Verilink 1559 Installation Guide
TRANSPORT
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1559 APS Manager
Download Procedures
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These procedures describe how to upgrade the TxPORT
1559 APS Manager from version 1.15 to version 3.XX. The
test center and central office technicians must understand
fully each procedure before attempting to perform the
upgrade.
Failure to complete every step in
each procedure may cause you to
lose key information in the unit database.
Pre-installation Checks
The central office technician should visually verify that the
1559 and associated 1557 cards have no alarm LEDs illuminated. If any abnormal conditions exist, they should be
noted and discussed with the controlling test center before
proceeding. The test center responsible for this central office
should use the following prodecure to verify that the 1559 is
operating prop erly and obtain a hard c opy of key database
information contained in the unit.
1. Access the 1559 APS Manager from the test center.
This step verifies that the dial line to the central office
is operating properly and that the 1559 is operating
properly.
2. Verify that the 1559 can access the dial-out COA line
by installing a spare 1557 card in a vacant slot and configuring it for In-Service and setting a valid COA value
(1-12). When the card is configured for In-Service, the
1559 detects that the card is in alarm and reports the
alarm condition to the designated COA telephone number at the test center.
3. Access the Circuit List display and print a hard copy of
all equipped APS circuits installed in the office. If necessary, use the arrow keys to view or print circuits not
being presently displayed. This information will be used
later to verify that no circui t I D data has been changed.
4. Access the Utilities/Password screen and print a hard
copy of this information to be used later wh en reentering the user names , setting temporary (“dum my”) user
passwords, and setting the user levels and password
expiration periods.
After installing the 3.XX software, these names
must be individually reentered along with a dummy
password and a valid user level. Don’t forget to
notify the APS users to change the dummy password to a valid password as soon as possible.
5. Access the Utilities/Call-On-Alarm screen and print a
hard copy of the COA information to be used later
when reentering the COA telephone number(s).
The COA number(s) must be reentered after the
3.XX software is installed. Also, the new bus
communications COA numbers (S1, and S2)
must be defined if the 1559 APS Manager is
required to report bus communications failures
to a designated repair location.
Required Equipment
The central office technician should verify that the following tools and equipment are available to complete the
upgrade procedures without delays.
• Phillips-head scre wd ri v er
• Hand test set for verification of dial-in/out telephone lines
• EPROM removal tool
• PC with terminal emulation capabilities
• DB-9 female to DB-25 male data cable
• TxPORT upgrade kit cont aining:
- Two EPROMs labeled Revision 2.0X and 3.XX
- A 3.5” diskette labeled Download 2.03 or higher
Installing the 2.0X EPROM
Upgrading the EPROM from revision 1.15 to 2.0X allows
you to download a database file using the TxPORT Download
software. This file contains the APS circuit IDs, Service State,
and the APS Manager name . This procedure does not impact
customer service (1557 APS cards continue to operate normally), however, the software should not be installed unless
the test center is online and all pre-installation checks are
complete.
1. Disconnect power from the 1559 by removing the front
panel GMT fuse. The unit’s green POWER LED indicator turns Off.
2. Remove the 1559 front panel by removing the two Phillips-head screws.
3. Locate the two EPROM sockets on the front edge of the
circuit board. The left socket (U31) is empty. The right
socket (U32) contains an EPR OM labeled Re vision 1.15.
4. Locate the strap option posts (JM12) left of U32. The
strap covers the left and center posts (512K
Move the plastic post strap to cover the center and right
posts (1M position).
5. Using an EPROM removal tool, remove the 1.15
EPROM from the right socket (U32).
Note the key (indentation) on the
left side of the EPROM and install
the new EPROM in the same orientation.
Failure to do so may destroy the EPROM.
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6. Insert the upgrade kit EPROM labeled Rev. 2.0X into
the EPROM socket (U32) being careful not to bend any
EPROM leads. After you install the EPROM, carefully
inspect and verify that all of the EPROM leads are
seated and that the EPROM key is to the left.
7. Reinstall the GMT fuse. Notify the tes t center that the
2.0X EPROM has been installed and that power has
been applied to the 1559. Once the test center has verified that the first procedure is complete, proceed with
the next procedure.
Configuring Serial Port 1
This procedure describes how to set the port speed for Serial
Port 1(J1), connect the PC cable to Serial Port 1, and configure Serial Port 1.
1. Remove the GMT fuse. The unit’s green POWER LED
indicator turns Off.
2. Configure the rear panel Serial Port 1 (J1) for 2400 bps
by setting SW4-5 to the down (open) position. The red
eight position DIP switch is located at the far left side
of the unit. Position five is the fifth switch from the left.
All other DIP switches should be in the up (closed)
position (default).
3. Locate the rear panel MODEM/SERIAL PORT 1 slide
switch (SW1). Set the slide switch to the SERIAL
PORT 1 position (left). This configures Serial Port 1 as
a serial port and not from the 1559 internal modem.
4. Replace the GMT fuse. The unit’s green POWER LED
indicator turns On.
5. Connect an industry standard PC to modem type data
cable (DTE to DCE w ired pin for pin) between the rear
panel SERIAL PORT 1 (DB-25 female connector) and the
communications port of the PC (DB-9 male connector).
Installing the Software
The following steps describe how to install the TxPORT
Download software on your PC. It is recommended that you
copy the software to a designated directory on the PC hard
drive and then store the original disk in a safe place.
1. Power-up the connected PC and insert the TxPORT
Download diskette into drive A. Create a new directory
by keying-in the command:
C:\> md download
2. At the DOS command line prompt, change to the new
directory by keying in the command:
C:\> cd download
3. Copy the files from the diskette in drive A to the down load directory on Drive C by keying in the command:
C:\DOWNLOAD> copy A:*.*
When the PC indicates that all files have been copied,
remove and store the source diskette in a safe place.
4. Key in the command:
C:\DOWNLOAD> DOWNLOAD
The PC executes the DOWNLOAD application. Once
the application is runnin g, the PC display s the TxPORT
DOWNLOAD user interface (Figure 1).
Interface Setup
The following procedure describes the TxPORT Download
software interface and how to set up this interface and save
the 1559 database.
Only the ComPort, Baud Rate, and Utilities
menu items are accessed in this procedure. All
other menu ite ms should not be modified.
1. Using th e up/down arrow keys, m ove the cursor to the
ComPort command field. Toggle the field (using the
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TxPORT FLASH Loader Time: HH:MM:SS
Date: MM/DD/YY
Rev: X.X
Device Type: [Generic]
Download Method: [Switched]
ComPort [Com1]
Baud Rate: [19200]
Hex Filename: [0026-214.hex]
Help
Utilities
Download
Exit
MESSAGES
Figure 1. TxPORT FLASH Loader Screen
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