Perle reserves the right to make changes without further notice, to any products to improve
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FCC Note
The products described in this manual have been found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this Guide, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his/her own expense.
EN 55022: 1998, Class A Note
Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Caution: The products described in this manual are approved for commercial use only.
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SPEED Serial Adaptors
User guide
About this manual
Purpose of this manual
This manual tells you how to install, configure and use the Perle SPEED 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
SPEED PCI serial adaptor cards. This manual requires a working knowledge of using
personal computers and associated operating systems, as well as experience in installing
host cards.
Warning
Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems. Before
installing host cards in your system, turn off the power supply
and disconnect the mains lead.
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Revision history
DatePart number Description
October 19995500034-10First issue of new SPEED user manual. Includes details of drivers, utilities
and installation under the SCO OpenServer and Windows NT operating
systems.
November 19995500034-11Minor content update to include details of MODEM ports.
December 19995500034-12Content update to include details of drivers, utilities and installation under the
Windows 95 and 98 operating systems.
January 20005500034-13Content update to include details of drivers, utilities and installation under the
Windows 2000 operating system.
March 20005500034-14Update of driver installation section for Windows 95 and 98 operating
systems.
May 20005500034-15Update of manual to include installation under the SCO UnixWare operating
system.
August 20005500034-16Update of manual to include installation under the Linux operating system
and some additional SCO UnixWare error messages.
November 20015500034-17Update to include new contact page and re-branding.
October 20055500034-18Added support information for SCO Openserver 6.
March 20075500034-19Added instructions for a new Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
installation process. There are now three Windows drivers to support 32-bit,
64-bit x64, and 64-bit Itanium operating systems/processors.
September 20085500034-20Updated the Windows sections to include Windows Server 2008.
Feedback about this manual ........................................................................112
Contacting Perle technical support ............................................................. 113
INDEX ................................................................................... 114
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Chapter 1 Introduction
You need to read
this chapter if you
want to...
You need to read this chapter if you want an introduction to the Perle SPEED serial adaptor
cards, driver software and utilities.
This chapter provides introductory information about the Perle SPEED PCI serial adaptor
cards, driver software and configuration utilities.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•About the SPEED serial adaptor card on page 15
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About the SPEED serial adaptor card
The SPEED product range are high performance, serial adaptor cards for PCI based host
machines. Each card features four RJ45 ports, removing the need for spider or octopus
cables. You can use up to four cards per host thus providing 16 ports per host.
The SPEED4 variant supports a full compliment of eight signal lines per port. The SPEED4+
includes enhanced modem support and significantly higher maximum port speeds.
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. See also Appendix A Serial Port Device Names and your operating
system manual for details of special files.
You use the SPEED when you want a robust entry level solution for the small office or point
of sale applications. Typically you use SPEED because you want to add extra serial ports to
an existing computer system rather than replacing it with the considerable cost that entails.
Higher data rates and ESD protection in the SPEED4+ make it suitable for any modem or
ISDN TA application.
Note
To use the SPEED serial adaptor cards you must first install the drivers supplied with the
card and then configure each card as required prior to mechanical installation. The
installation procedure varies for different operating systems. Please read Before you start on
page 18 in Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards before commencing installation.
Up to 4 SPEED
cards per host
4 serial ports per card.
Up to 16 ports per host
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Thin Clients
Dumb Terminals
Electronic
point of sale
Printers
Data Capture
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You need to read
this chapter if you
want to...
You need to read this chapter if you want to install SPEED serial adaptor cards and
associated software.
This chapter provides information about installing and configuring SPEED serial adaptor
cards in PCI format.
Note
The procedure for installing and configuring SPEED serial adaptor cards varies for different
operating systems. Please read Before you start on page 18 before commencing
installation.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•Before you start on page 18
•Down loading SPEED drivers from the Perle web site on page 19
•Installing under SCO OpenServer on page 20
•Installing under SCO UnixWare on page 35
•Installing under Windows 95 and 98 on page 47
•Installing under Windows NTon page 57
•Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 on page 58
•Installing under Linux on page 64
•Installing a PCI host card on page 69
•Removing host cards on page 70.
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Before you start
Before you install your SPEED host cards and software, note that the procedure for installing
and configuring SPEED serial adaptor cards varies for different operating systems.
To install under a particular operating system, please refer to one of the operating system
specific installation procedures listed below;
•Installing under SCO OpenServer on page 20.
•Installing under SCO UnixWare on page 35
•Installing under Windows 95 and 98 on page 47
•Installing under Windows NTon page 57
•Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 on page 58
•Installing under Linux on page 64.
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Down loading SPEED drivers from the Perle web site
You can install the SPEED driver and utility software from the Perle web site. To do this
proceed as follows;
1. On your PC, start the Internet browser or FTP Client you want to use (for example,
Netscape).
2. Within your Internet browser window or FTP client, select the software directory using the
following URL;
http://www.perle.com/downloads
Note
In the event of any problems contact your System Administrator or
Internet Service provider for assistance.
3. Change to the software directory.
The software directory is now displayed.
4. Download the zip files in this directory to a suitable location on your PC for example, /tmp.
5. Uncompress the files using a suitable utility.
6. You can now install the driver software using the correct procedure for your operating
system. See Before you start on page 18.
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Installing under SCO OpenServer
This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the SCO
OpenServer operating system and includes the following;
•General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer on page 21
•Installing device drivers and utilities on page 22
•Configuring SPEED serial ports on page 28
•Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system on page 33.
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General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and
associated utilities for the SCO OpenServer operating system is as follows:
1. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host
card on page 69
2. Install the SPEED SCO OpenServer drivers and utilities onto your system using the
procedures described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 22.
3. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 70.
4. Using the Port Configuration tool, configure the serial ports you have added to the
system. See Configuring SPEED serial ports on page 28.
Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed. If required, you can
reconfigure serial ports following initial installation.
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Installing device drivers and utilities
To install the SPEED device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer operating system
proceed as follows;
1. Login to your system as super user.
2. Load the CDROM into your system CD drive.
3. At the command prompt, make a directory for your installation by typing:
mkdir /cdrom
4. Mount the CDROM file system using the following commands:
mount -f ISO9660 -r/dev/cd0 /cdrom
Note
The example above shows the directory name as / cdrom, You can either use this
name or use another directory name to suit your requirements. For example, /mnt.
5. In the SCO OpenServer desktop, double click on the System Administration folder.
The System Administration window is now displayed.
6. In the System Administration window, double click on the software manager icon.
The Software Manager window is now displayed.
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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.
The Select Media window is now displayed.
9. In the Select Media window, using the Media Device selector choose the Media Images
option then click on Continue.
The Enter Image Directory window is now displayed.
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10.In the Enter Image Directory window, enter the following in the Image directory field;
The example and picture above show a directory name including /cdrom, You can
either include this name in the path or use another directory name to suit your
requirements. For example, /mnt.
11. In the Enter Image Directory window, click on OK.
The Install Selection window is now displayed.
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12.In the Install Selection window, click on the Install button.
13.In the pop-up window, click on the Continue button to continue the installation process
The following progress message is now displayed.
The Speed Installation Options window is now displayed.
Option Only
available if you are
performing an
upgrade on SCO
OpenServer 5
14.If required, in the Speed 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.(SCO OpenServer 5 only) If you wish to retain the existing configuration from a previous
device driver installation, in the Speed Installation Options window, select Retain Configuration Data.
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16.In the Speed Window Installation menu, click on Options > Close to close the window
and continue the installation process.
If you select Re-link kernel, a message window is displayed at the end of the driver
installation prompting you to re-boot the system.
17.In the message window click on OK to continue the installation process.
The following message is now displayed upon completion of the installation process.
18.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.
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19.In the Software Manager window, click on the Host > Exit menu option to close the
window.
20.Shut down your system and turn the power off.
You can now continue with the rest of the installation process see General installation
procedure for SCO OpenServer on page 21.
Serial port naming conventions
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 nameFunctionDescriptionLocation
ttyz1Normal communications port
ttyZ1Modem port.Indicates that a port open will
ttyz1pTransparent print port.Indicates that device should
for local “tty” devices.
Indicates normal communications port behaviour.
not complete unless DCD is
present.
only be used for transparent
print.
/dev
/dev
/dev
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Configuring SPEED serial ports
The Port Configuration utility allows you to configure the extra SPEED 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.spd file to see if the
terminal type you are using is supported. To do this proceed as follows;
1. Using a text editor, go to the /etc directory and open the file called
printcap.spd
2. Check the contents of the printcap.spd file to see if the terminal type you are
using is supported. See page 94 in Appendix B Transparent Printing for the
syntax of the entries in this file.
3. If the terminal type you are using is not supported, add an entry for the new
terminal type (including the type, transparent print ON and transparent print
OFF strings) to the printcap.spd file (pa ge 94 ). See the user guide for your
terminal for details of the entries required.
You can now configure the ports you want using the Port Configuration utility.
Starting the Port
Configuration utility
1. In the command prompt, type spdpcfg and press the Enter key. Alternatively use the
SCO OpenServer desktop as follows;
a. In the SCO OpenServer desktop, open the System Ad minist ra tion folder.
The System Administration window is now displayed.
b. In the System Administration window, click on the Speed folder in SCO
OpenServer 5 or the Perle-Serial folder in SCO OpenServer 6 to open it.
The Speed window is now displayed
c. In the Speed window, click on the Speed Port Configuration Icon.
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Menus see
page 86.
Select one or
more ports
from this list.
The Port Configuration window is now displayed as shown in the next picture.
Select a getty
definition
here.
See page 30.
Enables or
disables login.
See page 31
Select a
terminal type
here.
See page 31
Enables or
disables flow
control.
See page 31
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Selecting ports2. In the Port Configuration window, select the ports you want you want to configure by
clicking on one or more items in the list of ports (example in next picture).
Hint
To select multiple items which follow each other in the list, hold down the Shift key and click
on all the items you want.
To select multiple items from anywhere in the list, hold down the Ctrl key and click on all the
items you want.
Selecting a getty
definition
3. In the Port Configuration window, select the getty definition you want by double clicking
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
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Selecting terminal
type
4. In the Terminal type list, double click on the terminal type you want for the currently
selected ports. Alternatively, single click on the item you want in the Terminal type list and
press the Set button.
The list of ports is now updated to show the new terminal type
New terminal type
displayed here
Enabling and
disabling flow
control
Setting up a port
login
5. If required, in the Port Configuration window, click on the ixon button to enable flow
control for Transparent printing.
Note
For information about transparent printing, see Appendix B Transparent Printing.
6. If required, in the Port Configuration window, click on the ixany button to enable sending
of data on receipt of the next character (when flow control is enabled on the transparent
print port).
7. In the Port Configuration window, click on one of the menu options shown in the next
table to display the ports with the login status you want to change. For example, ports
without logins enabled.
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 DisplayClick menu option
All ports with logins enabledPorts > Logins
All ports without logins enabledPorts > Unconfigured
Display all portsPorts > All
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Exiting the Port
Configuration tool
8. If required, in the Port Configuration window, select the ports whose logins status you
want to change, then click on one of the following to change the login status;
TcClick on..
