Page 1 I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Part number: 5500031-15 Date: 24 January 2005 Navigating around this manual Using this on-line manual. See page 4. Fast contents. See page 7. Contents. See page 8. Quick reference. See page 108. Index. See page 153. Page 1...
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Page 4: About This Manual
User guide About this manual Purpose of this manual This manual tells you how to install, configure and use the Perle I/O8+ ISA and PCI serial adaptor cards, associated drivers and utilities. Who this manual is for This manual is aimed at users who want to add extra serial ports to their system using I/O8+ ISA and PCI serial adaptor cards.
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Page 6: Revision History
Revision history Date Part number Description June 1999 5500031-10 First issue of new I/O8+ user manual replacing Installation guide 42-700001. Includes details of drivers, utilities and installation under the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system. August 1999 5500031-11 Update of manual to include drivers, utilities and installation under the SCO UnixWare operating system.
Page 7: Fast Contents
Fast contents ......................4 BOUT THIS MANUAL ......................6 EVISION HISTORY ........................7 AST CONTENTS ..........................8 ONTENTS ....................15 HAPTER NTRODUCTION .............17 HAPTER NSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS 3 I/O8+ C ................102 HAPTER ABLING INFORMATION ...................108 HAPTER UICK REFERENCE ................116 PPENDIX ERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES ..................119 PPENDIX RANSPARENT PRINTING...
Page 8: Table Of Contents
Contents ............4 BOUT THIS MANUAL Purpose of this manual ..................4 Who this manual is for ...................4 Using this on-line manual ................4 Document navigation ................4 Hypertext jumps ..................5 ..............6 EVISION HISTORY ..............7 AST CONTENTS ................8 ONTENTS Page 8...
Page 9 HAPTER NTRODUCTION About the I/O8+ serial adaptor card .............16 Page 9...
Page 10 HAPTER NSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS Before you start ....................18 Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site .........18 Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 ..........19 General installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98 ......19 Installing device drivers and utilities............20 Adding ISA host cards to the system ............22...
Page 11 Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 ............80 General installation procedure for Windows 2000 ........80 Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system ......82 Adding ISA host cards to the system ............85 Viewing and changing the resources for a device ........89 Updating I/O8+ device drivers with update.exe ........93 Configuring serial ports ................95 Installing a PCI host card ................97 Installing an ISA host card ................98...
Page 12 3 I/O8+ C HAPTER ABLING INFORMATION RJ12 socket pinouts on I/O8+ host cards ..........103 I/O8+ cables available from Perle ..............104 RJ12 to DB9 male cable ................105 Cable diagram ....................105 Connector pinout table .................. 105 RJ12 to DB25 male cable .................106 Cable diagram ....................
Page 13 HAPTER UICK REFERENCE SCO OpenServer 5 utilities ................109 Host Card Configuration utility ..............110 Port Configuration utility................111 SCO UnixWare utilities ...................113 Device configuration utility ................113 Serial Manager..................114 PPENDIX ERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES Under SCO OpenServer 5 ................117 Device node details...................117 DTR and RTS signal information ..............117 Under SCO UnixWare ..................118 Device node details...................118 PPENDIX...
Page 14 ERLE Making a technical support query ...............147 Who to contact ..................147 Information needed when making a query..........148 Making a support query via the Perle web page........149 Repair procedure ....................150 Website RMA (Return Material Authorisation) Form.........150 Feedback about this manual ................151 Contacting Perle technical support .............152...
Page 15 I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 1 Introduction You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want an introduction to the Perle I/O8+ serial adaptor this chapter if you cards, driver software and utilities. want to...
Page 16 About the I/O8+ serial adaptor card The I/O8+ is a serial adaptor card which allows you to connect up to eight serial devices. This type of adaptor card is available in both ISA and PCI formats. Each serial port has three device nodes associated with it. Each node takes the form of a special file which you can access in the normal manner from operating system utilities and user applications.
Page 17 This chapter includes the following sections; • Before you start on page • Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site on page • Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 on page • Installing under Windows NT on page •...
Page 18: Chapter 2 Installing Drivers And Host Cards
Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site You can install the I/O8+ driver and utility software from the Perle web site. To do this proceed as follows; 1. On your PC, start the Internet browser you want to use (for example, Netscape).
Page 19: General Installation Procedure For Windows 95 And 98
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and associated utilities for the Windows 95 and 98 operating systems is as follows: 1. Download the I/O8+ driver files into your PC from the CDROM or the Perle website. See Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site on page 18.
Page 20 Installing device drivers and utilities To install the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities for the Windows 95 or 98 operating systems proceed as follows; 1. Load the CDROM into your PC. The web browser window is now displayed automatically showing a virtual website (the browser application depends on your system).
