Multitech ISI608PC Owner's Manual

Intelligent Serial InterfaceModel ISI608PC CardOwner’s Manual

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Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual12Safety Warnings1.Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.2.Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unl

2 - Hardware Installation13Determining Current System SettingsWhen you install a device into your computer, the processormust have a means of routing

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual14Hardware Installation ProcedurePerform the procedures in Table 2-2 to install the ISI608card(s) into your PC-ISA bus computer

2 - Hardware Installation15Table 2-2 (cont’d)Step Procedure4a The default setting for the ISI608’s base I/O address is200 hex. The default value for t

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual16Table 2-2 (cont’d)Step Procedure5 Install the ISI608 card(s) into the selected expansionslot(s) in the same manner as any oth

2 - Hardware Installation17Table 2-2 (cont’d)Step Procedure8 Turn power on to the computer and refer to themanual that was provided with the software

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Chapter 3 - ISI608 Driver Installation

Owner's ManualP/N 82033203, Revision DModel #ISI608This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without priorexpressed written pe

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual20IntroductionThe ISI608 ships with a NetWare® Loadable Module(aioisix.nlm) for NetWare Connect communication Servers,and drive

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation21 Novell NetWare Connect AIO Driver InstallationMulti-Tech Systems provides “AIO” drivers for the ISI608, sothat it can

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual22IRQ JumpersSetting IRQs consists of installing the IRQ jumper on the twopins that indicate the interrupt vector.For example,

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation23TroubleshootingProblem: I loaded the driver at the file server console, then Istarted NetWare Connect and connected a

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual24Installing the ISI608 in Windows NTThe following procedure describes how to install the ISI608 ina system running Microsoft W

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation25Table 3-1ISI608 Driver Installation for Windows NT (cont'd)Step Procedure8 Once the installation is completed, yo

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual26Removing the Driver (Windows NT)In Windows NT, go to Program Manager » click on Main »click on Control Panel » click on Netwo

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation27Table 3-3 (cont'd)ISI608 Driver Installation for SCO UNIXStep Procedure2 The main menu displays a screen with the

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual28Activating Ports in SCO UNIXThis section is for SCO UNIX computers only. SCO UNIXprovides a device database which monitors th

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation29Table 3-4Creating Device Entries with SCO's sysadmsh (cont'd)Step Procedure4 Enter the complete name of the

ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction and DescriptionIntroduction to the IntelligentSerialInterface ... 6Product Description

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual30Removing the Driver (SCO UNIX)If you find it necessary to remove the Multi-Tech Serial CardDriver, you should enter the confi

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation31Table 3-5 (cont'd)ISI608 Driver Installation for SCO XENIXStep Procedure2Custom will enable you to install the dr

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual32Activating Ports in SCO XENIXThis section can be used anytime the ports of your ISI608must be enabled for terminals (login) o

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation33Table 3-6 ISI Ports in SCO XENIX (cont'd)Step Procedure4 Enter the complete name of the first device you wantto c

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual34Removing the Driver (SCO XENIX)If you find it necessary to remove the Multi-Tech Serial CardDriver, you should enter the conf

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation355 The following message is displayed:Installation in progress. Do not remove the diskette.The following packages are a

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual36Activating ISI608 Ports on a UNIXWare SystemTo enable the ISI608 ports on a UNIXWare system (runningthe application server of

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation37The Multi-Tech Installation ScriptThis section guides you through the Multi-Tech InstallationScript for SCO and UNIXWa

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual38Table 3-9: Multi-Tech Installation Script (cont'd)Screen Explanation3 The third screen requests the IRQ value for this c

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation39The following information describes the format used in namingthe ISI608 ports:Default device name and format: ttyltty

Multi_Setup Utility... 41Multi_View Utility Installation ...

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual40Table 3-9: Multi-Tech Installation Script (cont'd)Screen Explanation7 The confirmation screen lists the values you have

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation41Multi_Setup UtilityThis section guides you through the Multi-Tech Setup Utility forSCO and UNIXWare systems. The Multi

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual42Table 3-10. Multi Setup Options (cont’d)Command-lineOptions Featuretermcap database is used to find the Onand Off escape seq

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation43Multi_View Utility InstallationThis section guides you through the Multi_View Utility for SCOand UNIXWare systems. Dur

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual44In an ideal case, there can be as many virtual screens asthere are pages of memory on the terminal. If there are morevirtual

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation45Description File FormatA description file may contain descriptions for multiple terminaltypes. Each terminal entry sh

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual46The third column specifies the escape sequence sent by theterminal to Multi_View when the key combination specified incolumn

