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Syntax for loading PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter:

load digi <name>

Example:

load digi SERIAL_A


Note

In AlphaStation 400 configuration use the following syntax for PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter loading:

load digi SERIAL_A irq_bus=isa


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 PCI bus.

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Configuration parameters

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

host_bus_location

Parameter

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Value

host_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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Installation of  

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DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter

  1. Install the PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter (see below for a list of supported models) DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter to some spare PCI slot of the host system
  2. Boot a Windows operating system
  3. Open “Computer Management”
  4. Select “Device Manager”
  5. In the right window select the desired physical serial adapter connected to the system, right-click the mouse button, and the corresponding menu will appear.
  6. From the menu select “Update driver…”. Windows will show “Hardware Upgrade Wizard”
  7. Select “No, not this time”, click “Next”
  8. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, click “Next”
  9. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install”, click “Next”
  10. Click “Have Disk…”. Windows shows dialog “Install From Disk”
  11. Instead of “A:\”, click “Browse” and select path to the folder in which driver’s INF file is located (typically "C:\Program Files\CHARON\Drivers\PBXDA-xxDIGI_X.X.0.XXXXX"), select “PBXDA-xx“digi_ppt_amd64.inf”, and click “Open”
  12. The “Hardware Upgrade Wizard” should have “CHARON PBXDA-xx serial DIGI adapter”. Select it, and click “Next”
  13. There will be one or two more dialogs, but they are usual for device driver installation.
  14. Reboot the host

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Mapping to

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host DIGI AccelePort PCI serial adapter

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

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In the right panel select the installed PBXDA-xx PCI serial adapter:Image Removedproper physical DIGI adapter:

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Open its property properties sheet by double-click 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

serial

PBXDA host_bus_location

=

"PCI

bus

1,

device

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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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