Equinox Systems Inc.
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04/16/99
Release Notes
for
Equinox SuperSerial DOS Diagnostic (SSDIAG.EXE)
Version 4.00
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1.0 Introduction
SSDIAG.EXE is a DOS executable program that tests any SuperSerial
hardware found in your host, including Multiport Boards, Host
Controllers, Port Modules, and Multiplexer Modules. When used
with the specified loopback connectors, virtually all elements of
the hardware can be verified. Even without loopbacks, major
portions of the hardware are verified.
Version 4.00:
o This version has been modified to fully test a maximum of three
SST PCI boards. This version also includes an enhancement to the
/M option for SST ISA boards, to display SST ISA boards' address
mapping in the window list.
Version 3.36:
o This version has been modified to accurately identify the
SST-4P/RJ and SST-8P/RJ adapters.
Version 3.35:
o This version has been modified to accurately test the USR 56K
modem in the Equinox Modem Pool and added code to correctly
identify the PC model and sub-modem from the BIOS ROM.
Version 3.33:
o This version has been modified to include minor software timing
adjustments.
Version 3.32:
o This version has included software enhancements.
Version 3.31 enhancements:
o This version of the software has included the support to test the
following products:
* Modem Pool - P/N: 990308
Version 2.20 enhancements:
o This version of the software has been modified to support the
following products:
* SST-8I/RJ - Unreleased
* SST-4I/RJ - Unreleased
* SST-16I - P/N: 990324
* SST-16P - P/N: 990326
Version 2.03 enhancements:
o This version of the diagnostic will correctly identify the
existence of a Modem Pool connected to a multi-port card,
but it will not test or exercise.
Version 2.02 enhancements:
o This version of the diagnostic has corrected an intermittent
problem with PCI/ISA bus types.
o This version of the diagnostic will not test or exercise the
EQUINOX Modem Pool P/N:990308.
Version 2.01 enhancements:
o This version of the diagnostic has been modified to support
various SST enhancements.
Version 2.00 enhancements:
o This version of the diagnostic will now support all EQUINOX
2,4,8,64 and 128 multiport boards.
o This version of the diagnostic will correctly recognize a PCI
based board, but will not test since PCI typically configures
boards beyond DOS 1 MB address space.
o This version of the diagnostic will correctly display the board
ID.
Version 1.05 enhancements:
o The following Megaport SS boards are now supported:
ISA : SSM-12I, SSM-24I
EISA : SSM-12E, SSM-24E
MC : SSM-12M, SSM-24M
Version 1.04 corrections:
o The SST-2I diagnostic will work now on 100 MHz hosts.
Version 1.03 corrections:
o MC boards whose I/O address is not 3000 will also
work correctly now.
o Hosts with eight SuperSerial boards will work
correctly now.
Version 1.02 enhancements:
o When the command-line switch "SSDIAG /M" is used to
enable manual memory mapping, the ensuing table of
16K memory windows starts at 512K instead of 640K.
o When testing ports on an SS2-I board, the loopback
wiring screen shows the pin-outs for a DB-9
connector.
Version 1.01 enhancements:
o The SST-2I and SST-4M boards are supported.
o A command-line switch ("SSDIAG /M") has been added to
enable manual memory mapping of boards during test.
Version 1.00 - Initial release.
2.0 Supported Hardware
SSDIAG supports the following SuperSerial hardware:
Multiport Boards:
PCI : SST-4P, SST-4P/RJ, SST-8P, SST-8P/RJ, SST-16P
ISA : SST-2I, SST-4I, SST-4I/RJ, SST-8I, SST-8I/RJ, SST-16I
EISA : SST-4E, SST-8E
MC : SST-4M, SST-8M
Connector Panels:
RJ-45 : CP16-RJ
DB-25 : CP16-DB
Host Controllers:
PCI : SST-64P, SST-128P
ISA : SST-64I, SST-128I
EISA : SST-64E, SST-128E
MC : SST-64M, SST-128-M
Port Modules:
RJ-45 : PM8-RJ, PM16-RJ
DB-25 : PM8-DB, PM16-DB
Multiplexer Modules:
MIM1, CMX16-RJ, CMX16-DB
3.0 Operation
The program is located in the diskette's \SSDIAG directory.
You may run it straight from diskette (type \SSDIAG\SSDIAG),
or copy it to your host and run it from there under DOS.
SSDIAG employs a graphical user interface in which choices
are displayed with one item highlighted. Use the arrow keys
to move the highlight to the desired item, then hit the Enter
key to make the selection. The Escape key cancels or returns
to the previous screen. The bottom line of each screen tells
which keys are appropriate for that screen.
The initial screen contains a list of SuperSerial boards that
SSDIAG found in your host. (These boards may or may not have
already been configured by your host software.) EISA and MC
boards are displayed with their Slot number (1 through 8);
ISA boards are displayed with their I/O Port number (200 through
3E0) as set on the boards' DIP switches.
When you select a board, its outline will appear on the screen
along with its Slot or Port number and an Address. This is
the address where the board is being tested.
If an EISA or MC board was already configured to a particular
address in Page Mode by host software, SSDIAG will use that same
address. Otherwise, SSDIAG attempts to find an available 16K
memory window between 512K and 1Meg to configure the board.
Note: If you wish to specify where the board should be mapped
during the test, run the program with the manual memory mapping
command-line switch ("SSDIAG /M"). It will display a menu of
current memory utilization, and you may choose where you would
like to map the board from among available 16K windows (see
section 3.1 for more details).