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation47Timing SpecificationThe timing specification is the interval in tenths of a secondthat the utility waits before checki

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual48Line 3 Specifies the entry for virtual screen 1.Line 4,5,6,7,8 Describes the hot keys to switch betweenthe current and previo

3 - ISI608 Driver Installation49Some important ASCII unprintable characters and their octalvalues are listed below.SOH (^a) \001 STX (^b) \002ETX (^c)

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description

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Chapter 4 - Warranty, Service and Tech Support

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual52Software User License AgreementThe ISI drivers and firmware are licensed by Multi-TechSystems, Inc. to the original end-user

4 - Service, Warranty and Technical Support53form, in whole or in part, to others, without expressed writtenpermission of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Cop

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual54Limited WarrantyMulti-Tech Systems, Inc. (“MTS”) warrants that its productswill be free from defects in material or workmansh

4 - Service, Warranty and Technical Support55Tech SupportMulti-Tech has an excellent staff of technical supportpersonnel available to help you get the

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual56ServiceIf your tech support specialist decides that service is required,your unit may be sent (freight prepaid) to our factor

4 - Service, Warranty and Technical Support57About the Multi-Tech BBSMulti-Tech Systems maintains a Bulletin Board Service (BBS)for its customers. The

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual585. File Menu: from the Main Menu, type F: and the Filesare displayed. If you want a list of directories, type L(list director

4 - Service, Warranty and Technical Support59About CompuServe/InternetIn addition to the BBS, Multi-Tech provides support throughCompuServe's Mod

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual6Introduction to the IntelligentSerialInterfaceThe new IntelligentSerialInterface card, model ISI608, is ahardware solution for

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Appendices

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual62Appendix A - Determining Current System SettingsThis section can be used as a means of determining the baseI/O addresses and

Appendices63Table A-1 (cont'd)Determining Current Settings for SCO and UNIXWareStep Procedure5 Removing an sio deviceYou will be modifying three

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual64Table A-2Determining Current Settings for SCO XENIXStep Procedure1 For SCO XENIX, type hwconfig and press "Enter".

Appendices65Appendix B - Base I/O Address Switch SettingsThe table below provides the DIP-Switch settings for validbase I/O addresses of the ISI608. T

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual66Table B-1(cont'd)Address Switch SettingsI/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings(hex) S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

Appendices67Table B-1(cont'd)Address Switch SettingsI/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings(hex) S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual68Table B-1(cont'd)Address Switch SettingsI/O Addr. DIP-Switch Settings(hex) S1 S2 S3 S4 S5

Appendices69APPENDIX C - ISI608 Testing UtilitiesThis disk contains two files that are to be used in conjunctionwith ISI608 boards. These files are d

1 - Introduction and Description7Product DescriptionThe ISI608 is a multiport serial port expansion card whichadds data buffering on each port for enh

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual70The first step in this utility is to identify the port to be tested. Inorder for the test to function, the selected port mus

Appendices71The 608TERM.EXE program is a utility program that emulatesa terminal to test the connection from PC keyboard to ISIboard to Modem to ISI b

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual72xxxx represents the new Base IO Address value and [-Iy],where y represents the IRQ value selected. Three potentialcombinatio

Appendices73The first step in this utility is to identify the port to be tested. Inorder for the test to function, the selected port must beconnected

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual74Appendix D - Crossover Cable Wiring DiagramsThe following wiring diagrams illustrate the types of cableswhich should be used

Appendices7525-pin ISI connector 25-pin DCE deviceFigure D-4: DB25-to-DB25 straight patch cable25-pin ISI connector 25-pin DTE deviceFigure D-5: DB25-

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual7625-pin ISI connector 9-pin DCE deviceFigure D-6: DB25-to-DB9 straight patch cable25-pin ISI connector 9-pin DTE deviceFigure

Appendices779-pin ISI connector 9-pin DCE deviceFigure D-8: DB9-to-DB9 straight patch cable9-pin ISI connector 9-pin DTE deviceFigure D-9: DB9-to-DB9

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual78IndexAAbout CompuServe ... 59Address ...

Index79HHardware installation ... 12Help File ...

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual8How to Use This ManualThis manual contains both hardware and operating system(s)driver installation procedures, technical supp

ISI608PC Owner’s Manual80NNaming ISI2834/4 and ISI608 ports ... 39Novell NetWare Connect AIO Driver Installation

Index81UUnixWare ...... 34, 35UNIXWare System ...

1 - Introduction and Description9Technical SpecificationsComputer Requirements* 386, 486, or Pentium®- based PC or compatible with ISABus Architecture