Sun Microsystems PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter User Manual

Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port

Serial Interface Adapter

User’s Guide

Part No. 819-1207-11 May 2010, Revision A

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Regulatory Compliance Statements xi

Declaration of Conformity xv

Preface xvii

1. Product Overview 1

Product Description 1

Features 2

Hardware and Software Requirements 3

2. SunHSI/U Adapter Installation 5

Installation Process 5

▼ To Install the Adapter 5

External Cabling 6

RS-232 to RS-449 Connections 7

3. SunHSI PCI Software Installation 9

Installation Overview 9

Before Installing the Software 11

Verifying the Software and Hardware Requirements 11

▼ To Remove Older Versions of the Software 11

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Installing the Software 12

▼ To Install the SunHSI Software 12

▼ To Test the Installation 14

Configuring the Software 14

▼ To Configure for Point-to-Point Protocol 15

4. SunHSI Utilities 17

hsip_init Utility 17

T1 Compatibility Options 18

Operating Modes Options 18

HDLC Mode 19

IBM (SDLC) Mode 19

hsip_loop Utility 20

hsip_stat Utility 21

A. Cable Pin Assignments & Signals 23

Pin Assignments 23

Interface Signals 27

B. Null Modem Cable Requirements 29

Configuring Internal or External Clocking 30

Building the Null Modem Cable 30

RS-449 Null Modem Cable 31

X.21 to RS-449 Converter 34

C. T1 Inverted Data and Clock Signals 35

Data Signal Inversion 35

Bipolar with 8-Zero Substitution 36

HDLC Zero Insertion Algorithm 36

Clock Signal Inversion 37

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D. SunVTS Diagnostic Testing 39

Using the SunVTS sunlinkTest 39

E. Viewing the Man Pages 41

Man Pages 41

▼ To View Man Pages in the C Shell Environment 41

▼ To View Man Pages in Bourne or Korn Shell Environments 42

Glossary 43

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Figures

FIGURE 1-1 SunHSI/U Adapter 2

FIGURE 3-1 SunHSI Software Directories and Files 10

FIGURE 3-2 SunHSI Devices Created by the Postinstall Script 10

FIGURE B-1 Null modem Cable (Both Suns Supply Clocking) 32

FIGURE B-2 Null modem Cable (Sun System Supplies Clocking for Both Sides) 33

FIGURE B-3 X.21 to RS-449 Converter 34

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Tables

TABLE 1-1 Hardware and Software Requirements 3

TABLE 3-1 Required Disk Space 11

TABLE A-1 RS-449 Connector Pin Assignments 23

TABLE A-2 RS-449 Interface Signals 27

TABLE B-1 RS-449 Signals 31

TABLE B-2 X.21 Signals 31

TABLE D-1 Sun VTS Documentation 39

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA

• Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada

• Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan

• Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) — Taiwan

• Certiﬁcation and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) — China

• Korea Communications Commission (KCC) — Korea

Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the product.

FCC Class A Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and 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 it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it 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 own expense.

Modifications: Anymodiﬁcations madeto thisdevice thatare notapproved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

FCC Class B Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Modifications: Anymodiﬁcations madeto thisdevice thatare notapproved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority

granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

ICES-003 Class A Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe A

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

ICES-003 Class B Notice - Avis NMB-003, Classe B

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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BSMI Class A Notice

The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label.

CCC Class A Notice

The following statement is applicable to products shipped to China and marked with “Class A” on the product’s compliance label.

Korean Class A Notice

The following is the Korean Class A Broadcasting and Telecommunication Products for Business Purpose Statement.

Regulatory Compliance Statements xiii

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Declaration of Conformity

To receive a copy of the latest Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for the product, create an online request at(https://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_us_1607_755_0.jsp), or send email to: compliance_request_ww@oracle.com.

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Preface

This document provides information for users of the Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface Adapter from Oracle. Information provided includes adapter installation, software installation and configuration, utilities, cable pin-outs and signals, and null modem cable requirements. This document is intended for use by either first-time or experienced users.

If you have just acquired this product, review the introductory sections and follow the guidelines for installing and using the adapter.

Note – The Sun PCI High Speed Quad Port Serial Interface adapter is high-speed

serial-interface (HSI) adapter for PCI applications The adapter is referred to as SunHSI/U in this manual.

How This Book Is Organized

This document is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 describes the products and lists system requirements.

Chapter 2 provides instructions for installing the adapter.

Chapter 3 contains the SunHSI software installation instructions.

Chapter 4 describes the utilities supplied with the SunHSI software.

Appendix A lists the cable pin assignments and signals.

Appendix B provides information on external clocking and the null modem cable.

Appendix C explains the inverted data and clock signals for T1.

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Appendix D gives an overview of the SunVTS diagnostic software.

Appendix E provides instructions for viewing the man pages.

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