If this is the first time the board was selected, SSDIAG runs
preliminary diagnostics on its logic circuitry and RAM. (This
takes several seconds, depending upon the size of the board
and the speed of the host.) If the board had already passed
preliminary diagnostics earlier, they are skipped now and the
board is simply initialized for testing at this point.
The results of the preliminary diagnostics are displayed. If
they failed, your only option will be to return to the previous
screen. If they passed, what happens next depends upon whether
the board is a Multiport Board or a Host Controller.
Multiport Boards: For SST-4 and SST-8 boards, a representation
of a Fan-Out Cable will appear on the screen. You will be
prompted to install a 750065 (RJ-45) or 750069 (DB-25) loopback
in any port(s). (This choice depends upon the type of Fan-Out
Cable in use.) On an SST-2 board, you will be prompted to
install a 750070 (DB-9) loopback. On a Megaport SS board, you
will be prompted to install a 750010 (50-pin Telco) loopback.
When you install a loopback in a port, SSDIAG will detect its
presence and test the port's data and control signals. (This
takes several seconds.) A beep will be heard, and either "Passed"
or "Failed" will appear next to the port. (Also, green bars will
appear if it passed, flashing red bars if it failed.)
If a port failed, use the arrow keys to highlight the port,
then hit Enter. A box labeled "Expected Loopback Wiring"
will appear, and three distinct results will be reported: TD/RD
passed or failed, DTR/DSR/RI passed or failed, and RTS/CTS/CD
passed or failed. For Megaport SS boards, two distinct results
will be reported: data loopback and control-signal loopback.
You may test as many ports as you wish. The display "remembers"
the results of each test. You may re-start the port tests by
hitting the F10 key.
Host Controllers: On SST-64 and SST-128 boards, you may see the
network's topology by selecting "Modules". SSDIAG will identify
any modules on the board's expansion bus(es) and put them online.
The screen displays in real-time what modules are on the bus.
The "star" within each module on the screen represents its online
LED and will be solid if online, blinking if offline. This
display of network topology can be a powerful debugging tool in
itself.
You may use the arrow and Enter keys to select an individual
module. Now you may test the module's ports with the
appropriate loopbacks you will be prompted for: 750065 (RJ-45)
or 750068 (DB-25). (This choice depends upon the type of
module.) The module's port test is the same as described above
for Multiport boards (except colored squares are used instead of
colored bars).
If you select the "Controller" test, SSDIAG first does the
preliminary logic circuit and RAM diagnostics and displays the
results. If they passed, it will prompt you to install a 750067
loopback on the bus. As with the port loopbacks, SSDIAG will
detect when you've installed the bus loopback and proceed with
the test. (On an SST-128 board, with two buses, you will be
prompted to move the loopback to the other bus after the first
bus test is complete.) The bus test results will be displayed
after they complete in several seconds.
When you exit SSDIAG, it will re-configure any Host Controllers
your host had configured in Flat mode back to their original
Flat configuration.
3.1 Memory Window selection (using command line "SSDIAG /M")
You can select a 16K window (memory area) where to test a board by
using the command-line "SSDIAG /M". From the opening screen, select a
board to test. Following the board selection, the "Select mapping
address" screen is displayed. The display shows 16K windows in
ascending order ranging from 80000 (hex) to EC000 (hex). The display
also shows the utilization of each 16K window as determined by SSDIAG.
To "map" the selected board to a particular 16K window, move the
cursor to the desired 16K window and strike the enter key. The table
below provides descriptions of 16K window utilization types determined
by SSDIAG:
UTILIZATION
TYPE DESCRIPTION
=============== ===================================================
Available Window AVAILABE for use... NOT occupied by any
other device.
8-bit conflict? Window POSSIBLY available for use... not occupied
by any other device; however, the 128K region
(80000-9FFFF, A0000-BFFFF, C0000-DFFFF, and
E0000-FFFFF) that window resides in contains an
8-bit device. Since the SST board is a 16-bit
device, mapping the board in this 128K region MAY
affect the operation of the 8-bit device.
ROM detected Window NOT available for use... occupied ROM
RAM detected Window NOT available for use... occupied RAM
Memory conflict Window NOT available for use... occupied by some
device that conflicts with SST board's operation
4.0 Loopback Connectors
The following are descriptions for all the loopbacks used with
SSDIAG. Which one(s) you need is a function of the particular
SuperSerial products in your system. (The program will prompt
you by Equinox part number.) These loopbacks are available
from Equinox. These descriptions are included should you
ever wish to make your own.
750010 50-pin Telco Connector
Connect the following pins: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12,
13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20,
21-22, 23-24, 26-27, 28-29,
30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37,
38-39, 40-41, 42-43, 44-45,
46-47, 48-49
750065 RJ-45 Connector, 10-wire
Connect the following pins: 4-6
1-3-10
2-8-9
750067 HD-22 Connector, male, 26 pins
Connect the following pins: 4-9
5-17
6-16
7-15
8-14
13-18
750068 DB-25 Connector, male
Connect the following pins: 2-3
4-5-8
6-20-22
750069 DB-25 Connector, female
Connect the following pins: 2-3
4-5-8
6-20-22
750070 DB-9 Connector, female
Connect the following pins: 1-7-8
2-3
4-6-9
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