Preface

The Netra CP2040, Netra CP2060 and Netra CP2080, Netra CP2140 and Netra CP2160 CompactPCI boards are a crucial building block that network equipment providers (NEPs) and carriers can use when scaling and improving the availability of next-generation, carrier-grade systems.

The Netra CP2000 and CP2100 Series cPCI Boards Programming Guide is written for program developers and users who want to program these products in order to design original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems, supply additional capability to an existing compatible system, or work in a laboratory environment for experimental purposes.

In the Netra CP2000 and CP2100 Series cPCI Boards Programming Guide, references are made to the Netra CP2000 board series and the Netra CP2100 board series. For the purpose of this book, the CP2000 board series refers to CP2040, CP2060 and CP2080 boards and the CP2100 board series currently includes the CP2140 and CP2160 boards.

Before You Read This Book

You are required to have a basic knowledge of computers and digital logic programming , in order to fully use the information in this document.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides details on the Netra CP2000 board and the CP2100 board series watchdog timer driver and its operation.

Chapter 2 describes the user flash driver for the Netra CP2000 board series and the CP2100 board series onboard flash PROMs and how to use it.

Chapter 3 describes the specific Advanced System Management (ASM) functions of the Netra CP2000 board series and the CP2100 board series.

Chapter 4 describes how to program the User LED on the Netra CP2100 board series.

Chapter 5 describes how to create applications that can identify and control hardware devices connected to Netra CP2100 series board-controlled systems.

Chapter 6 describes how to use Reconfiguration Coordination Manager scripts to automate certain dynamic reconfiguration processes for the Netra CP2100 board series.

Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment

Other software documentation that you received with your system

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

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Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Application	Title	Part Number
Reference and Installation	Netra CP2060/CP2080 Technical Reference and Installation Manual	806-6658-xx
Reference and Installation	Netra CP2040 Technical Reference and Installation Manual	806-4994-xx
Reference and Installation	Netra CP2140 Technical Reference and Installation Manual	816-4908-xx
Reference and Installation	Netra CP2160 CompactPCI Board Installation and Technical Reference Manual	816-5772-xx

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