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A-B SuperBridge Technical Reference

C:\ABIC\BIN\CFG_485

C:\ABIC\BIN\RNATSR

C:\ABIC\BIN\RNA -a8

CD SUPERB

ABDRV

There is normally no reason to alter this file if DH485 communication is to be used.

The following is an example of AUTOEXEC.BAT configured for DF1 communication.

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT

REM SuperBridge DF1 Configuration

REM 11/30/95/BPM

PATH=C:\DOS;C:\ABIC\BIN;C:\SUPERB

SET ABIC_CONFIG=C:\ABIC\BIN

C:\ABIC\BIN\DTL_DF1

C:\ABIC\BIN\CFG_DF1

C:\ABIC\BIN\RNATSR

C:\ABIC\BIN\RNA -a8

CD SUPERB

ABDRV

There is normally no reason to alter this file if DF1 communication is to be used.

This is the default CONFIG.SYS

REM CONFIG.SYS

REM SuperBridge Default 0.99

REM 01/07/97/LTM

BUFFERS=15,0

FILES=8

DEVICE=C:\DOS\INTERLNK.EXE

The INTERLNK driver load (last line) is always attempted. It will fail if no Interlink server PC is

connected to COM1 or COM2. This is for the benefit of PC card Flash EPROM disk installations.

The intersvr/interlnk utilities is the only way to transfer files to and from the SB host PC.

SB will always start at boot, showing its home screen. To be able to edit configuration files, exit

SB by pressing F10.

Assign Station Numbers

SB will act as a PLC-5 or SLC500 on Data Highway communication networks. As such, it must

be assigned an A-B style octal station number. The station number is defined in CFG_KT.INI.

Default is 71 (octal), which is for DH+ communication. The DH485 network is limited to address

37 octal. Check that there are no station number conflicts on the Data Highway network, and edit

CFG_KT.INI if needed. If more than one SB resides on the Data Highway network, at least one if

the station numbers have to be altered. See Modify PC configuration (page 5).

Verify SB startup

Connect a VGA monitor and PC keyboard to the SB host PC and reboot. Watch for error

messages as the communication drivers load and SB starts up. The load process can be made to

run step-by-step by holding down the F8 key immediately after boot. If SB starts successfully, the

SB home screen will appear.

If possible, run “WHO” or “SUPER WHO” on another device on the DH+ network. With the default

settings, SB should appear as a “TERM” device with Station Number 71, name SUPERB.