Onyx C8002 User manual

Brand: Onyx

Model: C8002

Type: User manual

Onyx C8002 is a rugged and user-friendly computer system with a minimum of components that you need to be familiar with. It has a two position, locking switch that is operated by a key. The left position is the power OFF position, the right is power ON. You can remove the key when the switch is turned to the ON or OFF position.

This computer system is designed to operate in a normal office environment. More specifically, it requires either a 115 VAC, 60HZ, 5.0 amp line, or a 230 VAC, 50 HZ, 2.5 amp line. The line must be grounded and unaffected by power surges. Temperature and humidity need not be specially controlled, although extremes should be avoided. Conditions suitable for normal office work are generally acceptable.

Onyx C8002 is a rugged and user-friendly computer system with a minimum of components that you need to be familiar with. It has a two position, locking switch that is operated by a key. The left position is the power OFF position, the right is power ON. You can remove the key when the switch is turned to the ON or OFF position.

This computer system is designed to operate in a normal office environment. More specifically, it requires either a 115 VAC, 60HZ, 5.0 amp line, or a 230 VAC, 50 HZ, 2.5 amp line. The line must be grounded and unaffected by power surges. Temperature and humidity need not be specially controlled, although extremes should be avoided. Conditions suitable for normal office work are generally acceptable.

•

'-.

C8002

User

Guide

DRAFT

EDITION -

July

1980

Co.pyright

@ ONYX

Systems,

Inc.,

1980

All

rights

reserved.

No

part

of

this

publication

may

be

reproduced

without

prior

written

permission.

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additional

copies

from:

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Systems,

Inc.

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Road

San

Jose,

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(408)

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.-

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER

2

CONTENTS

THE

C-S002

General

Description

Keyswitch

Power-On

Indicator.

Cartridge

Opening

•

Reset

Switch

."

Console

Connector

Terminal

Connectors

Modem

Connector.

S.erial

Pr

in

tOe

r C

onnec

tor

Parallel

Port

Connector.

RS

422

In.terface

Connector

Diagnostic

Terminal

Connector

Fuse

Holder

Power

Cord

and

Connector

Software

Di:stribution

Tape

INSTALLING

THE

C8002

Introduction

•

Physical

Requirements

Contents

of

Carton·

Unpacking

and

Installing

theC8002

Autoboot

Connecting

ModemstTerminals

~nd

Printers

Warranty

Terms

Return

Procedures

•

i

•

l~l

e 1-2

•

1-2

•

1-2

"

1-2

1-3

• 1-3

•

1-3

• 1--3

• 1-3

• 1-4

•

1-4

• 1-4

•

1-4

e

1-4

• 2-1

• 2-1

• 2-2

• 2-2

•

2-3

•

2-5

" 2-9

2-9

, -

"

3-1

3-1

3-2

3-2

3-3

3-5

3-5

4-1

4-3

4-3

4-3

4-6

Introduction.

P

oweringU

p

and

In!

t

ializ

ing·

the

C8

002

Tap~Boot

O~

Disk

Boot

Error

Code-

R

es

et

t i

ng

theC

8002

•

•.

Using

Magnetic

Tapes.

Applying

Updates

to

the

Syate~

Software

•

Diagnosing

Problems

Table

of

Common

Problems

Memory

Parity

Error~

Power

Failures

C8002

Self

Tests

Mass

Stora.g·eController

Tests

DIAGNOSING

AND

HANDLING

PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 4

A,PPENDICES

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

OF

THIS

GUIDE

THE

C8002

is

a

compact

and

easy-ta-use

computer

manufactured

by

ONYX

Systems,tnc.

This

Guide

tells

you

what

you

need

to

know

about

the

equipment

itself.

The

Guide

a~sumes

a minimum

of

knowledge

of

comput~~

systems

on

the

part

of

the

reader.

Separate

manuals

describe

the

software

designed

to

run

on

the

C8002.

Manuals

published

by

ONYX

Systems

are

listed

in

Appendix

C.

HOW

TO

USE

IT

This

Guide

is

set

up

so

that

you

can

skip

chapters

that

do

not

pertain

to

your

use

of

theC8002.

