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Sun Microsystems Interface Adapter User Manual

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Sun™ PCI High Speed Quad Port
Serial Interface Adapter
User's Guide
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Part No. 819-1207-10
December 2005, Revision A
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  • Page 1 Sun™ PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 819-1207-10 December 2005, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
  • Page 2 Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, Californie 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuels relatants à la technologie qui est décrit dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Regulatory Compliance Statements xi Declaration of Conformity xv Preface xvii Product Overview 1 Product Description 1 Features 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 3 SunHSI/U Adapter Installation 5 Installation Process 5 ▼ To Install the Adapter 5 External Cabling 6 RS-232 to RS-449 Connections 7 SunHSI PCI Software Installation 9 Installation Overview 9...
  • Page 4 X.21 to RS-449 Converter 34 T1 Inverted Data and Clock Signals 35 Data Signal Inversion 35 Bipolar with 8-Zero Substitution 36 HDLC Zero Insertion Algorithm 36 Clock Signal Inversion Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...
  • Page 5 SunVTS Diagnostic Testing 39 Using the SunVTS sunlink Test 39 Viewing the Man Pages 41 Man Pages 41 ▼ To View Man Pages in the C Shell Environment 41 ▼ To View Man Pages in Bourne or Korn Shell Environments 42 Glossary 43 Index 45 Contents...
  • Page 6 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...
  • Page 7 Figures SunHSI/U Adapter 2 FIGURE 1-1 SunHSI PCI Software Directories and Files 10 FIGURE 3-1 SunHSI Devices Created by the Postinstallation Script 10 FIGURE 3-2 Null Modem Cable –Both Sun Systems Supplies Clocking 32 FIGURE B-1 Null Modem Cable –Sun System Supplies Clocking for Both Sides 33 FIGURE B-2 X.21 to RS-449 Converter 34 FIGURE B-3...
  • Page 8 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...
  • Page 9 Tables Hardware and Software Requirements 3 TABLE 1-1 Required Disk Space 11 TABLE 3-1 RS-449 Connector Pin Assignments 23 TABLE A-1 RS-449 Interface Signals 27 TABLE A-2 RS-449 Signals 31 TABLE B-1 X.21 Signals 31 TABLE B-2 Sun VTS Documentation 39 TABLE D-1...
  • Page 10 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 11: Fcc Class A Notice

    Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

  • Page 12: Bsmi Class A Notice

    Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...
  • Page 13 CCC Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to China and marked with “Class A” on the product’s compliance label. GOST-R Certification Mark Regulatory Compliance Statements xiii...
  • Page 14 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 15: Supplementary Information

    4150 Network Circle, MPK15-102 Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. Tel: 650-786-3255 Fax: 650-786-3723 Declaration of Conformity HSI-U Sun PCI High Speed Serial Interface Adapter (X1355a) Chomerics Report No. SAFR0126B.03 CB Scheme Certificate No. File: DATE Donald Cameron Program Manager/Customer Quality Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited Blackness Road, Phase I, Main Bldg.
  • Page 16 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 17: How This Book Is Organized

    If you have just acquired this product, review the introductory sections and follow the guidelines for installing and using the adapter. Note – The Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface adapter is high-speed serial-interface (HSI) adapter for PCI applications The adapter is referred to as SunHSI/U™...

  • Page 18: Shell Prompts

    Shell Prompts Shell C shell C shell superuser Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser xviii Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 ® commands and Prompt machine-name% machine-name#...

  • Page 19: Typographic Conventions

    Related Documentation The documents listed as online are available at: http://www.sun.com/documentation Application Title Installation Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter Release Notes Installation Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial and User Interface Adapter User’s Guide Information Meaning The names of commands, files, and directories;...

  • Page 20: Documentation, Support, And Training

    Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide, part number 819-1207-10 xx Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 http://www.sun.com/documentation/ http://www.sun.com/support/...

  • Page 21: Product Overview

    “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 3 ■ Product Description The Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface adapter is high-speed serial interface (HSI) adapter for PCI applications and is referred to as the SunHSI/U™ adapter in this manual. The adapter offers comprehensive hot-plug compatibility with Solstice™...

