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CHARON-VAX console ports can be configured to connect to an external terminal via the host system COM/TTY port or can be connected via TCP/IP.

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rts

Parameter

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rts[<line>]
TypeText string
Value
  • "On" - assert RTS (Request To Send) signal
  • "Off" - clear RTS signal (default)
  • "DTR" - assert RTS signal as soon as DTR signal is asserted

dsr

Parameterdsr[<line>]
TypeText string
Value
  • "On" - always reports DSR signal asserted
  • "Off" - always reports DSR signal deasserted
  • "DSR" - use DSR signal of physical serial line (if configured)
  • "CD", "DCD", "RLSD" - use CD (carrier detect) signal of physical serial line (if configured)
Info
This parameter is applicable only for line "2" of QUART.

communication

Parametercommunication[<line>]
TypeText string
Value
  • "ASCII" - for connection to terminals  (default)
  • "BINARY" - for serial lines carrying binary (packet) protocols, which are used mainly for communicating with PLCs

line

Parameterline[<line>]
TypeIdentifier
ValueThis parameter is used to connect a particular serial line interface to the controller. See below for details.

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The multiplexers offer the following configuration parameters, specified with the "set" command:

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address

Parameteraddress
TypeNumeric
Value

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Specifies CSR address. The address must be valid QBUS 22-bit wide address in I/O space.Default values are 017760440 for DHV11-family controllers and 017760100 for DZV11/DZQ11, which are the factory settings for asynchronous serial line multiplexers.

Warning
 This parameter is not applicable to DHW42-xx serial line controllers

vector

Parametervector
TypeNumeric
Value

Specifies interrupt vector.Default value is 0300 which is the factory setting for asynchronous serial line multiplexers.

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Warning
 This parameter is not applicable to DHW42-xx serial line controllers

line

Parameter

line[N] 

N=0…3(7,15)

TypeIdentifier
ValueSpecifies a name of the serial line interface object in configuration to which the N-th line of the multiplexer is connected. See below for details.

communication

Parameter

communication[N] 

N=0…4(7,15)

TypeText String
Value
  • "ASCII" - for connection to terminals  (default)
  • "BINARY" - for serial lines carrying binary (packet) protocols, which are used mainly for communicating with PLCs

rts

Parameter

rts[N]

N=0…3(7,15)

TypeText String
ValueControls RTS signal of the Nth line of the multiplexer. 

  • "On" - assert RTS (Request To Send) signal
  • "Off" - clear RTS signal (default)
  • "DTR" - assert RTS signal as soon as DTR signal is asserted
When left blank (initial state), the level of the RTS signal is as requested by the VAX software.

dsr

Parameter

dsr[N]

N=0…3(7,15)

TypeText String
Value
  • "On" - always reports DSR signal asserted
  • "Off" - always reports DSR signal deasserted
  • "DSR" - use DSR signal of physical serial line (if configured)
  • "CD", "DCD", "RLSD" - use CD (carrier detect) signal of physical serial line (if configured)
Info
This parameter is applicable only for DZV11 and DZQ11 serial lines controllers

tx_q_max_depth

Parameter

tx_q_max_depth[N]

N=0…3(7,15)

TypeNumeric
Value

Specifies depth of the TX FIFO for the N-th line of the multiplexer. Possible values are 1…1000, initially it is set to 1 to properly represent the hardware limitation of certain multiplexers. Values greater than 1 improve transmission rate of corresponding line, but break correspondence to the original hardware.

Info
This parameter is applicable only for DHV11 serial lines controller

 

To load several instances of Qbus multiplexers, use the "address" and "vector" parameters. Both "address" and "vector" parameter values must be unique for every instance of a QBUS multiplexer.Read the VAX hardware documentation and the VM system management documentation to understand how to correctly assign the "address" and "vector" parameters. 

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Example of loading 2 instances of DHV11

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load DHV11/DHV11 TXA address=017760440 vector=0300
load DHV11/DHV11 TXB address=017760460 vector=0310

 

Example of loading DHW42CA

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load DHW42CA/DHV11 TXA
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TypeFunction
physical_serial_lineThis type of mapping associates some TTY port on host system with an emulated VAX serial line controller virtual "line".The TTY port can be physical hardware port or a logical TTY port.
virtual_serial_lineThis type of mapping associates a network connection on the host system with an emulated VAX serial line controller virtual "line"
operator_consoleThis type of mapping associates the current TTY console with the OPA0 console port (if CHARON-VAX does not run as service)


Example:

load physical_serial_line OPA0


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physical_serial_line

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line

Description
Parameterline
Type
lineText string
ValueA defined TTY port on host system:
  • "/dev/tty<N>" - virtual serial lines
  • "/dev/ttyS<N>" - onboard serial lines
  • "/dev/ttyUSB<N>" - modem or usb serial lines adapters

baud

Parameterbaud
TypeNumeric
Value

Forces the baud rate of the corresponding TTY port to a specified value.The variety of supported values depends on the underlying physical communication resource (TTY port). The most widely used values are: 300, 1200, 9600, 19200, 38400.

