From: bdyke@DARWIN.SFBR.ORG (Bennett Dyke)
Newsgroups: bionet.software
Subject: QBlazer modem
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:01:53 GMT
Distribution: bionet

Many thanks to those who responded to my question about configuring 
Telebit QBlazer modems for our Sun 4.  Here is what appears to be a 
solution.
>> 
>> ORIGINAL PROBLEM
>> 
>> How to configure Telebit QBlazer modems to work on a Sun 4/670 - 
>> SunOS 4.1.2.  The modems are connected to ports ttyh9 and ttyha of 
>> a 16 port ALM-2 board.  Two 2400 baud Everex modems have been 
>> working on these ports for some time.
>> 
>> SOLUTION
>> 
>> ALM-2 ports 4-15 are not configured for modem control.  This
>> apparently does not bother the 2400 baud Everex modems, but
>> prevents the faster QBlazers from functioning.  Pin-outs for
>> the ALM-2 are shown below.
>> 
>> Two solutions appear possible.
>> 
>>         1.  Configure the modems on ports 0-3.
>>         2.  Disable DTE hardware flow control on the QBlazer (S58=0)
>> 
>> I have tried solution 2 and it works.  Relevant QBlazer settings
>> are shown below.  I plan to try solution 1 this week and expect that
>> it also will work.  The rest of the setup (building cu devices, ttytab,
>> etc) is just as described in the Sun System and Network Administration 
>> Manual.
>> 
>> Frank Lowe
>> Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research
>> San Antonio, Texas
>> 
>> internet: (flowe@darwin.sfbr.org)
>> voice:    (512) 674-1410
>> fax:      (512) 670-3316
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> ALM-2 Information:
>> 
>>                     ALM-2 RS232 Port 0-3
>>                    (25-Pin D-Sub, Female)
>> 
>>                 Pin   Signal   Pin   Signal
>>                 2     TxD      8     DCD
>>                 3     RxD      15    TxC
>>                 4     RTS      17    RxC
>>                 5     CTS      20    DTR
>>                 6     DSR      24    TxCO
>>                 7     GND
>> 
>> 
>>                    ALM-2 RS232 Port 4-15
>>                    (25-Pin D-Sub, Female)
>> 
>>                 Pin   Signal   Pin   Signal
>>                 2     TxD      8     DCD
>>                 3     RxD      20    DTR
>>                 7     Gnd
>> 
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> QBlazer - Version MA1.01
>> Relevant or non default settings:
>> 
>> E0      no echo
>> Q0/V0   send numeric results codes
>> X0      minimum result code set
>> &C1     assert DCD only when remote carrier signal is present
>> &D3     hangup and reset profile A if DTR loss
>> &R2     hardware flow control honored if enabled
>> S0=1    auto-answer after 1 ring
>> S50=0   auto speed determination modem<->modem
>> S51=4   DTE interface speed 9600
>> S58=0   hardware (RTS/CTS) DTE flow control <<<
>> S60=0   8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit data format (p8 set in gettytab)
>> S68=2   hardware (RTS/CTS) DCE flow control
>> 

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|   Bennett Dyke                                                             |
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