  • Page 22: Features

    Increased RS-232 support for data transmission range, up to 100 Kbps ■ Meets PCI local bus specification, rev. 2.2 ■ Solaris 64-bit and 32-bit Operating System compatibility ■ Hot-plug capability ■ Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 Adapter...

  • Page 23: Hardware And Software Requirements

    Hardware and Software Requirements The hardware and software requirements for the SunHSI/U adapter are listed in TABLE 1-1 Software Hardware and TABLE 1-1 Sun Systems Workstations Sun Blade™ 100, 150, 1500, 1000, 2000, 2500 Servers Sun Fire™ V210, V240, 280R, V440, V480, V490, V880, V890, V1280, E2900, E6900/E4900, 15K/12K, E25K/E20K NEBS-certified Netra™...
  • Page 24 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 25: Sunhsi/U Adapter Installation

    C H A P T E R SunHSI/U Adapter Installation This chapter describes how to install the adapter in your system and includes the following topics: “Installation Process” on page 5 ■ “To Install the Adapter” on page 5 ■ “External Cabling”...

  • Page 26: External Cabling

    DB-37 female connectors in a DTE configuration. Note – Always use shielded twisted pair RS-449 cables with your SunHSI/U adapter. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 web site. http://docs.sun.com...

  • Page 27: Rs-232 To Rs-449 Connections

    RS-232 to RS-449 Connections In order to connect RS-232 devices to the adapter, you need to install an externally powered RS-449 to RS-232 interface converter to each DB-37 connector on which you intend to connect an RS-232 device. A converter is necessary because of incompatibilities between RS-232 and RS-449 signal levels.
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  • Page 29: Sunhsi Pci Software Installation

    C H A P T E R SunHSI PCI Software Installation This chapter describes how to install the SunHSI PCI software and includes the following sections: “Installation Overview” on page 9 ■ “Before Installing the Software” on page 11 ■ “Installing the Software”...

  • Page 30: Figure 3-1 Sunhsi Pci Software Directories And Files

    SunHSI PCI Software Directories and Files FIGURE 3-1 Clone device (Control Port) SunHSI Devices Created by the Postinstallation Script FIGURE 3-2 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 /root /opt /SUNWconn /HSIP /man7d /man hsip.7d*...

  • Page 31: Before Installing The Software

    Before Installing the Software Verifying the Software and Hardware Requirements Before installing the software, answer the following questions: Does your system have any available 3.3V or 5V PCI slots? ■ Have you downloaded the SunHSI software from the Sun Download Center at: ■...

  • Page 32: Installing The Software

    1. Access the directory where the SunHSI software has been downloaded. # cd download-directory where download-directory is the name of the directory where the SunHSI software was downloaded. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 SUNWhsip SunHSI/P Driver for PCI SUNWhsipm...
  • Page 33 2. Log in as superuser or change to superuser. You must possess superuser privileges to invoke the following commands. This ensures that all preinstallation scripts in the software package will be executed with superuser privileges. # /usr/bin/su Password: superuser-password 3. Using the pkgadd command, install the software packages as follows:. # pkgadd -d / download-directory/sunhsip_3_1/Product The following packages are available: SUNWhsip...

  • Page 34: To Test The Installation

    To configure the adapter for the X.25 9.2 protocol, refer to the Solstice X.25 9.2 Administration Guide (806-1234). The X.25 9.2 documents are available from the following web site: http://docs.sun.com/ Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 SUNWhsip SunHSI/P Driver for PCI SUNWhsipm...

  • Page 35: To Configure For Point-To-Point Protocol

    To Configure for Point-to-Point Protocol ▼ 1. Change to the /etc/ppp directory and create an executable file called conf_hsip, containing the following information: #!/bin/ksh -x DEVICE=‘echo $DEVICE | sed ’s/⁄dev⁄//’‘ /opt/SUNWconn/bin/hsip_init $DEVICE speed=2048000 mode=fdx loopback=no \ nrzi=no txc=baud rxc=rxc txd=txd rxd=rxd signal=no 2>&1 > /dev/null 2.
  • Page 36 195.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 6. Start the PPP connection by typing the following commands: /etc/rc2.d/S47pppd stop /etc/rc2.d/S47pppd start boot -r Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 # Client site (/etc/hosts) # ======================= #local 192.10.10.20 qa1b-hihp0 193.10.10.20 qa1b-hihp1...

