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Conference vaxaxp::alphanotes

Title:Alpha Support Conference
Notice:This is a new Alphanotes, please read note 2.2
Moderator:VAXAXP::BERNARDO
Created:Thu Jan 02 1997
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:128
Total number of notes:617

72.0. "AlphaServer 400 and DIGIBOARDS" by JALOPY::CUTLER () Thu Mar 27 1997 13:34

I've got a customer who just purchased an AlphaSERVER 400 and a DIGIBOARD (ISA)
async. interface. They want to know if anyone in Digital has configured these
boards on a 400? They use these same cards on ALPHASERVER 1000's with great 
success, but I guess the 400's don't have a ECU utility for configuring these
cards, instead use "isacfg"? I'm not familar with ISACFG, how would they go
about doing that? Any suggestions for the DIGIBOARD (it's the 8-port dumb board
with lot's of dip switches for setting address's).

Thanks in advance,

Rick C.
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72.1Contact Vendor...XDELTA::HOFFMANSteve, OpenVMS EngineeringThu Mar 27 1997 14:005
   Have the customer contact Digi -- it's a Digi product, after all.
   We have seen these boards on various systems, but Digi knows what
   they are willing to support, and what requirements they have...
   http://www.digi.com, if memory serves.
72.2PC/8 works ok in the 400STAR::KENNEYThu Mar 27 1997 14:2614
    
    	If it is the old dumb one it works fine.  I support the driver and 
    I do all the testing on a Alphastation 400.  There is a trick, in V7.1
    the isa_config.template file is gone.  They need to continue to use the 
    obsolete isa_config.dat method to get the board loaded.  Thus they need 
    a sample isa_config.dat, or isa_config.template they can edit and make
    into isa_config.dat.
    
    	We are strongly encouraging folks to no longer purchase these older
    controllers and migrate to the CXI01/DIGI Xem, EPC controllers.  The
    boards are simpler to install and offer higher data rates.
    
    
    Forrest
72.3What are the steps to get it to work?JALOPY::CUTLERThu Mar 27 1997 14:456
Kenney,

   Is there some documentation somewhere that describes the configuration
steps involved?

RC
72.4This should do itSTAR::KENNEYThu Mar 27 1997 18:2115
    
    	Yup someplace there are guidelines.  The short one below:
    
    1) Halt system and get >>> prompt
    2) Use ISACFG to add it
    3) Boot system edit isa_config.template and remove comments for
       digiboard, and make any changes needed.  Save as isa_config.dat
    4) Reboot
    
    	You should have 1 new TT device the digiboard should be TTA0.  Just
    use sysman and io connect to configure other 7 units.  That is the same
    as you had to do on 1000.  The instructions are in isa_config.template.
    
    
    forrest
72.5Thanks ....JALOPY::CUTLERSat Mar 29 1997 07:493
Thanks for the help.

RC