For

example,

the

person

insta~ling

theC8002

needs

to

read

only

Chapters

1

and

2.

The

person

using

the

C8002

initially

needs

to

read

Chapters

1,

3,

and

parts

of

5.

He

will

have

to

refer

to

Chapters

~

and

5

only

when

certain

situa~ions

arise

during

the

use

of

the

C8002.

UPDATES

This

is

a

draft

version

of

the

User

Guide;

a

final

copy

of

the

Guide

will·be

mailed

to

you

upon

its

completion.

To

receive

new

editions

as

they

are

published,

fill

out

the

"Request

for

Updates"

form

in

Appendix

E.

Tear

the

form

out

and

mail

it

to

ONYX

Systems.

ONYX

will

then

place

your

name

on

the

distribution

list

for

the

C8002

User

Guide

and

for

any

special

bulle~ins

pertaining

to

the

C8002.

000

lii

Chapter

1

THE

C8002

GENERAL

DESCRIPTION

The

C8002

i~

a

rugged,

easy-ta-use

computer

system.

It

has

a

minimum

of

components

that

you

need

to

be

familiar

with.

On

the

front

panel,

you

will

use

or

refer

to

'the:

keyswitch,

pow~r-on

~ndicator,

and

tape

cartridge

opening.

On

the

back

panel.

you

will

use

or

refer

to

the:

reset

switch

fuse

holder

power

cord

and

connector.

·On

the

I/O

Connactor

Panel

you~ll

use

or

refer

to:

JI01

J102

J103

JI07

l108

3109

J110

J1l1

J104

JI05

J106

Jl12

J113

J114

Console

Connector

Terminal

Connectors

Modem

Connector

Serial

Printer

Connector

Parallel

Port

Connector

RS

422

Interface

Connector

Diagnostic

Terminal

Connector

Disk

Expansion

Connector

In

addition

to

the

computer

itself,

ONYX

Systems

supplies

a

Software

Distribution

Tape

with

every

C8002.

Figure

1-1

shows

each

of

these

components.

follows

describes

each

one

in

turn.

1-1

The

discussion

that

POWP:R-ON

INDI

CATOR

more

detail

on

which

how

to

operate

the

tape

The

C8002

uses

magnetic

tapes

for

removable

storage.

The

opening-for

tapes

is

located

below

the

keyswitchand'

the·

power-on

indicator'.

Insert-

tapes

into

the

opening

by

sliding

the

tape

cartridge:

in

with

the

metal

side

down.

You

will

encount~r

some

resistance

when

thetape'is

inserted

partwayo

Continue

to

push

t~e

cartridge

in

firmly

until

you

hear

a

buzzing

sound,

which

indicates

that

the

tape

drive

is

automatically

rew1nd~ng

the

tape.

The

tape

is

now

ready'

to

be

read

from

or

writt;en

on

by

the

C80020

Only

"3M"

tapes

designed

for

use

at

6400

BP!

can

be

used

on

the

C~002o

This

lamp,

which,

i:s

located

to

the

right

of

the

keyswitch,

will

be

lit

whenever

th!esystem

is

on.

The

lamp

will

need

replacing

after

rough,ly

15,0'00

hours

of

use.

Chapter

5,

UMaintaining

the

C8002",

describes

:how

to

replace

the

lamp.

This

is

a

two

pos~tion,

locking

switch

that

is

operated

by

a

key.

The

leftposition

is

the

power

OFF

position,

th~

right

is

power

ON. You

can

remove

the

'key

when

the

switch

is

turned

to

the

ON

or

OFF

posieion.

The

C8002

is

then

locked

in

that

mode.

We

recommend

that

you

remove

the

key

and

seoreit

in

a

safe

place

except

when

turning

the

C8002

on:

or

offo

This

will

prevent

anyone

fro,m

accidentally

turning

the

C8002

off.

Remov±ng

the

key

~ill

also

allo~you

to

control

access

to

your

machine.

RESET

SWITCH

CARTRIDGE OPENING

KEYSWITCH

CONSOLE

CONNECTOR

This

is

a

2S-pin,

"n'·connector

on

the

rear

panel

that

is

wired

to

accept

the

plug

from

a

terminal.

