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1 TRADEMARKS TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. AS/400, IBM, and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
2 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND CANADIAN DEP ARTMENT OF COMMUNICA TIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, us.
3 NOM STATEMENT NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.
4 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.
5 CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................................6 2. Introduction ..........................................................................
6 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 1. Specifications Hardware Requirements — PC470C, PC478C: PC with a PCI slot; PC471C: PC with 16-bit ISA slots; PC472C: PC with PCMCIA Type II slot.
7 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The 5250 Adapter Cards allow emulation of IBM 5250 terminals and printers on your PC equipment. By installing these Cards, you can access the full resources of an IBM midrange computer (such as S/36, S/38, or AS/400) by simply connecting your PC over twinaxial cable.
8 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 2.3 What’ s Included • 5250 Adapter Card. • Auto-terminating twinaxial cable assembly (this connects the twinax cables to the Adapter Card). • Windows ® Utility diskette. • This user’s manual.
9 CHAPTER 2: Introduction If you’re using Windows 95 or 98, which supports PnP devices, no external Configuration Utility is needed. If you’re using MS-DOS or Windows 3.1, then a Configuration Utility can be implemented as an application program. The Configuration Utility of a PnP system is usually supplied by the computer manufacturer.
10 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 3. Software Installation Before installing the Adapter, please install the included Windows Utility diskette. This diskette contains the 5250 Windows Configuration Utility, Enabler, Diagnostics, and Adapter Handler in a compressed format.
11 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation 4. Hardware Installation 4.1 Installation Procedures 4.1.1 I NSTALLING THE A DAPTER C ARD Your PC manual contains instructions for installing options such as this Adapter Card. Follow the instructions in that manual to do the following: • Power off and unplug the system unit.
12 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE The PC should be turned off and unplugged from the wall outlet before twinax cables are connected or disconnected. 4.2 Configuring the Adapter 4.2.1 5250 ISA A DAPTER C ARD (PC473C) If you are installing this adapter in a Plug-and-Play computer, please read Section 4.
13 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation 4.2.1.2 Plug-and-Play Environments This section describes the installation and configuration requirements for using the Adapter Card in a Plug-and-Play (PnP) compatible system.
14 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Windows 95/98 will then configure the hardware, and display the hardware settings. Make a note of the hardware settings if you plan on using any third-party software. You will have to reboot Windows 95/98 in order for the new configuration to work.
15 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation 4.2.2.3 Non-Plug-and-Play Systems (Legacy PCs) The 5250 Plug n Play Adapter Card can be configured in older PCs without Plug-and-Play capability. The Adapter has been shipped with a Configuration Utility, which will allow you to select the system resources in these systems.
16 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL When starting Windows 95/98, the operating system checks for any new hardware devices. The first time Windows 95/98 is started after the 5250 Plug n Play Adapter Card has been installed, the message New Hardware Found will appear in a dialog box.
17 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation The 5250 PCMCIA Adapter Card is supplied with a self-terminating twinax cable assembly. There is a small 15-pin connector which is plugged into the 5250 PCMCIA Adapter Card. This connector is keyed and can only be plugged in one way.
18 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL The resources can also be observed by executing the GETW95C.EXE program in the 5250CARD directory. The resource information passed from Windows 95/98 to the CEM5250.VXD device driver will be displayed.
19 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation To observe the resources assigned by Windows 95/98 for the adapter, click on Start , then Settings , then Control Panel , and then double-click on System . Click on the Device Manager Tab , then double-click on 5250 Emulation Adapters .
20 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Figure 4-2. Memor y jumper on the PCI Express Card. You can place the jumper either on the upper two pins or the lower two pins (see Figure 4-3 ). When you place the jumper in the high memory position, the card will function anywhere in memory (high or low).
21 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation Table 4-1 describes the advantages and disadvantages of using the high and low memory configuration on your PCI or PCI Express adapter.
22 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Seven Sessions The PCI Express card allows up to seven simultaneous emulation sessions to be active (6 display sessions and 1 printer or 7 display sessions) using the Vislink v5.10 software. Each session must have its own unique station address.
23 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation 2 MHz Mode 2 MHz mode increases the rate at which data is transferred on the twinax line. Normally, data is transferred at 1 Mbps, but the 2 MHz mode doubles the line speed, allowing transfers to occur at 2 Mbps. NOTE All stations on the line must be 2 MHz capable in order for this function to work.
