root@blender.UUCP (Herb Peyerl) (01/01/90)
lori@hacgate.scg.hac.com (Lori Barfield) writes: >>David Krowitz (krowitz @richter.mit.edu) writes >>>gives you access to sio2 and sio3. >In article <24198@gryphon.COM> lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) writes: >>This adapter cable is supplied as standard equipment on a DN3500. >Our DN4500 didn't come with one. Our salescreature says that this is an option you have to purchase and does not come as standard equipment on ANY models... But we all know what sales- creatures are like... We can't even get them to return our calls when we want to BUY something... Has anyone actually figured out what the pinout is on this item??? I always said I was gonna sit down with an Ohm meter someday and figure it out but I haven't gotten around to it... -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- UUCP: herb@blender.UUCP || ...calgary!xenlink!blender!{herb||root} ICBM: 51 03 N / 114 05 W || Apollo Sys_admin, Novatel Communications "The other day, I...... No wait..... That wasn't me!" <Steven Wright>
pang@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Swee-Chee Pang) (01/03/90)
I have a stand alone Apollo 3500, and would like to use the Serial/Parallel board that it comes with to act like a serial line to my modem, are there programs available to do this? If not, any information as to how I may write one to do this would help. Thanx. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pang, Swee-Chee MSCS, CSD Stanford University --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The secret to life, announced tonight, or whenever convenient"
krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) (01/03/90)
The software which comes which the Apollo SPE board should create a couple of device files in the /dev directory (if it has been installed on your node, that is!). They are: /dev/spe_ddf_sio1 and /dev/spe_ddf_sio2 (or something like that). You can open these devices just as if they where (were) the regular /dev/siox lines. By the way, you are aware that the DB25 connector on the DN3500 is wired to handle 3 seperate RS232 devices, are you not? There is an adaptor cable available from Apollo's 1-800 catalog which gives you access to sio2 and sio3. -- David Krowitz krowitz@richter.mit.edu (18.83.0.109) krowitz%richter.mit.edu@eddie.mit.edu krowitz%richter.mit.edu@mitvma.bitnet (in order of decreasing preference)
lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) (01/04/90)
David Krowitz (krowitz @richter.mit.edu) writes > ...By the way, you are >aware that the DB25 connector on the DN3500 is wired to >handle 3 seperate RS232 devices, are you not? There is an >adapter cable available from Apollo's 1-800 catalog which >gives you access to sio2 and sio3. This adapter cable is supplied as standard equipment on a DN3500. If you didn't get it with your system, I'd complain to my Apollo sales rep. Michael Lampi MDL Corporation 213/782-7888 fax 213/782-7927 UUCP: {ames!elroy, <routing site>}!gryphon!pnet02!lampi INET: lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com "My opinions are that of my corporation!"
oj@apollo.HP.COM (Ellis Oliver Jones) (01/04/90)
In article <1990Jan2.220320.18360@Neon.Stanford.EDU> pang@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Swee-Chee Pang) writes: >I have a stand alone Apollo 3500, and would like to use the >Serial/Parallel board that it comes with to act like a serial line to >my modem, are there programs available to do this? I use this shell script to set up one of my DN4000's serial port so I can log in to it from a terminal emulator program on a PC. This worked when I had sr10.1, and it still works with sr10.2. I've found that going faster than 2400 baud messes up xmodem, which I use for file transfer. #!/com/sh args >/tmp/siomonit_file "-repeat /dev/sio1 -n siologin1_local /com/sh -f -c user_data/startup_sio.sh 1" xdmc "cps /sys/siologin/siomonit -n siomonitor /tmp/siomonit_file" tctl -line 1 -default -speed 2400 -dcd_enable -insync -nosync /Ollie Jones (speaking for myself)
lori@hacgate.scg.hac.com (Lori Barfield) (01/05/90)
>David Krowitz (krowitz @richter.mit.edu) writes >> There is an >>adapter cable available from Apollo's 1-800 catalog which >>gives you access to sio2 and sio3. In article <24198@gryphon.COM> lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) writes: >This adapter cable is supplied as standard equipment on a DN3500. Our DN4500 didn't come with one. ...lori
dbfunk@ICAEN.UIOWA.EDU (David B Funk) (01/06/90)
>David Krowitz (krowitz @richter.mit.edu) writes >> There is an >>adapter cable available from Apollo's 1-800 catalog which >>gives you access to sio2 and sio3. In article <24198@gryphon.COM> lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) writes: >This adapter cable is supplied as standard equipment on a DN3500. Sorry to contradict you Michael, but David's right. The 3-plex serial expander "pig-tail" is NOT standard equipment on a DN3500. It IS standard equipment on a DN4000, but an extra cost option on all newer M68k models. IE it does not come standard with DN35xx, DN45xx, or DN2500 you have to order it as an option. Dave Funk
crh@APOLLO.ENG.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Charlotte Hawley) (01/08/90)
I don't make any guarantees that this pin readout is correct.
We did this with the intention of making more cables, which we
never did.
SIO to SIO-1,2,3 split
Signal 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 20
Line 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 20
Line 2 1 12 13 14 15 7 16 18
Line 3 1 21 9 23 10 7 25 19krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) (01/08/90)
Your salesman is correct. You must purchase the cable seperately. The pinout is listed in the "Domain Series 2500 Owner's Guide", page 5-4. Here it is: Pin# Signal ==== ====== 1 ground 2 sio1 txd 3 sio1 rxd 4 sio1 rts 5 sio1 cts 7 inline resistor 8 sio1 dcd 11 sio1 p11 20 sio1 dtr 12 sio2 txd 13 sio2 rxd 14 sio2 rts 15 sio2 cts 16 sio2 dcd 18 sio2 dtr 9 sio3 rxd 10 sio3 cts 19 sio3 dtr 21 sio3 txd 23 sio3 rts 25 sio3 dcd 6 spare 17 spare 22 spare 24 spare -- David Krowitz krowitz@richter.mit.edu (18.83.0.109) krowitz%richter.mit.edu@eddie.mit.edu krowitz%richter.mit.edu@mitvma.bitnet (in order of decreasing preference)