  • Page 37: Sunhsi Utilities

    C H A P T E R SunHSI Utilities The SunHSI software includes the hsip_init, hsip_loop, and hsip_stat utilities. This chapter contains a short description of each utility. Refer to each man page to get more information on the commands. Also see on page This chapter includes the following topics: “hsip_init Utility”...

  • Page 38: T1 Compatibility Options

    While the IBM mode defaults to a full-duplex, point-to-point, operation, you can also set this mode to be either a half-duplex or a multipoint operation. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 39: Hdlc Mode

    HDLC Mode The default operating mode used by the SunHSI software is the HDLC full-duplex protocol (mode=fdx). In this mode the transmitter is always enabled. The transmitter sends flag bytes continuously when it is not sending a data frame. If no message is currently being transmitted, the driver will attempt to start sending its next message.

  • Page 40: Hsip_Loop Utility

    The utility performs several loopback tests that exercise the components of a serial communications link. See the hsip_loop(1M) man page for more information. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 41: Hsip_Stat Utility

    hsip_stat Utility The hsip_stat utility reports the event statistics maintained by the SunHSI device driver. The report might be a single snapshot of the accumulated totals, or a series of samples showing incremental changes. At the beginning of the report, the device name being used to query a particular device appears.
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  • Page 43: Cable Pin Assignments & Signals

    A P P E N D I X Cable Pin Assignments & Signals This appendix includes the following information: “Pin Assignments” on page 23 ■ “Interface Signals” on page 27 ■ Pin Assignments A shielded, hydra-style breakout cable providing four 37-pin, D-shell (DB-37) DTE connectors is available for the SunHSI/U adapter.
  • Page 44 RS-449 Connector Pin Assignments (Continued) TABLE A-1 80-Pin Amp. Pin No. Shield Ground Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 RS-449 RS-449 Signal Name DB-37 Pin No. TxC1(B) TxCI1(A) TxCI1(B) DCD1(A) DCD1(B) DSR1(A)
  • Page 45 RS-449 Connector Pin Assignments (Continued) TABLE A-1 80-Pin Amp. RS-449 Pin No. Signal Name CTS2(B) RxC2(A) RxC2(B) Shield Ground RxD3(A) RxD3(B) DTR3(A) DTR3(B) TxD3(A) TxD3(B) RTS3(A) RTS3(B) TxC3(A) TxC3(B) TxCI3(A) TxCI3(B) DCD3(A) DCD3(B) DSR3(A) DSR3(B) CTS3(A) CTS3(B) RxC3(A) RxC3(B) Shield Ground RxD4(A) RxD4(B) DTR4(A)
  • Page 46 RS-449 Connector Pin Assignments (Continued) TABLE A-1 80-Pin Amp. Pin No. Shield Ground Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 RS-449 RS-449 Signal Name DB-37 Pin No. TxD4(A) TxD4(B) RTS4(A) RTS4(B) TxC4(A) TxC4(B)

  • Page 47: Interface Signals

    Interface Signals Functional descriptions of the RS-449 interface signals are provided in RS-449 Interface Signals TABLE A-2 RS-449 Pin Number Signal Name Shield Ground Signal Ground (SG) 4/22 Transmit Data (TxD) 6/24 Receive Data (RxD) 5/23 Transmit Clock in (TxCI) 8/26 Receive Clock (RxC)
  • Page 48 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 49: Null Modem Cable Requirements

    A P P E N D I X Null Modem Cable Requirements A synchronous null modem cable is a specially configured cable that simulates modems that are connected back-to-back. When the distance between the two host systems is not great, you may be able to use a null modem cable instead of a synchronous modem or a synchronous modem eliminator.

  • Page 50: Configuring Internal Or External Clocking

    If you decide to use an adapter box, be sure to obtain an adapter that allows you to change the pin configurations. Preconfigured adapters generally do not work with synchronous protocols because they do not handle clock signals correctly. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 51: Rs-449 Null Modem Cable

    RS-449 Null Modem Cable list the signals and names for RS-499 and X.21 circuits. TABLE B-1 TABLE B-2 RS-449 Signals TABLE B-1 Circuit Name Transmit Data Receive Data Transmit Clock TxCI Transmit Clock In Receive Clock Request to Send Clear to Send Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready Data Set Ready...

