Digital Equipment VT18X Manuel utilisateur

EK-VT18X-IN-002

VT18X

UPGRADE

AND

SYSTEM

TEST

GUIDE

First Edition, DecemblJr 1981

Second Edition,

July

1982

1981,1982

Digital Equipment Corporation

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Rights

Reserved

The material in this manual is for informational purposes

and is subject

change without notice.

Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility

for any errors which may appear

this manual.

Printed in U.S.A.

The manuscript for

this

book

was

created

on aDIGITAL

Word Processing System and, via atranslation program,

was

automatically

typeset

on DIGITAL's

DECset-8000

Typesetting System. Book production was done by Educa-

tional Services Development and Publishing

Marlboro,

MA.

@CP

/M is aregistered trademark of Digital Research, Inc.

The

following

are

trademarks

Digital

Equipment

Corporation:

DEC

net

DECUS

DECsystem-10

DECSYSTEM-20

DECwriter

DIBOL

EduSystem

lAS

MASSBUS

MINC-11

OMNIBUS

OS/8

PDP

PDT

RSTS

RSX

TOPS-10

TOPS-20

UNIBUS

VAX

VMS

CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter

1Introduction

Overview 1

Parts and Tools Required................................................................................................ 3

Chapter

VT18X

Upgrade

Kit Installation

Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5

Remove Module Access Cover

Back

the VT100..................................................... 5

Remove Top and Bottom Covers

the VT100............................................................... 5

Remove Terminal Controller Module

from

Inside VT100.................................................. 9

Check ROMs

Terminal Controller Module................................................................... 10

Install the

180 Paddle Board

Disconnect DC Power Harness

from

Front

Chassis 13

Necessary Remove Key Plug

from

Expansion Backplane.............................................

Necessary Remove Key Plug

from

DC Power Harness.................................................

Install VT1

Expansion Backplane

Card Cage..........................................................

Fasten DC Power Harness to Backplane 14

Install Card Guides............

Install RF Shield

Install Bottom Cover

Change Logo.

Install Top Cover 18

Install Terminal Controller Module 18

Install the VT 18X Control Module 18

Install New Metal Module Access Cover (Rear Shield) 20

Install RX180 Disk Unit...

Install Printer (If Available)............................................................................................... 24

Install Communications Cable 24

Reconnect Keyboard....................................................................................................... 24

Install Cable Access Cover (Wort Cover) 25

Turn Power

iii

CONTENTS (Cont)

Chapter

Special

Procedures

Introduction............... 29

ROM Removal and Installation

Word Processing Option

Chapter

System

Test

Introduction

VT18X

System Installation Test

ROM-Based Diagnostic...........

Formatting Diskettes.......................................................................................................

VT18X

Diskette Diagnostic

Booting the VT18X Diskette Diagnostic..........

Initial Test................................................................................................................ 37

Extended Test

Individual Tests

Hardware Installation Complete

Chapter

Troubleshooting

Introduction..................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting Procedure

Appendix

VT18X

Error

Messages

FIGURES

1-1

VT 18X Upgrade Kit.......................................................................................................... 1

2-1

VT100

Video Terminal

(Rear

View) 6

2-2 Removing Top Cover 7

2-3 Removing Bottom Cover.......... 8

2-4 Advanced Video Option Removal and Installation.. 9

2-5 Checking ROM Numbers

Terminal Controller Module 10

2-6 Advanced Video Option with Jumpers........

2-7 Advanced Video Option with Switches......

2-8 Installing VT

180

Paddle Board.... 12

2-9 Disconnecting DC Power Harness... 13

2-10

Remove Key Plug from Expansion Backplane..................................................... 13

2-11 Remove Key Plug

from

DC Power Harness

(on Early

VT100

Terminals) 14

2-12 Installing Expansion Backplane..... 15

2-13

Installing Card Guides 16

2-14

Installing RF Shield

2-15

Removing

VT100

Logo and Installing

VT180

Logo 18

2-16

Check Switches

VT 18X Control Module..................................................................... 19

2-17 Installing VT18X Control Module

FIGURES (Cont)

2-18

Installing

Module

Access

Cover

(Rear

Shield)

2-19

RX180

Dual

Disk

Unit

(Rear

View)................................................................................... 22

2-20

Alternatives

for

Placement

180

Disk

Units..

2-21 VT180 Cable

Connections

with One

Disk

Unit......

2-22 VT180 Cable

Connections

with

Two

Disk

Units 24

2-23

Connecting

Printer

the

VT180 25

2-24

Installing

Cable

Access

Cover

(Wort

Cover).................................................................... 25

2-25

Opening

Drive A26

2-26

VT180

Start-Up

Message

3-1 ROM

Installation..

4-1 VT180

Main

System

Menu..

4-2

Applying

Write-Protect

Tab........................................................................................... 32

4-3

the

Diskette...

4-4 CP / M

System

Program

Start-Up

Message.

4-5

Diskette

Formatting

Program

Message........

4-6

Diskette

Diagnostic

4-7

Extended

Test

Messages................................................................................................

4-8

Successful

Pass

the

Extended

Test

4-9 Individual

Test

4-10

Loopback

Connectors...

TABLES

1-1

VT100

Series

Terminals

that

Can and

Cannot

Use

the

VT18X

Option

1-2 VT100 Set-up

Features

for

VT180 Compatibility.............................................................. 2

2-1 VT18X

Control

Module

Communioation

Switches...................... 19

5-1

Installation

Troubleshooting

Procedure.............

