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Comment: CHARON VM is introduced

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(info) Note the model of DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter for emullation of a particular model of PBXDA-xx family PCI serial adapter:

DEC PBXDA-xx adapter
Name of the device to map to
Controller
Vendor ID
Device ID
PBXDA-BADIGI AccelePort 4r 920ASIC PCI114Fh0026h
PBXDA-BBDIGI AccelePort 8r 920ASIC PCI114Fh0027h
PBXDA-ACDIGI AccelePort XemASIC PCI114Fh0004h
PBXDA-ACDIGI AccelePort XemASIC PCI114Fh0008h

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Syntax for loading PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter:

load digi <name>

Example:

load digi SERIAL_A

By default PBXDA-xx adapter uses first available PCI slot. If instead some particular slot is needed, refer to this section for details of specific placement of PCI peripherals on CHARON -AXP Virtual Machine (VM) PCI bus.

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Configuration parameters

The PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter emulation has only one configuration parameter:

host_bus_location

Parameterhost_bus_location
TypeText String
Value

Establish connection between virtual PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter and physical DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter installed on CHARON

-AXP

host (pass through mode)

Syntax:

load digi <controller name> host_bus_location="PCI bus X, device Y, function Z"

where:

ParameterDescription
"PCI bus X"PCI bus number of the host  DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter
"device Y"PCI bus device number of the host  DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter
"function Z"The "function" parameter of the the host DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter

Example:

load digi SERIAL_A host_bus_location="PCI bus 3, device 1, function 0"

 


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Mapping to host DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter

Open “Computer Management” application and select “Device Manager”:

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In the right panel select proper physical DIGI adapter:

 
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Open its properties sheet by double-clicking on the selected adapter:

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The “Location:” on the above picture gives X, Y, and Z for the "host_bus_location" parameter, for example:

set PBXDA host_bus_location = "PCI bus 1, device 7, function 0"

(warning) Non-US-EN installations of Windows may present “Location:” string in local language, but "host_bus_location" parameter requires English notation, so the words “PCI”, “bus”, “device”, and “function” must be specified in English.

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