Page 21 Finish button to confirm your selection. Hint After the machine restarts, if windows cannot find a file whilst trying to install a Perle device a pop-up window is displayed asking you for the location of missing file. To remedy this;...
Page 22 Adding ISA host cards to the system To add an I/O8+ ISA host card to the system configuration, proceed as follows; 1. In the Windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel to display the Control panel window. 2.
Page 23 4. In the Add New Hardware Wizard, click on the Next > button. The prompt page shown in the next picture is now displayed. 5. In the prompt page, select the No, I want the hardware from a list option and then click on the Next >...
Page 24 6. In the hardware selection page, scroll down the Hardware types list and single click on the Multi-function adapters option to select it. Now click on the Next > button The select manufacturer and model page is now displayed. 7. In the select manufacturer and model page, scroll down the Manufacturers list and select Specialix International Ltd.
Page 25 Click on the Details button to display the factory defaults in use. If the system has resources free but cannot use the factory defaults, the screen shown in the next picture is now displayed which shows values suggested by the system. Note If the system cannot use the factory default or allocate free resources you now need to try and resolve the resource conflict using the procedures given in...
Page 26 9. In the Add New Hardware Wizard, click on the Next > button. The final page of the wizard is now displayed as shown in the next picture. 10.In the Add New Hardware Wizard, click on the Finish button to complete the setup. The System Settings Change window is now displayed asking you if you are ready to shut down your computer and install the hardware.
Page 27 11. In the System Settings Change window, click on the Yes button to complete the installation. You can now install your ISA host card. See Installing an ISA host card on page 98. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 Page 27...
Page 28 Configuring I/O8+ serial ports Note I/O8+ ports are normally configured as part of the installation process described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 20. The procedures described in this section are provided for information only. To configure I/O8+ serial ports proceed as follows; 1.
Page 29 3. In the System Properties tabbed window, click on the Device Manager tab. The Device Manager page is now displayed. 4. In the Device Manager page, double click on the device whose properties you wish to view. The properties tabbed window for the selected device is now displayed. 5.
Page 30 6. In the Settings page, select the configuration values you want and either click on the OK button. Re-configuration of ports is now complete. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 Page 30...
Page 31 Removing I/O8+ hardware from your system To remove I/O8+ hardware from your system configuration proceed as follows; Note This process does not remove the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities from your system. 1. In the windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control panel. The control panel window is now displayed.
Page 32 4. In the Device Manager page, click on the View devices by type button. The display is now updated to show installed devices by type. 5. In the Device Manager page, click on the device you wish to remove, highlighting it then press the Remove button.
Page 33: Installing Under Windows Nt
Windows NT operating system is as follows: Note The Perle PortDirector software contains drivers for the I/O8+ host cards. You will need to install the PortDirector for WIndows NT on your system in order to use the I/O8+ host cards.
Page 34: Installing I/O8+ Under Sco Openserver 5
Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system and includes the following; • General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 5 on page •...
Page 35 4. Repeat step until you have assigned addresses to all the ISA host cards you want to install. 5. If required, install any ISA host cards you require into your system. See Installing an ISA host card on page 6. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host cards on page 100.
Page 36: Upgrading From Existing Device Drivers
Upgrading from existing device drivers If your system already has an existing Perle device driver installed, you cannot install a new device driver unless you follow the correct upgrade procedure. The procedure required depends on the device driver type currently installed as follows;...
Page 37: Installing Device Drivers And Utilities
Installing device drivers and utilities To install the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system proceed as follows; 1. Login to your system as super user. 2. Load the CDROM into your system CD drive. 3.
Page 38 7. In the Software Manager menu, click on Software > Install New. The Begin Installation window is now displayed as shown in the next picture. Click here to select the local host as the host machine. 8. In the Begin Installation window, select the local host as the machine to install from by clicking on the From localhostname button and then click on Continue.
Page 39 11. In the Enter Image Directory window, click on OK. The Install Selection window is now displayed. 12.In the Install Selection window, click on the Install button. If you are upgrading your current Perle I/O8+ device driver, the following pop-up window is now displayed. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide...
Page 40 13.In the pop-up window, click on the Continue button to continue the installation process The following progress message is now displayed. The Specialix I/O8+ Installation Options window is now displayed. Only displayed if you are performing an upgrade I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 40...
Page 41 14.If required, in the Specialix I/O8+ Installation Options window, select the Re-Link kernel option. Hint If you are installing more then one driver, you can de-select this option until you have installed all the drivers and utilities you require to save time. 15.If you wish to retain the existing configuration from a previous device driver installation, in the Specialix I/O8+ Installation Options window, select Retain Configuration Data.
