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SEPTEMBER 1994
PCD61C
MPA 3270 Emulation Board (Remote)
CUSTOMER
Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX
FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746
SUPPORT
Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
INFORMATION
Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com

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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 SUPPORT Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 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.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) Contents Section Page 1. Specifications ............................3 2. Introduction.............................4 2.1 What to Do First..........................4 2.2 About This Manual.........................4 2.3 Compatibility With Other Products ....................4 3. Installation ...............................5 4. How to Modify the MPA 3270 Emulation Board (Remote)..............6 4.1 MPA Board Settings........................6 4.2 Changing the I/O Address ......................7 4.3 Changing the Hardware Interrupt Level ..................9...
  • Page 4: Specifications

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) 1. Specifications Systems Supported — SDLC PU Type Emulated — 2 LU Types Supported — 1 and/or 3 and 2 System Requirements — 386, 486, or Pentium PC or PS/2 ® Model 30, (1) 3.5" floppy drive, PC or MS-DOS ®...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) 2. Introduction The MPA 3270 Emulation Board (Remote) is • Chapter 4, How to Modify the MPA 3270 Emulation Board (Remote), describes how to a printed circuit board that provides the change jumpers and I/O addresses for the communications interface between the host and Board.
  • Page 6: Installation

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) 3. Installation To install the MPA 3270 Emulation Board NOTE (Remote), follow these steps: The MPA 3270 Emulation Board 1. Turn all power switches off and unplug all (Remote) requires a communications power cords. adapter cable to connect the installed MPA Board to a modem or other 2.
  • Page 7: How To Modify The Mpa 3270 Emulation Board (Remote)

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) 4. How to Modify the MPA 3270 Emulation Board 4.1 MPA Board Settings Jumper pin settings on the MPA Board define the I/O address and interrupt level. The default base (Remote) I/O address is 380. With the default settings, your emulation package uses I/O addresses in the hexadecimal range 380 through 3EF.
  • Page 8: Changing The I/O Address

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) I/O ADDRESS SETTING IINTERRUPT REQUEST LEVEL SETTINGS Fig. 4-1. Jumper Locations on the MPA Board. 4.2 Changing the I/O Address NOTE You can change the base I/O address to any hex If you modify the jumper settings for multiple of 20 in the range 200 through 3E0.
  • Page 9 MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) Table 4-1. Jumper Settings (JP8) for I/O Addresses. Address (hex) Pins 1,2 Pins 3,4 Pins 5,6 Pins 7,8 NOTE If you are using a local area network, verify that the network adapter board does not use the same I/O address or interrupt level that the MPA Board uses.
  • Page 10: Changing The Hardware Interrupt Level

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) 4.3 Changing the Hardware Interrupt Level The default hardware interrupt level is level 3. You can change the interrupt level to a setting in the range 2 through 5. Table 4-2 lists the correct jumper settings for each valid Interrupt Request (IRQ) level.
  • Page 11: Appendix: Default Board Settings

    MPA 3270 EMULATION BOARD (REMOTE) Appendix: Default Board Settings Fig. A-1 shows the default jumper settings for the MPA Board. Fig. A-1. Default Jumper Settings.
  • Page 12 ©Copyright 1994. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...

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