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Page 4 - TRADEMARKS; TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL

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 BusinessMachines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation. Sharp is ...

Page 6 - que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

3 NOM STATEMENT NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT 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 refer...

Page 7 - 250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL

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. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o co...

Page 8 - CONTENTS; Contents; Chapter

5 CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................................6 2. Introduction ..............................................................................................................7 2.1 Overvie...

Page 9 - None

6 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 1. Specifications Hardware Requirements — PC470C, PC478C: PC with a PCI slot; PC471C: PCwith 16-bit ISA slots; PC472C: PC with PCMCIAType II slots; PC473C: PC with 8- or 16-bit ISAslots Systems Supported — AS/400 ® and S/3X Diagnostics — Utility dis...

Page 10 - CHAPTER 2: Introduction; host system. This feature is possible even if one of the connected

7 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The 5250 Adapter Cards allow emulation of IBM 5250 terminals and printers onyour PC equipment. By installing these Cards, you can access the full resources ofan IBM midrange computer (such as S/36, S/38, or AS/400) by simply connectingyour PC ov...

Page 11 - • Windows; NOTE; Station Addresses; • PnP Configuration Utility.

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. NOTE The external connector on the Adapter Card provides ...

Page 13 - Software Installation; File

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. Also includ...

Page 14 - CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation; Hardware Installation; Installation Procedures; • Power off and unplug the system unit.; Do not turn; Tighten the screws firmly on the bracket.; WARNING

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 AdapterCard. Follow the instructions in that manual to do the following: • Power off and unplug the s...

Page 15 - Configuring the Adapter; Section; prior to installing the adapter.; ON

12 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE The PC should be turned off and unplugged from the wall outlet beforetwinax 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...

Page 18 - and Windows 3.1 do not contain integral PnP support, an external

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 withoutPlug-and-Play capability. The Adapter has been shipped with a ConfigurationUtility, which will allow you to select the system resources in these ...

Page 20 - CAUTION

17 CHAPTER 4: Hardware Installation The 5250 PCMCIA Adapter Card is supplied with a self-terminating twinax cableassembly. There is a small 15-pin connector which is plugged into the 5250PCMCIA Adapter Card. This connector is keyed and can only be plugged in oneway. Please observe the keying and do ...

Page 21 - PCI E; New Hardware Found; will appear in a dialog box.

18 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL The resources can also be observed by executing the GETW95C.EXE program inthe 5250CARD directory. The resource information passed from Windows 95/98to the CEM5250.VXD device driver will be displayed. Since Windows 95/98 handles assigning all the re...

Page 22 - PCI Memory Resources

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 . There will be an entry for ...

Page 23 - ). When you place the jumper in the high memory position, the card will

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 (hig...

Page 24 - memory configuration on your PCI or PCI Express adapter.; configuration; Memory; Requirements

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. Table 4-1. Advantages and disadvantages of using the high and low memor y configuration Memory Advantages Disadvantages High Mem...

Page 25 - Seven Sessions

22 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Seven Sessions The PCI Express card allows up to seven simultaneous emulation sessions to beactive (6 display sessions and 1 printer or 7 display sessions) using the Vislink v5.10software. Each session must have its own unique station address. SNA ...

Page 26 - MHz Mode

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 linespeed, allowing transfers to occur at 2 Mbps. NOTE All stations on the line must be 2 MHz capable i...

Page 27 - The enabler environment string form is:

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 onPCI cards that are using memory above 1 MB. See the PCI card memory resourcesinformation found in Section 4.2.4 . The Enabler pr...

Page 28 - CHAPTER 5: Utility Software; Start; . Enter the following at the prompt and then select; OK; Get W95 Configuration

25 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software 5.2 GETW95C Program The GETW95C.EXE program is provided on the Utility diskette to allow theoperator to get configuration information and will display the resources assignedto the Adapter by Windows 95/98. The CEM5250.VXD driver must have beeninstalled prior to executi...