Page 42 19.In the message window, click on OK to close the window. The software manager window is now updated to show the driver you have installed as shown in the next picture. 20.In the Software Manager window, click on the Host > Exit menu option to close the window.
Page 43: Assigning Isa Host Card Addresses And Irq Levels
Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels The Host Card Configuration Utility allows you to define and edit addresses and IRQ levels for I/O8+ host cards you add to the system. In addition this utility automatically creates and removes serial port device nodes. This section includes the following;...
Page 44: Starting The Host Card Configuration Utility
Starting the Host Card Configuration utility You can start the Host Card Configuration utility in one of two ways; • Using the command line. See page • Using the SCO OpenServer 5 desktop. See page Using the To start the Host Card Configuration Utility from the command line proceed as follows; command line 1.
Page 45 You can now use the utility to add, remove or edit host card parameters. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 45...
Page 46: Adding A New Host Card Address
Adding a new host card address In order to function, each ISA host card must be allocated an available I/O address and IRQ level. The Host Card Configuration utility allows you to determine the available addresses and IRQ levels, then allocate them to a particular host card. To do this, proceed as follows; 1.
Page 47 If your selection is invalid, the Resource Check Result pop-up message is now displayed. Otherwise, the address is now set and the host card configuration window updated to show the new card and address. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 Page 47...
Page 48: Editing A Host Card Address
Editing a host card address To edit an existing host card address on the system proceed as follows; 1. In the host card Configuration window, select the host card whose address you want to edit. 2. In the Host Card Configuration menu, click on Card > Edit. The Set Address and IRQ window is now displayed showing the current address and IRQ level for the selected host card.
Page 49 6. In the pop-up, click on OK to close the window 7. In the Host Card Configuration window, click on OK to confirm any changes and close the window. If your selection is invalid, the Resource Check Result pop-up message is now displayed. Otherwise, the new address is now set and the host card configuration window updated to show the changes.
Page 50: Removing A Host Card Address
Removing a host card address To remove a host card address from the system, proceed as follows; 1. In the host card configuration window, click on one or more of the host cards listed in the Current Host Card Configuration field highlighting them. 2.
Page 51: Exiting The Host Card Configuration Utility
Exiting the Host Card Configuration utility Quitting and saving To exit the Host Card Configuration utility and save any changes you have made, proceed as follows; 1. In the Host Card Configuration menu, click on Card > Save and exit. Re-building the If you have made any changes a pop-up now appears prompting you to re-build the kernel...
Page 52: Configuring I/O8+ Serial Ports
Configuring I/O8+ serial ports The Port Configuration utility allows you to configure the extra I/O8+ serial ports you have added to your system. To do this proceed as follows; Note If you want to perform transparent printing from any of the terminals attached to your system, you need to check the contents of the printcap.io8 file to see if the terminal type you are using is supported.
Page 53 Menus see page 112. Select one or more ports from this list. Select a Select a getty terminal type definition here. here. page 54 page Enables or disables flow control. page 54 Enables or disables login. page 54 Selecting ports 2.
Page 54 Selecting a getty 3. In the Port Configuration window, select the getty definition you want by double clicking definition on an item in the Available gettydefs list. Alternatively, click on the Set button. The list of currently selected ports is now updated to show the new getty definition. New definition displayed here Selecting terminal...
Page 55 These options allow you to filter on the type of ports you are looking for. This facility is helpful when you have a large number of ports installed. To Display Click menu option All ports with logins enabled Ports > Logins All ports without logins enabled Ports >...
Page 56: Removing I/O8+ Drivers And Utilities From Your System
Removing I/O8+ drivers and utilities from your system To remove the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system proceed as follows; 1. In the SCO OpenServer 5 desktop, double click on the System Administration folder. The System Administration window is now displayed.
Page 57 The Kernel re-link message window now closes and the removal continues. A message is displayed upon completion. 6. In the message window, click on OK to close the window. The software manager window is now updated to show the remaining software. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5...
Page 58: Installing I/O8+ Under Sco Unixware
Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the SCO UnixWare operating system and includes the following; • General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare on page • Upgrading from existing device drivers on page •...
Page 59: General Installation Procedure For Sco Unixware
General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and associated utilities for the SCO UnixWare operating system is as follows: 1. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host card on page...
Page 60 Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed. If required, you can reconfigure serial ports following initial installation. See Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels on page Configuring serial ports on page for details. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare...
Page 61: Upgrading From Existing Device Drivers
Upgrading from existing device drivers If your system already has an existing Perle device driver installed, you cannot install a new device driver unless you follow the correct upgrade procedure. The procedure required depends on the device driver type currently installed as follows;...