A-1

ROM

Diagnostic

Error

Messages

and

Tests

A-2

Diagnostic

Diskette

Error

Messages..

PREFACE

This manual

provides

the

procedures

upgrade your VT100 video terminal

aVT180 personal

office computer. You

already

have

most

the

hardware

necessary

build the VT180. The VT18X

upgrade

kit

adds

adual mini-floppy

disk

unit and a

control

module

your

VT100. You are

asked

format

two

diskettes

and

run a

diagnostic

diskette

test

the installation.

Chapter

lists

the

parts

included in

the

upgrade

kit

and

the

tools

necessary

for

its

installation.

Chapter

provides

the

hardware

installation

procedure.

Chapter

lists

some

special

procedures

upgrade

your

VT100 if it already includes

the

printer

port

option

or aword

processing

option.

Chapter

provides

the

system

test

procedure

used

make sure

the

installation is

correct

and

the

diskette

formatting procedure.

Chapter

provides

some

basic

troubleshooting

procedures

help you

isolate

and solve problems

encountered

during installation.

Some

the

dialog

this

manual requires your response. That response is printed in color. The

terms

"disk"

and

"diskette"

are used interchangeably in

the

computer

dialog.

After

completing

this

manual, refer

the

VT180

User's

Guide (AA-M044B-TV) for information on

how

use

the

CP /M® software.

®CP / M is a

registered

trademark

of Digital Research, Inc.

vii

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

The VT18X Personal Office Computing Option Upgrade Kit, illustrated in Figure 1-1,

adds

the

ca-

pability

run

CP/M

application

software

the

VT100 video terminal. This

kit

adds

aVT18X con-

trol module

and

one

two

dual

disk

drives

the

VT100. The

/M compatible software and

diagnostics

come

on 13.3 cm

1/4

in)

diskettes.

7852

Figure

1-1

VT18X

Upgrade Kit

This

upgrade

and

system

test

guide provides

the

installation

procedures

upgrade

your

VT100

aVT180

personal

office computer. This guide

also

provides

test

procedure

make sure

that

the

installation

correct.

Table

1-1

lists

the

VT1

series

models

that

can

and

cannot

use

the

VT18X

upgrade

kit.

NOTE:

Before

attempting

this

installation,

make

sure

your

VT100

operating

correctly.

Specific

set-up

features

are

also

required

and

must

"saved"

in the VT100 on

power-up

that

each

feature's

setting

that

listed

in Table

1-2.

INTRODUCTION

Table

1-1

VT100

Series

Terminals

that

Can and

Cannot

Use

the

VT18X

Option'

Model

VT100-AA, -AB

VT100-L,

-N

VT100-WA, -WB

Can

Use VT18X

Option

Cannot

Use VT18X

Option

Reason

VT100-WC -

VT100-X

VT101

VT102

VT103

VT1

(VT1

X5)

VT125

VT131

VT132* *

XForeign

character

set

XXNonexpandable

XNonexpandable

XLSI-11 backplane

XLose graphics capability

XNonexpandable

XLose

block

mode and local

edit capability

,The VT180

does

not

support

the

20 mA (VT1XX-AA)

the

printer

port

option (VT1XX-AL, -AM, -AU. -AV). See

Chapter

3for

special

procedures.

"The

terminal

can

use

the VT18X

option

if it

reconfigured to a

basic

VT100. but it

loses

the

feature(s)

mentioned.

Table

1-2

VT100

Set-Up

Features

for

VT180

Compatibility

Set-Up

Feature

ON-LINEILOCAL

ANSI/VT52*

AUTO XON IXOFF

Wraparound

New Line

Power

Selection

ON-LINE

ANSI

OFF

or 50

Setting

ON-LINE light should be on

Hz;

1=50

(set

match

power

line frequency)

'The

VT180

supports

both ANSI and VT52 modes. however. the terminal must

power

up in ANSI mode.

INTRODUCTION

PARTS AND TOOLS REQUIRED

The VT18X

upgrade

kit

includes

the

following

parts.

Parts Kit

VT18X

control

module

VT180

paddle

board

VT1

expansion

backplane

Shield,

card

cage

Shield,

rear

(module

access

cover)

Cable

access

cover

(wort

cover)

Card

guides'

Cable,

16-conductor'

180

dual

disk

unit

(drives

Aand B)

BC26K

cable,

terminal-to-disk

Line

cord

Box

small

miscellaneous

mounting

hardware

Part Number

54-15152-AA

54-15150

54-13384-01

74-25604-01

74-26146

74-26145

12-12405

70-08612-0M

RX180-AB

17-00297

17-00150-01

The

following

parts

are

included

with

second

disk

unit

(order

number RX180-AE).

Part

RX180-AD

dual

disk

unit

(drives

and

BC26Z

cable,

disk-to-disk

Line

cord

Part Number

RX180-AD

17-00298

-00150-02

The

tools

needed

for

installing

the

VT18X

upgrade

kit

are

follows.

inch

nut

driver

Phillips

screwdriver,

no. 1

Flat

blade

screwdriver

Needlenose

pliers

Scriber

(pointed

tool)

Wire

cutter

(if

ROMs

must

changed)

'Included

in mounting

hardware

box

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