Introduction
This Quick Start Guide covers the key points of the
installation of the device driver software and host card for
your
UltraPort SI
product. To obtain the latest driver software,
please refer to the download section of the Perle web site.
Installing UltraPort SI cards
1.
Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the
mains supply.
2.
Remove the system cover to expose the inside of the
connector panel for host cards.
3.
Insert the UltraPort SI card you want to install into a
vacant host card slot and secure in place.
4.
Repeat steps
1.
to
3.
until you have installed all the
UltraPort SI cards you want.
5.
Replace and secure the system cover.
6.
Plug in the mains and turn on the power.
Accessing the CDROM
Windows
The CDROM will be automatically mounted a short time after
placing it in the CDROM drive. View with Windows Explorer.
Solaris
The CDROM will be automatically mounted a short time after
placing it in the CDROM drive.
SCO OpenServer
1.
Login to your system as super user, then load the CDROM
into your system CD drive.
2.
At the command prompt, type
mkdir /cdrom
.
3.
At the command prompt, type:
mount -f ISO9660 -r/dev/cd0 /cdrom
You can now browse the CDROM content using the File
Manager tool in the SCO OpenServer desktop.
SCO UnixWare
1.
Login to your system as super user, then load the CDROM
into your system CD drive.
2.
At the command prompt, type
mkdir /cdrom
.
3.
At the command prompt, type:
mount -r -F cdfs -o nmconv=c /dev/cdrom/c1b0t0l0 /cdrom
You can now browse the CDROM content using the File
Manager tool in the SCO UnixWare desktop.
Linux
1.
Login to your system as super user then load the CDROM
into your system CD drive.
2.
At the command prompt, type
mount /mnt/cdrom
.
You can now browse the CDROM content using any one of
the file browsers available for Linux.
Installing driver software
Windows 95/98
To install under one of these Windows operating systems
proceed as follows;
1.
Install the UltraPort cards you require and allow the
operating system to boot.
A new hardware pop-up message is now displayed
prompting you for a destination directory.
2.
Load the CDROM.
3.
In the popup window, select the
\drivers\ultraport\win9x\x.y.z
directory on the CDROM
and click on
OK
.
Windows NT 4
A device driver is installed with the PortDirector software,
supplied on the CDROM. To install PortDirector:
1.
Load the CDROM.
2.
Access the
\drivers\ultraport\winnt\portdirector\x.y.z
directory in Windows Explorer and double-click on
Setup.exe
.
3.
Follow the instructions on screen to install PortDirector.
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/
Server 2008
To install under one of these Windows operating systems,
proceed as follows:
1.
Install the UltraPort SI cards you require and allow the
operating system to boot.
2.
The Found New Hardward wizard opens, prompting you
for a destination directory. Click Cancel.
3.
Load the CDROM.
4.
Access the
\drivers\ultraport\w2k\x.y.z
directory on the
CDROM and double-click the
pserial-<arch>.exe
file,
where <arch> is the architecture of your Windows
machine. The UltraPort drivers will now be installed on
your system.
Solaris (Intel)
To install under Solaris (Intel) proceed as follows:
1.
Install any UltraPort SI PCI host cards into your system.
2.
Login to your system as root, then load the CDROM into
your system CD drive.
3.
At the command prompt, type
pkgadd -d
/cdrom/drivers/ultraport/solaris/x.y.z/fast-sol-x.y.z.pkg
comf
and press Enter. The UltraPort drivers will now be
installed on your system.
SCO OpenServer
To install
under
SCO OpenServer proceed as follows:
1.
Install any UltraPort SI PCI host cards into your system.
2.
Login to your system as super user, then load the CDROM
into your system CD drive.
3.
Mount the CDROM using the instructions in the
SCO
OpenServer
section.
4.
In the SCO OpenServer desktop, double click on the
System Administration folder.
5.
In the System Administration window, double click on the
software manager icon.
6.
In the Software Manager menu, click
Software > Install
New
.
7.
In the Begin Installation window, click on the
From
localhostname
button and then click on
Continue
.
8.
In the Select Media window, select the
Media Images
option then click on
Continue
.
9.
In the Enter Image Directory window, type;
/cdrom/drivers/ultraport/openserver
/x.y.z
and then click on
OK
10.
In the Install Selection window, click on the
Install
button.
11.
If you are installing other drivers, turn off the
Re-link Kernel
option to prevent an unwanted kernel link.
SCO UnixWare
To install the UltraPort SI device drivers and utilities for the
SCO UnixWare operating system proceed as follows:
1.
Install any UltraPort SI PCI host cards into your system.
2.
Login to your system as super user, then load the CDROM
into your system CD drive.
3.
Mount the CDROM.
4.
At the command prompt, enter the following:
pkgadd -d
/cdrom/drivers/ultraport/unixware/x.y.z/spd-ose5-x.y.z.pkg
spd
Linux
To install the device drivers for Linux using the source RPM
package proceed as follows:
1.
Log in to the LINUX system as root user.
2.
At the LINUX prompt, copy the supplied
perle-serial-<version>-<release>.
src.rpm
file onto your
system in the
/tmp
directory.
3.
Install the source rpm by typing the following command:
rpm –ivh perle-serial-<version>-<release>.src.rpm
4.
Build the binary RPM package for your system by entering
the following commands:
cd /usr/src/<packages directory>/SPECS
<rpm build command> -bb perle-serial-<version>.spec
5.
Install the binary RPM which was just created. Enter the
following commands:
cd /usr/src/<packages directory>/RPMS/<arch>
rpm –ivh perle-serial-<version>-<release>.<arch>.rpm
The <arch> value is the architecture of your LINUX machine
such as “i386” or “alpha”.
Note
For detailed information, see the user documentation on
the CDROM supplied with this product.
Warning
Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems.
Before installing host cards in your system, turn off the
power supply and disconnect the mains lead.
Caution
Full anti-static precautions should be taken when
handling host cards.
Note
Do not turn on the power to your system until you have
connected the distribution cable or box you are using
with this host card.
Note
Any installed UltraPort SI cards will be automatically detected
and assigned from PortDirector.
Note
Patch files previous to Version 2.0 must be uninstalled
before installing the latest version. See UltraPort Serial
Adaptors User Guide for detailed instructions for
installing using a compressed TAR file or source RPM.
Note
The <packages directory> path name in the following
instructions will be different depending on the LINUX
distribution you have installed. (i.e. Redhat will have a
“redhat” directory; Suse will have a “packages”
directory).
The <rpm build command> will change depending on the
version of the RPM utilites installed. For newer versions
(i.e. 4.2) , the <rpm build command> is “rpmbuild”. For
older versions use “rpm”.
