Your UPI service may arrive in a few different ways and utilize different types of receivers. Each receiver connects to the computer running WireReady software in a slightly different manner. Moreover, there are several useful indicator lights, status screens etc, that are handy to know about your wire service system when you call us for support. --------- For this reason, we have included information on ALL POSSIBLE types of equipment you may encounter. Identify which type of system(s) you use: IDC DN250 Satellite receiver, CAMFORD selector, Mainstream IDR receiver EQ5100 receiver. Then follow the attached sheets which apply for more information about connecting to the computer. TECHDOCS\FAXBACK\UPI.1 SAF QA4 3/96 UPI IDC DN250 Reception System MODEL: IDC DN250 Baud Rates Supported: 75 to 19.2K (set by DOWNLOAD only) Indicator Lights: SELECT LIGHT GREEN TRANSMITTING BLANK IDLE RED RECEIVING BUT NOT DOWNLOADED FOR OUTPUT PORT 4 is a 9 pin FEMALE RS-232 Pin 2 is DATA OUT Pin 5 is DATA GROUND Pin 6 is hand-shaking/flow control Flow control: UPI can download this for YES or NO. It must be set for NO. If you aren't sure this can be connected to the DTR pin on the COM port on the WireReady computer since we leave this HI all the time, flow control would always see an okay condition. Reset: No ON or OFF or RESET switch. When you plug it in, LEDS flash alot as a way of doing a power on test. PORT 1 Set at 1200 baud will generate a test message. If the IDC Receiver is powered down, IT WILL loose the download. If SELECT LED light is GREEN, you should see data coming out. ------------------------ A serial number located on front of IDC is needed for UPI to address the download. UPI SELECTOR BOXES CANFORD COMMUNICATIONS The Canford Selector box supports both serial and parallel output. It will support baud rates from 300-19,200. The most typical baud rate used is 1200,e,7,1. It has the following LED lights: RXA, TX, LOAD RXA- When this light flickers it means it received good input. TX- If this flickers on reset that means it got good output. LOAD- This light indicates a download has been received since last reset. On the bottom of the box is some internal dip switches. If you press RESET it will print a message showing what the dip switch settings are for both Internal and Down-Line. The Down-Line Switch settings are important. SW1- Must be set for COMPUTER MODE ON SERIAL PORT. If this is set for something else stories will not be in the proper format, and they will not appear in the Wire Browser. If this is the case you will need to call UPI for a download. The Canford Box usually comes with 2 cables. One is a 9 pin M-F straight through cable. This cable will be used from the Satellite receiver to the Input on the Canford Box. The other cable is a 9 pin F-F NULL cable. This cable is used between the Canford Box and the computers serial port. The Canford box outputs data on Pin 3 which is Transmit Data on a 9 pin port. The ground pin is 5. This selector box is typically used with the EQ5100 receiver. See attached pages for information on the Equatorial 5100. CYCOMM SELECTOR This is a white selector box. The Cycomm selector box supports both serial and parallel output. It has some LED indicator lights on it such as: POWER, CTS, LD, RX and TX. A reset message can be generated by powering down the box. A reset message will print out the soft switch settings. These settings are downloaded by UPI. The soft switch settings may be similar to the following: FRONT END SWITCH BOTHCASES NO DEFLECTION SINGLESPACES CYCLE IS ALL ALARM ENABLED MSG. EJECTION This box outputs data on pin 2 and pin 7 is ground. The most common baud rate is 1200,e,7,1. The Cycomm Selector box is generally used with the EQ5100 Receiver or the Mainstream Data receiver. See attached pages for information on the EQ5100 and the Mainstream data receiver. MAINSTREAM DATA INC. INTELLIGENT DATA RECEIVER Model: IDR200 Rating: 120 VAC, 60Hz, 1 A Color: Baige PHYSICAL INFORMATION On the front of the receiver is a small Liquid Crystal Display. To the right of the LCD Display are 4 buttons: CANCEL, SELECT, <, and >, which are used for configuring the receiver. Looking at the back of the Mainstream Receiver there is a 25pin Female port that's labelled PARALLEL. It has a 9pin Female port marked SERIAL. Also, there is a POWER plug where the cable is attached and an ANTENNA plug for signal input. The typical display on the Mainstream Box might look like