  • Page 52: Figure B-1 Null Modem Cable -Both Sun Systems Supplies Clocking

    DTR (12,30) TxC (17,35) Sun workstation Null Modem Cable –Both Sun Systems Supplies Clocking FIGURE B-1 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 TxD (4,22) RxD (6,24) RTS (7,25) CTS (9,27) DSR (11,29)

  • Page 53: Figure B-2 Null Modem Cable -Sun System Supplies Clocking For Both Sides

    illustrates a synchronous null modem cable that enables you to connect to FIGURE B-2 to another system, Sun or nonSun, using the RS-449 interface. The Sun system supplies both the transmit and receive clocks for the other system. Note that this null modem cable is not symmetrical.

  • Page 54: X.21 To Rs-449 Converter

    Note – Both receive and transmit clock inputs (RxC and TxCI) need a clock signal if txc is set to txc and rxc is set to rxc. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 TxD (4,22)

  • Page 55: T1 Inverted Data And Clock Signals

    A P P E N D I X T1 Inverted Data and Clock Signals This appendix includes the following topics: “Data Signal Inversion” on page 35 ■ “Clock Signal Inversion” on page 37 ■ Data Signal Inversion The requirement for inverting data signals arises from the ones density problem you encounter with most T1 transmission lines in North America.

  • Page 56: Bipolar With 8-Zero Substitution

    If you include the flag pattern in any set of seven bits, at least one bit will be a zero. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 57: Clock Signal Inversion

    By inverting the data signal with HDLC framing on both ends of a link, the HDLC zero insertion algorithm becomes a ones insertion algorithm. This guarantees that in any set of seven bits, at least one bit will be a one. Thus, the HDLC data stream meets the density requirements of North American T1 lines without sacrificing any bandwidth.
  • Page 58 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 59: Sunvts Diagnostic Testing

    A P P E N D I X SunVTS Diagnostic Testing The SunVTS software executes multiple diagnostic hardware tests from a single user interface, and is used to verify the configuration and functionality of most hardware controllers and devices. The SunVTS software operates primarily from a graphical user interface, enabling test parameters to be set quickly and easily while a diagnostic test operation is being performed.
  • Page 60 Note – Some of the sunlink tests require a RS-449 loopback plug, which can be ordered through Sun (part number 540-1430). Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 61: Viewing The Man Pages

    A P P E N D I X Viewing the Man Pages The following man pages are included with the SunHSI software: hsip(7d) ■ hsip_init(1m) ■ hsip_loop(1m) ■ hsip_stat(1m) ■ If you cannot view these man pages, you need to add the /opt/SUNWconn/man/ directory to your MANPATH environment variable.

  • Page 62: To View Man Pages In Bourne Or Korn Shell Environments

    $ . $HOME/.profile Note – If you log out and then back into to your system, you update the MANPATH variable in all command windows and shells. Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005...

  • Page 63: Glossary

    Glossary Alternate mark inversion. Bits per second. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations. CEPT channel service unit. central processing unit. Data Service Unit. European equivalent of T1. HDLC High-Level Data Link Control. MegaHertz. Phase-locked loop. Point-to-Point Protocol. SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control. System Network Architecture.
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  • Page 65: Index

    Index adapter features, 2 installation, 5 alternate mark inversion (AMI), 35 bipolar 8-zero substitution (B8ZS), 36 violation, 36 boot -r command, 13 cables hydra style connector, 6 null modem cable, 29 diagram, 32, 33 passive cabling system, 6 RS-232 to RS-449 converter, 7 RS-449 pin assignments, 23 X.21 to RS-449 converter, 34 CEPT lines, 36...
  • Page 66 10 directory structure, 10 downloading, 9 hsip_init, 17 hsip_loop, 20 Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User’s Guide • December 2005 hsip_stat, 21 installation, 9 to 14 software packages, 12 testing, 14 protocols, supported, 2...

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