Parallel Port Test Menu; Serial And Parallel Loopback Connections - Xycom XVME-678 Manual

Chapter
3 -
BIOS Setup Program
3.3.6.11 Parallel Port
Tests
Set the primary, secondary, and monochrome parallel ports to (P) if present or (N) if not present in your
system. When a parallel port test is selected, a menu similar to the one below appears:
Select Tests for Parallel
Internal Loopback [Yes]
Printed Pattern [No]
(requires connected printer)
External Loopback [No]
(requires loopback connector)
t-l..
Move F5 Toggle
F7
All
Esc Abort F8 None FlO
Accept
Figure
3-11.
Parallel Port Test Menu
The port(s) selected are tested for externalloopback, internalloopback, and printer pattern.
If performing a parallel loopback test, there must be a loopback connector on the parallel port. The
pinouts of this connector are shown in Figure
3-12
below.
3-22
Serial L.oopback
Connections
i
SLCT
~~AUTOFEED
ERR
.21
DOii
e15 3
-16 e
INIT -
17 e 4 SLCTIN
• e5
e18 .6
e19 .7
e20 .8
e21 .9
ACK
e22 10
e 2 3 . 11
BUSY
e24 .12 IlpE
e25 .13 IlsTRB
Parallel Loopback
Connections
Figure 3-12. Serial and Parallel Loopback Connections