Enable logins for a portEnable button
Disable logins for a port Disable button
The selected ports in the list now are updated show their new login status. For example if
you enable the login for a port, a tick is displayed along side the port as shown in the next
picture.
9. Repeat steps 2. to 8. until you have configured all the ports you want.
10.In the Port Configuration menu, click on Ports > Save & Exit.
Note
The Port Configuration tool now closes and saves any changes you have made.
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•In the Port Configuration menu, click on Ports > Quit.
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Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system
To remove the SPEED device drivers and utilities for the SCO OpenServer operating system
proceed as follows;
1. In the SCO OpenServer desktop, double click on the System Administration folder.
The System Administration window is now displayed.
2. In the System Administration window, double click on the software manager icon.
The Software Manager window is now displayed.
3. In the Software Manager window select the driver you want to remove.
4. In the Software Manager menu, click on Software > Remove software.
A confirmation window is now displayed prompting you to confirm removal
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5. In the confirmation window, click on the Remove button.
The software is now removed and the following Kernel re-link message is now displayed
as shown in the next picture.
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.
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Installing 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 36
•Installing drivers and utilities onto your system on page 37
•Configuring serial ports on page 40
•Configuring serial ports under SCO UnixWare 2 on page 45
•Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system on page 46.
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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 69
Note
Once you have installed the SPEED drivers, if you add or remove any host cards the
operating system will update the kernel accordingly using the spdconf program.
spdconf is run automatically during boot up and checks to see if any host cards have
been added or removed since the last time the system was powered up. If anything has
changed the files which identify the ports, terminals and transparent printing are
updated.
2. If required, install the SPEED SCO UnixWare drivers and utilities onto your system using
the procedures described in Installing drivers and utilities onto your system on
page 37.
3. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 70.
4. Using the Serial Manager utility, configure the serial ports you have added to the system.
See Configuring serial ports on page 40.
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 45 to
configure your serial ports.
Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed. If required, you can
reconfigure serial ports following initial installation.
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Installing drivers and utilities onto your system
To install the SPEED 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. At the command prompt, type scoadmin.
The System Administration window is now displayed.
4. In the System Administration window, double click on the Files yst em Manage r folder.
The Filesystem Manager window is now displayed.
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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:
OptionSet to or enter....
Device File Select cdrom or string
containing cdrom
Mount Point /cdrom
Access Mode Select Read-only
When to Mount Enable Now
Disable At System Startup
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7. In the Add Local Mount Configuration window, click on OK to accept the settings and
close the window.
The Filesystem Manager window is now updated to show the new mount as shown in the
next picture.
8. Filesystem Manager menu, click on Host > Exit to close the window.
9. At the command prompt, type:
pkgadd -d /cdrom/drivers/speed/unixware/spd.pkg s pd
10.Press the Enter key.
The system now installs the driver and displays a series of messages ending with a
successful installation message.
Upon installation of the drivers, your SPEED cards are ready to use.
Note
A re-boot of your system is not necessary as the drivers for your SPEED card are
dynamically loadable and will be loaded as soon as any software attempts to access the
associated devices.
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Configuring serial ports
The software provided with the SCO UnixWare operating system includes a utility called
Serial Manager which allows you to configure the extra 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 45 to
configure your serial ports.
Note
On UnixWare 7.0, you must apply a patch file called ptf7053 before using the Serial Manager.
You can find the patch on the SCO web site at;
http://www.sco.com
To configure serial ports with Serial Manager 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.spd file to see if the
terminal type you are using is supported. To do this proceed as follows;
1. Using a text editor, go to the /etc directory and open the file called
printcap.spd
2. Check the contents of the printcap.spd file to see if the terminal type you are
using is supported. See page 94 in Appendix B Transparent Printingfor the
syntax of the entries in this file.
3. If the terminal type you are using is not supported, add an entry for the new
terminal type (including the type, transparent print ON and transparent print
OFF strings) to the printcap.spd file (pa ge 94 ). See the user guide for your
terminal for details of the entries required.
4. If you have made any changes then type spdconf in order to re-configure the
print port settings.
You can now configure the ports you want using the Serial Manager utility.
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1. At the command prompt, type scoadmin
The System Administration window is now displayed as shown in the next picture.
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 SPEED)
currently present on the system.
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3. In the Serial Manager window, select the host card you want. Then in the Serial Manager
menu, click on View > Ports.
The Serial Manager window now displays the ports available for the selected host card as
shown in the next picture.
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4. In the Serial Manager menu, click on Ports > Modify.
The Modify Serial Port window is now displayed.
5. In the Modify Serial Port window, set the parameters shown in the next table
ParameterSet to
Port TypeNo change, should already be
set to software flow control
Configure portincoming only
Speedthe speed value you require
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6. In the Modify Serial Port window, click on the Port settings button.
The Port settings window is now displayed.
7. In the Port settings window, select the Data bits and Parity values you require and click
on OK.
8. In the Modify Serial Port window, click on OK to accept the changes you have made and
close the window.
9. Repeat steps 3. to 8. until you have configured the serial ports for all the host cards you
require.
10.In the Serial Manager menu click on Host > Quit to quit Serial Manager and close the
window.
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Configuring serial ports under SCO UnixWare 2
spxadmportSCO 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 SPEED 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;
ItemDescriptionExample
commandadd, enable, disable, remove or list.remove
svctagdevice number from /dev/term.z1
label/etc/ttydefs entry (optional).9600
owneruser ID assigned to the port (optional).root
ProcedureTo use the spxadmport script to configure your SPEED serial ports proceed as follows;
1. At the command prompt, type one of the commands detailed in the next table using the
following syntax;
CommandDescriptionExample command
Add Adds a serial port to the
/etc/spxadmport add z1 9600 root
service monitor (spdmon) and
enables the port for monitoring
logins.