the following: (C)1992 Mainstream 0000 03:30 S/N:0000000000 The 03:30 is a clock. The Zero's would be be replaced with the serial number of the box. This same serial number is also on the bottom of the Mainstream Box. INPUT DEVICES FM SATELLITE OUTPUT DEVICES SERIAL PAD ONLY PRINTER and NODE SERIAL NODE ONLY PARALLEL PRINTER ONLY CABLING INFORMATION FROM MAINSTREAM IDR BOX TO COMPUTER You will need a serial cable that plugs into the 9pin Female connector on the back of the Mainstream IDR Receiver and the other end of this cable will plug into the computers Serial Port. If you need to make the cable, pinouts are as follows: Mainstream 9pin Computer 9pin Receive Data- Pin 2 --> ---> ---> Pin 2 - Receive Data Ground Signal- Pin 5 --> ---> ---> Pin 5 - Ground Signal Mainstream 9pin Computer 25pin Receive Data- Pin 2 --> ---> ---> Pin 3 - Receive Data Ground Signal- Pin 5 --> ---> ---> Pin 7 - Ground Signal CHANGING AND VIEWING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER CONFIGURATIONS If your Mainstream IDR Receiver was previously setup for a parallel printer, than it will definately need to be changed. This receiver WILL NOT support both Parallel and SERIAL PAD DEVICE outputs. In order for the receiver to send the correct type of data to WireReady it must be setup as follows: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, Serial 1, 9600 /8/None/1 /No Flow. If you are not sure how your Mainstream IDR Receiver is setup than you should go to the VIEWING SETUP section. 1.) VIEWING SETUP From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will display: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGES -> Press > two times. It will display: CHOOSE OPERATION <- VIEW SETUP -> Press SELECT. It may display: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, PRINTER & NODE, SERIAL NODE ONLY, OR PARALLEL. If it displays SERIAL PAD DEVICE than press SELECT and then it will display the Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control. Make sure that WireReady matches these settings. If it displayed something else, than you need to go to CONFIGURING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER. 2.) CONFIGURING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER In order for WireReady to receive data properly this receiver must be setup as follows: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, Serial 1, 9600 /8/None/1 /No Flow From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will display: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGES -> Keep pressing the > until it shows: CHOOSE OPERATION <- SPECIFY SETUP -> Press SELECT. Next it will display either INPUT DEVICE or OUTPUT DEVICE. If it displays INPUT DEVICE than press > until it shows OUTPUT DEVICE. Once it displays OUTPUT DEVICE press SELECT. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 5 OF 7 There is several choices for an output device. Remember that you want SERIAL PAD DEVICE on SERIAL 1. Once SERIAL PAD DEVICE is selected than press SELECT over. This should bring you to where the Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control are setup. Press SELECT on Baud Rate. Use your left and right arrows to choose the specific Baud Rate. Then press SELECT to continue. Continue going through until Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control are setup. If your selections are not the same, than you may need to call Mainstream Data for a download. The person to contact is CHERYL at 1-800-473-3332. Tell her you need a download for: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, 9600 Baud, No parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and NO FLOW CONTROL. Keep pressing CANCEL to return to the first Copyright screen. 3.) TESTING SERIAL PAD DEVICE Before performing this test call WireReady; and we will walk you to the Diagnostics section of our program and put you in a mode to view this test coming across the screen. From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will show the following: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGE -> Press > until you see the following: CHOOSE OPERATION <-DIAGNOSTICS-> Press SELECT. It will show: CHOOSE OPERATION ALIGN ANTENNA -> Press > until you see Diagnostics Test SERIAL1 Press SELECT. It will display: SERIAL1 Output Test in Progress This is a way for you to check and see if the connections from the Mainstream Box to the computer's serial port are all hooked up properly. If