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  • Page 1 Intelligent Serial Interface Model ISI608PC Card Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Furthermore, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Activating Ports in SCO XENIX ... 32 Removing the Driver (SCO XENIX) ... 34 Installing the ISI608 Driver on a UNIXWare Computer ... 34 Activating ISI608 Ports on a UNIXWare System ... 36 Removing the Driver (UNIXWare) ... 36 The Multi-Tech Installation Script ... 37 Contents...
  • Page 4 Tech Support ... 55 Recording ISI608 Information ... 55 Service ... 56 About the Multi-Tech BBS ... 57 How to Use the Multi-Tech BBS ... 57 About CompuServe/Internet ... 59 About the Multi-Tech Fax-Back Service ... 59 Appendices Appendix A - Determining Current System Settings ... 62 Appendix B - Base I/O Address Switch Settings ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Introduction And Description

    Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description...

  • Page 6: Introduction To The Intelligentserialinterface

    "C-Language" programming environment or knowing how to write a dialer program in "C". In an Windows NT environment, there is an built-in "autodetect" utility that enables detection of Multi-Tech modems; this utility sets the proper initilization strings. This manual contains product specification, installation instructions, and technical support information which will assist you in the installation process.

  • Page 7: Product Description

    1 - Introduction and Description Product Description The ISI608 is a multiport serial port expansion card which adds data buffering on each port for enhanced serial port performance. The ISI608 features an on-board microprocessor to coordinate the communications activity of your local and remote terminals.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Manual

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual How to Use This Manual This manual contains both hardware and operating system(s) driver installation procedures, technical support, warranty and BBS information and a number of appendices for additional information on selected topics. Hardware configuration and installation procedures are described in Chapter 2. The installation of the ISI608 card also involves linking a driver to the operating system, this information is provided in Chapter 3.

  • Page 9: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Computer Requirements 386, 486, or Pentium Bus Architecture Microsoft Windows NT 3.5x, SCO's UNIX System V/386 (Version 3.2, Release 2.0 or later), SCO's XENIX System V/386 (Version 2.3.2C or later), or UNIXWare (Release 1.1 or later), Novell's Netware At least one floppy drive 800 blocks of hard disk space for UNIX;...
  • Page 10 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation...

  • Page 12: Safety Warnings

    7.Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. ISI608 Installation This chapter provides you with the procedures to install the Multi-Tech ISI608 card(s) in your ISA or EISA bus personal computer (or compatible with 16 bit ISA slot). Hardware installation involves: 1) Opening your PC.

  • Page 13: Determining Current System Settings

    Determining Current System Settings When you install a device into your computer, the processor must have a means of routing information to and from the device and the device must have a means of gaining the processor's attention. These are called Input/Output ( I/O ) addresses and Interrupt Requests (IRQs ), respectively.

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation Procedure

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Hardware Installation Procedure Perform the procedures in Table 2-2 to install the ISI608 card(s) into your PC-ISA bus computer. The installation procedures include setting the I/O address switch block and the IRQ jumper. This section may be skipped if the defaults: I/ O Address 200 Hex and IRQ 3 are the values you have selected.
  • Page 15 Table 2-2 (cont’d) Step Procedure The default setting for the ISI608’s base I/O address is 200 hex. The default value for the IRQ jumper is IRQ 3. Choose the IRQ value by covering the appropriate pins with the shorting plug (supplied). Reference the diagram shown below, if needed.
  • Page 16 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Step Procedure Install the ISI608 card(s) into the selected expansion slot(s) in the same manner as any other add-on card, as instructed in your computer’s documentation. Fasten the retaining bracket to the computer chassis and replace the cover.
  • Page 17 Table 2-2 (cont’d) Step Procedure Turn power on to the computer and refer to the manual that was provided with the software you will be using with the ISI608 in order to perform software installation procedures. If the ISI608 card is being used as an expansion card (Remote Node--model #RNI08) for the MultiComRN Gateway , then you must reconfigure the gateway software, using the RNSERCON.EXE program.
  • Page 18 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 - Isi608 Driver Installation

    Chapter 3 - ISI608 Driver Installation...