Enable Enables a previously disabled
/etc/spxadmport enable
port for monitoring.
Disable Disables a port. Has the effect
/etc/spxadmport disable z1
of disabling all further logins on
this port.
Remove Removes the selected serial
/etc/spxadmport remove z1
port from the service monitor
(spdmon).
ListLists the currently defined
/etc/spxadmport list
services and/or port monitors.
List pLists all logins configured./etc/spxadmport list p
List sLists all port services
/etc/spxadmport list s
configured.
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2. Press the Enter key.
The revised SPEED port configuration is now adopted by the system.
Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system
To remove the software drivers from your system under the SCO UnixWare operating system
proceed as follows;
1. At the command prompt, type pkgrm spd and press Enter
The SPEED driver and associated utilities are now removed from your system.
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Installing under Windows 95 and 98
This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the
Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems and includes the following;
•General installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98 on page 48
•Installing device drivers and utilities on page 49
•Configuring SPEED serial ports on page 51
•Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system on page 55.
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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. Down load the SPEED driver files into your PC from the CDROM or the Perle website.
See Down loading SPEED drivers from the Perle web site on page 19.
2. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host
card on page 69.
3. Install the SPEED Windows 95 and 98 drivers and utilities onto your system using the
procedures described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 49.
4. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 70.
Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed. If required, you can
reconfigure serial ports following initial installation. See Configuring SPEED serial ports on
page 51.
Note
To remove the SPEED Windows 95 and 98 drivers and utilities from your system, see
page 55.
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Installing device drivers and utilities
To install the SPEED 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 for
your Perle product (the browser application depend on your system).
2. From the \drivers\speed\win9x directory, run the setup.exe file.
A welcome window is now displayed
3. In the Welcome window, click on the Next > button.
A progress message is displayed while installed devices are upgraded to use the new
drivers, followed by the Setup Complete window as shown in the next pictures.
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4. In the Setup Complete window click select the Yes, I want to restart my computer now
option then click on Finish button to confirm your selection.
Hint
After the machine restarts, if windows cannot find a file whilst trying to install a device, a
pop-up window is displayed asking you for the location of missing file. To remedy this;
•In the popup window, select the windows system directory for example,
c:\windows\system.
Device installation should then be able to continue.
Installation of device drivers and utilities is now complete.
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Configuring SPEED serial ports
Note
SPEED ports are normally configured as part of the installation process described in
Installing device drivers and utilities on page 49. The procedures described in
this section are provided for information only.
To configure SPEED serial ports proceed as follows;
1. In the windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control panel.
The control panel window is now displayed.
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2. In the control panel window, double click on the System icon.
The System Properties tabbed window is now displayed as shown in the next picture.
Hint
You can also display the System Properties tabbed window by right
clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and selecting the
Properties menu option.
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.
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5. In the properties window, click on the Settings tab.
The Settings page is now displayed.
6. In the Settings page, select the configuration values you want and either click on the OK
button or click on the Advanced tab to display details of the device driver.
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7. The Advanced page is now displayed as shown in the next picture:
Selects the port
name for a given
device.
Allows you to select
the default port
name or change it
to any unused port
name.
Default display is
the currently
assigned port
name.
Re-configuration of ports is now complete.
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Caution
It is strongly recommended that you do not make chang es to the
FIFO trigger levels or com port name unless you have a valid
reason to do so.
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Removing SPEED drivers and utilities from your system
To remove SPEED drivers and utilities from your system proceed as follows;
1. In the windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control panel.
The control panel window is now displayed.
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2. In the control panel window, double click on the System icon.
The System Properties tabbed window is now displayed as shown in the next picture.
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, 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.
The selected device is now removed from the system.
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Warning
If you remove the devices but do not remove the hardware, the
devices will be re-installed when you next re-boot the machine or
run the Hardware Wizard.
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Installing under Windows NT
The procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and associated
utilities for the Windows NT operating system is as follows:
Note
The Perle PortDirector software contains drivers for the SPEED host cards.
You will need to install the PortDirector for WIndows NT on your system in order to use
the SPEED host cards.
See Chapter 5 Adding and deleting host cards in the PortDirectorUser guide
part number 5500028 for further details.
1. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host
card on page 69
2. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 70.
3. Use the PortDirector software to update your system with the revised number and type of
host cards. See The PortDirector user guide part number 5500028 for further details.
Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed.
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Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/
Server 2008
This section describes how to install the SPEED device driver software under Microsoft
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008.
This section includes the following;
•General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 on
page 59
•Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system on page 60
•Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers on page 62
•Configuring serial ports on page 62.
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General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
The general procedure for installing SPEED cards under the Windows 2000, XP,
Server 2003, Vista. or Server 2008 operating systems is as follows;
1. Install or remove any PCI host cards you require on your system. See Installing a PCI
host card on page 69 and Removing host cards on page 70.
2. Install the SPEED device driver software. See Installing device drivers and utilities
onto your system on page 60
3. If you add new SPEED cards, you should run Update Driver to make sure the new cards
have the latest driver. See Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers on
page 62.
4. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 70.
5. Using the Windows 2000 Device Manager, configure the serial ports you have added to
the system. See Configuring serial ports on page 62.
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Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system
To install or enable the SPEED 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.
2. In the Found New Hardware wizard click on the Cancel button.
3. Download the lastest SPEED driver zip file from the Perle website for your operating
system:
pserial-x86.zip for 32-bit Windows operating systems.
pserial-amd64.zip for 64-bit Windows operating systems.
pserial-ia64.zip for 64-bit Windows Itanium operating systems.
