User ManualTable of ContentsRIO Remote I/O System1About this manual4Purpose of this manual4Who this manual is for4Using this on-line manual5Document navigation5Hypertext jumps5Revision history6Fast Contents7About this manual 47Revision history 67Fast Contents 77Contents 87Chapter 1 Introduction 207Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 317Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information 1997Chapter 4 Quick Reference 2267Chapter 5 RIO command line utilities 2457Appendix A Serial port device names 2677Appendix B Transparent printing (Solaris only) 2697Appendix C Troubleshooting 2747Appendix D Contacting Perle 3187Index 3247Contents8About this manual 48Revision history 68Fast Contents 78Contents 88Chapter 1 Introduction 209Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software 3110Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information 19914Chapter 4 Quick Reference 22616Chapter 5 RIO command line utilities 24517Appendix A Serial port device names 26718Appendix B Transparent printing (Solaris only) 26918Appendix C Troubleshooting 27418Appendix D Contacting Perle 31819Index 32419Chapter 1 Introduction20About the RIO system21RIO system components22Host card22Link cables22Remote Terminal Adaptors23Long Distance Module (LDM)23Fibre optic (FOLK) kit24Example RIO systems25Short distance link using RIO link cable26Medium distance link using fibre optic (FOLK) kit27Long distance link via leased line28Fault tolerant link29Dual host fail-safe link30Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software31Before you start33Downloading RIO drivers from the Perle web site34Installing RIO under Solaris35General setup procedure for Solaris36Upgrading from existing device drivers38Upgrading your current RIO driver38Installing device drivers and utilities39Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels41Removing RIO drivers and utilities from your system42Setting up terminals using Admintool44Removing RIO serial port terminals49Updating your RIO system configuration51Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 652General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 653Installing device drivers and utilities54Removing device drivers and utilities from your system62Configuring ports with config.rio64Adding an RTA to the system65Removing an RTA from the system69Creating a login for an RTA72Installing RIO under SCO UnixWare76General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare77Installing device drivers and utilities78Assigning ISA host card address and IRQ levels79Configuring ports with config.rio82Adding an RTA to the system83Removing an RTA from the system86Removing device drivers and utilities from your system89Creating a login for an RTA89Installing RIO under Windows NT90General setup procedure for Windows NT91Installing device drivers and utilities92Configuring ISA host cards95Configuring PCI host cards98Configuring Remote Terminal Adaptors99Making and displaying changes to your system configuration101Introduction102Displaying multiple networks103Printing a copy of the system map103Identifying an RTA104Displaying a port configuration summary105Adding a Fault Tolerant Link106Adding an RTA to your system configuration106Adopting Port Names107Moving an RTA108Removing an RTA108Disconnecting an RTA from within the software108Re-booting an RTA109Adding a Host Card109Removing a Host Card109Installing RIO PCI Host Cards under Windows 2000/XP/ Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008110General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008111Installing PCI card drivers and utilities112Configuring PCI Card serial ports115Configuring the polled mode and quick close settings for a PCI host card118Removing PCI devices and ports from the system121Identifying PCI RTAs122Installing RIO ISA Host Cards under Windows 2000125General setup procedure for Windows 2000126Adding ISA host cards to the system127Viewing and changing the resources for an ISA device130Configuring ISA Card serial ports133Configuring the quick close settings for an ISA host card136Removing ISA devices and ports from the system139Identifying ISA RTAs140Installing RIO under Linux143General installation procedure for Linux144Installing drivers onto your system145Installing utilities147Creating devices for the attached ports148Loading the driver module into the kernel150Manually loading the module and firmware150Loading the RIO module and firmware automatically151Adding ports to the system153Removing ports from a system155Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card156Identifying your RIO PCI card and slot type156Installation procedure157Installing an ISA host card158Removing host cards160Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)161RTA8 8 port Remote Terminal Adaptors162Installation procedure162Wall mounting an RTA8164RTA16 16 port Remote Terminal Adaptors165Installation procedure165RRC16 Remote Concentrator168Installation procedure168Mounting the RRC16170Removing a Remote Terminal Adaptor (RTA)173Installing a short distance link174Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK)175Introduction175Fibre optic unit main components175Installation procedure176Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM)177Introduction177Long