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- █▀▀█ ╔═╡ Help Document #5 ╞══════════════════════╗
- █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀█ ║ TOPIC: RoboBOARD/FX & DigiBOARD ║
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- ▄▄▄▄▄▄█ █▄▄▄▄▄▄ ║ REVISED: October 26th, 1993. (Rel #1) ║
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- Copyright (c) 1993, Hamilton TeleGraphics Inc.
- RoboBOARD and TEL-FX are trademarks of Hamilton TeleGraphics Inc.
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- Welcome to the RoboBOARD technical notes. These notes are provided
- for your benefit to help you trouble shoot your problems and provide
- you with a broader understanding of RoboBOARD/FX.
-
- This document as well as others written by HTG are revised regularly.
- If you do not find a solution to your problem in this document, call
- the RoboBOARD WORLD HQ BBS and check for a newer version, or call us
- on our Tech line at 819-682-6670.
-
- All RoboBOARD/FX Technical notes are dated and given a release number
- to aid you in your quest for current information.
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ About The DigiBOARD ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- Installing a DigiBOARD with RoboBOARD/FX is fairly easy, however it
- requires that you follow a few simple steps. The main focus of this
- particular Document is the DigiBOARD PC/8i. However other boards have
- very similar installation the PC/8i has a large 64k addressing space
- WE MUST think about.
-
- This document briefly covers these steps and shows some sample screen
- captures from the DigiBOARD XIDOSCFG program to help you through your
- installation.
-
- Most if not all of the information contained in this text file can be
- found (along with other helpful information) in your DigiBOARD manuals.
- These manuals should be kept at hand.
-
- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ Installing the DigiBOARD ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- There are a few things that should be done when installing your
- DigiBOARD. First you should find a nice open slot toward the outside
- of your case. This will prevent air from being blocked from other cards
- due to the massive size of the DigiBOARD PC/8i.
-
- The first thing to do is convert your PC/8i DigiBOARD from a 128K
- board to a 64K board. This sounds like a loss, however it is an
- impossibility for a Dos machine to address this much memory. However
- we can usually address 64K without problems. DigiBOARD has also
- found ways to do this same process in just 8K of memory, but this
- is not available in all cards yet.
-
- To convert to a 64K window you must have pins 2 & 3 of JUMPER J2
- bridged, and Jumpers 2 & 3 of JUMPER J3 bridged.
-
- The next thing to do is set DIP SWITCH bank 1 (or DS1 in you DigiBOARD
- manual). First lets set switches 1-8, which configure the memory
- segment your DigiBOARD will use. This is very important that nothing
- else use this segment (for more info consult DigiBOARD's manual or
- tech support). We suggest setting this address to D000, this is usually
- free. If you are using QEMM386 or EMM386 (and likely you are) you will
- have to add:
-
- X=D000-DFFF
-
- to the command line in your CONFIG.SYS. Re-Run OPTIMIZE or MEMMAKER to
- account for this change. You will also have to select an I/O address
- we suggest the default at 200h, this is usually very sufficient. The
- following examples show the settings for dips 1-8 (segment selection)
- and 9-11 (I/O address):
-
- ╔═╡DS1 (SW 1-8)╞══════════╗ ╔═╡DS1 (SW 9-11)╞═════════╗
- ║ ║ ║ ║
- ║ ┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐ ║ ║ ┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐ ║
- ║ │▀│▄│▀│▀│▄│▄│▄│▄│▒│▒│▒│ ║ ║ │▒│▒│▒│▒│▒│▒│▒│▒│▀│▀│▄│ ║
- ║ └─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘ ║ ║ └─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘ ║
- ║ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B ║ ║ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B ║
- ║ ║ ║ ║
- ║ Set the memory segment ║ ║ Set I/O port address ║
- ║ to D000 ║ ║ to 200h ║
- ╚═════════════════════════╝ ╚═════════════════════════╝
-
- Next select an open interupt for your DigiBOARD PC/8i. Usually 5
- is a good choice because it is usually unused and is closest to
- interupt 0 (therefor faster). Here is a list of common Interupt
- uses on most PC computers:
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- IRQ 0 - System Time
- IRQ 1 - Keyboard
- IRQ 2 - Cascades to IRQ 9 on most PC's (may be open).
- IRQ 3 - COM2/COM4 handler
- IRQ 4 - COM1/COM3 handler
- IRQ 5 - LPT2 (likely doesn't exist and is Free)
- IRQ 6 - Floppy Disk
- IRQ 7 - LPT1 (May exist or be a Sound Card).
- IRQ 8 - Real-Time Clock
- IRQ 9 - Redirect from IRQ 2
- IRQ 10 - Reserved * in other words free to play with
- IRQ 11 - Reserved * likely open.
- IRQ 12 - Reserved * likely open.
- IRQ 13 - Math Co-pro * Only on machines with Co-Pro.
- IRQ 14 - HD controller
- IRQ 15 - Reserved * likely open.
-
- After you have selected an IRQ we must set it on the DigiBOARD. You
- can set the IRQ using DIP SWITCH bank 2 (or DS2 in the DigiBOARD
- manual). The following example shows the setting for IRQ 5:
-
- ╔═╡DS2╞═════════════╗
- ║ ║
- ║ ┌─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┬─┐ ║
- ║ │▀│▀│▄│▀│▀│▀│▀│▀│ ║
- ║ └─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘ ║
- ║ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Select IRQ 5 ║
- ╚═══════════════════╝
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ Main XIDOS Config ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- This screen shot is from the main XIDOSCFG screen, on it you can see
- the settings for a DigiBOARD configured as suggested above, if you have
- problems making these changes yourself, please consult the DigiBOARD
- manuals or DigiBOARD technical support:
-
-
- DigiCHANNEL CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
-
- Board Type Window Memory I/O IRQ # Brd Start Driver
- # Size Window Port # Chnls Chnl# Support
- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
- 1 PC/Xi 64k D0000h 0200 5 8 1 EBIOS
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Configuration Selections : Use Arrow Keys
- Q)uit C)hannel Parameters O)ptions A)dd Board R)emove Board
-
- Enter Selection :
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ Channel Parameters (Port Settings) ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- The following shows the port options for a DigiBOARD PC/8i set up for
- 8 14400bps modems. Notice the flow control. Setting Baud to 19200 will
- barely effect modem throughput and may be suggested.
-
-
- BOARD 1 PARAMETERS
- CHANL BAUD MODE RX FLOW TX FLOW
- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
- 1 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 2 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 3 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 4 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 5 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 6 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 7 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
- 8 38400 8,N,1 RTS/DTR DSR/CTS
-
- Q)uit S)et All Use Arrow Keys
- Select Parameter :
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ Channel Parameters (Flag Settings) ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- Make sure the Character ready flags are on:
-
-
- Board 1 Character Ready Flag Status
-
-
- Chnl 1 : Enabled Chnl 2 : Enabled
- Chnl 3 : Enabled Chnl 4 : Enabled
- Chnl 5 : Enabled Chnl 6 : Enabled
- Chnl 7 : Enabled Chnl 8 : Enabled
-
-
- Change :
-
- T)oggle One Channel E)nable All Channels D)isable All Channels Q)uit
-
- Enter Selection :
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║▒▒▒▒ Closing ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- This should get you started with your DigiBOARD PC/8i or other DigiBOARD
- products. RoboBOARD/FX has been tested with the PC/8i and PC/2i series
- DigiBOARDs. In both cases the Boards and RoboBOARD/FX ran flawlessly and
- excellently.
-