4-port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter (FC 5785; CCIN 57D2)

Learn about the features, operating system requirements, and installation procedures for the feature code (FC) 5785 adapters.

Overview

The FC 5785 is a full-height adapter similar to FC 5277 (PCIe LP 4-port Async EIA-232 adapter), which is the low-profile adapter.

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.

Graphic of the adapter — Figure 1. 4-port Async EIA-232 PCIe Adapter

Specifications

Item: Description
FRU number: Adapter: 46K6734; Cable: 46K6735
I/O bus architecture: PCIe-V1.0a 1x
Slot requirement: For details about the maximum number of adapters that are supported, see Adapter placement rules and slot priorities and select the system you are working on.c
Busmaster: No
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 that is required to support the new feature and you must determine any prerequisites that must be met for this feature and the attached devices. For information about operating system and partition requirements, see one of the following topics:

The latest version of enabling libraries and utilities can be downloaded from the Fix Central website.
Power Systems Prerequisites website.
IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) website.
The latest version of the device driver or IBM® Power® RAID adapter utilities (iprutils) can be downloaded from the IBM Service and Productivity Tools website.
For information about important notices for Linux on IBM Power Systems, see the Linux® on IBM website.

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 instructions about installing PCIe adapters, see Installing, removing, or replacing PCIe adapters and select the system you are working on. Return here to verify the adapter installation.

Verifying the adapter installation

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

If necessary, log in as root user.
At the command line, type: lsdev -Cs pci
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.