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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:

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Parameter

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Type

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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”:Image Removed

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In the right panel select proper physical DIGI adapter:Image Removed

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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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