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Black Box SM906C Manual

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JANUARY 2002
SM900A
SM906C
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SM908C
SM905C
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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 FCC AND IC RFI STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is...
  • Page 3 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1 . Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2 . Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
  • Page 4 NOM STATEMENT 1 2 . Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 1 3 . Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del a p a r a t o .
  • Page 5 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT The Pro Switching System II is UL ® l i s t e d . TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL and Underwriters Laboratories are registered trademarks of Underwriters ® ® Laboratories Incorporated. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS C o n t e n t s C h a p t e r P a g e S p e c i f i c a t i o n s ..........1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n .
  • Page 7 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT C o n t e n t s C h a p t e r P a g e 5 . 4 . 1 Non-Intrusive Monitor Connections....3 0 5 .
  • Page 8 CONTENTS C o n t e n t s C h a p t e r P a g e 6 . 6 . 3 Switch to B........5 1 6 .
  • Page 9 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT C o n t e n t s C h a p t e r P a g e 6 . 1 6 . 2 Enable ASCII Always Mode ......6 5 6 .
  • Page 10 Calling Black Box ........
  • Page 11 Data Format: 8-bit data, 1 stop bit, no parity I n t e r f a c e : S M 9 0 3 C : RS-232 (DB25); SM905C: RS-232/V.24 (DB25); SM906C: R S - 530-422 (DB25); S M 9 0 7 C : V.35 (M/34): S M 9 0 8 C : RS-530 (DB25); SM909C: X . 2 1 (DB15);...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    The remaining 16 slots can be filled with your choice of Front Interface Cards (ISP modules). Available models include SM906C for RS-232, SM907C for V.35, S M 9 0 8 C for RS-530, or SM909C for X.21. The Front Interface Cards (ISPs) are...

  • Page 13: S Y S T E M C A P A B I L I T I E

    Pro Switching System II Chassis RS-232, RS-530, X.21, V.35 SM901A Pro Switching System II Chassis V.35 Only SM903C Terminal Display Card RS-232 Only SM905C Terminal Display Card V.35, RS-530, X.21 SM906C Front Interface Card RS-232 SM907C Front Interface Card V.35 SM908C Front Interface Card RS-530 SM909C Front Interface Card X.21...

  • Page 14: System Architecture

    2.1.3 S Y S T E M R C H I T E C T U R E There are up to three active buses connecting the control module with the circuit modules within a chassis: control, monitor, or I/A test bus. Control Bus The control bus system transports commands and responses.
  • Page 15 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT F i g u re 2-1. Module-numbering scheme. Power jacks on the rear of all chassis include one AC and one Aux DC In (for future use). Data line ports on the rear of the chassis can be in the following configurations: •...
  • Page 16 CHAPTER 2: Introduction F i g u re 2-3. Rear chassis for V.35 M/34 (female/female).

  • Page 17: Control Converter Components

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 2.2.2 C O N T R O L O N V E R T E R O M P O N E N T S Control converter kits facilitate: • A control connection between the rear-chassis Control In/Out port and the controlling console.
  • Page 18 CHAPTER 2: Introduction F i g u re 2-5. Control converter for chassis with M/34 data-line port s . 6 feet (1.8 m) F i g u re 2-6. RJ-45 male to RJ-45 male cable. F i g u re 2-7. DB25 male to RJ-45 control adapter.

  • Page 19: M O D U L E

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 2.2.3 M O D U L E S Each chassis supports up to one control/test module and up to 16 circuit (line) modules. All modules are inserted from the front of the chassis. For a module’s functional schematic and a description of each module’s front panel, see C h a p t e r s 3 and 4.

  • Page 20: Control And Test Modules

    CHAPTER 3: Control and Test Modules 3. Control and Test Modules Control and test module topics include LEDs, test points, A/B gang switching, displays, and front-panel and schematic illustrations. 3.1 LEDs Control/test modules contain LEDs that indicate signal activity for any data line patched from a circuit module to a control/test module Monitor cavity.
  • Page 21 +12 volts DC o u t l e t Lamp Test button G R D Ground point F i g u re 3-2. Control module front-panel for RS-530 interface (special ord e r o n l y, call Black Box Technical Support ) .
  • Page 22 +12 volts D Co u t l e t Lamp Test button G R D Ground point F i g u re 3-4. Control module front panel for X.21 interface (special ord e r o n l y, call Black Box Technical Support ) .
  • Page 23 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Remote (Locked) L E D A / B Gang Switch button Local (Unlocked) L E D S D Send Data test point S D Send Data LED R D Receive Data test point R D Receive Data LED S C T Serial Clock Transmit test point S C R Serial Clock Receive test point...
  • Page 24 CHAPTER 3: Control and Test Modules F i g u re 3-7. Test module schematic.