  • Page 20: Introduction

    UNIXWare ® . This chapter will guide you through the installation of these drivers. Section 3.9 details the Multi-Tech Installation Script, which is executed by a UNIX operating system. As with all software, you should make a backup copy of the diskette you received and use the copy for the installation.

  • Page 21: Novell Netware Connect Aio Driver Installation

    3 - ISI608 Driver Installation Novell NetWare Connect AIO Driver Installation Multi-Tech Systems provides “AIO” drivers for the ISI608, so that it can function with Novell compatible asynchronous applications (i.e., NetWare Connect). The drivers need to be loaded on the file server in which the board(s) is/are installed.
  • Page 22 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual IRQ Jumpers Setting IRQs consists of installing the IRQ jumper on the two pins that indicate the interrupt vector. For example, IRQ3 is chosen in the configuration below. 7 10 11 12 15 Error Messages 1. *Error: An ISI608 does not seem to appear at address X* This means that the driver could not find the ISI608 residing at the address X.

  • Page 23: Configuring Ports For Netware Connect

    3 - ISI608 Driver Installation Troubleshooting Problem: I loaded the driver at the file server console, then I started NetWare Connect and connected a modem to a port on an ISI608. When I try to communicate with the modem, I see the DTR of the modem being raised, but the modem does not respond to my AT commands.

  • Page 24: Installing The Isi608 In Windows Nt

    Under the section entitled Installed Adapter Cards -- click on »Add Adapter » choose Requires disk from manufacturer » Insert the Multi-Tech driver diskette into drive A, and type the path A:\WinNT\ in that window and <CR>. Select OEM option, and choose Multi-Tech's ISI608 Adapter.

  • Page 25: Configuring Ports For Windows Nt

    ISI608 Driver Installation for Windows NT (cont'd) Step Once the installation is completed, you need to "OK" the "Network" selection. Windows NT will create appropriate bindings for the driver. To take the driver into effect, you need to reboot the system. You can look at the "Event Viewer"...

  • Page 26: Removing The Driver (Windows Nt)

    SCO UNIX systems. If you are using SCO XENIX or UNIXWare, proceed to the appropriate section. When you have completed the steps in Table 3-3, you will be directed to Section 3.9 for a discussion of the Multi-Tech Installation Script. ISI608 Driver Installation for SCO UNIX...
  • Page 27 At this point, your system recognizes that you are installing the Multi-Tech Serial Card Driver and prompts you to insert the Multi-Tech Serial Card Driver Floppy Volume 1. Press "Enter" to continue. As the installation progresses, the screen displays the...

  • Page 28: Activating Ports In Sco Unix

    ISI608 gets loaded successfully. If the firmware for a given ISI608 card does not get loaded, none of its ports will be accessible (should this happen, see section 3.12 on Multi-Tech's Administrative Utility). The device database can be modified in two ways. To create terminal accounts with default settings, type / tcb/bin/ttys_update.
  • Page 29 Creating Device Entries with SCO's sysadmsh (cont'd) Step Procedure Enter the complete name of the first device you want to create, substituting the base name, board number and port letter for the parameters: ttylbx. (Use a lower case x value for local DTE--terminal--support, an upper case X value for modem control for each port you want to enable).

  • Page 30: Removing The Driver (Sco Unix)

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Removing the Driver (SCO UNIX) If you find it necessary to remove the Multi-Tech Serial Card Driver, you should enter the configuration utility (i.e., custom for SCO UNIX) and follow the instructions to remove the entire driver and to rebuild the kernel without the ISI driver. If it is necessary to re-install the driver, due to I/O address or IRQ overlap, you must remove the driver first.
  • Page 31 , and press "Enter". At this point, your system recognizes that you are installing the Multi-Tech Serial Card Driver and display the names of the packages on the diskette: "ALL" and " ISI608 Series ". Type ALL and press "Enter" to continue.

