PowerStar™ IV
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1. INTRODUCTION
This guide is intended for the system or network administrator
responsible for installing and monitoring a TRANSITION Networks
PowerStar™ IV. A working knowledge of AS/400™ peripheral
connections and operations, including familiarity with communications
protocols used, is assumed.
The PowerStar™ IV
The PowerStar™ IV (PSIV-2/14-11, PSIV-2/14-45) is an active star
repeater for AS/400™ and S/3x environments that can be used for
converting a twinax daisy chain topology to an unshielded twisted pair
star topology.
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The PowerStar IV is designed to support all 5250 compliant devices
operating at approximately 1Mbps.
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Host controller link can be connected either through a twisted pair
connector at the front of the PowerStar™ IV or, if one of the
optional Slide-In Cards (SICs) is installed, through twinax or fiber
connectors at the back of the PowerStar™ IV.
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Twisted pair port connections are identified, by PowerStar™ IV
model number as either RJ-11 or RJ-45 connectors.
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Separate transceiver circuitry isolates each port.
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The following pin configurations are selectable:
RJ-11 pins 3 & 4 or 2 & 5 optionally active
(factory default: pins 3 & 4 active)
RJ-45 pins 1 & 2, 3 & 6, or 4 & 5 optionally activ;
(factory default: pins 4 & 5 active).
PowerStarIV
T R A N S I T I O N
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Line Sync
Parity Error
Left Link
Right Link
Line Sync
Parity Error
Networking the PowerStar™ IV
The PowerStar™ IV distributes two host input signals from an
AS/400, Sys36, or 5x94 remote controller, over twinax, fiber, or
twisted pair media, to fourteen terminal devices. All signals to the
terminal devices are over twisted pair.
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