  • Page 25: Circuit Modules

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 4. Circuit Modules Circuit module topics include LEDs, using the A/B switch, connecting to the I/A test bus, and front-panel and schematic illustrations. 4.1 LEDs A circuit module contains LEDs that indicate signal activity for any data line connected to the circuit module’s modem pathway.

  • Page 26: Front-Panel And Schematic Illustrations

    CHAPTER 4: Circuit Modules 4.4 Front-Panel and Schematic Illustrations Table 4-1. Patch contact interactions. S w i t c h Patch Cord Connection I/A Te s t Opens Patch P o s i t i o n C o n n e c t i o n C o n t a c t s EQP A patch cavity EQP A...
  • Page 27 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT A / B Switch button “ B ” Switch LED “A” Switch LED R T S Request to Send LED S D Send Data LED D T R Data Terminal Ready LED R D Receive Data LED C D Carrier Detect LED F i g u re 4-1.
  • Page 28 CHAPTER 4: Circuit Modules F i g u re 4-3. Circuit module schematic, switch in position “A,” no patch cavity or I/A test bus connections.

  • Page 29: I N S T A L L A T I O

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 5. Installation 5.1 Mounting the Chassis Consider the following topics when mounting the chassis: 5.1.1 S I T E N V I R O N M E N T A L E C O M M E N D A T I O N S Relative Humidity The operating environment’s relative humidity should be between 10% and 80%, n o n - c o n d e n s i n g .

  • Page 30: Adding And Removing Modules

    CHAPTER 5: Installation NOTE All four screws must be used for the chassis to be secured properly to the rack. 5.2 Adding and Removing Modules CAUTION Always follow anti-static procedures when adding or removing a module. If you don’t, the module may be damaged. 5.2.1 A D D I N G O D U L E S...

  • Page 31: Connecting Dce And Dte D E V I C E

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 5.2.3 U S I N G L A N K A N E L A T C H O D U L E S All empty module slots on the chassis should be filled with blank panel modules. This will help to prevent damage from occurring to the installed modules and the chassis components.

  • Page 32: Intrusive Interactive Connections

    CHAPTER 5: Installation 5.4.2 I N T R U S I V E N T E R A C T I V E O N N E C T I O N S The rear right of the chassis includes a I/A test DB25 female test equipment port. The I/A test port facilitates intrusive interactive data line connections to external test equipment.
  • Page 33 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT • The “BELL” character is sent to the ASCII terminal whenever important or invalid messages are displayed. This character commonly triggers an audible alarm on the terminal. To activate or deactivate the audible alarm, simply press <Cntl-G>...

  • Page 34: Connecting Slave Chassis

    CHAPTER 5: Installation 5.6 Connecting Slave Chassis Through a daisychain hierarchy, a master chassis can support the console control of 1–99 first-level slave chassis and 1–99 second-level slave chassis for every first-level slave chassis. All inter-chassis connections require cabling functionally identical to the RJ-45 male/RJ-45 male 4-wire cable.

  • Page 35: Connecting Power

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT F i g u re 5-2. Example of connecting first- and second-level slave chassis. E T T I N G T H E B P S A T E S The bps rates of all connected control converter ports in a master/slave system must match.

  • Page 36: Power Requirements

    CHAPTER 5: Installation Reliable Earthing Be sure to maintain reliable earthing of rackmounted equipment. Pay particular attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips). Disconnect Device A suitably rated disconnect device should be used as part of the fixed wiring. 5.7.2 P O W E R E Q U I R E M E N T S...
  • Page 37 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 5.7.5 C H E C K I N G U S E S 1 . Disconnect the power connection. 2 . Remove the power-supply module (see Section 5.2) . 3 . Check the F1 and F2 positions (Figure 5-3) on the power-supply module for incorrectly seated and/or burned-out fuses.