24 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 5. Utility Software 5.1 Enabler Program This program is primarily used for Windows 3.x applications. It will not work on PCI cards that are using memory above 1 MB. See the PCI card memory resources information found in Section 4.
25 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software 5.2 GETW95C Program The GETW95C.EXE program is provided on the Utility diskette to allow the operator to get configuration information and will display the resources assigned to the Adapter by Windows 95/98. The CEM5250.
26 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 5.3 SETPCI Program The SETPCI.EXE program is used to configure the PCI Card to function below and above one megabyte. This utility cannot be run under Windows 95/98/NT. It must be run from a DOS or Windows 95/98 boot disk.
27 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software Option 3: Irq Mode (High Memory) This mode sets the PCI card to run with an interrupt, and to run anywhere in memory (the BIOS will usually assign this to above one megabyte).
28 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL SYSTEM.INI file. The entry can also be added by using any text editor and adding the following line to the [386Enh] section: Device=CEM5250.386 Once installed, the CEM5250.386 VxD will be loaded from the Windows startup files.
29 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software Figure 5-1. 5250 diagnostics (16 bit). This diagnostics utility uses the 5250 Enabler program to gain access to the 5250 emulation card. The enabler program will not work on a PCI card using memory above one megabyte, so the 16-bit diagnostics will fail, however the 32-bit diagnostics program will run properly.
30 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE The MicroPlus, PnP, and PC Card adapter types are not capable of using memory above one megabyte, so the 16- or 32-bit diagnostics can not be used. The 5250 Windows Diagnostics can be used in both Windows 3.
31 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software DCFG5250<ENTER> The configuration program displays the main menu at the top of the screen, and the current configuration in a window at the bottom. Context-sensitive help is available by pressing <F1>. If the message: Cannot open cfg5250.
32 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL values selected to be programmed into the PC471C’s non-volatile memory. In the Fixed Resource Mode, a PnP system will not be able to move the board’s resources and will assign the fixed values programmed in the adapter’s non-volatile memory.
33 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software When Card Services is selected, the PCDD5250.SYS device driver must be loaded via your CONFIG.SYS file, as instructed by the installation program.
34 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Interrupt Level The IRQ item on the Hardware menu allows the selection of an interrupt request line that will be used by the Adapter. The default value is 5. In most systems, interrupt request levels cannot be shared.
35 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software “1” will result in the diagnostics being run once. “2” will result in the tests being run a user-specified number of times. (This mode is useful when searching for an intermittent problem.) “3” exits the diagnostic program and returns control to MS-DOS ® .
36 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE The tests may also be canceled when an error is detected by entering a “C.” The test will then ask you whether to run the online tests, as in option “1” above; however, it asks before the tests start, and only once, not on each pass of the tests.
37 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software To invoke D5250AH, enter the following at the DOS command prompt: D5250AH [/U] [/?] The items in the brackets are optional parameters. The brackets themselves are not entered. The parameter U may be entered in upper or lower-case letters; parameter values are entered in hexadecimal notation.
38 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Appendix A. Error Codes and Conflict Resolution The following list describes the most common error codes and possible corrective actions that can be taken. The corrective action is intended to help you resolve the problem without having to make a service call.
39 APPENDIX A: Error Codes and Conflict Resolution For Windows 3.1 systems, use the configuration program (DCFG5250) to change the adapter’s IRQ setting. For most DOS 5250 emulators and the IBM adapter handler (E5250AH), you must use their configuration software or command line parameters (for example, E5250AH /L7).
40 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL reserve this address space, add the following to your CONFIG.SYS files for the respective memory manager. If a different memory manager is used, find the proper syntax for excluding the space required for the Adapter Card.
41 APPENDIX A: Error Codes and Conflict Resolution A.1.3 I/O C ONFLICTS Many older PC adapters only use 10 address bits for decoding I/O space. The Adapter Card uses all 16 bits of the I/O address space for decoding its location.
42 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL A.2 Miscellaneous Problems A.2.1 T WISTED P AIR OR F AULTY C ABLE P ROBLEMS Error 5141 Link Connection Lost; -PC Support & CA/400 Error 0042 | 0.
43 APPENDIX B: Non-Interrupt Mode Appendix B. Non-Interrupt Mode The Adapter normally uses one of the PC’s Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) for optimum performance. However, the Adapter may be configured to operate without using an IRQ. This non-interrupt mode is valuable for PCs that have no free IRQs.
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