Distance Unit main components178Installation179General procedure179Installing a long distance LDM link via Modem and leased line180Long wire installation182X.21 Installation183LDM Cabling information184LDU flying lead connector pinouts184Cable diagram184Mini DIN on RIO link flying lead184DB25 female on flying lead185Adaptor pinouts for LDU flying lead connectors186Asynchronous Long-wire Connection (DB25 male to DB25 male)186Asynchronous/Synchronous Modem & X21bis (DB25 female to DB25 male)187Synchronous X.21 connection188Installing a fault tolerant link189Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only)190Installing a dual host failsafe link under Solaris191Installing for normal operation191Transferring control to the slave system194Installing a dual host failsafe link under SCO OpenServer195Installing for normal operation195Transferring control to the slave system196Installing a dual host failsafe link under SCO UnixWare197Installing for normal operation197Transferring control to the slave system198Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information199Mini DIN pinouts on RIO host cards200RTA connector pinouts201RTA connector guide201RJ45 female RTA connector pinout202DB25 female RTA connector pinout203RS422 DB25 female RTA connector pinout204DB25 male RTA connector pinout205DB25 parallel female RTA connector pinout206Connecting RIO host cards to RTAs207Connecting RTAs to terminals207Connecting RTAs to modems208Connecting RTAs to parallel printers209Connecting RTAs to serial printers210Cable connector pinouts211RJ45 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices212Cable diagram212Connector pinout table212DB25 male to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices213Cable diagram213Connector pinout table213DB25 female to DB25 male DTE for connection to DCE devices214Cable diagram214Connector pinout table214RJ45 male to DB25 female DCE for connection to DTE devices215Cable diagram215Connector pinout table215DB25 male to DB25 female DCE for connection to DTE devices216Cable diagram216Connector pinout table216DB25 female to DB25 female DCE for connection to DTE devices217Cable diagram217Connector pinout table217DB25 parallel male to centronics parallel218RIO cables available from Perle219Link Cable219Cable diagram219Connector pinout table219Link cable specification220Fibre optic link (FOLK) cable specifications221Loopback connector pinouts222Loopback pinouts for RJ45 female connectors223Loopback pinouts for DB25 female connectors224Loopback pinouts for DB25 male connectors225Chapter 4 Quick Reference226SCO OpenServer 5 utilities227config.rio227Main menu228RTA Management menu229Host Configuration menu232SCO UnixWare utilities233Device configuration utility233config.rio234Main menu235RTA Management menu237Host Configuration menu239spxadmport utility for configuring ports240Window NT utilities242RIO Configuration utility242Main window242Menu map and toolbar buttons243Chapter 5 RIO command line utilities245Command line utilities246rioisacfg utility246rioconfig utility247RIO system commands under Solaris/Linux/LynxOS248rioreboot249rioversion250rioboot251rioadopt252riodelete253rioidentify254riolock255rioresume255riomkdev256rioshow258riostats259rio.cf file260About the rio.cf file260rio.cf keywords262HOST263RTA263DEFPORT264PORT266Appendix A Serial port device names267Solaris Device node details268Linux Device node details268Appendix B Transparent printing (Solaris only)269What is transparent printing?270Problems with printer output271Sample transparent printing "rio.cf" port entry272Common Terminal Transparent Print Sequences273Appendix C Troubleshooting274Solaris troubleshooting275Example of normal boot up messages for host cards275Troubleshooting guide276Host cards276Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)277Ports278SCO OpenServer 5 troubleshooting279Using the Port Diagnostics facility279General procedure for using Port Diagnostics280Selecting the RTA and port to test281Performing the send data to port test285Performing the loopback test on a port287SCO OpenServer 5 Error Messages289SCO UnixWare troubleshooting290Using the Port Diagnostics facility290General procedure for using Port Diagnostics291Selecting the RTA and port to test292Performing the send data to port test295Performing the loopback test on a port297SCO UnixWare Error Messages299Windows NT troubleshooting300General fault finding under Windows NT301Machine fails to boot301NT operating system fails while loading302RIO driver or another driver fails to boot302COM ports are not accessible303RIO NT driver is operating satisfactorily but then fails303Error Messages305Messages which are common:306Messages which are infrequent:307Messages which you should rarely see:308Clashing memory address309Clashing Interrupts310System Information311Testing RIO host cards with the Hardware Diagnostics program312How to run a test using RIO Hardware Diagnostics313Test options guide315Additional options317Appendix D Contacting Perle318Making a technical Support Query319Who to contact319Information needed when making a query320Making a support query via the Perle web page321Repair procedure322Feedback about this manual322Contacting Perle technical support323Index324Size: 3.25 MBPages: 327Language: EnglishOpen manual