Hi guys, I'm fiddeling around for hours now to get an M3119-YA CXY08 Multiplexer to work in my VAX4000/300 on VMS7.3.
The Card is properly detected it seems.. Device Device Error Name Status Count FTA0: Offline 0 OPA0: Online 0 TNA0: Offline 0 TNA2: Online 0 TXA0: Online 4 TXA1: Online 0 TXA2: Online 0 TXA3: Online 7 TXA4: Online 0 TXA5: Online 0 TXA6: Online 0 TXA7: Online 0 VTA0: Offline 0 . SYSGEN> SH/CONF System CSR and Vectors on 17-AUG-2015 19:17:01.69 Name: PAA Units: 1 Nexus:0 (CI ) Name: PAB Units: 1 Nexus:1 (CI ) Name: EZA Units: 4 Nexus:2 (NI ) Name: PUA Units: 1 Nexus:3 (UBA) CSR: 772150 Vector1: 154 Vector2: 000 Name: PTA Units: 1 Nexus:3 (UBA) CSR: 774500 Vector1: 260 Vector2: 000 Name: PTB Units: 1 Nexus:3 (UBA) CSR: 760404 Vector1: 300 Vector2: 000 Name: TXA Units: 8 Nexus:3 (UBA) CSR: 760440 Vector1: 310 Vector2: 314 SYSGEN> ..and it is the first card left of the CPU in the QBUS Backplane followed from an working CQD200/TM. AThe DIP Switches are set like the standard in some CXY08 Manual, the MUX is set to DHU11 programming model. I've first tried to connect a serial line pronter with no luck so I've tried to connect a 2nd VT420 and have no luck again. I know of the meaning of the several modem control signals and how they should be wired, have connected such a "null modem RS232 device" that shorts 4 to 5 and 6+8 to 20. I've tried to copy data from a file to the lines and I have shorted 2+3 of the Muxer Pins from the line and done a SET HOST/DTE/ESC=E TXA0:,allt that ends with an timeout writing to the lines and the lines acting identically, regardles which one I try to use. $ copy SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM txa3: %COPY-E-WRITEERR, error writing TXA3:[]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM;5 -RMS-F-WER, file write error -SYSTEM-F-TIMEOUT, device timeout %COPY-W-NOTCMPLT, SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM;5 not completely copied $ sh term txa3 Terminal: _TXA3: Device_Type: Unknown Owner: No Owner Input: 9600 LFfill: 0 Width: 80 Parity: None Output: 9600 CRfill: 0 Page: 24 Terminal Characteristics: Interactive Echo Type_ahead No Escape No Hostsync TTsync Lowercase No Tab Wrap Scope No Remote No Eightbit Broadcast No Readsync No Form Fulldup Modem No Local_echo Autobaud No Hangup No Brdcstmbx No DMA No Altypeahd Set_speed No Commsync Line Editing Overstrike editing No Fallback No Dialup No Secure server No Disconnect No Pasthru No Syspassword No SIXEL Graphics No Soft Characters No Printer Port Numeric Keypad No ANSI_CRT No Regis No Block_mode No Advanced_video No Edit_mode No DEC_CRT No DEC_CRT2 No DEC_CRT3 No DEC_CRT4 No DEC_CRT5 No Ansi_Color VMS Style Input $ Depending on set term/modem or set term/printer the modem control lines are changing the level, that's ok. But I can't get a single character printed to the terminal which I have verified with an USB to serial cable already, the terminal is ok and I have an LED-Analyzer for RS232 between the RS232 Plugs.. Since I'm a total VMS Noob I now have some Questions: .. have I missed something? .. is the CXY08 bad? .. what could I try next? ...is there some diagnosting software for the CXY08 existing for VMS and if yes, where can I get it? Thanks in advance, Holm -- Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, Freiberger Straße 42, 09600 Oberschöna, USt-Id: DE253710583 www.tsht.de, i...@tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741