4.3. Configuring and Installing Hardware Configurable Boards

Unlike BLT, PCI, and cPCI boards, hardware configurable boards must be installed after installing the Intel Dialogic System Software and running DCM. This is because you must first use DCM to determine the values for the memory and interrupt parameters for hardware configurable boards. You can then configure the board's jumpers or switches to use these values.

Note: If you don't use the DCM-provided parameters when setting the jumpers and switches on these boards, you may not be able to successfully start the Intel Dialogic system. To determine the values of these parameters, DCM follows the standard procedure for requesting resources from Windows. However, if another device on your system does not comply with this procedure, a conflict may occur. For more information, see Section 5.6.1, Resolving Hardware Conflicts.

After you've installed the Intel Dialogic System Software and DCM is running, follow this procedure to configure and install hardware configurable boards:

1. From the DCM Main Window (Figure 8, DCM Main Window), click Add Device from the Action pull-down menu.
2. At the first Add Hardware screen (Figure 9), select the board you want to install, then click Next.

Figure 9. Add Hardware Wizard Step 1

3. At the second Add Hardware screen (Figure 10), enter a unique identifier for the board. This identifier will appear with the board name on the DCM Main Window.

Figure 10. Add Hardware Wizard Step 2

4. Click the Next button to display the DCM property sheets for the board (Figure 11). The property sheets display the board's configuration parameters, grouped together on tabs according to the type of board functionality they affect.

Figure 11. DCM Property Sheets

5. Take note of the D41DAddress and D41DInterrupt parameters, which are on the System property sheet.

   DCM sets these parameters to the value appropriate for the board you are installing. You have to know these values when you set the jumpers and switches on the board.

6. Click the OK button.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for all hardware configurable boards you are installing.
8. Exit DCM.
9. Follow the instructions in the Quick Install Card provided with each board to set the hardware switches and jumpers to the value you recorded in step 5.
10. Power down your system.
11. Follow the instructions in the Quick Install Card to install the boards in your system.

As long as the hardware configurable board jumper and switch settings correspond to the values in DCM, and as long as no other device in the system is attempting to use the same interrupt or address, the Intel Dialogic System will start successfully with the installed hardware.

After the boards are installed, refer to the instructions in Section 2.1.7, Interconnecting Boards via CT Bus or SCbus. Once all the boards have been installed and connected, proceed with "Designating the Clock Source."

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