  • Page 38: Configuring The Control Module

    CHAPTER 5: Installation 5.8 Configuring the Control Module Make sure you’ve completed the following before configuring the control module: Connecting to the Control Console in Section 5.5.3 and Connecting Slave Chassis i n Section 5.6. Upon power-up, use Table 5-2 to set the control module to enter configuration m o d e .

  • Page 39: Unlocking The Front Panel

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Remote (Locked) L E D Local (Unlocked) L E D Upper display Lower display Button “A” Button “B” F i g u re 5-4. Control module ready for configuration mode. 5.8.1 U N L O C K I N G T H E R O N T A N E L If the remote LED is lit (Figure 5-5), the control module is in the front panel...
  • Page 40 CHAPTER 5: Installation Remote (Locked) L E D Local (Unlocked) L E D Upper display Lower display Button “A” Button “B” F i g u re 5-5. Control module in remote (locked) state. If the control module was locked while connected to the control console, see Section 6.9 to unlock the control module.

  • Page 41: Configuration Mode Functions

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT R A M( U 2 5 ) F i g u re 5-6. RAM chip position on the control/test module. 4 . Re-seat the RAM chip in position U25 on the control/test module. 5 .
  • Page 42 CHAPTER 5: Installation Remote (Locked) L E D Local (Unlocked) L E D Upper display Lower display Button “A” Button “B” F i g u re 5-7. Control module in chassis address menu. Selecting the Control In/Out bps Rate (SPd) To select the Control In/Out bps rate: 1 .
  • Page 43 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Remote (Locked) L E D Local (Unlocked) L E D Upper display Lower display Button “A” Button “B” F i g u re 5-8. Control module in Control In/Out bps rate menu. Setting the Terminal Echo Mode (Eco) 1 .

  • Page 44: Upgrading Firmware

    CHAPTER 5: Installation Remote (Locked) L E D Local (Unlocked) L E D Upper display Lower display Button “A” Button “B” F i g u re 5-9. Control module in terminal echo mode menu. 5.9 Upgrading Firmware Firmware can be updated with the replacement on the PROM chip on the control/test module.
  • Page 45 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT P R O M( U 2 4 ) F i g u re 5-10. PROM chip position on the control/test module. 5 . Seat the new PROM chip in position U24 on the control/test module. 6 .

  • Page 46: Control Console Operations

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6. Control Console Operations 6.1 Unsolicited Status Message Reporting 6.1.1 A L A R M E P O R T I N G The alarm system and its reporting capabilities can be a useful source of data on which to base statistics about the operation of the system as monitored and controlled by the system.

  • Page 47: Path Arguments

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.3.1 P A T H R G U M E N T S Table 6-2 describes the arguments for paths. Paths define the chassis and/or line target for a command. The prompt line always shows the default path. Table 6-2.

  • Page 48: Other Arguments

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations F i g u re 6-1. Example of the master/slave system. 6.3.2 O T H E R R G U M E N T S All other arguments and their settings are defined in the individual command d e s c r i p t i o n s .

  • Page 49: Display Command Help

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Figure 6-2 shows the command menu. SWITCH PATCH CONTROL SYSTEM Ver. 7.70 Copyright (c) C o m m a n d D e s c r i p t i o n Alarm/Switch Status Display, Enable, Disable A / B Switch Control Configuration of a node Display D L M (Data Line Monitor) Connect, Disconnect...

  • Page 50: Alarm Bell

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations Table 6-5. Display alarm and switch status command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Chassis a[chassis] Line a<chassis>[line] 6.5.2 A L A R M E L L Use this command to enable the alarm bell for an entire chassis or a specific line. Table 6-6.
  • Page 51 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.6 A/B Switch (B) Commands See Figures 6-3 and 6-4 for screen examples of the A/B switch displays. < 1 0 0 > b A / B Switch Sets Line #: 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 1 6 Set 01: X...

  • Page 52: Switch To

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.6.1 D A/B S I S P L A Y W I T C H E T S A N D O S I T I O N S Use this command to display the A/B switch sets and the A/B switch positions for a c h a s s i s .
  • Page 53 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.6.5 S A/B S W I T C H T O W I T C H Use this command to switch an entire chassis or a specific line to a set-defined A/B p o s i t i o n . Table 6-14.