Chapter

2,

"Installing

the

C8002",

describes

the

specific

pin

assignments.

TERMINAL

CONNECTORS

These

are

a

number'

of

25-pin,

'-nn

connectors

on

the

rear

panel

which

are

wired

to

accept

the

plug

from

a

terminal.

Chapter

2,

"Installing

the

C8002",

describes

the

specific

pin

assignmentse

~!ODEM

CONNECTOR

This

is

a2S-pin,

"n

H

connector

on

the

rear

panel

that

is

wired

to

accept

the

cable

from

a modem.

Chapter

2,

"Installing

the

CaOOZ",

describes

its

specific

pin

assignments.

NOTE:

Terminal

2

ConnectoT

(J103)

and

Modem

Connector

(J104)

ma~

not

both

be

used

at

the

same

time.

SERIAL

PRINTER

CONNECTOR

This

is

a

2S-pin,

"D"

connector

on

the

~ear

panel

that

is

wired

t,o

accept

ehe

plug

from

a

serial

printer.

Chapter

2,

'-Installing

theC800Z",

describes

its

specific

pin

assignments.

PARALLEL

PORT

CONNECTOR

This

is

a

37-pin,

"n"

connector

on

the

rear

panel

that

provides

a

general

purpose,

bidirectional

parallel

interface

to

the

C8002.

You

will

typically

use

this

connector

to

attach

a

line

printer

to

theC8002.

To

do

so,

you

will

need

a

special

cable

that

is

wired

for

printers

with

a

"Centronics"

interface.

The

cables

are

available

from

ONYX

Systems

by

special

order.

Chapter

2,

"Installing

the

CROOZ",

describes

the

specific

pin

assignments

for

the

parallel

port

connector.

1-3

..

.

This

is

Cl

37-pin,

"D'·

connector

on

the

I/O

Connector

Panel

which

provides

a

bigh-speed

serial

interface

in

accordance

with

the

IEEE

&5422

Specification.

Chapter

2,

"Installing

the

C800Z"

describes

the

specific

pin

assignments.

This

is

a··

25-pin,

"D'·

connector

on·

the

I/O

Interface

which

may

ba

used

,to

connect

a

terminal

or

an

asynchronous

modem

to

th·e

Mass

IStorage

Controller

in

the

C8002.

The

documentation

pro~ided

with

the

C800Z

Diagnostics

provides

instructions

on

t~e

use

of

this

port.

RS

422

INTERFACE

DIAGNOSTIC

FUS]~

HO

LDER

is

plugged

three-prong,

'de

tacha,ble

thefus

e

ho

Idler.

Located

near

the

power

cord

connector,

this

receptacle

contains

the

main

fuse

for

the

C8002.

Chapter

5,

'·Maintaining

the

C8002

t.

,taIls

.how

to

change

the

fuse

0

This

tape,whic·h

i$

supplied

with

every

C8002,

contains

several

utility

programs.

You

will

"need

to

use

this

tape

following

cases:

POWr:R

---_

_------_

---------------_

......

Power-On

Indicator

I

I

"""

r

J

h

~

lTI

)

-{

--.

\..

Keyswitc

Tape Car1:ridg

Opening

caoao

Front

Panel

....

_-.

__

Reset

o

Switch

Fuse

O~--+--Holder

Power

Connector

0,-..,.

~--...

RS

.22

'tn'IRFACE

.&112\

J

DISK

EXPANSION.

J1

...

' I

TE~~a~'t,-

__

---,

TI;~o~

(-

...J

TI~~O:

\~

~

,-

__

......,,1

;~:.