everything is all set, the WireReady WIRE SAMPLE screen will display a character test pattern. When you are done, keep pressing CANCEL to return to the first Copyright screen. EQUATORIAL 5100 RECEIVER INFORMATION (EQ5100) The EQ5100 Controller is a satellite reciever. The Controller outputs on pins 2 & 7. The EQ5100 has 4 output ports on the back of it which are labelled 1,2,3, and 4. The EQ5100 has a display with 9 LED's: LED #1 should flicker when recieving information. LEDS #2-#9 should be solid at all times. LED #3 is out it means controller needs to be downloaded. LED #4 is out or flickering it means signal strength is week or non existant. (This may or may not affect anything) LEDS #5-#9 are not important. UPI SELECTOR BOXES CANFORD COMMUNICATIONS The Canford Selector box supports both serial and parallel output. It will support baud rates from 300-19,200. The most typical baud rate used is 1200,e,7,1. It has the following LED lights: RXA, TX, LOAD RXA- When this light flickers it means it received good input. TX- If this flickers on reset that means it got good output. LOAD- This light indicates a download has been received since last reset. On the bottom of the box is some internal dip switches. If you press RESET it will print a message showing what the dip switch settings are for both Internal and Down-Line. The Down-Line Switch settings are important. SW1- Must be set for "COMPUTER MODE ON SERIAL PORT". If this is set for something else stories will not be in the proper format, and they will not appear in the Wire Browser. If this is the case you will need to call UPI for a download. The Canford Box usually comes with 2 cables. One is a 9 pin M-F straight through cable. This cable will be used from the Satellite receiver to the Input on the Canford Box. The other cable is a 9 pin F-F NULL cable. This cable is used between the Canford Box and the computers serial port. The Canford box outputs data on Pin 3 which is Transmit Data on a 9 pin port. The ground pin is 5. This selector box is typically used with the EQ5100 receiver. See attached pages for information on the Equatorial 5100. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 1 OF 7 CYCOMM SELECTOR This is a white selector box. The Cycomm selector box supports both serial and parallel output. It has some LED indicator lights on it such as: POWER, CTS, LD, RX and TX. A reset message can be generated by powering down the box. A reset message will print out the soft switch settings. These settings are downloaded by UPI. The soft switch settings may be similar to the following: FRONT END SWITCH BOTHCASES NO DEFLECTION SINGLESPACES CYCLE IS ALL ALARM ENABLED MSG. EJECTION This box outputs data on pin 2 and pin 7 is ground. The most common baud rate is 1200,e,7,1. The Cycomm Selector box is generally used with the EQ5100 Receiver or the Mainstream Data receiver. See attached pages for information on the EQ5100 and the Mainstream data receiver. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 2 OF 7 MAINSTREAM DATA INC. INTELLIGENT DATA RECEIVER Model: IDR200 Rating: 120 VAC, 60Hz, 1 A Color: Baige PHYSICAL INFORMATION On the front of the receiver is a small Liquid Crystal Display. To the right of the LCD Display are 4 buttons: CANCEL, SELECT, <, and >, which are used for configuring the receiver. Looking at the back of the Mainstream Receiver there is a 25pin Female port that's labelled PARALLEL. It has a 9pin Female port marked SERIAL. Also, there is a POWER plug where the cable is attached and an ANTENNA plug for signal input. The typical display on the Mainstream Box might look like the following: (C)1992 Mainstream 0000 03:30 S/N:0000000000 The 03:30 is a clock. The Zero's would be be replaced with the serial number of the box. This same serial number is also on the bottom of the Mainstream Box. INPUT DEVICES FM SATELLITE OUTPUT DEVICES SERIAL PAD ONLY PRINTER and NODE SERIAL NODE ONLY PARALLEL PRINTER ONLY TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 3 OF 7 CABLING INFORMATION FROM MAINSTREAM IDR BOX TO COMPUTER You will need a serial cable that plugs into the 9pin Female connector on the back of the Mainstream IDR Receiver and the other end of this cable will plug into the computers Serial Port. If you need to make the cable, pinouts are as follows: Mainstream 9pin Computer 9pin Receive Data- Pin 2 --> ---> ---> Pin 2 - Receive Data Ground Signal- Pin 5 --> ---> ---> Pin 5 - Ground Signal Mainstream 9pin