  • Page 32: Activating Ports In Sco Xenix

    ISI608 gets loaded successfully. If the firmware for a given ISI608 card does not get loaded, none of its ports will be accessible (should this happen, see section 3.12 on Multi-Tech's Administrative Utility). The device database can be modified in two ways. To create terminal accounts with default settings, type /tcb/bin/ttys_update.
  • Page 33 ISI Ports in SCO XENIX (cont'd) Step Procedure Enter the complete name of the first device you want to create, substituting the base name, board number and port letter for the parameters: ttylbx. (Use a lower case x value for local DTE--terminal--support, an upper case X value for modem control for each port you want to enable).

  • Page 34: Removing The Driver (Sco Xenix)

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Removing the Driver (SCO XENIX) If you find it necessary to remove the Multi-Tech Serial Card Driver, you should enter the configuration utility SCO XENIX (Custom) and follow the instructions to remove the entire driver and to rebuild the kernel without the ISI driver. You must also remove the "d608"...
  • Page 35 ISI608 Driver (i386) 1 Using </> as the package base directory. Multi-Tech Systems ## Processing package information. ## Processing system information. ##Verifying disk space requirements. The following messages are displayed: [verifying class <none>...

  • Page 36: Activating Isi608 Ports On A Unixware System

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Activating ISI608 Ports on a UNIXWare System To enable the ISI608 ports on a UNIXWare system (running the application server of UNIXWare), use the sysadm command. The Personal Edition of UNIXWare does not provide a sysadm utility, so you must enable the port using the ttymon command.

  • Page 37: The Multi-Tech Installation Script

    The Multi-Tech Installation Script This section guides you through the Multi-Tech Installation Script for SCO and UNIXWare systems. The script requests such information as how many boards you want to install, what I/O address and IRQ values (interrupt request) you have selected and how many pseudo devices you want to create for Multi_View utility.
  • Page 38 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Table 3-9: Multi-Tech Installation Script (cont'd) Screen The third screen requests the IRQ value for this card. It is important to verify that the IRQ you select for each ISI608 does not overlap with existing devices or with another ISI608.
  • Page 39 Multi_View utility) to create. This is the total number of devices available to all Multi-Tech's terminals. You can have a maximum of 256 pseudo devices in your system.
  • Page 40 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Table 3-9: Multi-Tech Installation Script (cont'd) Screen The confirmation screen lists the values you have selected. If these values are all correct, type “Y”, and the installation process continues. If there is an error in any of the values displayed, type “N”...

  • Page 41: Multi_Setup Utility

    Multi_Setup Utility This section guides you through the Multi-Tech Setup Utility for SCO and UNIXWare systems. The Multi_Setup utility lets you set various parameters for Multi-Tech's ISI card ports; such as, transparent printing options, high baud settings (above 38400 bps), and hardware flow control. All the changes made by the Multi_Setup utility are in effect until the system is rebooted or until the option is changed using Multi_Setup.
  • Page 42 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Table 3-10. Multi Setup Options (cont’d) Command-line Options -n tty -B high/low -f cts/nocts -s string Feature termcap database is used to find the On and Off escape sequences for transparent printing. Specifies the tty port. If tty is not specified, then the operation is carried on the standard input terminal.

  • Page 43: Multi_View Utility Installation

    3 - ISI608 Driver Installation Multi_View Utility Installation This section guides you through the Multi_View Utility for SCO and UNIXWare systems. During the installation of the ISI608 drivers, you will also install the Multi_View utility for multiple- page terminals. This section profiles the Multi_View utility and gives you the necessary information to create a Multi_View information file.
  • Page 44 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual In an ideal case, there can be as many virtual screens as there are pages of memory on the terminal. If there are more virtual screens specified than there are pages of memory, then two virtual screens may be mapped to a single page of memory, in which case, both sessions’...

  • Page 45: Description File Format

    Description File Format A description file may contain descriptions for multiple terminal types. Each terminal entry should be separated by a blank line. The first line for each terminal contains the various names by which that terminal is known. There are three types of entries for each terminal emulation: 1) hot key entries, 2) terminal escape sequences, and 3) timing specifications.

  • Page 46: Terminal Escape Sequences

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual The third column specifies the escape sequence sent by the terminal to Multi_View when the key combination specified in column two is pressed. In other words, these entries tell Multi_View that the terminal sends the escape sequence specified in column three to...

