MAC - SciNet (PTOP)
Hardware
Installation & Configuration
Follow this procedure to install
the LANC/Macintosh expansion card:
- Switch off your computer and
all other devices.
- For further safety, unplug
your computer's power cord.
- Remove the computer lid.
- Choose the expansion slot you
wish to use, and remove the metal shield
protecting the slot opening.
You can use any free slot.
- Push out the plastic cover.
Use a blunt object such as your thumb or the
eraser end of a pencil.
- Remove the card carefully from
its protective antistatic bag.
- Slide the card down into the
slot.
Align the connector on the bottom of the card,
and push the card down firmly to make a good
connection.
- Attach the cables to their
connectors.
Attach the Ethernet transceiver cable (or the
external transceiver with twisted pair cable) to
the 15-pin connector. Attach the Cheapernet cable
to the BNC connector.
- If you wish to check that the
expansion card is inserted and connected
correctly, check the card's LEDs.
To check the LEDs, turn on the computer and watch
for the following
- After the computer is
switched on, the DGN (diagnostics) LED should
light for approximately 20 seconds and the
other LEDs should blink occasionally.
- When the DGN LED goes off,
the ETR(Ethernet) or CPR (Cheapernet) LED
will light, according to the type or line
connected to the card.If you are using the
Ethernet transceiver cable or an external
transceiver the ETR LED will be lit.
- Close the computer's lid.
Performing User Diagnostics with
TestLANC
The Diagnostic program tests:
- The LANC board.
- The network to which the board
is connected.
Important: Before
using the diagnostic program, exit from any SciNet/Lan
application. After diagnostic testing, reboot before
entering any SciNet/Lan application.
To enter the diagnostics program,
double click the Test LANC icon. This is located
together with your SciNet files. The LANC Verification
Test window is displayed.
Click Start to begin
testing. A sequence of independent checking routines is
activated.
Upon completion of testing, the
results are displayed as either Pass or Fail.
If you receive a fail result for
the board test, notify your engineer.
The most common reasons are the
following:
- The LANC board is faulty.
- The LANC board is not inserted
correctly.
If the network test fails, check
all connections throughout the network.
The table below describes the
buttons in the LANC Verification Test window.
| LANC
VERIFICATION TEST BUTTONS |
| Button |
Description |
| Start |
Begins
testing all components. |
| Continue |
Continues
testing following pause. |
| Save |
Results
Writes results to text file for service engineer. |
| Help |
Displays
help screen. |
| Quit |
Exits
from the window. |
To stop the test,
press the period (.) key as you hold down the Command
key. The testing pauses at the end of the current
checking routine. You can restart the sequence either of
these ways:
- Click Start, which
begins the whole sequence again,
- Click Continue, which
continues testing at the point testing stopped.
Important: Before
using the diagnostic program, exit from any SciNet/Lan
application. After diagnostic testing, reboot before
entering any SciNet/Lan application.
The SciNet/LAN diagnostic program
tests and displays the status of all board hardware and
communication functions.
- "Pass" result
indicates that the board is functioning
correctly;
- "Fail" indicates
that at least one of the diagnostic tests has
failed.
Opening the Diagnostic Test
Program
To begin the diagnostic program,
double click the DiagLANC icon. The startup
(splash) screen appears for a few seconds.
Once the diagnostic program has booted, the Diagnostics
Tree window opens.
Using the Diagnostics Tree
The diagnostic program consists of
sets of tests, organized in hierarchical groups.
- Major tests appear in capital
letters (for example, MEMORIES), and have a
triangular indicator next to their name.
To show the sub-tests, open the test group by
clicking the triangular indicator. It changes
direction, and sub-tests appear.
To hide the sub-tests, click the triangular
indicator once more. It returns to its previous
direction, and all sub-tests disappear.
- Single sub-tests are written
in lower case letters (for example,
"verify"), and have an icon next to
their name.
To run the entire diagnostics
program
- Click the icon once.
The font changes to bold.
- Choose the Run command
from the Batch menu to start the tests.
Running the entire diagnostic program takes
approximately 15 minutes.
During testing, an arrow appears next to the test
currently being performed. A Timer is displayed
in the window, showing the maximum/limited time
allotted for each test.