  • Page 54: Configuration Summary (C) C O M M A N D

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.7 Configuration Summary (C) Commands I S P L A Y L A V E Use this command to display a map of the current slaves under a specific chassis. Table 6-18. Display slaves command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Chassis...

  • Page 55: Disconnect All Dlms

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT < 1 0 0 > d H I G H S P E E D DLM CONNECTED ON LINE 01 < I 0 0 > F i g u re 6-6. Screen example of display DLM status command. 6.8.2 D D L M I S C O N N E C T...

  • Page 56: Disconnect Dlm

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.8.4 D D L M I S C O N N E C T Use this command to disconnect a DLM. Table 6-22. Disconnect DLM command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Chassis dd[chassis] <...

  • Page 57: Front Panel (F) C O M M A N D

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.9 Front Panel (F) Commands 6.9.1 D I S P L A Y R O N T A N E L O C K T A T U S Use this command to display the front panel lock status. Table 6-24.

  • Page 58: Connect Interactive Test Bus To Monitor Ports

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.10.2 C O N N E C T N T E R A C T I V E E S T U S T O O N I T O R O R T S Use this command to connect the interactive test bus to the rear chassis monitor p o r t s .

  • Page 59: Disconnect All Interactives

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.10.4 D I S C O N N E C T N T E R A C T I V E S Use this command to disconnect the interactive test bus from the rear chassis monitor ports for the master chassis and all slave chassis.

  • Page 60: Connect Equipment B

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations < 1 0 0 > i a < 1 0 0 > i c a i 0 0 1 0 1 INTERACTIVE CONNECTED ON LINE 01A < 1 0 0 > <100>*SWITCH CHANGE ON LINE 01 from A to A* 03/22/01 09:39:56 <...

  • Page 61: Lead Status Display

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT < 1 0 0 > i c m i 0 0 1 0 1 INTERACTIVE CONNECTED ON LINE 01M < I 0 0 > <I00>*SWITCH CHANGE ON LINE 01 from A to A* 03/22/01 09:44:41 <...

  • Page 62: Lead Status Display Off

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations < L 0 0 > L o i 0 0 1 0 1 Lead Display on, ESC will activate < I 0 0 > Lead States Enabled> F i g u re 6-18. Screen example of lead status display on command. L E A D S T A T E S : S C T S C R...

  • Page 63: Path Set (P) C O M M A N D

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.12 Path Set (P) Commands E F A U L T A T H Use this command to set the default chassis path or default chassis and line path. The default path is used when the path is not specified in a command. Table 6-38.

  • Page 64: Quiet Mode On With Retention

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.13.2 Q U I E T O D E N W I T H E T E N T I O N Use this command to activate quiet mode with retention. In this mode: • The master chassis does not transmit messages to the control console. •...

  • Page 65: Clock (R) C O M M A N D

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.14 Clock (R) Commands 6.14.1 R E A D L O C K Use this command to read the system clock. Table 6-42. Read clock command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x All Chassis 6.14.2 S L O C K...

  • Page 66: Transmit Ascii ( T ) C O M M A N D

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.16 Transmit ASCII (T) Commands 6.16.1 D ASCII M I S P L A Y O D E A N D P E E D Use this command to display the ASCII mode and speed. Table 6-45.
  • Page 67 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.16.3 E ASCII N N A B L E O R M A L O D E Use this command to enable ASCII normal mode. This is the systems default mode. In ASCII normal mode, system polls are sent out via the Aux control port. Table 6-47.

  • Page 68: Transmit Ascii O

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.16.5 T ASCII O R A N S M I T Use this command (which is case-sensitive—it m u s t be uppercase) to disable Transmit ASCII. Table 6-49. Transmit ASCII o ff command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Default Chassis Only...

  • Page 69: Execute Command Sequence (X) C O M M A N D

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 6.17 Execute Command Sequence (X) Commands 6.17.1 D I S P L A Y E Q U E N C E S Use this command to display the sequence macros. Table 6-52. Display sequences command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Master Chassis Only...