  • Page 47: Timing Specification

    Timing Specification The timing specification is the interval in tenths of a second that the utility waits before checking for an escape sequence. The timing specification is defined below: Mnemonic time A sample file for the Wyse50 terminal is provided in the following example: wy50 wyse50 w50 clear...
  • Page 48 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Line 3 Line 4,5,6,7,8 Lines 9,10 Line 11 Line 12 Each character in the escape sequence or hot key can be specified as an ASCII character if it is printable. If not printable, then it should be specified in an octal format with leading 0's, if needed, and preceded by a “\”.

  • Page 49: Administration Utility

    Administration Utility Multi-Tech also provides an administrative utility called " Multi_Admin " which aids in troubleshooting Multi-Tech's multiport boards. This section guides you through the Administration Utility for SCO and UNIXWare systems. This interactive menu utility displays various types of Multi-Tech's multiport boards that may be installed in your system.
  • Page 50 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Chapter 4 - Warranty, Service And Tech Support

    Chapter 4 - Warranty, Service and Tech Support...

  • Page 52: Software User License Agreement

    Licensee is hereby informed that this Software contains confidential, proprietary, and valuable trade secrets developed by or licensed to Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. and agrees that sole ownership shall remain with Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. The Software is copyrighted. Except as provided herein, the...
  • Page 53 Multi- Tech Systems, Inc. It is hereby expressly agreed that Licensee’s remedy is limited to replacement or refund of the license fee, at the option of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. for defective distribution media. There is no warranty for misused materials.

  • Page 54: Limited Warranty

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Limited Warranty Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. ( “MTS” ) warrants that its products will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase, or if proof of purchase is not provided, two years from date of shipment.

  • Page 55: Tech Support

    Multi- Tech's service procedure (Section 4.3.2). Recording ISI608 Information Please fill in the following information on your Multi-Tech product. This will help tech support in answering your questions. Serial No.: _____________________________________...

  • Page 56: Service

    Service If your tech support specialist decides that service is required, your unit may be sent (freight prepaid) to our factory. Return shipping charges will be paid by Multi-Tech Systems. Include the following with this product: • a description of the problem.

  • Page 57: About The Multi-Tech Bbs

    About the Multi-Tech BBS Multi-Tech Systems maintains a Bulletin Board Service ( BBS ) for its customers. The information available via the BBS includes: new product information, product upgrade data, problem solving tips, and a message service for you to leave questions for which you would like additional information.
  • Page 58 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual File Menu: from the Main Menu, type F: and the Files are displayed. If you want a list of directories, type L (list directory) and then type L again for a list of all directories. If you do not type the second L , you will list all of the files on the BBS.

  • Page 59: About Compuserve/Internet

    CompuServe's Modem Vendor Forum ( GOMODEMVEN ) under GO MULTITECH . Refer to your CompuServe documentation for special operating procedures. Multi-Tech is a commercial provider on the Internet, and we retrieve e-mail messages from the following mailboxes on a periodic basis: mtsmktg@multitech.com...
  • Page 60 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Appendices

    Appendices...

  • Page 62: Appendix A - Determining Current System Settings

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Appendix A - Determining Current System Settings This section can be used as a means of determining the base I/O addresses and interrupt vectors currently in use by your system. Table A-1 provides instructions for SCO and UNIXWare systems, and Table A-2 is for SCO XENIX.
  • Page 63 Table A-1 (cont'd) Determining Current Settings for SCO and UNIXWare Step Procedure Removing an sio device You will be modifying three files to remove the serial drivers from the kernel. Edit /etc/conf/cf.d/mdevice. Look for the line that looks like this: sio Iocrwip iHctr Remove the "r"...
  • Page 64 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Determining Current Settings for SCO XENIX Step For SCO XENIX, type hwconfig and press "Enter". Each device in your system will have an entry in the listing that appears. The "base" field displays all of the base I/O addresses currently being used, and the "vec"...