4. Unzip the driver zip file to a local directory. We recommend that you use the
pserial-setup-<arch>.exe file, which will launch the installation wizard, to install the
SPEED driver.
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5. Double-click the pserial-setup-<arch>.exe installation executable and follow the
installation wizard steps:
6. During the installation, you may get a Windows Logo message. Click Continue Anyway
when these appear.
Note
If you are installing an unsigned driver, you may have to click through the Found New
Hardware wizard for every SPEED port on your system.
Your SPEED driver installation is now finished.
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Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers
Whenever you add any additional SPEED hardware to your system, Windows might install
the latest digitally signed driver in its database (depending on your Windows operating
system and settings). To ensure you have the latest driver installed after you add new
hardware, you can either:
•Reinstall the drivers as described in Installing device drivers and utilities onto your
system on page 60.
Configuring serial ports
To configure SPEED serial ports under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008,
proceed as follows;
1. In the Windows 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.
3. In the System Properties window, click on the Hardware tab.
The hardware page is now displayed.
4. In the Hardware page, click on the Device Manager Button.
The Device Manager window is now displayed.
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.
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7. In the device Properties window, click on the Port Settings tab to display the Port
Settings page.
8. In the Port Settings page, set the Port Number, Baud Rate and other configuration
parameters you require and then click on the OK button to save changes and close the
window.
The configuration process is now complete.
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Installing under Linux
This section tells you how to install host cards, software drivers and utilities under the Linux
operating system and includes the following;
Note
As of version 2.4.x of Linux, support for the SPEED driver is built into the operating system
and does not require download of the patch file from our FTP site.
•General installation procedure for Linux on page 65
•Installing drivers onto your system on page 66
•Creating devices for the attached ports on page 67.
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General installation procedure for Linux
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and
associated utilities for the Linux operating system is as follows:
1. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host
card on page 69.
2. Install the SPEED Linux drivers onto your system using the procedures described in
Installing drivers onto your system on page 66.
3. Create devices for the required ports using the procedures detailed in Creating devices
for the attached ports on page 67.
Your system can now use the SPEED serial adaptor cards you have installed.
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Installing drivers onto your system
To install the device driver proceed as follows:
Note
When installing SPEED drivers under Linux versions 2.2.x, you will need to apply a patch file
to the kernel before enabling the drivers (step 6. of this procedure).
You can find a kernel patch file on either of the following;
•The CDROM (in the /drivers/speed/linux directory) supplied with your Perle product.
•The Perle website http://www.perle.com.
As of Linux version 2.4.x, you do not need to apply a patch on this or later kernels, you can
proceed straight to enabling the driver using step 6. of this procedure.
Using the kernel
patch file
1. Make sure you have an up to date Linux kernel source directory installed. This can be
obtained from ftp://ftp.linux.org or other major Linux web sites, along with instructions
on how to install and build.
2. Copy the driver patch file onto your system in a temporary directory. For example, /tmp.
The patch file will be named
speed.patch-<driver vers>-<kernel vers>.gz
For example, speed.patch-6-2.2.13.gz
3. At the command prompt, uncompress the driver patch file by typing
gunzip /tmp speed.patch-6-2.2.13.gz and pressing the Enter key.
4. At the command prompt, change directory to the kernel source directory by typing
cd /usr/src/linux and pressing the Enter key.
5. At the command prompt, apply the kernel patch by typing
patch -p1 </tmp/speed.patch-6-2.2.13.gz and pressing the Enter key.
Enabling the driver 6. Enable the driver using the make config or make xconfig kernel utility. The SPEED
driver appears in the Character devices section and is labelled SPEED system support. Set this to m for modules
7. Within either the make config or the make xconfig kernel utility, set the
Support more than 4 serial ports and Support special multiport boards options to Y
and enable Support for sharing serial interrupts.
8. Now rebuild and install the kernel and modules. See your Linux distribution documentation
on how to rebuild and install a new kernel and modules. We recommend reading the Kernel-
HOWTO available in /usr/doc/HO WTO.
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Creating devices for the attached ports
After you have installed the new kernel & hardware, and have rebooted the machine. you
need to create devices for the added ports. To do this proceed as follows;
1. At the command prompt, type grep ttyS /var/log/messages and press the Enter key to
determine how many on board devices are present.
The devices present on the system are now displayed as shown in the next example.
This example shows 2 tty devices already present in the machine.
Nov 12 09:41:43 pro800x2 kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Nov 12 09:41:43 pro800x2 kernel: ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
First 2 nodes relate to the two tty
devices already present in the
machine, /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/
ttyS1
You now need to create four more nodes to support of the SPEED4 card, ttyS2, ttyS3,
ttyS4, and ttyS5. To do this proceed as follows;
2. At the command prompt, type ls -l /dev/ttyS[0-9]* and press the Enter key to determine
the major and minor node numbers.
The major and minor node numbers are now displayed as shown in the next example.
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 64 May 5 1998 /dev/ttyS0
crw------- 1 root tty 4, 65 Nov 12 14:12 /dev/ttyS1
3. At the command prompt, enter the following commands (pressing the Enter key after
each one) to create the next 4 nodes which must follow on from the ones already defined.
For example, if S0 and S1 are already defined, then the next available serial port will be
S2 (Note that the major node number will be the same as any existing device, but the minor
node must be the next available).
