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- Page 1 TECHNICAL MANUAL Operating Instructions for MODEL 80e Disk Recorder/Reproducer 16831695 Sypris Data Systems April 2003 605 East Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016...
- Page 3 TECHNICAL MANUAL Instructions For Model 80e Disk Recorder/Reproducer Sypris Data Systems 16831695-001 B 605 East Huntington Drive March 2003 Monrovia, CA 91016...
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Page 5: Factory Service
• Consumable Supplies On-Site Service Sypris initiates, monitors, and follows up on all service calls. Sypris uses a nationwide staff of Sypris- authorized field engineers to ensure the fastest possible service regardless of geographical location. To initiate a service call, contact Sypris at 1-800-937-9220 and give the customer service manager the following information: •... -
Page 6: Technical Support
• Annual service contract pricing Sign and return the renewal notice and include a new purchase order if applicable. Return the notice in the enclosed envelope or mail to: Sypris Data Systems Inc., 605 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016-3636, Attn.: Contracts. -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION GENERAL ............1-1 DESCRIPTION . - Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page SECTION 2 – INSTALLATION (Continued) 2-10 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE (OPTIONAL) .......2-5 2-11 NETWORK CONNECTION –...
- Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page SECTION 4 – MAINTENANCE GENERAL ............4-1 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE .
- Page 10 Figure 1-1. Model 80e Disk Recorder (typical) ........
- Page 11 CAUTION Installation of user-software may result in system conflicts which can render the Disk Recorder unusable. Contact Sypris Data Systems Technical Support to verify software compatibility before installing any software on your Disk Recorder. NOTE Do not install any software from media included with the Disk Recorder.
- Page 12 NOTICE The Model 80e disk recorder is a computer-based recording instrument. If any computer software pro- grams are installed that are not specifically authorized by Sypris Data Systems, they can interfere with the performance and functionality of the instrument and, at Sypris’...
- Page 13 WARRANTY Sypris Data Systems (hereafter known as the Company) warrants, under its Repair/ Exchange policy, all equipment purchased from and/or manufactured by it or bear- ing its nameplate to be free from defects in workmanship and material, under nor- mal use and service for 12 months as follows: (1) after built-in self-test, user...
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Page 15: Section 1 - Introduction
– for information about other DESCRIPTION equipment used with the disk recorder, refer to The Model 80e disk recorder is a multipurpose the documentation for that equipment. device that enhances and simplifies recording and archiving in data acquisition systems that This manual has four sections: include the ARMOR multiplexer/demultiplexer. -
Page 16: 1-2.1 Physical Description
• Data Recorder The rear panel contains a 3.5-inch diskette drive (if not mounted in a front-panel bay), the power The disk recorder connects to the DATA IN, input, and the following connectors: DATA OUT, and TAPE CONTROL ports on the ARMOR and functions as a data recorder J3–HOST Connects to the HOST PC... -
Page 17: Touchscreen Display
To interface with the ARMOR for data and con- The configurations of disk array subsystems trol, the disk recorder has on-board RS-232 supplied with factory-configured disk recorders serial ports and a parallel data interface. are identified by the system model code shown in Table 1-1. -
Page 18: Operation
Front-panel devices connect to the system board Operating Instructions For via on-board IDE, Ultra-wide SCSI, and/or ARMOR Multiplexer/Demulti- Ultra2/LVD SCSI interface connectors. For fac- plexer. You should be familiar tory-installed archival drives, device drivers are with Sections 5 and 6 of that factory-installed and configured. -
Page 19: Disk Recorder
MODEL CODE Disk recorder operations such as Record, Stop, Read Setup From Tape, Play from PBN, Play Factory-configured disk recorder units are iden- from IRIG Time, Format, FFWD, FREV, and tified by use of a nine-character model code, tape monitor, will now function identically to printed on the identification label on the left side those of a tape drive (TAPE 1) that is under panel. -
Page 20: Table 1-2. Accessories Supplied
Table 1-2. Accessories Supplied Table 1-3. Disk Recorder Specifications DATA Accessory Purpose Part Number Rate 1 kilobit/sec to 128 Megabits/second J3–HOST connector on the (streaming) disk recorder to the HOST 16823378-010 connector on the ARMOR Capacity 72 to 288 Gigabytes, depending upon the size (max) of the installed RAID subsystem J4–CTRL connector on the... - Page 21 The handler must wear a wrist strap that the contents are ESD sensitive. during packing or unpacking. 2. Because most Sypris Data Systems circuit e. Keep all common plastics and clothing cards contain ESDS components, all cir- away from ESDS devices.