Page 62: Installing Drivers And Utilities Onto Your System
Installing drivers and utilities onto your system To install the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities for the SCO UnixWare operating system proceed as follows; 1. Login to your system as super user. 2. Load the CDROM into your system CD drive. 3.
Page 63 5. In the Filesystem Manager menu, click on Mount > Add Mount Configuration >Local. The Add Local Mount Configuration window is now displayed. 6. In the Add Local Mount Configuration window, set only the options detailed in the next table: Option Set to or enter..
Page 64 8. Filesystem Manager menu, click on Host > Exit to close the window. 9. At the command prompt, type: pkgadd -d /cdrom/drivers/io8plus/unixware/io8.pkg.dd io8 10.Press the Enter key. The system now installs the driver and displays a series of messages ending with the prompt shown in the next picture.
Page 65: Assigning Isa Host Card Addresses And Irq Levels
Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels The Unixware Device Configuration Utility allows you to define and edit addresses and IRQ levels for I/O8+ host cards you add to the system. This section includes the following; • Starting the Unixware Device Configuration Utility on page •...
Page 66 Starting the Unixware Device Configuration Utility UnixWare provides a mechanism for adding and removing device hardware with the Device Configuration Utility. You will need to use this utility in order to add any ISA cards to your configuration. Note I/O8+ PCI cards are automatically deleted by the operating system. You do not need to add them manually.
Page 67 2. In the System Administration tool window, click on the Hardware folder and then select Device Configuration Utility (DCU) The Unixware Device Configuration Utility window is now displayed. You can now use the Device Configuration Utility to configure or display host card addresses and IRQ levels.
Page 68: Adding A New Host Card Address
Adding a new host card address In order to function, each ISA host card must be allocated an available I/O address and IRQ level. The Device Configuration Utility allows you to determine the available addresses and IRQ levels, then allocate them to a particular host card. To do this proceed as follows; 1.
Page 69 4. In the Software Device Drivers window, select the host card you want using the up and down arrow keys and then press the space bar to activate the card (denoted by a star symbol). 5. Press the F5 key. The New Hardware Configuration window is now displayed.
Page 70: Editing A Host Card Address
Editing a host card address Note You can only edit ISA card properties. PCI card properties are set by the operating system and cannot be changed by the user. The Device Configuration Utility allows you to edit existing host card addresses and IRQ levels.
Page 71: De-Activating A Host Card
6. Press the F10 key to confirm your changes and close the window. De-activating a host card To deactivate an installed host card proceed as follows; 1. Start the Unixware Device Configuration Utility. See Starting the Unixware Device Configuration Utility on page 66.
Page 72: Displaying Software Device Driver Details
Displaying software device driver details To display details of the software device drivers present on your system proceed as follows; 1. Start the Unixware Device Configuration Utility. See Starting the Unixware Device Configuration Utility on page 66. 2. In the Device Configuration Utility Main Menu, click on Hardware Device Configuration. The Hardware Device Configuration window is now displayed showing details of the software device drivers present on your system.
Page 73: Exiting The Device Configuration Utility
Exiting the Device Configuration Utility Quitting and saving To exit the Device Configuration Utility and save any changes you have made, proceed as follows; 1. In the Device Configuration Utility Main Menu, click on Apply Changes & Exit DCU. The Device Configuration Utility now closes and saves any changes you have made. Note To quit the Host Card Configuration utility without saving any changes: •...
Page 74: Configuring Serial Ports
Configuring serial ports The software provided with the I/O8+ for the SCO UnixWare operating system includes a utility called Serial Manager which allows you to configure the extra I/O8+ serial ports you have added to your system. Note If you are running version 2 of the SCO UnixWare operating system you need to use the procedures described in Configuring serial ports under SCO UnixWare 2 on page...
Page 75 2. In the System Administration tool window, click on the Hardware folder and then select Serial Manager The Serial Manager window is now displayed showing the host cards (including I/O8+) currently present on the system. 3. In the Serial Manager window, select the host card you want. Then in the Serial Manager menu, click on View >...
Page 76 4. In the Serial Manager menu, click on Port > Modify . The Modify Serial Port window is now displayed. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare Page 76...
Page 77 5. In the Modify Serial Port window, set the parameters shown in the next table Parameter Set to Port Type No change, should already be set to software flow control Configure port incoming only Speed the speed value you require 6.
Page 78: Configuring Serial Ports Under Sco Unixware 2
Configuring serial ports under SCO UnixWare 2 spxadmport SCO UnixWare 2 does not include the graphical user interface based Serial Manager utility. If you are running SCO UnixWare 2 on your computer, you need to run the spxadmport script from the command line to configure I/O8+ serial ports. You use this by typing a single line command which contains the information required for a given configuration task using the following syntax;...
Page 79: Removing I/O8+ Drivers And Utilities From Your System
2. Press the Enter key. The revised I/O8+ port configuration is now adopted by the system. Removing I/O8+ drivers and utilities from your system To remove the software drivers from your system under the SCO UnixWare operating system proceed as follows; Note Before removing a software driver you should first de-activate all I/O8+ host cards present on the system.
Page 80: Installing I/O8+ Under Windows 2000
Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 This section describes how to install the I/O8+ device driver software under Microsoft Windows 2000. This section includes the following; • General installation procedure for Windows 2000 on page • Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system on page •...
Page 81 7. Using the Windows 2000 Device Manager, configure the serial ports you have added to the system. See Configuring serial ports on page 95. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 Page 81...
Page 82 Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system To install or enable the I/O8+ device drivers on your system proceed as follows; 1. Turn on your PC and if required, log in. If you have installed any new host cards a Found New Hardware message is briefly shown followed by the Found New Hardware wizard as shown in the pictures.
Page 83 3. Using the instructions given in the next table, use the Found New Hardware wizard to install your device drivers. In this Wizard page Do the following... a. In the Install Hardware Device Drivers page, select the Search for a suitable device driver for my device option and click on the Next >...
Page 84 4. Click on the Finish button to close the wizard. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 Page 84...
Page 85 Adding ISA host cards to the system When you physically install an ISA host card in your system you also need to add the card to the list of installed devices in the system. To add ISA host cards to your system proceed as follows; 1.
Page 86 In this Wizard page Do the following... 4. In the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, select Add/Troubleshoot a device and press the Next > button. The Choose a Hardware Device page is now displayed. 5. In the Choose a Hardware Device page, scroll up the list of devices and click on Add a new device, then click on the Next >...
Page 87 In this Wizard page Do the following... The Select a Device Driver page is now displayed. 8. If your host card type isn’t shown, in the Select a Device Driver page click on the Have Disk button. A message window is now displayed which prompts you for the driver and location you want to use.
Page 88 12.In the completion message page click on the Finish button to complete the new configuration. After the you have finished adding cards to the system all connected port devices will now be detected. Windows 2000 will try to install the latest driver for the ports from its database or will prompt you for one if one cannot be found.
Page 89 Viewing and changing the resources for a device To view or change the resources for a device proceed as follows; 1. In the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard go to the last page and click on the Resources button. The Add New Hardware Wizard properties window is now displayed. 2.
Page 90 3. In the Add New Hardware Wizard properties window, select the Input/Output Range you require and click on the Change Setting button. The Edit Input/Output Range window is now displayed. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 Page 90...
Page 91 4. In the Edit Input/Output Range window, enter the memory range you want and click on the OK button. If values you have selected are not acceptable to the system, then the Device Manager will display a problem icon as shown in the next picture. 5.
Page 92 8. If the IRQ level you have selected are not acceptable to the system, check your configuration settings and adjust the IRQ value as required. Otherwise ring Technical support. See Contacting Perle on page Appendix E Contacting Perle.
Page 93 Updating I/O8+ device drivers with update.exe Whenever you add any SX, I/O8+ or SI/XIO hardware to your system, by default Windows 2000 will use its latest digitally signed driver in its driver database. To ensure you install the latest driver you must now run the update.exe program.
Page 94 3. In the Specialix Device Driver Updater Wizard, click on the Next > button. A progress message is now displayed while the drivers are updated. This is then followed by the closing message window shown in the next picture. 4. In the closing page, click on the FINISH button to complete driver installation. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000...
Page 95: Configuring Serial Ports
Configuring serial ports To configure I/O8+ serial ports under Windows 2000, proceed as follows; 1. In the Windows 2000 desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel The control panel window is now displayed. 2. In the Control Panel window, click on the System icon. The System Properties tabbed window is now displayed.
Page 96 5. In the Device Manager window, click on the Multiport serial adapters icon to display the currently installed devices. 6. In the Device Manager window, double click on the device whose properties you want to view or change The device Properties tabbed window is now displayed. 7.
Page 97: Installing A Pci Host Card
Installing a PCI host card To install a PCI host card proceed as follows; Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems, for exact mechanical details of your system, refer to your system documentation. Warning Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems. Before installing host cards in your system, turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead.
Page 98: Installing An Isa Host Card
Installing an ISA host card Setting the Before you install an ISA card in your system you need to physically set the address for the address on an ISA card using the DIL switch provided (shown in the next picture). host card To set the address for an ISA host card proceed as follows;...
Page 99 Mechanical You can now install the ISA host card in your system. To do this proceed as follows; installation Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems, for exact mechanical details of your system, refer to your system documentation. Warning Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems.
Page 100: Removing Host Cards
Removing host cards To remove a host card from your system proceed as follows; Note The exact location of host card slots varies for different systems, for exact mechanical details of your system, refer to your system documentation. Warning Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems. Before removing host cards from your system, turn off the power supply and disconnect the mains lead.