2

",-

__

"."",r

~~~~II

PARA'-LEL

PORY

- ,

Jtaa

DIAGNOSTIC TERM

\

J.

J

113

C8002

Rear

Panel

Figure

1-1:

COMPONENT

LOCATIONS

000

1-5

Chapter

2

tNSTALLING

THE

C8002

INTRODUCTION

This

chapter

describes

how

to

unpack.

and

set

up

the

C8002.

It

also

describes

the

terms

of

your

warrantYe

If

you

are

not

already

familiar

with

the

components

of

the

C8002,

read

Chapter

1,

··The

C8002",

before

continuing.

PHYSICAL

REQUIREMENTS

The

C8002

is

designed

to

operate

in

a

normal

office

environment.

Specific

requirements

are

given

below.

Size

and

Weight:

The

C8002

measures

8

inches

(20.3

cml.)

high,

1 7

inches

(

43

• 2

cm.)

w

id

e ,

and

2 2

inches

(

55

. 9

cm.)

de

e p . I t

we~ghs

65

pounds

(29.5

Kg.).

Power:

The

C8002

requires

either

a

115

VAC,

60HZ,

5.0

amp

line,

or

a

230

VAC,

50

HZ,

2.5

amp

line.

The

line

must

be

grounded

an~

unaffected

by

power

sur~es.

Temperature/Humidity:

Temperature

and

humidity

need

not

be

specially

controlled,

although

extremes

should

be

avoided.

Conditions

suitable

for

normal

office

work

are

generally

acceptable.

The

siecific

lim~ts

within

which

the

C8002

is

guaranteed

to

operate

are:

Temperature:

Humidity:

100

-

40

Q

C

(50

-

104

0

F)

20

%-

80

%

(Without

condensation)

2-1

Tbe

Ca002

was

shi~ped

in

a

carton

containing

the

items

listed

below.

As'

you

ar~

following

the

unpacking

instructions,

make

sure

that

you

hav~

received

everything.

If

you·

have

not,

call

either

your

dealet

or

ONYX

Systems.

CONTENTS

OF

CARTON

C8002

compu~,r

chassis

(1)

Power

cord

(1)

System

keys

(2)

Spare

fuse

(l)

Software

Distribution

Tape

(1)

Blank

tape

c~rtridge

(1)

CSOQ2

User

G~ide

(1)

manuals

(I.

set)

par~llel

printer

cable

(1)

UNPACKING

AND

INSTALLING

'rHE

CaO'02

Save

all

packing

~aterial

for

later

use,

such

as

moving

the

C8002

OT

returnin~

it

for

service.

It

is

extremely

important

that

you

follow

these

instructions

exactly.

Failure

!todo

so

will

invalidate

your

wa.rranty

and

may

cau3dirrepar~ble

damage

to

the

syst.em

disk.

the

ch~ssis

3.

Locate

the

dislk

carriage

located

approxima~el1

in

the

center

of

the

right

(viewed

from

front)

side

of

th~

disk

unit.

Unlock

the

carriage

by

turning

the

screw

clockwis!efor

apprOXimately

19

turns

or

until

resistance

is

encoiuntered..

Do

not

over1;urn

as

it

is

possible

to

damage

the

loc~

by

applying

too

much

force.

your

terminal

by

setting

the

switches

at

the

side

of

the

printed

circuit

board

(see

figure

2-1).

These

switches

can

be

set

with

the

point

of

a

pencil

or

pen.

Use

the

appropriate

combination

from

the

table

below.

SWITCH

Baud

Rate

1*

2

~

4

..J

300

OFF*

ON

ON

ON

600

OFF*

ON

ON

OFF

1200

OFF*

ON

OFF

ON

2400

OFF*

ON

OFF

OFF

4800

OFF*

OFF

ON

or:

9600

OFF*

OFF

ON

OFF

19200

OFF*

OFF

OFF

ON

38400

OPF*

OFF

OFF

OFF

The

C8002

expects

the

te.rminal

to

be

configured

with

no

parity,

one

start

bit,

and

two

stop

bits.

AUTOBOOT*

(S

ee

ta

bIe

above.)

The

CB

002

wi

11

ba

0 t

au

t

o·ma

ti

ca

11y

whe

n

power

is

turned

on

if

switch

1

on

the

Baud

Rate

Select

Switch

(above)

is

turned

ON.

When

switch

1

is

in

the

OFF

position,

the

system

is

booted

by

entering

a

command

to

the

System

Console.

The

disk

must

contain

valid

info~mation

to

perform

AUTOBOOT.

2-3

RATE

SWITCHES

Printed

Circuit

Board

(Top

View)

into

the

connector

on

the

rear

panel

5~

Replace

the

ch~ssis

cover.

6.

Plug

the

powet

cord

into

the

Power

Connector

on

the

rear

panel

~nd

into

a

.earby

wall

outlet.

8.

Your

C800Z

wa$

shipped

with

the

power

inserting

one

of

~he

system

keys

into

the

the

key

~o

theON!position.

The

power-on

lamp

will