Same as that for /dev/ttyS0
mknod /dev/ttyS2 c 4 66
Uses next available number
mknod /dev/ttyS3 c 4 67
mknod /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68
mknod /dev/ttyS5 c 4 69
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4. If you require callout devices as well as tty devices, at the command prompt, type ls -l /dev/cua[0-9]* and press the Enter key to determine the major and minor node numbers
for callout devices.
The major and minor node numbers are now displayed as shown in the next example.
crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 4, 64 May 5 1998 /dev/cua0
crw------- 1 root tty 4, 65 Nov 12 14:12 /dev/cua1
5. At the command prompt, type the following (pressing the Enter key after each one):
Your system can now use the SPEED serial adaptor cards you have installed.
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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.
1. Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply.
2. Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards.
3. Insert the PCI card you want to install into a vacant host card slot and secure in place as
shown in the next picture.
Caution
Full anti-static precautions shou ld be taken whe n handling host
cards.
4. Repeat step 3. until you have installed all the PCI cards you want.
5. Replace and secure the system cover.
Installation of PCI host cards is now complete. For further details about installing host cards
including other types, see Before you start on page 18.
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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.
1. Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the mains supply.
2. Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the connector panel for host cards.
3. Remove all cables plugged into the host card.
4. Undo the securing screw for the host card you want to remove then lift the card out of its
slot as shown in the next picture.
Warning
Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems. Before
removing host cards from your system, turn off the power supply
and disconnect the mains lead.
Caution
Full anti-static precautions shou ld be taken whe n handling host
cards.
5. Repeat step 4. until you have removed all the host cards you want.
6. Replace and secure the system cover.
7. Plug in the mains lead and turn on the power.
Removal of host cards is now complete. For further details about installation of host cards
including other types, see Before you start on page 18.
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Chapter 3 SPEED Cabling Information
You need to read
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want to...
You need to read this chapter if you want cabling information for the Perle SPEED serial
adaptor cards.
This chapter provides cabling and connector pinout information for the Perle SPEED serial
adaptor cards. Included are details of standard cables for use with SPEED products available
from Perle.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•SPEED cabling guide on page 73
•RJ45 socket pinouts on SPEED host cards on page 74
•SPEED cables available from Perle on page 76.
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SPEED cabling guide
The type of cable and edge connectors used by the SPEED product range is shown in the
next table.
Product
connectorCabling information
SPEED4RJ45 8pin female.
See page 74
SPEED4+RJ45 10 pin female
See page 75
Card edge
RJ45 (8 pin) to DB9 male cable on page 77.
RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 male cable on page 78.
RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 female cable on
page 79.
RJ45 (10 pin) to DB9 male cable on page 80.
RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 male cable on page 81.
RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 female cable on
page 82.
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RJ45 socket pinouts on SPEED host cards
SPEED4 cards
The connector pinout for each RJ45 socket fitted to the SPEED4 PCI host card is as follows;
PCI host card
Port 1
Pin 1
RJ45 pinSignalDirectionDescription
1DCDInData Carrier Detect
2DTROutData Terminal Ready
3DSRInData Set Ready
4GNDGround
5TXDOutTransmit Data
6RXDInReceive Data
7RTSOutRequest to send
8CTSInClear to Send
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SPEED4+ cards
The connector pinout for each RJ45 socket fitted to the SPEED4+ PCI host card is as
follows;
PCI host card
Port 1
Pin 1
RJ45 pinSignalDirectionDescription
1RIInRing Indicator
2DCDInData Carrier Detect
3DTROutData Terminal Ready
4DSRInData Set Ready
5GNDGround
6TXDOutTransmit Data
7RXDInReceive Data
8RTSOutRequest To Send
9CTSInClear To Send
10N/C-Not connected
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SPEED cables available from Perle
This section provides connector pinout information for the following standard cables available
from Perle:
Hint
To see which cables are used by a given SPEED product, see SPEED cabling guide on
page 73.
•RJ45 (8 pin) to DB9 male cable on page 77
•RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 male cable on page 78
•RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 female cable on page 79
•RJ45 (10 pin) to DB9 male cable on page 80
•RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 male cable on page 81
•RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 male cable on page 81
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RJ45 (8 pin) to DB9 male cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1(looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
Pin 6
Pin 1
Pin 5
Pin 9
Pin numbers looking into connector
RJ45 pin DB9 PinSigna lDirectionDescription
11DCDInData Carrier Detect
24DTROutData Terminal Ready
36DSRInData Set Ready
45GNDGround
53TXDOutTransmit Data
62RXDInReceive Data
77RTSOutRequest to send
88CTSInClear to Send
ShellShellChassisChassis ground.
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RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 male cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1(looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
RJ45 pin DB25 PinSignalDirectionDescription
18DCDInData Carrier Detect
220DTROutData Terminal Ready
36DSRInData Set Ready
47GNDGround
52TXDOutTransmit Data
63RXDInReceive Data
74RTSOutRequest to send
85CTSInClear to Send
ShellShellChassisChassis ground.
Pin 1
(looking into
connector)
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RJ45 (8pin) to DB25 female cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1 (looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
Pin 1
(looking into
connector)
RJ45 pin DB25 PinSignalDirectionDescription
18DCDInData Carrier Detect
26DTROutData Terminal Ready
320DSRInData Set Ready
47GNDGround
53TXDOutTransmit Data
62RXDInReceive Data
75RTSOutRequest to send
84CTSInClear to Send
ShellShellChassisChassis ground.
