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Conference ufhis::siemens_communication

Title:Siemens Connectivity
Notice:FTSIE Contact is Michael Eisenhut @MUC 865-1487
Moderator:UFHIS::MEISENHU
Created:Tue Aug 30 1988
Last Modified:Mon Feb 19 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:195
Total number of notes:512

159.0. "VAX to Siemens 30 , SICOM 70 revisited" by CSOA1::MOULDER () Tue Mar 16 1993 20:53


Subject: VAX to Siemens R30 and Sicom - 70.

 
I have read the numerous notes concerning Siemens R30 communication to a Vax
and would like a current appraisal of the situation.
 
I am looking to connect a set of seven Siemens R30k series computers to a Vax 
7000. From the information I have gathered from the notes conference, I assume 
the connection can be accomplished by :

 1. a 3964R controller on the Siemens (for each Siemens) Is this a hardware
    box or comm card on the Siemens or protocol ?

 2. a ??? controller on the VAX (for each Siemens). What do I need ?

 3. DECSicon or DUST3964/VMS software on the VAX. Which one

  Will either give messaging as well as file transfer capability ?  What is the
difference between DECsicon and DUST/VMS?  Who supplies this software ?

Also, a need to connect to a SICOM 70. Is this situation the sames as the
 R30's or is it different ? Of so what should be done ?

 Is a better way to go to front end the seven R30's with another Siemens 
computer (M series or other ? ) and use the front end to communicate with the 
VAX ?

Any information would be helpful .

 Regards,

 Peter Moulder @PTO or CSOA1::MOULDER
 DTN 422 - 7818
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159.1Some manufacturing softwareUFHIS::MMCCREADYMike McCready Digital-PCSWed Mar 17 1993 18:4622
    Peter
    
    From what I remember DECsicon was a software/hardware solution using a
    VAX and a KXJ11 RSX-11S coprocessor, which was done by CSS Munich. I
    don't believe this is sold any more.
    
    There is some software in the European ASSETS library ($ VTX
    ASSETS_EUROPE). Look under B for BASEstar 3964 DAS, D for DUST and V
    for VAX Simatic where you can get hold of the descriptions and the
    software. This is all for VAX/VMS. 
    
    There is also a 3964 example DAS included in the BASEstar ULTRIX kit.
    
    BASEstar is a product and the SPD's for VMS and ULTRIX are in the $ VTX
    SPD database.
            
    Most of the above software has been written for communicating to
    manufacturing devices like Programmable Logic Controllers, so it may
    not directly meet your needs for computer-to-computer communication.
    
    Mike
159.2DUST3964/VMS is a softwareCOL01::WMUELLERWolfgang M�ller [WoM]Mon Mar 29 1993 11:3934
Hi Peter,

>
> 3. DECSicon or DUST3964/VMS software on the VAX. Which one
>
>  Will either give messaging as well as file transfer capability ?  What is the
>difference between DECsicon and DUST/VMS?  Who supplies this software ?
>

first version of DUST3964/VMS has been developed 1984 at Cologne in Germany 
and is a software solution, which implements the line protocol DUST3964 [R] 
defined by SIEMENS. There are lots (100+) of installations but i do'nt know
exactly how many SIMATCs, MMC216, SICOMP R30, SICOMP M25..M80 and TELEPERM 
systems are running with DUST3964/VMS, because customers are allowed to
start it as often as they need an a single CPU without our knowledge.

DUST3964/VMS uses the standard VMS terminal handler and runs in 
combination with each terminal device, which is able to support 8 bit 
and parity [R]:

	terminal multiplexers like DHV11, CXY03 ... DHU11
	terminal servers like DS100 ... 
	line multiplexers are NOT supported (timeing of DUST3964 !)

The DUST3964 process only connects to one line, but you can start
the image as often as your application needs. 

The package has been in the former German ASSETS Library but after
the move to EADC we should rewrite the documentation, but without
money we can't work. So we sell DUST3964/VMS from Cologne or
copy it to other locations.

Regards
Wolfgang