO OpenServer UltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide SCO UnixWare/SCO OpenServer PageAdditional card warning messages WARNING Speed Node file updatedetc/conf/node.d/spd being updated MessageReason SCO UnixWare error messagesError message Action requiredReason Error messageUX sh sh ERROR telinit Not Action requiredWindows NT Windows NT general troubleshooting UltraPort and UltraPort SI onlyUltraPort Serial Adaptors User Guide Windows NT Page Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server Windows error messages on pageAction required Windows error messagesProblem Contacting PerleMaking a technical support query on page Repair procedure on page Appendix D Contacting PerleMaking a technical support query Internet accessInformation needed when making a query Write details hereClick here to access our website at the following URL Repair procedureFeedback about this manual Click here to access our web site at the following URLAddress Perle support centres worldwideCountry EmailIndex #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 ZNumerics on-line manual guide to using 5 hypertext jumps 5 navigation device drivers and utilities installing 46 removing#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 #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