The Configuration section of the option menu displays the asynchronous serial ports available for the Serial Asynchronous Interface board. Table 4-1 shows the available ports.
Table 29-1 saiptest Asynchronous Serial Ports
Board Number |
Board Device |
Serial Ports |
---|---|---|
0 |
saip0 |
term/a000-a007 |
1 |
saip1 |
term/b000-b007 |
2 |
saip2 |
term/c000-c007 |
3 |
saip3 |
term/d000-d007 |
4 |
saip4 |
term/e000-e007 |
5 |
saip5 |
term/f000-f007 |
6 |
saip6 |
term/g000-g007 |
7 |
saip7 |
term/h000-h007 |
8 |
saip8 |
term/i000-i007 |
9 |
saip9 |
term/j000-j007 |
10 |
saip10 |
term/k000-k007 |
11 |
saip11 |
term/l000-l007 |
Table 29-2 saiptest Options
saiptest Option |
Description |
---|---|
Internal Test |
Performs internal loopback testing on the Serial Asynchronous Interface card(s) installed in PCI slots. You do not need to attach anything to the card(s) to perform this test. |
25-pin Loopback |
Provides full-duplex transmission and full-modem loopback testing of the serial port selected in the Serial Port section of the option menu. You must attach the 25-pin loopback plug to the serial port on the Serial Asynchronous Interface Patch Panel that is being tested. This test cannot be run concurrently with the Echo-TTY option enabled. |
Echo-TTY |
Checks the proper operation of the serial port selected in the Serial Port selection of the option menu by echoing characters typed on a TTY terminal keyboard to the TTY terminal screen. The characters you type on your TTY keyboard display on the TTY screen. NOTE: A TTY connection to the Serial Asynchronous Interface serial port requires corresponding character size se up. For example, if a TTY attachment is running with 8-bit character size, then the Char Size saiptest option should be set to 8- bits. If you do not type any characters within two minutes, this test times-out. |
Baud Rate |
Specifies the baud rate; choose 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400 baud. NOTE: The baud rate of 38400 can only be used if the Internal Test is disabled and you are testing one port at a time. |
Char Size |
Specifies the character length; choose 5, 6, 7, or 8 characters. |
Stop Bit |
Specifies the number of stop bits; choose 1 or 2 bits. |
Parity |
Specifies the selectable parity; choose none, odd, or even. |
Flow Control |
Specifies the selectable flow control; choose XOnOff, rtscts, or both. |
Data Type |
Specifies the selectable data type pattern; choose 0x55555555 (0x55), 0xaaaaaaaa (0xaa), or random. |
Serial Port |
Specifies the serial port to be tested. The available ports are listed in the Configurations section at the top of the saiptest options menu. |