4 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (FC 5785)

Overview

The 4 Port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter provides connections for four asynchronous EIA-232 devices using a 4-port DB-9F DTE fan-out cable. Ports are programmable to support EIA-232 protocols at a line speed of 128 Kbps.

The following figures show the adapter and cable.

Figure 1. Adapter

Figure 2. Cable

Specifications

Item

Description

FRU number

Adapter: 46K6734^*

Cable: 46K6735^*

^*Designed to comply with RoHS requirement.

I/O bus architecture

PCIe-V1.0a 1x

Busmaster

No

Maximum number

For system-specific adapter placement information, see the PCI adapter placement for machine types 82xx and 91xx.

Adapter size

PCIe 1x, short form factor

Connectors

Adapter: 68-pin SCSI

Cable: 68-pin SCSI to DB 9-pin shell

Wrap plug

42R5143

Operating system or partition requirements

If you are installing a new feature, ensure that you have the software required to support the new feature and that you determine if there are any existing prerequisites. To do this, use the IBM® Prerequisite Web site at http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf .

The adapter is supported on the following versions of the AIX® operating system:

• AIX 5L™ Version 5.3 with the 5300-07 Technology Level, or later
• AIX 6.1, or later

The AIX device package name is devices.pci.1410a803.rte.

Preparing for installation

If you are installing your operating system at this time, install your adapter before you install the operating system. If you are installing only the device driver for this adapter, install your device driver software before you install the adapter.

Installing the AIX device driver software

To install device driver software, follow the steps in Installing the AIX device driver software.

Installing the adapter

For general instructions on how to install a PCI adapter, see the Installing PCI adapters topic. Return here to verify the adapter installation.

Verifying the adapter installation

To verify that your system unit recognizes the PCI adapter, do the following steps:

1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type: lsdev -Cs pci
3. Press Enter.

A list of PCI devices is displayed. If the adapter is installed correctly, the status of available for each port indicates that the adapter is installed and ready to use. If a message indicates that any of the ports are defined instead of available, shut down your server and verify that the adapter was installed correctly.