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Page 102: Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling Information
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling information You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want cabling information for the Perle I/O8+ serial this chapter if you adaptor cards. want to... This chapter provides cabling and connector pinout information for the Perle I/O8+ serial adaptor cards.
Page 103 RJ12 socket pinouts on I/O8+ host cards The connector pinout for each RS232 RJ12 socket fitted to either I/O8+ ISA or PCI host cards is as follows; PCI host card ISA host card Port 1 Port 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 RJ12 pin Direction Signal...
Page 104 I/O8+ cables available from Perle This section provides connector pinout information for the following standard cables available from Perle: • RJ12 to DB9 male cable on page • RJ12 to DB25 male cable on page • RJ12 to DB25 female cable on page 107.
Page 105: Rj12 To Db9 Male Cable
Function depends on the way you open the serial port see page 117. Ground. Transmit Data. Clear to send. Shell Shield Chassis Chassis ground. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling information I/O8+ cables available from Perle Page 105...
Page 106: Cable Diagram
Function depends on the way you open the serial port see page 117. Ground. Transmit Data. Clear to send. Shield 1 and Shell Chassis Chassis ground. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling information I/O8+ cables available from Perle Page 106...
Page 107: Cable Diagram
Function depends on the way you open the serial port see page 117. Ground. Transmit Data. Clear to send. Shield 1 and shell Chassis Chassis ground. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling information I/O8+ cables available from Perle Page 107...
Page 108: Chapter 4 Quick Reference
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 4 Quick reference You need to read You need to read this chapter if you want information in quick reference form about the this chapter if you utilities provided with the I/O8+ Serial adaptor cards. want to...
Page 109 SCO OpenServer 5 utilities A number of utilities are provided for use with the SCO OpenServer 5 operating system. See the following sections for information about main windows and menus; • Host Card Configuration utility on page • Port Configuration utility on page I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Chapter 4 Quick reference...
Page 110: Host Card Configuration Utility
Host Card Configuration utility The main window for the Host Card Configuration tool is shown in the next picture. See Menu map on page for details of menus. For menu, page Menu map The Host Card Configuration tool menu is as follows; Menu option Description Card...
Page 111: Port Configuration Utility
Port Configuration utility The main window for the Port Configuration table is shown in the next picture. See Menu on page for details of menus. Menus see page 112. Select one or more ports from this list Select a Select a getty terminal type definition here.
Page 112 Menu map The Port Configuration tool menu is as follows; Menu option Description Ports > Quit Quit Port Configuration tool without saving changes. page 55 Logins Display all ports with logins enabled. page 54 Unconfigured Display all ports without logins enabled. page 54 Display all ports.
Page 113: Sco Unixware Utilities
SCO UnixWare utilities Device configuration utility The main window for the Device Configuration Utility is shown in the next picture. Menu map The menu is as follows; Menu option Description Hardware Device Configuration > Displays the Hardware Device Configuration window which allows you to set host card addresses and IRQ levels.
Page 114: Serial Manager
Serial Manager Main window The main window for the Serial Manager is shown in the next picture.You can display this window in one of two views, Board view and Ports view. See page 115 for menu maps. Boards view Displays the host cards present on the system.
Page 115 Menu map The Serial Manager menu is as follows; Menu option Description Host > Open Host Selects a host machine. See your SCO UnixWare documentation for further details. Exit Exit Serial Manager. Port > Modify Modifies serial port settings. page View >...
Page 116: Appendixa Serial Port Device Names
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Appendix A Serial port device names You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want information about device names for the Perle I/ this appendix if you O8+ serial adaptor cards. want to...
Page 117: Device Node Details
Under SCO OpenServer 5 Device node details Each serial port has three device nodes associated with it. Each node takes the form of a file which you can access from operating system utilities and user applications. Details of these nodes are shown in the next table. Device name Function Description...
Page 118: Under Sco Unixware
Under SCO UnixWare Device node details Each serial port has three device nodes associated with it. Each node takes the form of a file which you can access from operating system utilities and user applications. Details of these nodes are shown in the next table. Device name Function Description...
Page 119: Appendixb Transparent Printing
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Appendix B Transparent printing You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want background information on transparent printing. this appendix if you want to... This appendix gives an overview of the transparent printing feature offered for the SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO UnixWare operating systems and includes details of configuration files associated with transparent printing.
Page 120: What Is Transparent Printing
I/O8+ Port print.io8 file Configuration utility SCO OpenServer 5 operating system I/O8+ host I/O8+Device driver card Computer system Terminal Auxiliary port Serial communications on terminal port on terminal...
Page 121: Problems With Printer Output
Problems with printer output When you use transparent printing you may obtain incorrect printer output due to the following reasons; Graphics printers may misinterpret some characters output through transparent print. This problem is more likely if the terminal is in 7-bit mode, because 8-bit characters will not be printed.
