cchang@hubcap.UUCP (Chin Hui Chang) (06/15/88)
Dear USENET readers,
At our robot node at Clemson University's Electrical and Computer
Engineering department Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory, we are
investigating a new software package for our Puma 500 robots. The
problem right now is that we do not have the document as how to install
the driver to our dedicated VAX 11/750 VMS system from the software
supplier, since it is a PD software.
Therefore, we need you to help us to answer the following
questions:
1) We compile the device driver code, link it, and place it in the
sys$system directory, right?
2) Then we run sys$system:sysgen, use the CONNECT subcommand to
establish the relationship between the hardware, i.e, the Control
status register of the DR-11 and the logical device name, in this
case, PUA0, and the device driver name, PIDRIVER, a sample line
might look like this:
SYSGEN> CONNECT /adapter=ub0/csr=%0767600/drivername=pidriver-
SYSGEN> /vector=%0300 PUA0
Is this procedure legitimate?
The original software was ran at NASA on a MicroVax II running VMS.
They're using Q22 bus(?) for interfacing the LSI-11 and in turn the
LSI-11 control the PUMA 's 6503 microcontrollers.
Also, what caution do we need for this procedure?
We asked this question just to make sure that we are right.
Hardware difference between NASA and ours is that we use VAX 11/750
UNIBUS.
John Llyod, if you are out there, would you please answer this
question for us? Your help is deeply appreciated!
Sincerely,
Joeseph Chin Hui Chang,
John K. Sun,
System programmer.
ARPANET: cchang@hubcap.clemson.edu
cchang@prism.clemson.edu
cchang@eureka.clemson.edu
BITNET: JSUN@CLEMSON
UUCP: ...!gatech!hubcap!scarle!{hazel,citron,amber}!johnksuncetron@utah-cs.UUCP (Edward J Cetron) (06/15/88)
1. what version of VMS? 2. What error do you get and when? 3. What type of disks on the 750? 4. Remember, PUnx is reserved for the mscp style port driver.... do a: $sho dev pu and send me the output.... 5. Since the code is Public domain, would it be possible to get a copy? We have several VMS microvaxen and at least one PUMA available... -ed cetron center for engineering design univ of utah cetron@cs.utah.edu