Computer 25pin Receive Data- Pin 2 --> ---> ---> Pin 3 - Receive Data Ground Signal- Pin 5 --> ---> ---> Pin 7 - Ground Signal TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 4 OF 7 CHANGING AND VIEWING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER CONFIGURATIONS If your Mainstream IDR Receiver was previously setup for a parallel printer, than it will definately need to be changed. This receiver WILL NOT support both Parallel and SERIAL PAD DEVICE outputs. In order for the receiver to send the correct type of data to WireReady it must be setup as follows: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, Serial 1, 9600 /8/None/1 /No Flow. If you are not sure how your Mainstream IDR Receiver is setup than you should go to the VIEWING SETUP section. 1.) VIEWING SETUP From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will display: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGES -> Press > two times. It will display: CHOOSE OPERATION <- VIEW SETUP -> Press SELECT. It may display: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, PRINTER & NODE, SERIAL NODE ONLY, OR PARALLEL. If it displays SERIAL PAD DEVICE than press SELECT and then it will display the Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control. Make sure that WireReady matches these settings. If it displayed something else, than you need to go to CONFIGURING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER. 2.) CONFIGURING MAINSTREAM IDR RECEIVER In order for WireReady to receive data properly this receiver must be setup as follows: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, Serial 1, 9600 /8/None/1 /No Flow From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will display: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGES -> Keep pressing the > until it shows: CHOOSE OPERATION <- SPECIFY SETUP -> Press SELECT. Next it will display either INPUT DEVICE or OUTPUT DEVICE. If it displays INPUT DEVICE than press > until it shows OUTPUT DEVICE. Once it displays OUTPUT DEVICE press SELECT. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 5 OF 7 There is several choices for an output device. Remember that you want SERIAL PAD DEVICE on SERIAL 1. Once SERIAL PAD DEVICE is selected than press SELECT over. This should bring you to where the Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control are setup. Press SELECT on Baud Rate. Use your left and right arrows to choose the specific Baud Rate. Then press SELECT to continue. Continue going through until Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, and the Flow Control are setup. If your selections are not the same, than you may need to call Mainstream Data for a download. The person to contact is CHERYL at 1-800-473-3332. Tell her you need a download for: SERIAL PAD DEVICE, 9600 Baud, No parity, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and NO FLOW CONTROL. Keep pressing CANCEL to return to the first Copyright screen. 3.) TESTING SERIAL PAD DEVICE Before performing this test call WireReady; and we will walk you to the Diagnostics section of our program and put you in a mode to view this test coming across the screen. From the CopyRight Display press SELECT, and it will show the following: CHOOSE OPERATION MESSAGE -> Press > until you see the following: CHOOSE OPERATION <-DIAGNOSTICS-> Press SELECT. It will show: CHOOSE OPERATION ALIGN ANTENNA -> Press > until you see Diagnostics Test SERIAL1 Press SELECT. It will display: SERIAL1 Output Test in Progress This is a way for you to check and see if the connections from the Mainstream Box to the computer's serial port are all hooked up properly. If everything is all set, the WireReady WIRE SAMPLE screen will display a character test pattern. When you are done, keep pressing CANCEL to return to the first Copyright screen. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 6 OF 7 EQUATORIAL 5100 RECEIVER INFORMATION (EQ5100) The EQ5100 Controller is a satellite reciever. The Controller outputs on pins 2 & 7. The EQ5100 has 4 output ports on the back of it which are labelled 1,2,3, and 4. The EQ5100 has a display with 9 LED's: LED #1 should flicker when recieving information. LEDS #2-#9 should be solid at all times. LED #3 is out it means controller needs to be downloaded. LED #4 is out or flickering it means signal strength is week or non existant. (This may or may not affect anything) LEDS #5-#9 are not important. TECHDOCS\WIRES\UPI.2 PAGE 7 OF 7