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RJ45 (10 pin) to DB9 male cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1(looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
Pin 6
Pin 1
Pin 5
Pin 9
Pin numbers looking into connector
RJ45 pinDB9 pinSignalDirectionDescription
19RIInRing Indicator
21DCDInData Carrier Detect
34DTROutData Terminal Ready
46DSRInData Set Ready
55GNDGround
63TXDOutTransmit Data
72RXDInReceive Data
87RTSOutRequest To Send
98CTSInClear To Send
10N/CN/C-Not connected
ShellShellChassisChassis
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RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 male cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1(looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
RJ45 pinDB25 pinSignalDirectionDescription
122RIInRing Indicator
28DCDInData Carrier Detect
320DTROutData Terminal Ready
46DSRInData Set Ready
57GNDGround
62TXDOutTransmit Data
73RXDInReceive Data
84RTSOutRequest To Send
95CTSInClear To Send
10N/CN/CNot connected
ShellShellChassisChassis
Pin 1
(looking into
connector)
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RJ45 (10pin) to DB25 female cable
Cable diagram
Pin 1 (looking into plug)
Connector pinout table
Pin 1
(looking into
connector)
RJ45 pinDB25 pinSignalDirectionDescription
122RIInRing Indicator
28DCDInData Carrier Detect
36DTROutData Terminal Ready
420DSRInData Set Ready
57GNDGround
63TXDOutTransmit Data
72RXDInReceive Data
85RTSOutRequest To Send
94CTSInClear To Send
10N/CN/CNot connected
ShellShellChassisChassis
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You need to read this chapter if you want information in quick reference form about the
utilities provided with the SPEED Serial adaptor cards.
This chapter provides a quick reference guide to the software utilities provided with the
SPEED Serial adaptor cards. The utilities are grouped under operating system and include
main windows and menus. In addition, cross references are provided for further information
about each area.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•SCO OpenServer utilities on page 85
•SCO UnixWare utilities on page 87
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SCO OpenServer utilities
The following utilities are provided for use with the SCO OpenServer operating system.
•Port Configuration utility on page 85
Port Configuration utility
Main window
The main window for the Port Configuration table is shown in the next picture. See Menu
map on page 86 for details of menus.
Menus see
page 86.
Select one or
more ports
from this list.
Select a getty
definition
here.
See page 30.
Enables or
disables login.
See page 31
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Select a
terminal type
here.
See page 31
Enables or
disables flow
control.
See page 31
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Menu map
The Port Configuration tool menu is as follows;
Menu optionDescription
Ports>QuitQuit Port Configuration tool without saving
changes.
See page 32
LoginsDisplay all ports with logins enabled.
See page 31
UnconfiguredDisplay all ports without logins enabled.
See page 31
AllDisplay all ports.
See page 31
Save & ExitExit the Port Configuration tool and save
changes.
See page 32
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Serial Manager
Main windowThe 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 88 for menu maps.
Boards view
Displays the host cards present on
the system. To obtain this view, click
on the View > Boards menu
option.
Ports view
Displays the serial ports present on
the system. To obtain this view, click
on the View > Ports menu option.
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Menu mapThe Serial Manager menu is as follows;
Menu optionDescription
Host>Open HostSelects a host machine.
ExitExit Serial Manager.
Port>ModifyModifies serial port settings.
View>PortsShow serial ports available for the currently
BoardsShow host cards present on the system.
See your SCO UnixWare documentation for
further details.
See page 40.
selected host card.
See page 40.
See page 40.
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Appendix A Serial Port Device Names
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You need to read this appendix if you want information about device names for the Perle
SPEED serial adaptor cards.
This appendix provides information about the device nodes associated with each serial port
for the Perle SPEED serial adaptor cards. Included are naming conventions, functions, file
locations and some additional information about the Data terminal ready and Ready to send
signals.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•Under SCO UnixWare on page 90
•Under SCO UnixWare on page 91
•Linux Device node details on page 91.
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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 nameFunctionDescriptionLocation
ttyz1Normal communications port
ttyZ1Modem portIndicates that a port open will
ttyz1pTransparent print port.Indicates that device should
for local “tty” devices.
Indicates normal
communications port
behaviour.
not complete unless DCD is
present
only be used for transparent
print.
/dev
/dev
/dev
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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 nameFunctionDescriptionLocation
z1Normal communications port
Z1Modem portIndicates that a port open will
z1pTransparent print port.Indicates that device should
for local “tty” devices.
Indicates normal
communications port
behaviour.
not complete unless DCD is
present
only be used for transparent
print.
/dev/term
/dev/term
/dev/term
Linux Device node details
Each serial port has two 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 nameFunctionDescriptionLocation
ttyS0Normal communications portIndicates normal
cua0Modem communications port
wait for DCD on open
communications port
behaviour.
This device is used when
connecting modems to the
serial port.
/dev
/dev
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Appendix B Transparent Printing
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You need to read this appendix if you want background information on transparent printing.
This appendix gives an overview of the transparent printing feature offered for the SCO
OpenServer operating systems and includes details of configuration files associated with
transparent printing.
This appendix includes the following sections;
•What is transparent printing? on page 93
•Problems with printer output on page 94
•The printcap.spd configuration file on page 94
•The print.spd configuration file on page 95
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What is transparent printing?
Most terminals have an auxiliary (AUX) port which can be connected to a serial printer. Data
can then be output to the terminal or the printer via the same serial line. This is called
transp ar ent prin t (or xprint) and is designed for printing simple ASCII text. A separate xprint
device node (ttyinp where n is device number) is created for each port. This device is
enabled automatically if either the local or modem device is enabled for the port.
SCO OpenServer
operating system
Computer system
Printer
When a host card receives data addressed to the transparent print device it prefixes it with
the transparent print mode ON string and appends it with the transparent mode OFF string.
The ON and OFF strings for each terminal type available are defined by the printcap.spd
file. See The printcap.spd configuration file on page 94 for more details.