Page 122: The Print.io8 Configuration File
The print.io8 configuration file For each port, transparent printing is controlled by an entry in the print.io8 file. The print.io8 file is found in the /etc/ directory on your system. The entry for each port includes definitions of the terminal type, transparent print throughput rate, device name. The content of the print.io8 file is normally controlled automatically by either the Port Configuration utility (SCO OpenServer 5) or the Serial Manager(SCO UnixWare).
Page 123: Appendixc Isa Host Card Address Settings
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Appendix C ISA host card address settings You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want information on converting hexidecimal addresses this appendix if you into binary for I/O8+ ISA serial adaptor cards. want to...
Page 124: Dil Switch Location
DIL switch location You assign host card addresses for an ISA host card using the on board configuration DIL switch on an I/O8+ ISA host card (shown in the next picture). To convert I/O8+ hexidecimal address into binary see Hexidecimal to binary conversion table on page 125.
Page 125: Hexidecimal To Binary Conversion Table
Hexidecimal to binary conversion table This table tells you how to convert hexidecimal addresses into binary for I/O8+ ISA host cards. You use the resulting values to assign host card addresses using the on board configuration DIL switch on an I/O8+ ISA host card (see DIL switch location on page 124).
Page 126 Host card Switch setting Host card Switch setting Host card Switch setting address on host card address on host card address on host card 10010100 10110100 11010100 10010101 10110101 11010101 10010110 10110110 11010110 10010111 10110111 11010111 10011000 10111000 11011000 10011001 10111001 11011001 10011010...
Page 127 Switch Host card Switch setting Host card Switch setting Host card setting on address on host card address on host card address host card 11110100 11111000 11111100 11110101 11111001 11111101 11110110 11111010 11111110 11110111 11111011 11111111 I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Hexidecimal to binary conversion table Page 127...
Page 128: Appendixd Troubleshooting
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Appendix D Troubleshooting You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want information on troubleshooting error messages this appendix if you experienced with I/O8+ serial adaptor cards. want to... This appendix provides examples of normal boot up messages and a table of error messages, their meaning and corrective action required for the all the currently supported operating systems.
Page 129: Windows 95 And 98
Windows 95 and 98 Resource conflicts If the system cannot use the factory default or allocate free resources when the system tries to add the ISA card at its default address and IRQ level the following message screen is displayed. If this occurs proceed as follows;...
Page 130 2. In the Add New Hardware Wizard, click on the Finish button. The Properties tabbed window is now displayed. 3. In the properties tabbed window, click on the Resources tab. The Resources page is now displayed. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Windows 95 and 98 Page 130...
Page 131 4. In the Resources page, click on the Set Configuration Manually button The lower half of the Resources page is now updated to show the resources currently in use as shown in the next picture. 5. Note the details of the resource conflict down, then in the Resources page, click on Change Setting button, The Edit Interrupt Request window is now displayed.
Page 132 6. In the Edit Interrupt Request window, Scroll through the different Interrupt Request levels using the Value field selector to establish if there are any Request Levels you can reallocate. 7. Once you have established a device whose resources can be reallocated, try re-allocating system resources using the methods suggested in Re-allocating system resources page 133.
Page 133: Re-Allocating System Resources
Re-allocating system resources Having found another IRQ level you can allocate (typically from another ISA card) you can re-allocate resources in one of the following ways; • Re-allocating resources from the BIOS on page • Re-allocating resources using Device Manager on page Re-allocating resources from the BIOS To re-allocate resources from with the BIOS proceed as follows;...
Page 134: Re-Allocating Resources Using Device Manager
Re-allocating resources using Device Manager If you are unable to re-allocate resources from with the system BIOS, you can try using the Device Manager instead using the following procedure; 1. In the Windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel to display the Control panel window.
Page 135 6. In the Resources page, click on the Set Configuration Manually button The lower half of the Resources page is now updated to show the resources currently in use as shown in the next picture. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Windows 95 and 98 Page 135...
Page 136 7. In the Resources page, change the resource property of the device to free up the resource you want. Refer to your Windows documentation for further details. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Windows 95 and 98 Page 136...
Page 137: Windows Nt
Windows NT Windows NT general troubleshooting In the event of any problems, open the Devices window to view the status of any installed hardware. For further details of troubleshooting under Windows NT, see your Windows NT user documentation or help system. I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide Windows NT Page 137...
Page 138 SCO OpenServer 5 Example of normal boot up messages for host cards The normal messages for satisfactory host card detection and initialisation form part of the normal SCO OpenServer 5 boot up messages and are shown in the next example. This example shows one ISA host card and one PCI host card.
Page 139: Sco Openserver 5
Error messages Error message Reason Action required ERROR: a PCI host is PCI host card faulty. 1. Ensure that you have followed the installation not initialised procedure correctly. See page 17 2. If the problem persists try another host card. page ERROR: an ISA host Driver software has been...
Page 140: Example Of Normal Boot Up Messages For Host Cards
