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Chapter 3 - Installation

SP Series Board Installation

Installation in a Cubix Density System

  1. Configure the hardware options as described in Chapter 2.
  2. Power down the Density System or the group in which the SP will be installed.
  3. Gain access to the backplane by removing the cover from the Density System.
  4. Seat the SP into the appropriate group in the backplane and secure the board with the screw on the end bracket.
  5. Install any additional peripheral devices required in the group.
  6. Install any adapters required to provide connectors for peripheral devices such as LPT or COM2, as described later in this chapter.
  7. Connect the cables to all peripherals and I/0.
  8. Reassemble the system as necessary.
  9. Apply power.
  10. Use a monitor and keyboard to verify that the system is functioning properly. Monitor, keyboard and mouse support are provided through the Density System.
  11. Run the BIOS setup utility to configure the CMOS

SCSI Device Installation

The board is equipped with an integrated fast/wide SCSI adapter. This adapter is enabled or disabled via the Chipset option of the BIOS Setup utility and via hardware with jumper JP3. The SCSI adapter is a bus master device which gains control of the PCI bus to transfer data between the CPU memory and the SCSI devices. The I/0 base address and interrupts are set by the PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time.

A SCSI configuration utility is available on boot-up of the board. Shortly after the SCSI BIOS information displays, the configuration program can be accessed by pressing Control C. The configuration utility will allow you to scan the SCSI bus, change configuration options, and view a list of SCSI devices connected to the board.

Termination

Figure 3-1, Terminating External SCSI Devices

SCSI termination is internally enabled on the board. The SCSI connector (J9) is configured as one end of the SCSI chain.

The last device on the SCSI cable must also supply a termination load to the cable. SCSI devices not at the end of the cable must have their termination loads disconnected.

Enabling and disabling a SCSI device's termination may involve a switch or shunt setting or the installation or removal of resistive SIP or DIP packages on their circuit board. Consult the installation manual for the SCSI device to determine its termination options.

Optional Peripheral Adapter Installation

Optional Cubix peripheral adapter boards are available for VKM (Video/Keyboard/Mouse), LPT1, and COM 2. To install the adapters, follow the steps listed below.

WARNING!

MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM IS POWERED OFF AND
UNPLUGGED BEFORE BEGINNING THIS PROCEDURE.

  1. Install the Cubix adapter in a panel opening on the system. Typically, an opening provided for an empty board space is dedicated to the adapter. In this case, install the bracket next to the board that requires the adapter port and tighten the screw firmly. Alternately, if the adapter is being installed into a Cubix auxiliary junction panel, the bracket provided with the adapter should be removed. Unscrew the connector from the bracket and install the adapter into the desired panel opening.
  2. Connect one end of the provided cable to the appropriate header on the processor board. The pin-one side of the ribbon cable is marked with a colored (blue or red) stripe. Pin one on the header is labeled with a triangular arrowhead. Align the pin-one side of the ribbon cable with pin one on the header.
  3. Connect the other end of the ribbon cable to the adapter. Pin one on the adapter's box header is labeled with a triangular arrowhead. Align the pin-one side of the ribbon cable with pin one on the adapter.
  4. Plug the peripheral device's cable into the connector.

 

Ethernet 10/100 Base-T Installation

The board is equipped with an integral DEC 21140 PCI fast Ethernet controller with a RJ-45 10/100 BASE-T connector (J5) on the mounting bracket at the rear of the board. This adapter is enabled or disabled via the "Chipset" option of the BIOS Setup utility and via hardware with jumper JP2. The I/O addresses and interrupts are set by the PCI plug and play BIOS at boot time. Software drivers are provided for this controller to support PC local area networks.

Near the RJ-45 connector and visible in the mounting bracket are two sets of light emitting diodes (LED). On the lower set, the green LED will light when the interface has a valid connection to an Ethernet hub. The amber LED will light when the interface is set to 100 Mbit/s. On the upper set, the green LED indicates network activity, and the amber LED indicates a data collision on the network. These LEDs can be useful indicators of network activity.

Line Busy Installation

The Line Busy RJ-11 jack (J7) is designed to be connected to the phone line that attaches to a modem. Its purpose is the make the telephone line appear busy when the processor or modem is not ready to answer an incoming telephone call.

The Line Busy circuit is inserted in parallel with the telephone line from the PBX to the modem. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has registered this circuit for use on PBX systems only and not for direct connection to the Public Telephone Network.

The Line Busy circuit is designed to be used on rotary PBX systems to keep incoming calls from ringing on lines that will not answer. The circuit uses Data Terminal Ready (DTR) from the Cubix processor's communication port to determine whether the processor is ready for a call. If DTR is false, the circuit creates an off-hook condition on the telephone line to force the rotary PBX to bypass this extension for an incoming call. When DTR is true, the Line Busy Circuit will terminate the off-hook condition, and the processor will respond to an incoming call. The Line Busy circuit on the SP is controlled by the COM1 DTR signal. The COM2 port has no effect on Line Busy. Cubix processors assert DTR false on the reset operation. It is the responsibility of the communications application running in the processor to assert the DTR signal true.

WARNING!

The line busy circuit integrated onto the BC (J12) has been registered with the Federal Communications Commission for use on PBX's in the United States only. Use of this function outside the United States may violate local regulations and is not recommended by Cubix Corporation.

The line busy circuit complies with Part 68, FCC Rules.

FCC REGISTRATION NUMBER
2HEUSA-73508-KX-N
RINGER EQUIVALENCE O.O.B.

Line Busy Installation

  1. Connect the PBX modular telephone cable to the "Line" input of the modem.
  2. Connect the modular telephone cable from the modem's "Phone" jack to the RJ-11 jack (J7), Figure 3-2.
  3. If the modem phone jack is unavailable, a "T" modular jack can be used, as in Figure 3-3

Figure 3-2, Line Busy Hook-up with Modem Phone Jack

 

Figure 3-2, Line Busy Hook-up with Modem Phone Jack

Software Installation

Overview

To fully utilize all of the features integrated into the SP Series processors, the following software drivers and utilities are available on diskette, or can be obtained from the Cubix Customer Service Web site at: http://www.cubix.com/support

 

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