[Info-vax] USB/DB9 terminal converter for RX2660

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2016-06-02 kl. 17:13, skrev rcyoung:
> Am looking for a way to connect a Macintosh OS/X system as a
> terminal/console on an rx2660 w/ OpenVMS 8.4 using it's USB connection.
>
>
> Saw some references that a serial/USB Edgeport might work. but info is
> scarce.
>
> I would like to use Silex2000WG or similar device and Keyspan usb/serial
> adapter to connect Macintosh terminal program to Itanium/Integrity
> rx2660 over a network line (Silex makes the USB Keyspan USB to serial
> adapter  "appear" to be connected to the Mac directly over network). I
> have this part working already to a serial printer.
>
> Only question is, will the USB from Digi’s converter ( or someone else's
> USB to DB9 converter)  go to the RX2660 and appear and make DB9 serial
> terminal connection possible for user login.  Basically, I need some
> USB/db9 converter that the RX2660 will see and allow a user to login on
> with a serial terminal. I believe there have been some refs that on the
> Integrity side only certain chip systems will be recognized by the
> RX2660 for serial connections..
>
> I am hoping this has been tried before (maybe not the addition of the
> Silex, but the rest of it...maybe???)?
>
> Connections would be as follows w/ the "?" being the item I am looking
> for...
>
>
> _________________           _____           _____
> ____________ |                            |           |        |
> |       |                  |                   | |
> |           |        |          |       |                  |
> | |     rx2660 USB     |           |USB |         | DB9 |
> |                   | |                            | <--->  | DB9| <--->
> | USB | <-------> |   Silex         |<--------->To Mac |
> |           |    ?   |         | Key |                  |  USB
> |             via network |                            |           |
> |          |span |                 |                   |
> _________________           _____            _____
> ____________
>

I'm not 100% sure what you are trying, but as have been mentioned, the
USB on the rx2660 box cannot be used as a console.

I have a rx2660 system where its COM1 port is connected to a
Lantronix ETS8PS (8 port standard terminal server) using a plain
serial cable. I then simply connect from whatever system (a Windows
PC using PyTTY in my case) to the Lantronix port and run the
rx2660 console.

No problem, the semi-graphic IA64 console displayed just fine...

I use the same setup for the console of my DS25 on the same
Lantronix terminal server...

Jan-Erik.