Page 29 - DO NOT RUN THIS UTILITY FROM WINDOWS!; Appendix B; for more information on non-

26 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL 5.3 SETPCI Program The SETPCI.EXE program is used to configure the PCI Card to function belowand above one megabyte. This utility cannot be run under Windows 95/98/NT. Itmust be run from a DOS or Windows 95/98 boot disk. After booting from a DOS or...

Page 30 - for more information on non-interrupt mode.; Windows Device Drivers

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 inmemory (the BIOS will usually assign this to above one megabyte). Option 4: No Irq Mode (High Memory) This mode sets the PCI card to run without holding an inte...

Page 31 - There is a Windows NT

28 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL SYSTEM.INI file. The entry can also be added by using any text editor and addingthe following line to the [386Enh] section: Device=CEM5250.386 Once installed, the CEM5250.386 VxD will be loaded from the Windows startupfiles. The system must be rebo...

Page 33 - To invoke the 5250 Windows Diagnostics from Windows 95/98, click on; Uninstall Program for Windows

30 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL NOTE The MicroPlus, PnP, and PC Card adapter types are not capable of usingmemory above one megabyte, so the 16- or 32-bit diagnostics can notbe used. The 5250 Windows Diagnostics can be used in both Windows 3.x and Windows95/98 systems (not NT). I...

Page 34 - Press any key to continue

31 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software DCFG5250<ENTER> The configuration program displays the main menu at the top of the screen, andthe current configuration in a window at the bottom. Context-sensitive help is available by pressing <F1>. If the message: Cannot open cfg5250.dat Press any key to...

Page 36 - Segment Address

33 CHAPTER 5: Utility Software When Card Services is selected, the PCDD5250.SYS device driver must be loadedvia your CONFIG.SYS file, as instructed by the installation program. Note that using Card Services with any of the “Values Assigned by” selections ispreferable to using any of the hardware-spe...

Page 37 - Interrupt Level; On startup, the following screen is displayed:

34 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL Interrupt Level The IRQ item on the Hardware menu allows the selection of an interrupt requestline that will be used by the Adapter. The default value is 5. In most systems,interrupt request levels cannot be shared. 5.9 DOS Diagnostics The 5250 DOS...

Page 38 - “1” will result in the diagnostics being run once.; If option “1” on the main menu is selected,; the diagnostic tests are run once. If any; If all tests run with no errors, the message; If option “2” on the main menu is selected,; the diagnostic tests are set to loop. You; The PC must be rebooted to cancel the infinite loop.

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 ® . If option “1”...

Page 39 - See; Appendix A; for suggestions for solving problems with the Adapter.; Adapter Handler Software; To use D5250AH.EXE in place of the IBM adapter handler:

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...

Page 40 - To invoke D5250AH, enter the following at the DOS command prompt:

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 i...

Page 41 - Appendix A. Error Codes and; Common IRQ error messages:

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 correctiveactions that can be taken. The corrective action is intended to help you resolve theproblem without having to make a ser...

Page 42 - APPENDIX A: Error Codes and Conflict Resolution; No room in PC address space for 5250 RAM

39 APPENDIX A: Error Codes and Conflict Resolution For Windows 3.1 systems, use the configuration program (DCFG5250) to changethe adapter’s IRQ setting. For most DOS 5250 emulators and the IBM adapterhandler (E5250AH), you must use their configuration software or command lineparameters (for example,...

Page 43 - IBM Enhanced 5250 Emulation

40 5250 ADAPTER CARDS: HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL reserve this address space, add the following to your CONFIG.SYS files for therespective memory manager. If a different memory manager is used, find theproper syntax for excluding the space required for the Adapter Card. EMM386 (Microsoft) device=C...

Page 44 - this reads I/O location 271E and should return with

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. TheAdapter Card uses all 16 bits of the I/O address space for decoding its location.Since the Adapter Card uses all 16 bits, it’s possible for another adapt...

Page 45 - Error 5141 Link Connection Lost

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 | 0043 - Online queue data incorrect; -Diagnostics You may encounter Diagnostic error 42 or 43 above or...