light

up.

The

C8002will

th~n

automatically

test

itself

to

make

sure

everything

i.8

woriing.

When i

tsucces

sfully

completes

th!

s

test

(this

will

tdke

about

15

seconds),

the

C8002wil1

display:

~

.

9~

Hit

the

RETURN

or

CARRIAGE

RE~URN

key

on

the

terminal.

This

causes

the

system

software

to

be

loaded

from

disk

and

executed.

Refer

to

the

Software

Release

Notice

supplied

with

your

C8002to

proceed

beyond

this

point.

CONNECTING

MODEMS,

TERMINALS

AND

PRINTERS

Connecting

modems,

terminals,

and

printers

to

the

C8002

is

simply

a

matter

of

plugg~ngt~e

equipment

into

the

proper

connector.

There

a~e

several

connectors

on

the

rear

panel,

each

clearly

marked.

Those

labeled

TERMINAL,

MODEM,

CONSOLE

and

SERIAL

PRINTER

are

serial

communications

ports.

The

one

labeled

PARALLEL

PORT

is

a

parallel

communication

port.

The

specific

pin

assignments

for

each

port

are

given

i'n

the

figures

bel~w.

For

more

information,

contact

your

dealer

or

ONYX

Systems.

2-5

Pin

Number

1

2

3

4

\S

Descripti·on:

Protective

~round

Transmitted!

data

Receiveif

data

Request

to

~end

(RTS)

Clear

to

aehd

(eTS)

Data

set

re~dy

(DSR)

Signal

grouhd

(common

return)

Carrier

det'~ct

··(CD)

(Not

used)

!

(Not

used)

Input

Output

Output

Input

Input

Output

Output

Input

On

Input

On

Input

20

21

22

23

24

25

(Not

used)

(Not

used)

(Not

used)

(Not

used)

:

Transmitcl~ck

(Not

used)

!

Receive

clo~k

(Not

used)

(Not

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D~ta

termin~l

ready

(DTR)

(~rot

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(N.ot

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(Not

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(Not

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(Not

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Unused

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Input

Input

Output

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Pin

Number

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Data

Bit

0

2

Data

Bit

1

3 .

Data

Bit

2

4

Data

Bit

3

5

Data

Bit

4

6

Data

B~t

5

7

Data

Bit

6

8

Data

Bit

7

9

Unused

10

Data

Strobe*

11

Input

Prime*

12

Acknowledge*

13

Paper

Empty

14

Busy

15

Select

16

Rea'dy

17

Strobe*

18

No

Connection

19

No

Connect~on

20

Ground

Direction

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Unused

Output

Outpu

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Input

Input

Input

Input

Output

Input

21

22

24

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

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PIN ASSIGNMENTS

2-7

Output

Input

Input

Output

Input

Input

Output

System

Reset

Send

Data

Sen.d

Timing

Receive

Data

Request

to

Send

Receive

Timing

Clear

to

Send

Terminal

Ready

Receiver

Ready

(For

External

Devices

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max)

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UNtSED

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Onyx C8002 User manual

Brand: Onyx

Model: C8002

Type: User manual

Onyx C8002 is a rugged and user-friendly computer system with a minimum of components that you need to be familiar with. It has a two position, locking switch that is operated by a key. The left position is the power OFF position, the right is power ON. You can remove the key when the switch is turned to the ON or OFF position.

This computer system is designed to operate in a normal office environment. More specifically, it requires either a 115 VAC, 60HZ, 5.0 amp line, or a 230 VAC, 50 HZ, 2.5 amp line. The line must be grounded and unaffected by power surges. Temperature and humidity need not be specially controlled, although extremes should be avoided. Conditions suitable for normal office work are generally acceptable.

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