The status of individual tests is continuously
compiled. This information is not shown by
default. In order to view this data, open the
Preferences dialog box, and select Log
Results.
After completing each test, the program displays
the test resuit Pass or Fail in the
Diagnostics Tree window.
To run a group of tests (a
"batch ")
- Select the tests to be
performed by clicking on the name (for example, MEMORIES).
The font changes to bold. If the test chosen is a
major test, then all the sub-groups and single
sub-tests will also change to bold.
- Choose the Run command
from the Batch menu.
As each test finishes, the font returns to the
default, and the result appears next to the
test's name in the diagnostics tree window.
To run a single test:
- Click on the icon of the test
you wish to run (for example, verify)
The test is executed, and the result (Pass or
Fail) appears next to the name in the
diagnostics tree window.
To abort the diagnostic program
- Press the period (.) key as
you hold down the Command key.
The program quits upon completion of the present
test, and does not begin the next test.
| File |
The
File menu contains a command to exit the program. |
| |
Quit Diag
Exits from the diagnostics program. |
| Edit |
The
Edit menu contains commands to find diagnostic
tests and set preferences. |
| |
Find
Finds a particular test.
- Choose Find
from the Edit menu. A dialog box
opens.
- Enter the
approximate name of the test and click Find.
The program finds the first instance of
the name, and displays it in bold in the
Diagnostics Tree window.
|
| |
Find Next
If the command Find did not find the
test you were wanted, choose Find Next. The
program looks for the next instance of the name,
and displays it in bold, in the Diagnostics
Tree window. Continue choosing Find Next until
you reach the desired test. |
| |
Preferences
The Preferences dialog box is used by the
Scitex factory engineers to set various
diagnostic program defaults that will affect how
the program runs.
The only options which the Scitex service
engineer may need to select are Loop on Test,
Stop on Fail, Log Results and the Batch defaults.
Clock is selected by default. |
| Window |
The
Wlndow menu opens or brings to the top several
different windows: Diagnostics Tree, Console,
Error Buffer. |
| |
Diagnostics Tree
Opens the Diagnostic Tree window. |
| |
Console
Opens the Console window, which displays the
status of individual tests. The Console window
remains open on the desktop while the diagnostic
program is open. |
| |
Error
Buffer
Opens the Error Buffer window. Should a test
fail, either when the entire diagnostic program
is running, or when selected diagnostic tests are
running, the program stores the error data in an
error buffer. |
| Batch |
The Batch menu
lets you save and open batches of tests, get time
information on a test, and run tests. |
| |
Record
Batch
This option is very useful if you want to
test various components, as each test does not
have to be selected separately. The batch of
tests is saved in a file which can be called with
the Open Batch command. To use the Record
Batch command:
- Select the
tests which you wish to run together.
- Choose Record
Batch from the Batch menu.
A directory dialog box opens.
- Choose a name
and location for the file.
Select the folder
where you want to save the batch file, and enter
a file name in the text box.
|
| |
Open
Batch
Use this option to run a batch of tests which
has been previously saved to a file.
- In the
Preferences dialog, choose Local default
in the Batches box.
Choose Preferences from the Edit
menu. In the dialog that appears, choose
Local default from the Batches box. and
click OK.
- In the Open
Batch dialog, choose a batch file.
Choose Open Batch from the Batch
menu. In the directory dialog that
appears, select a batch file, and click Open.
The application opens a Diagnostics Tree
window.
- In the
Diagnostics Tree window, choose the tests
to run.
Click on the name of the major group or
sub-group of the tests you wish to run.
If the batch file contains tests from
more than one group, click LANC.
The tests now appear in bold.
- Choose Run
from the Batch menu.
|
| |
Time
Info
Shows the maximum, limited time given to each
test. If the test does not finish at the end of
the time allotted to it, a Time Out message
appears. The time information also appears in the
diagnostics tree window, next to the test. |
| |
Run
Executes tests. |
| Help |
The Help menu
displays on-line help for the application. |
| |
Diag
System...
Opens a Help window. Highlight the desired
topic and click Help, or double-click the
topic. A text box opens with the explanation. |
| |
Diag
Windows
Displays context-sensitive help with specific
information. The pointer changes to a question
mark. Move the pointer over the screen. A message
appears in a message box explaining the function
of whichever item the pointer is on |
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