Specifications

SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY

The CPU will be thrown out of sync if it uses a PS/2 mouse and it’s in sync when

you issue this command. Issue this command up to three more times to get it back

in sync again. This command has no effect on serial mice, or on CPUs that are not

attached to your ServSwitch Affinity system through a PS/2 mouse port.

If you have version 9.01 or higher of the Microsoft mouse driver, the CPU should

never get out of sync. Contact Microsoft if you would like to upgrade your

Microsoft mouse driver.

6.14 Identify Firmware Revision: [Ctrl] I

Unfortunately, as with all complex equipment, problems might arise with your

ServSwitch Affinity that require the assistance of technical-support personnel. One

of the things technicians might want to know when they attempt to diagnose and

correct your problem is the revision level of your Affinity’s main-program firmware.

This command causes the Affinity to send the four-character “MXxx” or (in older

units) five-character “MXPxx” main-program level to the currently selected CPU as

ASCII keyboard data; these characters will be echoed back to the shared monitor if

you are at some type of prompt. (You must be at some kind of prompt or screen

capable of displaying typed-in keyboard characters, or you will not see the Affinity’s

response.) To issue this command, press and release left [Ctrl], then press and

release the letter [I] key.

6.15 Start Scan: [Ctrl] S

You can use this command (press and release left [Ctrl], then press and release the

letter [S] key) to start scanning through the video being displayed by all of the

computers in your group, one computer at a time. You can set the length of time

that the Affinity pauses at each computer independently for each user profile (see

Section 4.6). Any keystrokes and mouse input you enter during a scan are directed

to the computer you are currently viewing, if no one else is using it and if you have

higher than “view mode” rights to that computer (see Sections 4.6 and 5.4).

However, be aware that this data input does not reset the scan-rate timer, so when

the pause time expires you will be switched to the next computer, even if you’re

not finished typing. For this reason, we recommend that you stop the scan

temporarily if you need to input data to a certain computer.

NOTE

If the maximum number of other people (four, eight, or sixteen) are

already connected to a computer in your group when you start your

scan, you will see a “Connection failed” message saying “Queue is full”

every time the Affinity attempts to scan that computer’s port. This

behavior is normal.