  • Page 70: Define Sequence

    CHAPTER 6: Control Console Operations 6.17.2 E X E C U T E E Q U E N C E Use this command to execute a sequence macro. Table 6-53. Execute sequence command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Master Chassis Only x<macro>...
  • Page 71 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT There is no limit to the number of commands that can be in the sequence, but the total quantity of characters in the sequence, including semicolons, cannot exceed 78 characters. Table 6-58. Define sequence command-specific arg u m e n t s . A r g u m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n...

  • Page 72: A L A R M

    CHAPTER 7: Alarms 7. Alarm s 7.1 Alarm Overview A Pro Switching System allows up to eight alarms per individual line and 64 total alarms per chassis. A defined alarm can allow a system to report an alarm condition to the control console and perform automatic switching in response to an alarm condition.

  • Page 73: Line Identification

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT < I 0 0 > a ALARM SETUP for RACK at I00 RACK B E L L on RACK A L A R M S are ENABLED L I N E L I N E A L A R M S A L A R M A L A R M L I N E...
  • Page 74 CHAPTER 7: Alarms Table 7-2 (continued). Line summary status display screen elements. E l e m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n Alarms Prgrmd 0–8 The number of defined alarms per line Alarm Ena./Dis...
  • Page 75 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Figure 7-2 shows an example of a alarm summary status display. Table 7-3 describes the line alarm summary status display screen elements. I D : P O P 1 4 A L A R M L E A D L E V E L T I M E T I M E...
  • Page 76 CHAPTER 7: Alarms Table 7-3 (continued). Line alarm summary status display screen elements. E l e m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n TIME TO hours:minutes: Length of time an alarm condition CLEAR...

  • Page 77: Set Alarm Parameters-Line Summary Mode

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 7.2 Set Alarm Parameters—Line Summary Mode General Line Summary Mode commands include: A c t i o n Command Syntax Quit Set Alarm parameters—Line Summary mode Display Set Alarm parameters—Line Summary mode menu “Esc”...

  • Page 78: Clear Id

    CHAPTER 7: Alarms Table 7-8. Delete alarm command-specific arg u m e n t s . A r g u m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n alarm 1–8 The number of an alarm...

  • Page 79: Set

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 7.3 Set Alarm Parameters—Alarm Summary Mode General Alarm Summary Mode commands include: A c t i o n Command Syntax Quit Set Alarm parameters—Alarm Summary mode and return to alarm parameters—Line Summary mode Display Set Alarm parameters—Alarm Summary mode menu “Esc”...

  • Page 80: Disable Alarm

    CHAPTER 7: Alarms 7.3.2 D I S A B L E L A R M Use this command to disable the selected alarm. Table 7-16. Disable alarm command syntax. Ta r g e t S y n t a x Line 7.3.3 E N A B L E...

  • Page 81: S E T Time To Clear

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Table 7-21. Set time to alarm command-specific arg u m e n t s . A r g u m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n hh:mm:ss hh(hours) = 0–11 Length of timer...

  • Page 82: Set Alarm For Positive Or Data/Clock Activity

    CHAPTER 7: Alarms Table 7-25. Set alarm for positive or data/clock activity command-specific arg u m e n t s . A r g u m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n lead Signal Detect Receive Data...

  • Page 83: Set Alarm For Negative Or No Data/Clock Activity

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Table 7-27. Set alarm for negative or data/clock activity command-specific arg u m e n t s . A r g u m e n t S e t t i n g D e s c r i p t i o n lead Send Data...

  • Page 84: Alarms And Inter-Rack Groups

    CHAPTER 7: Alarms Interlock is enabled on each circuit module via a jumper wire. Circuit modules are normally shipped without the jumper wire (interlock disabled). To determine if a particular module has the jumper wire installed, remove the module and examine the solder side.