Example:

set OPA0 baud=38400

break_on

Parameterbreak_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over the physical serial line will trigger a HALT command.This parameter works only for the console line (for the one UART line and "line[3]" of QUART).Specify the following values: "CrtlCtrl-P", "Break" or "none" ("none" disables triggering HALT condition).

Example:

set OPA0 break_on="CrtlCtrl-P"

The default value is "Break" for line 3 of QUART and "none" for other lines.

stop_on

Parameterstop_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over the physical serial line will trigger a STOP condition. The STOP condition causes CHARON-VAX to exit.Specify the value as the following: “F6” or “none” ("none" disables triggering STOP condition).

Example:

set OPA0 stop_on="F6"

The default value is "none".

Setting "F6" triggers the STOP condition upon receipt of the "<ESC>[17~" sequence. Terminals usually send these sequences on pressing F6 button

log

Parameterlog
TypeText string
Value

A string specifying a file name to store content of console sessions or a directory where log files for each individual session will be stored.If an existing directory is specified, CHARON-VAX automatically enables creation of individual log files for each session. If the "log" parameter is omitted, CHARON-VAX does not create a console log.

Examples:

set OPA0 log=”log"log.txt”txt"
set OPA0 log=
”
"/opt/charon/logs"

Example of mapping a console line to an onboard serial line

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load physical_serial_line OPA0
set OPA0 line="/dev/ttyS1"


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virtual_serial_line

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host

host
Parameterhost
Type
Description
Text string
Value

A remote host’s IP address or a host name (and optional remote TCP/IP port number) for the virtual serial line connection. If omitted, the virtual serial line does not initiate a connection to the remote host and will listen for incoming connection requests.Specify the value in the following form:

set OPA0 host="<host-name>[:<port-no>]"

If "<port-no>" is not specified, the virtual serial line uses the TCP/IP port number specified by the "port" parameter (see below).

port

Parameterport
TypeNumeric
ValueTCP/IP port number for the virtual serial line. A virtual serial line always listens on this port for incoming connection requests.

break_on

Parameterbreak_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over virtual serial line must trigger HALT command.This parameter works only for console line (for CHARON-VAX it is the only line of UART and the "line[3]" of QUART).Specify the following values: "CrtlCtrl-P", "Break" or "none" to disable triggering HALT condition.

Example:

set OPA0 break_on="CrtlCtrl-P"

The default value is "Break" for line 3 of QUART and "none" for other lines.

stop_on

Parameterstop_on
TypeText string
Value

Specifies what byte sequences received over the virtual serial line will trigger a STOP condition. The STOP condition causes CHARON-VAX to exit.Specify the value as the following: “F6” or “none” ("none" disables triggering STOP condition).

Example:

set OPA0 stop_on="F6"

The default value is "none".Setting "F6" triggers the STOP condition upon receipt of the "<ESC>[17~" sequence.

log

Parameterlog
TypeText string
Value

A string specifying a file name to store content of console sessions or a directory where log files for each individual session will be stored.If an existing directory is specified, CHARON-VAX automatically enables creation of individual log file for each session. If the "log" parameter is omitted CHARON-VAX does not create any console log.

Examples:

set OPA0 log=”log"log.txt”txt"
set OPA0 log=
”
"/opt/charon/logs"

Example of mapping a console line to an onboard serial line

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load virtual_serial_line OPA0
set OPA0 port=10003 stop_on="F6"

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Note that the examples above are mainly used for inter-CHARON communications. They are used to connect CHARON-VAX to an application that communicates to CHARON-VAX as described below. 

Example of two CHARON systems connected to each other:

On host "A":

load virtual_serial_line/chserial TXA0 port=5500 host="B"

 

On host "B":

load virtual_serial_line/chserial TXA0 port=5500 host="A"

 

On two hosts executing CHARON-VAX, the two TXA0 lines connect to each other, thus creating a "serial" cable between the two emulated VAXes. The sequential order in which the instances of CHARON-VAX are started makes no difference. 

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operator_console

 

Description
ParameterType
Parametersbreak_on, stop_on
TypeText string
Value

These two parameters are hardcoded to the following values and cannot be changed:

stop_on="F6"
break_on="Ctrl-P,F5"

 

Example:

load operator_console OPA0

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"ttyY" notation specifics

Note that the "ttyY" notation can have different forms depending on the nature of the device used:

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Linking serial controller port to host connection

The final step of CHARON-VAX serial line configuration is the association of each loaded serial port with a CHARON-VAX host connection instance as follows:

set <serial controller instance name> line[<line number>]=<serial line instance name>


Example:

set quart line[0]=TTA0


This command connects the first serial line ("line[0]") of a "QUART" serial line controller to a CHARON-VAX connection instance named "TTA0". As explained earlier, TTA0 may be a virtual serial line connected to port, or a physical serial line connected to host serial port or virtual terminal. In an example below, the command connects the sixth serial line of a previously loaded controller (named "TXA") to "TTA1". "TTA1" could be defined, for example, as a physical serial line connected to COM/TTY port:

 

set TXA line[5]=TTA1
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