Have you tried just a "quick-n-dirty" serial cable with only TXD, RXD and GND wired? Sometimes trying to accommodate all those modem control lines will just lead you down the rabbit hole ... Just a thought.
Best, Sean On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Johnny Billquist <b...@update.uu.se> wrote: > On 2015-08-17 19:33, Holm Tiffe wrote: > >> 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, >> > > Since you have an error count in there, I would expect there to be > something in the error log. Might be worth checking what it says... > > Other than that, I have not tried that specific hardware, but I have seen > similar issues when DMA have been non-working. Are you sure the card is in > the correct slot? I assume you know about qbus bus continuation, as well as > the actual backplane layout, and possibly jumpers that might need to be put > one way or another depending on the type of slot, if it is a quad size > card... > > Johnny > >
