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Setup.................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Main menu....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Hard drive submenus...................................................................................................................................... 32
Advanced menu ............................................................................................................................................... 33
I/O Device Configuration submenu ................................................................................................................ 34
Chipset Configuration submenu..................................................................................................................... 35
Boot menu........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Expanded Boot screen ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Exit menu ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
Overview: Section 2 - Hardware .................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 4: Serial ports...................................................................................................................................... 39
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Mating receptacles .......................................................................................................................................... 39
Serial port configurations................................................................................................................................... 41
Setup menu for COM ports ............................................................................................................................. 41
Function and use of serial ports ......................................................................................................................... 44
COM1 as serial console device ........................................................................................................................ 44
COM1 through COM4 as RS-232 I/O ............................................................................................................ 44
COM3/4 as RS-422 and RS-485 networks .................................................................................................... 44
RS-422 ............................................................................................................................................................. 44
RS-485 ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Chapter 5: LPT1 parallel port, LCD and keypad ........................................................................................ 47
LPT1 parallel port............................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing a printer ............................................................................................................................................. 47
Display................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Installing a display.......................................................................................................................................... 48
Keypad................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Installing a keypad.......................................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 6: Console devices .............................................................................................................................. 50
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Selecting console devices .................................................................................................................................... 50
Monitor and keyboard console ........................................................................................................................ 50
Serial console ................................................................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 7: CompactFlash, SDRAM, and battery backup........................................................................... 54
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 54
CompactFlash ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Creating a bootable CompactFlash ................................................................................................................ 54
SDRAM................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Battery backup for real time calendar clock...................................................................................................... 55
Installing an AT battery ................................................................................................................................. 55
Chapter 8: External drives............................................................................................................................... 56
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
Hard disk controller............................................................................................................................................ 56
Master/slave designation for IDE devices ...................................................................................................... 56
Installing a hard drive........................................................................................................................................ 58
Floppy disk controller ......................................................................................................................................... 58
Power requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 58
Installing a floppy disk drive .......................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 9: Bit-programmable digital I/O...................................................................................................... 59
Description .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
Interfacing to switches and other devices.......................................................................................................... 62
Opto-module rack interface ............................................................................................................................ 62
Organization of banks......................................................................................................................................... 64
Port addressing................................................................................................................................................ 64
I/O lines pulled low.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Configuring and programming the I/O port ...................................................................................................... 65
Programming the I/O ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Configuring the I/O ......................................................................................................................................... 65
Writing and reading from I/O ......................................................................................................................... 66
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