  • Page 85: D A T A Communication Interfaces

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 8. Data Communication Interf a c e s 8.1 Data Line Interfaces and Patch Cavities Table 8-1. Pinouts for data line interfaces and patch cavities. P a t c h R S - 2 3 2 R S - 5 3 0 V . 3 5 X .
  • Page 86 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces 8.1.1 RS-232 P I N O U T S ( 1 4 )S D ( S ) Send Data—Secondary S D Send Data (2) ( 1 5 )S C T Signal Element Timing R D Receive Data (3) ( 1 6 )R D ( S ) Receive Data—Secondary R T S Request to Send (4) ( 1 7 )S C R Serial Clock R e c e i v e...
  • Page 87 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT ( 2 5 )B U S YB u s y C T S ( S ) Send Data—Secondary (13) (24) SCTE Serial Clock D C D ( S ) Receive Line SIgnal T r a n s m i t — E x t e r n a l Detector—Secondary (12) ( 2 3 )D R S Data Rate Selector N / A( 1 1 )
  • Page 88 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces F G Frame Ground (1) ( 1 4 )S D ( B ) Send Data (B) S D ( A ) Send Data (A) ( 2 ) ( 1 5 )S C T ( A ) Signal Element Timing (A) R D ( A ) Receive Data (A) ( 3 ) ( 1 6 )R D ( B ) Receive Data (B) R T S ( A ) Request to Send (A) (4)
  • Page 89 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 8.1.3 V.35 P I N O U T S ( 1 4 )S C T ( B ) Signal Element Timing (B) S D ( A ) Send Data (A) ( 2 ) ( 1 5 )S C T ( A ) Signal Element Timing (A) R D ( A ) Receive Data (A) (3) ( 1 6 )R D ( B ) Receive Data (B)
  • Page 90 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces ( 2 5 )N / A S D ( B ) Send Data (B) (13) (24) SCTE(A) Serial Clock S C R ( B ) Serial Clock Receive (B) (12) Transmit—External (A) ( 2 3 ) SCTE(B) Serial Clock L T Local Test ( 1 1 ) Transmit—External (B) N / A( 1 0 )
  • Page 91 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT ( A )F G Frame Ground ( C )R T S Request to Send S G Signal Ground (B) ( E )D S R Data Set Ready C T S Clear to Send (D) ( H )D T R Data Terminal Ready D C D Receive Signal Line Detector (F) ( K )L T Local Test...
  • Page 92 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces F GF r a m e Ground (1) ( 9 )T ( B ) Transmit (B) T ( A ) Transmit (A) ( 2 ) ( 1 0 )C ( B ) Control (B) C ( A ) Control (A) ( 3 ) ( 1 1 )R ( B ) Receive (B) R ( A ) Receive (A) ( 4 ) ( 1 2 )I ( B ) Indication (B)

  • Page 93: Control Interfaces

    PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 8.2 Control Interfaces Table 8-2. Master chassis to direct connection (2-2/3-3) c o n t rol pinouts. S i g n a l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l C o n t r o l In/Out Port C o n v e r t e r...
  • Page 94 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces Table 8-4. Master chassis to slave chassis c o n t rol pinouts. S i g n a l M a s t e r Master Control C o n t r o l Slave Control S l a v e C o n t r o l C o n v e r t e r...
  • Page 95 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT N / A( 1 ) ( 1 4 )A C O Auxiliary Control Out C I Control In (2) ( 1 5 )N / A ( 1 6 )A C I Auxiliary Control In C O Control Out (3) ( 1 7 )N / A N / A( 4 )
  • Page 96 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces ( 5 )C I Control In Inter-Rack Signal (4) ( 6 )S G Signal Ground C O Control Out (3) F i g u re 8-17. Control-in port RJ-45 female pinout for control convert e r s , d i rect connection.
  • Page 97 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Inter-Rack Signal (4) ( 5 )C I Control In ( 6 )S G Signal Ground C O Control Out (3) F i g u re 8-19. Control out port RJ-45 female pinout for control convert e r s . Inter-Rack Signal (4) ( 5 )A C OA u x i l i a r y Control Out ( 6 )S G Signal Ground...
  • Page 98 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces ( 5 )C I Control In N/A (4) ( 6 )S G Signal Ground C O Control Out (3) F i g u re 8-21. RJ-45 female pinout for control adapter, direct connection. ( 5 )C O Control Out N/A (4) ( 6 )S G Signal Ground C I Control In (3)
  • Page 99 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT S G Signal Ground (7) C O Control Out (3) C I Control In (2) F i g u re 8-23. DB25 male pinout for control adapter, direct connection. S G Signal Ground (7) C I Control In (3) C O Control Out (2) F i g u re 8-24.