SCO UnixWare Example of normal boot up messages for host cards The normal messages for satisfactory host card detection and initialisation form part of the normal SCO UnixWare boot up messages and are shown in the next example. This example shows one ISA host card and one PCI host card.
Page 141 Error messages I/O8+ host card error messages Error message Reason Action required No I/O 8+ hosts located within system I/O8+ driver was unable to Ensure that you have inserted find any I/O8+ Host Cards. each I/O8+ host card into its slot properly.
Page 142: Error Messages
I/O8+ software error messages The following messages are caused by applications which use the I/O8+ serial ports such as terminals. Error message Reason Action required io8_ : real port not open An application has attempted Ensure your application opens a to open a Transparent port real port before opening the without the real port being...
Page 143: Windows 2000
Windows 2000 This section describes troubleshooting I/O8+ products under the Windows 2000 operating system and includes the following sections; Note To contact Perle for technical support. see Appendix E Contacting Perle. • General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 on page •...
Page 144 General troubleshooting under Windows 2000 Problem Action required Machine fails to boot. 1. Turn off your machine, remove I/O8+ card(s) and reboot. See page 100. 2. In the BIOS setup, make sure memory and interrupts levels are reserved for any ISA cards fitted.
Page 145 1. Contact Technical Support. See Appendix E operation, symptoms either: Contacting Perle. black screen, machine reboots or system hangs. Windows 2000 error messages In the event of any error messages, check the Windows 2000 Event Log. Also open the Windows 2000 Device Manager and check for warming icons on the installed hardware. See your Windows 2000 user documentation or help system for details.
Page 146 Appendix E Contacting Perle You need to read You need to read this appendix if you want to contact Perle for technical support or any other this appendix if you queries about this product. want to... This appendix includes the following sections;...
Page 147 Who to contact If you bought your product from a registered Perle supplier, you must contact their Technical Support department; they are qualified to deal with your problem. If you are a registered Perle supplier, and bought your product from Perle, contact Perle...
Page 148: Making A Technical Support Query
Information needed when making a query When you make a technical support enquiry please have the following information ready; Hint Print out this page and fill in the table provided with the basic information you need. Item Write details here Product name and version Problem description Operating system version...
Page 149: Making A Support Query Via The Perle Web Page
Making a support query via the Perle web page If you have an internet connection, please send details of your problem to Technical Support using the email links provided on the Perle web site in the ‘Support’ area. See also...
Page 150: Repair Procedure
Repair procedure Before sending a unit for repair, you must contact your Perle supplier. If, however, you bought your product directly from Perle you can contact directly. See Contacting Perle technical support on page for contact information. Customers who are in Europe, Africa or Middle East can submit repair details via a website form shown in the next picture.
Page 151: Feedback About This Manual
Feedback about this manual If you have any comments or suggestions for improving this manual please email Perle using the following address; Email: ptac@perle.com Please include the title, part number and date of the manual (you can find these on the title page at the front of this manual).
Page 152: Contacting Perle Technical Support
Contacting Perle technical support Note Perle offers free technical support to Perle Authorised Distributors and Registered Perle Resellers. To access technical support please visit the Perle website at www.perle.com/support. If you are unable to find the information you require, please feel free to contact our technical support teams by email using the addresses shown in the next table.
Page 153: Index
Host Card Configuration utility RJ12 to DB25 female RJ12 to DB25 male RJ12 to DB9 male cabling information hardware, removing contacting Perle Systems Windows 95 and 98 email host card address for technical support assigning internet editing removing...
Page 154 #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z installation device drivers and utilities PCI host cards SCO OpenServer 5 installation SCO UnixWare removing Windows 2000 pinouts...
Page 155 #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z RJ12 to DB25 female cable centres worldwide diagram queries, information needed for pinouts via the internet RJ12 to DB25 male cable who to contact diagram...
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Perle I/O8+ User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 2 Installing Drivers and Host Cards

Before You Start

Downloading I/O8+ Drivers from the Perle Web Site

Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98

Installing under Windows NT

Installing I/O8+ under SCO Openserver 5

Installing I/O8+ under SCO Unixware

Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000

Installing a PCI Host Card

Installing an ISA Host Card

Removing Host Cards

Chapter 3 I/O8+ Cabling Information

RJ12 Socket Pinouts on I/O8+ Host Cards

I/O8+ Cables Available from Perle

Chapter 4 Quick Reference

SCO Openserver 5 Utilities

SCO Unixware Utilities

Appendix A Serial Port Device Names

Appendixa Serial Port Device Names

Under SCO Openserver 5

Under SCO Unixware

Appendixb Transparent Printing

Appendix B Transparent Printing

What Is Transparent Printing

Problems with Printer Output

The Printcap.io8 Configuration File

The Print.io8 Configuration File

Appendixc Isa Host Card Address Settings

Appendix C Isa Host Card Address Settings

DIL Switch Location

Hexidecimal to Binary Conversion Table

Appendixd Troubleshooting

Appendix D Troubleshooting

Windows 95 and 98

Windows NT

SCO Openserver 5

SCO Unixware

Windows 2000

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Repair Procedure

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