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FCC/DOC compliance requires that all I/O cables used with Perle products be constructed using shielded cable, metal-shelled connectors and conductive back- shells.
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This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EC Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. Perle cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from non-recommended modification of the production.
The on-line documentation provides details on the hardware installation, configuration and use of the 594M Controller. System Requirements The 594M Utility program has 3 modes of installation. The requirements are different for each of these modes. Stand-alone mode This mode allows you to run the 594M Utility without any connection to the 594M. The requirements are: •...
Introduction Serial Connection If you plan to connect to the 594M controller with the serial connection, then the following is also required: • An RS-232 serial port which supports the 16550 UART mode. APPC Connection If you plan to connect to the 594M locally through the Twinaxial interface, or remotely through the AS/400 APPN network, then the following is also required: •...
Choose a destination hard drive and directory for the 594M software. Note : If you are going to use the APPC connection option to connect to the 594M, then do NOT change the default directory name. As well, the hard drive chosen should be the same hard drive on which the Client Access/400 for DOS will be installed.
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Select how the 594M Utility program should be installed then click Next. The choices are: Stand-alone This mode allows you to run the 594M Utility without any connection to the 594M. It is used to create and review configuration files for the 594M which are stored on the PC hard drive.
Add/Remove and follow the on-screen instructions until the program files have been removed. If any configuration files have been created and stored in the 594M Utility directory, these files and the directory will not be removed. Running 594M Utility The 594M Utility runs differently depending on the mode in which it was installed. Please refer to the on-line manual 594M User’s Guide for details.
• 594 Reference Guide • 594M Diagnostic Guide If you do not have Acrobat Reader on your system, you can install it from the Perle 594M program group. To install Acrobat Reader: From the Windows Task Bar choose Start|Programs|Perle 594M|Acrobat Reader Installer .
Installing the Perle 594M Software Using a Web Browser Perle 594M has three on-line documents stored in HTML format. These documents can be viewed by using a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. The documents are: •...
This appendix explains the changes that are made to system files or registries during installation of the 594M in serial mode. It also explains how to make the changes manually if you chose not to have them made automatically during installation.
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WCSCInBufLow This is the character count at which the kernel driver will either raise RTS, raise DTR, or send an XON to indicate that the remote should start sending data again. This value only has meaning if flow control is desired. Perle 594M Getting Started...
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Value3 Name: Interrupt Name: PortAddress Type: REG_DWORD Type: REG_DWORD Data: Data: 0x2E8 Reboot your computer. Type net start wcsccdrv at the command line to load the kernel driver if you made the Start registry entry 0x3. Perle 594M Getting Started...
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Appendix A: Serial Install System Changes Perle 594M Getting Started...
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