  • Page 100: Test Interfaces

    CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces 8.3 Test Interfaces 8.3.1 I/A T E S T O R T Table 8-6. I/A test port pinout for RS-232, RS-530, X.21, and V.35 f rom I/A b u s . S i g n a l R S - 2 3 2 R S - 5 3 0 X .
  • Page 101 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT NOTE The control module and circuit module interface types must match. F G Frame Ground (1) ( 1 4 )N / A S D Send Data (2) ( 1 5 )S C T Signal Element Timing R D Receive Data (3) ( 1 6 )N / A R T S Request to Send (4)
  • Page 102 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces F G Frame Ground (1) ( 1 4 )C ( B ) Control (B) T ( A ) Transmit (A) (2) ( 1 5 )C ( A ) Control (A) R ( A ) Receive (A) (3) ( 1 6 )R ( B ) Receive (B) B ( A ) Byte Timing (A) (4) ( 1 7 ) S(A) Signal Element Timing (A)
  • Page 103 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT ( A A )S C T ( B ) Serial Clock Transmit (B) (Y) SCT(A) Serial Clock Transmit (A) S C R ( B ) Serial Clock Receive (B) ( X ) ( W )N / A S C R ( A ) Serial Clock Receive (A) ( V ) ( U )N / A R D ( B ) Receive Data (B) ( T )

  • Page 104: Monitor Ports

    CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces 8.3.2 M O N I T O R O R T S Table 8-7. Monitor port RS-232 DB25 female pinout (monitor bus). S i g n a l DB25 Pin SCTE RDC/LL Inter-Rack Busy...
  • Page 105 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT Table 8-8. Monitor port pinouts for RS-530, X.21, and V.35 (monitor bus). Signal Input from Monitor Bus V.35 Signal DB25 Pin A d a p t e r R S - 5 3 0 X .
  • Page 106 CHAPTER 8: Data Communication Interfaces F G Frame Ground (1) ( 1 4 )N / A S D Send Data (2) (15) SCT Signal Element Timing R D Receive Data (3) ( 1 6 )N / A R T S Request to Send (4) ( 1 7 )S C R Serial Clock Receive C T S Clear to Send (5) D S R Data Set Ready (6)
  • Page 107 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT ( Y )S C T ( A ) Serial Clock Transmit (A) ( A A )S C T ( B ) Serial Clock Transmit (B) ( U )S C T E ( A ) Serial Clock Transmit—Ext. (A) ( W )S C T E ( B ) Serial Clock Transmit—Ext.

  • Page 108: Calling Black Box

    • Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container. • If you are shipping the Pro Switching System II for repair, make sure you include everything that came in the original package. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.
  • Page 109 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT 10. Glossary A/B Switch: A switch that operates circuit switching between the EQP A and EQP B data lines in a circuit module. See also A/B Gang Switch. A/B Gang Switch: A control-module function that operates the A/B switch for all circuit modules in a chassis.
  • Page 110 CHAPTER 10: Glossary D B 1 5 : Connector that facilitates serial signal input and output. The initials DB (for data bus) are followed by a number that indicates the number of wires within the connector. The DB15 connector therefore supports up to 15 wires, each of which can connect to a pin on the connector.
  • Page 111 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT F i r m w a r e : Software stored in non-volatile flash memory. I/A Test Bus: The bus used to facilitate interactive intrusive t e s t connections to data l i n e s . Intrusive Test: The breaking of a signal’s circuit to test, interactively or non- interactively, its functionality.
  • Page 112 CHAPTER 10: Glossary N E B S : Acronym for Network Equipment-Building System. A generic spatial and environment requirements document published by Bellcore for telecommunications equipment sites. N E M A : Acronym for National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Organization that develops standards for the electrical manufacturing industry. P a t c h : A cross-connect using a patch panel.
  • Page 113 PRO SWITCHING SYSTEM II WITH TERMINAL-BASED MANAGEMENT R S - 4 2 2 : Short name for Recommended Standard-422. An EIA/TIA set of standards for data communication interfaces between DCE and DTE with electrically balanced circuits. See also R S - 5 3 0. R S - 5 3 0 : Short name for Recommended Standard-530.
  • Page 114 CHAPTER 10: Glossary V . 2 4 : Short name for Version 24. An ITU standard specifying the attributes of the interface between DCE and DTE circuits. Transmission speeds up to 19.2 kbps. Similar to R S - 2 3 2. V .
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