When the host card receives data addressed to the transparent print device, it prefixes it with
the Transparent Print Mode ON string and appends it with the Transparent Print Mode OFF
string. Terminal I/O has absolute priority over printer output. Transparent print data will only
be sent when there is a break in output to the terminal (for more than a tenth of a second)
Auxiliary port
on terminal
SPEED Port
Configuration utility
SPEED Device
driver
Te rm in al
print.spd file
SPEED host
card
Serial communications
port on terminal
For each port, the transparent printing parameters are controlled by an entry in the print.spd
file found in the /etc/ directory on your system. The entry for each port includes definitions of
the terminal type, transparent print throughput rate and device name. See The print.spd
configuration file on page 95 for further details.
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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.
Some terminals suppress the output of certain characters to their printer or AUX ports. Such
terminals can prevent essential control characters from reaching the printer thus generating
incorrect printer output. This occurrence is extremely unpredictable because of the large
number of potential hardware configurations.
The printcap.spd configuration file
The printcap.spd file defines the transparent print ON and OFF strings for each terminal type
available. When a host card receives data addressed to the transparent print device it
prefixes it with the transparent print mode ON string and appends it with the transparent
mode OFF string.
ansi ^X ^T
Transparent print OFF
Terminal type.
Transparent print ON string.
If you don’t configure a specific terminal type printcap.spd will use the default type which is
“unknown”
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The print.spd configuration file
For each port, transparent printing is controlled by an entry in the print.spd file. The
print.spd 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.spd file is normally controlled automatically by either the Port Configuration utility
(SCO OpenServer). A sample entry from a typical print.spd file is shown in the next example.
Maximum number of characters per second
throughput for transparent printing
Terminal type of terminal to which your printer is
attached defined in the printcap.spd file.
100 unknown ttyz1 -ixany -ixon
Device name
Enables flow control for Transparent printing.
Enables sending of data on receipt of the next character
(when flow control is enabled on the transparent print port).
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Appendix C Troubleshooting
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You need to read this appendix if you want information on troubleshooting problems with
SPEED serial adaptor cards.
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.
This appendix includes the following sections;
•SCO OpenServer 5 on page 97.
•SCO UnixWare/SCO OpenServer 6 on page 100
•Windows 95 and 98 on page 104
•Windows NTon page 104
•Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 on page 105
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Example of normal SPEED driver boot messages
This example shows one SPEED4+ and one SPEED4 successfully detected and initialised
by the driver.
Driver message - always displayed if installed and configured
Driver software version
%SPD--- Speed Driver:1.0.0
%SPD-5-unit:0 - Speed4+ card @0xFDFF9000 - OK
%SPD-10-unit:1 - Speed4 card @0xFDFFC000 - OK
%SPD --- Total Speed Ports : 8
Total number of SPEED ports
%SPD-5-unit:0 - Speed4+ card @0xFDFF9000 - OK
IRQ level
Host card base address in hexidecimal
Host card ID number
Host card type
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Additional card warning messages
If you install more than one SPEED host card, or install additional cards at a later date, the
following warning messages will be displayed (they appear immediately following the driver
initialisation messages shown on page 97).
Note
Display of these messages and update of Speed Node and Init files only occurs
once after installation of additional cards. This takes place during system start-up.
MessageThis message tells you that...
WARNING: Speed Node file updated
- old file moved to /etc/conf/node.d/spd_nnnnnnnn
WARNING: New Speed ports detected
- /etc/conf/node.d/spd being updated
The speed node file has been updated to include
the revised number of ports.
Your old Speed node file is retained with the
file name shown in the message. 'nnnnnnnn'
is a unique number so that previous Speed
node files are not lost on updating.
You now have additional entries in the Speed
init file, existing entries are retained
unchanged. The automatic init file update is
necessary to make any additional nodes
available in the Speed Port Configuration
tool.
Hint
If you have modified your Speed node file, (for example you may have changed the default
permission for security reasons), you may wish to re-instate the previous node set-up for
existing Speed ports.
If you have not modified your Speed node file or do not require to retain the old settings you
may safely delete the file shown in the first message.
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SCO OpenServer 5 error messages
Error messageReasonAction required
ERROR: unit @0xnnnnnnnn has
bad resource(s)
ERROR: unit @0xnnnnnnnn not
mapped
ERROR: unit @0xnnnnnnnn not
initialised
WARNING: unit @0xnnnnnnnn not
configured
WARNING: No Speed ports
configured
Incorrectly installed or faulty
card.
Incorrect BIOS settings.
1. Ensure that you have followed the
installation procedure correctly.
See page 21.
2. Check BIOS settings.
3. If the problem persists try another card.
See page 21 and page 69.
Insufficient memory available
to kernel.
Incorrectly installed or faulty
card.
Reconfigure system/kernel memory
parameters.
1. Ensure that you have followed the
installation procedure correctly.
See page 21.
2. If the problem persists try another card.
See page 21 and page 69.
System error.1. Uninstall the driver and remove all
Speed cards from the system.
See page 33
2. Re-install the driver and cards taking
care to follow the correct procedure.
See page 21 and page 69.
No cards installed.
Installed cards suffer from
1. Install cards. See page 69.
2. Resolve any above listed faults.
one or more of above
symptoms.
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There are no messages displayed on the system at startup. Messages from the SPEED
driver are sent to the syslog file in the /var/adm directory. Each entry in the syslog file is
date and time stamped (You can review the content of the syslog file using a suitable text
editor). Each time the driver is loaded, entries similar to those shown below indicate
successful SPEED card detection.
Driver message - always displayed if installed and configured