Specifications

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RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2

Software and Hardware Requirements

Table 2.13. Typical Upgrade Scenarios (continued)

Console Upgrade Scenario

68000 SCSI Master MTCC and

T wo Slave Nodes with Character

Graphics

Both slave consoles must be split from the master console and made

into master nodes. This requires at least a hard drive to make a

disk-only console, or a hard drive and tape drive. Kits are available to

make this change. See Console Upgrades in Section 4.

All three 68000 processor boards must be replaced with 68040

processor boards.

All three character graphics video processor boards must be replaced

with a pixel video processor board.

Any console with a floppy drive Floppy drives are not supported in P1 R4.x software. There are two

options for upgrading these consoles:

1) Remove the floppy drive and convert the console to a disk-only

console. There is a kit available for this.

2) Replace with a tape drive. The side issue with this option is that

the current tape drive that is available for purchase is not

compatible with the hard drives that shipped with floppy consoles;

so typically, the floppy drive is replaced with a tape drive and the

hard drive is replaced with the current version. See Table 2.4

through Table 2.7 for details.

Enhanced Command Console

(ECC)

There are no upgrade options. You must purchase a new 68040 MTCC

console to replace this console.

Basic Command Console (BCC) There are no upgrade options. You must purchase a new 68040 MTCC

console to replace this console.

MiniConsole (MC) There are no upgrade options. You must purchase a new 68040 MTCC

console to replace this console.

Upgrade Kits

The following kits are a vailable to a ssist with upgrading your RS3

system. For information on upgrade kits, contact your Emerson Process

Management sales or service representative.

68040 OI Processor Boot ROM Upgrade kit

1984--3204--1012, Version 10.12

68020 to 68040 OI Processor Upgrade Kit

1984--2380--0005

MTCC Tape and Hard Disk Drive Upgrade Kits

(Refer to Section 4 of these Release Notes for part numbers)