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Page 23: Section 2 - Installation
UNPACKING This section explains how to install and set up Removing the disk recorder and associated com- the Model 80e disk recorder. It only contains ponents and accessories from the shipping car- information about the disk recorder – for infor-... -
Page 24: Power Connection
with depths of 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches. How- ever, to ensure adequate cable clearance, a 24- inch deep rack may be used only in an open- back configuration unless right-angle cables are used. NOTE Symbol Description Conductor Color The rear of the disk recorder Line or Active Conductor should be accessible while... -
Page 25: Internal Cable Connections - J1, J2, And Com3
HOST or connect as shown here connector on ARMOR Connect to connector TAPE 1 CONTROL Not used to use front-panel display Voltage on ARMOR connector on ARMOR Select Switch (if present) Figure 2-2. Model 80e Rear Panel (typical) INSTALLATION... -
Page 26: Scsi Storage Device Connection - J10 (Optional)
Figure 2-3. Disk Recorder System Interconnect Diagram Connect J4 on the disk recorder to the Connect J10 on the disk recorder to one TAPE 1 CONTROL connector on the of the SCSI connectors on the SCSI stor- ARMOR, using cable 168823378-0XX. age device, using the cable supplied with the device. -
Page 27: Network Connection - J5 (Optional)
Refer to Section 3 for instructions. RAID activity Touchscreen display Drive bays for optional Keyboard and mouse archival drives indicator connectors Figure 2-4 Front Panel of Model 80e INSTALLATION... -
Page 28: Section 3 - Operation
ARMOR for output to the user’s I/O equip- This section provides operating instructions for ment as demultiplexed data. The disk the Sypris Data Systems Model 80e Disk recorder can be configured to store data in Recorder. Only information about the disk the RAID as one continuous file or as con- recorder is provided. -
Page 29: Disk Setup
NOTE 3-4.1.1 Single File In the single-file method, ARMOR data is writ- ® The Windows NT operating ten to the RAID as one continuous file with the system may take from two to four filename File-00-.dat. Each time the record com- minutes to complete the boot pro- mand is issued, the new record data is appended cess. -
Page 30: Multiple Files
In the On the desktop, double-touch or double- multiple-files storage method, where each record click the Sypris icon labelled Record and session begins at the beginning of the data file, Playback Setup. The Disk Recorder the starting PBN is always 1. -
Page 31: Armor Control
ARMOR soft- disk recorder when used with the ware appears to lock up, exit the Model 80e. ARMOR software, cycle ARMOR power, then restart the ARMOR software to restore nor- CAUTION mal operation. -
Page 32: Recording Armor Data
and are therefore not recoverable! After system power-up and after the Do not attempt a FORMAT oper- ARMOR I Host program is started, ation unless you want to clear the TAPE 1 operation is automatically acti- disk array! Before using FOR- vated. -
Page 33: Playing Armor Data
Ensure that the I/O equipment is provid- Normally, when the disk recorder receives a ing data to the ARMOR. command to play, it plays back data from the last data file recorded. However, you may use the Select Record to start data recording. Disk Setup program to change the playback file The record operation will continue until before starting the playback operation. -
Page 34: Archiving Data
RAID. default as follows: On the desktop, double-touch or double-click the 3.5-inch floppy diskette (rear panel) Sypris PBN Reader icon. The PBN Reader Unassigned screen opens. NT/system application disk partition Typical PBN Reader displays for PBN Reader –... -
Page 35: Figure 3-4. Pbn Reader - Single File Mode (Typical)
– Figure 3-4. PBN Reader Single-File Mode (typical) – Figure 3-5. PBN Reader Multiple-Files Mode (typical) OPERATION... -
Page 36: Figure 3-6. System Utilities Window (Typical)
DVD-RAM (front-panel) On the desktop, double-touch or double- click the Utilities Folder icon to open the CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (front-panel) Utilities window shown in Figure 3-6. Additional user disk partition on the sys- Double-touch or double-click the Backup tem hard drive icon to start the utility. -
Page 37: 3-8.4 Compact Disk (Cdr/Rw)
V L D S n o t 3-8.6 Model 64 Tape Drive s e l e c t e d . For this operation, the Model 80e must have the PCI-V64 option installed. This message is normal. It... -
Page 38: Model 64 Tape Drive
select the recorder before you can Check that the Operating Mode Data command it. Select OK to con- Width is set to 8-bit and that the Operat- tinue. ing Mode is set to BURST. If not, select Set Operating Mode. On the dropdown The PCI-V64 software screen opens. - Page 39 a. The tape drive state must be 11. The Model 64 will search to the end of SUBLOAD to format a tape. the recording to determine the starting Select Update Status to PBN of this recording. When the PCI- update the Current State of V64 Software displays the starting PBN, the tape drive.
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Page 40: Network Operation
NETWORK OPERATION b. Use the Ping command to ping a known network 3-9.1 Network Setup address (example: C:\ping 198.59.17.54). To establish network communications, the disk recorder must be properly configured. c. Replies similar to the one shown below indicate that the network setup is functioning CAUTION properly. - Page 41 Select Exit on the Primary Control CAUTION screen to exit the ARMOR software and return to the Windows desktop. To ensure against data loss, do Select the Start button in the taskbar, then not remove power from the disk select Shut Down from the pop-up menu. recorder until you see the mes- The Shut Down Windows dialog box sage, “It’s now safe to turn off...
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Page 43: Figure 4-1. Fan Exhaust Port And Air Inlet Holes
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE GENERAL lowed. Refer to the ESDS DEVICE HANDLING informa- This section has two subsections: tion at the front of this manual. • Routine Maintenance ROUTINE MAINTENANCE This subsection provides general cleaning This subsection provides routine maintenance procedures and instructions for packing the information. -
Page 44: Cleaning The Touchscreen
4-2.2 Cleaning the Touchscreen Ensure that all internal assemblies are properly secured and all internal cables When required, the touchscreen may be cleaned are connected (no loose assemblies). as follows: Enclose the disk recorder in an ESD-pro- Turn disk recorder power OFF and dis- tective plastic bag. -
Page 45: General
Sypris Data Systems for recon- requirements for the proper integration of the figuration. This is the only numerous, diverse programs that make up the method that guarantees continued suite (e.g.;... - Page 46 The disk recorder accommodates various remov- CAUTION able-media drive assemblies in its front-panel drive bays. In general, any combination of drive Installing a drive in a front-panel types that can fit into the three 5.25-inch half- drive bay involves disassembling height drive bays may be installed.
- Page 47 Sypris Data Systems Technical Support In U.S.A.: 1-800-937-9220 International: 1-626-930-9444 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (GMT) Monday – Friday Sypris Data Systems 605 East Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016-3636 http://www.syprisdatasystems.com...
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