  • Page 65: Appendix B - Base I/O Address Switch Settings

    Appendix B - Base I/O Address Switch Settings The table below provides the DIP-Switch settings for valid base I/O addresses of the ISI608. The switches can be set to "OPEN" (O in the table below) or to "CLOSED" (C in the table below).
  • Page 66 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Address Switch Settings I/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings (hex) S1 S2 *200 * Denotes default setting Table B-1(cont'd)
  • Page 67 Table B-1(cont'd) Address Switch Settings I/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings (hex) S1 S2 Appendices...
  • Page 68 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Address Switch Settings I/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings (hex) S1 S2 Table B-1(cont'd)

  • Page 69: Appendix C - Isi608 Testing Utilities

    (when the ISI board’s factory settings are unchanged). The following screen is displayed: ISI608 Terminal Utility Version 1.00 Copyright (C), 1990-94 Multi-Tech Systems, Inc Loading Firmware to ISI608 located at address 200h Loading default file: ISI608.BIN ISI608 loading firmware...
  • Page 70 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual The first step in this utility is to identify the port to be tested. In order for the test to function, the selected port must be connected to an activated modem. The valid entries for the ISI608 are 1 through 8. Once a port is selected, the following...
  • Page 71 The 608TERM.EXE program is a utility program that emulates a terminal to test the connection from PC keyboard to ISI board to Modem to ISI board to PC display. Prior to executing 608TERM, the program must be executed to initialize the ISI board.
  • Page 72 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual xxxx represents the new Base IO Address value and [-Iy], where y represents the IRQ value selected. Three potential combinations exist for the formatting of the command line: Changing only the Base IO Address setting the command line takes the form:...
  • Page 73 The first step in this utility is to identify the port to be tested. In order for the test to function, the selected port must be connected to a modem that is switched on. The valid entries for the ISI608 are 1 through 8. Once a port has been selected, the following is displayed: Enter 8 == 1200 baud...

  • Page 74: Appendix D - Crossover Cable Wiring Diagrams

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Appendix D - Crossover Cable Wiring Diagrams The following wiring diagrams illustrate the types of cables which should be used to make the connection between specific devices and the ISI608 card. The ports on each card have been wired according to the RS232 standard for data terminal equipment (DTE), which implements a "male"...
  • Page 75 25-pin ISI connector Figure D-4: DB25-to-DB25 straight patch cable 25-pin ISI connector Figure D-5: DB25-to-DB25 crossover cable Appendices 25-pin DCE device 25-pin DTE device...
  • Page 76 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual 25-pin ISI connector Figure D-6: DB25-to-DB9 straight patch cable 25-pin ISI connector Figure D-7: DB25-to-DB9 crossover cable 9-pin DCE device 9-pin DTE device...
  • Page 77 Appendices 9-pin ISI connector 9-pin DCE device Figure D-8: DB9-to-DB9 straight patch cable 9-pin ISI connector 9-pin DTE device Figure D-9: DB9-to-DB9 crossover cable...

  • Page 78: Index

    ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Index About CompuServe ... 59 Address ... 9 Baud Rates ... 9 Cabling ... 9 CompuServe ... 59 CompuServe/Internet ... 59 Computer Requirements ... 9 Creating Device Entries with SCO's sysadmsh ... 28, 29 DB78S female connector ... 16 Determining Current Settings for SCO and Unix Ware ...
  • Page 79 Help File ... 41 High Baud Option ... 42 Hot Key Entries ... 45 How to Use the Multi-Tech BBS ... 57 I/O Address /IRQ Alternate Setting ... 15, 16 I/O Address /IRQ Default Setting ... 15 I/O Address/IRQ Default Setting ... 15 Initializing ports through the sysadm utility ...
  • Page 80 ISI608PC Owner’s Manual Naming ISI2834/4 and ISI608 ports ... 39 Novell NetWare Connect AIO Driver Installation ... 21 Octopus Cable ... 16 Operation with Factory Default Settings ... 69 Operation with Settings Other than Factory Defaults ... 71 Power ... 9 Recommended Base I/O Address and IRQ Values ...
  • Page 81 Index UnixWare ... 34, 35 UNIXWare System ... 36 Warranty ... 9, 54 Windows NT ... 24 Wyse50 Terminal ... 47...

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