SCX160 SCXbus Adapter User's Guide for Windows Table of Contents

• 1.  How to Use This Manual
• 1.1.  Products Covered By This Guide
• 1.2.  Product Terminology
• 1.3.  Organization Of This Guide
• 1.4.  Installation and Release Notes
• 2.  Product Overview
• 2.1.  SCX160 SCxbus Adapter Features
• 2.1.1.  Specifications
• 2.2.  SCX160 SCxbus Adapter in a Multi-Node System
• 2.3.  Blocking Data Streams
• 2.3.1.  Blocking Considerations
• 2.3.2.  Blocking Example
• 2.4.  Functional Description of an SCX160 SCxbus Adapter
• 2.4.1.  FIFO Elastic Buffers
• 2.4.2.  SCxbus Interface
• 2.4.3.  On-Board Control Processor
• 2.4.4.  Synchronization Circuitry
• 2.4.5.  Board Locator Technology Circuit
• 2.5.  SCbus/SCxbus Data Stream Connections
• 2.6.  Test Access Logic
• 2.7.  Troubleshooting the SCxbus Cabling
• 2.8.  Diagnostic Tools
• 3.  Configuration Overview
• 3.1.  Overview of Installation Procedures
• 3.2.  Dialogic Configuration Manager
• 3.2.1.  Dialogic SCX160 Configuration Program
• 3.2.2.  Dialogic Service Startup
• 4.  Clocking
• 4.1.  Overview of Clocking
• 4.2.  Designating Clock Modes
• 4.3.  Clock Synchronization
• 4.3.1.  Synchronous and Plesiochronous Operation
• 4.3.2.  Clock Fallback
• 4.4.  Required Clock Designations
• 4.4.1.  Clocking Examples
• 4.5.  Clock States
• 4.5.1.  Clock Alarms
• 4.5.2.  SCxbus Clock State Machine
• 4.5.3.  SCxbus Clock State Transitions
• 4.5.4.  SCbus Clock State Machine
• 4.5.5.  SCbus Clock State Transitions
• 5.  Library Function Overview
• 5.1.  SCX160 SCxbus Adapter library functions
• 5.2.  Configuration Functions
• 5.3.  Diagnostic Functions
• 5.4.  Attribute Functions
• 6.  Function Reference
• 6.1.  Include Files
• 6.2.  Error Codes
• 6.3.  Alphabetical Function Descriptions
• scx_close( )
• scx_clrevtmsk( )
• scx_getbrdparm( )
• scx_getctinfo( )
• scx_getevtmsk( )
• scx_gtbdattr( )
• scx_open( )
• scx_setbrdparm( )
• scx_setevtmsk( )
• scx_tstcom( )
• scx_tstdat( )
• 7.  Errors
• 7.1.  Error Handling and Retrieval
• 7.2.  Possible Error Codes
• 8.  Data Structure Reference
• 8.1.  Board Status (tSCX_BRDST) Data Structure
• 8.2.  Channel/Time slot DEVice INFOrmation (CT_DEVINFO)
• 9.  Application Guidelines
• 9.1.  Writing an Application
• 9.1.1.  General Guidelines
• 9.1.2.  Initialization
• 9.2.  Handling Events
• 9.3.  Aborting
• 9.4.  Terminating the Application
• 9.5.  Compiling and Linking
• 10.  Demonstration Programs
• 10.1.  Hardware Requirements
• 10.2.  Software Requirements
• 10.3.  Overview of Demonstration Programs
• 10.4.  Running the Console Demonstration (SCxDemo) Program
• 10.5.  Running the GUI Demonstration (WinSCxDemo) Program
•   SCX160 Diagnostics
• 11.1.  SCX160 InfoTool
• 11.1.1.  Viewing System Information
• 11.1.2.  Viewing Board Information
• 11.1.3.  Viewing Clock Information
• 11.1.4.  Viewing Data Stream Information
• Appendix A - Downloadable Parameters
• Changing Configuration Files and Downloadable Parameters
• Example of the scxbus.prm file
• Appendix B - Dialogic SCX160 Configuration Program
• Prerequisites
• Determining Number of Blocked Data Streams
• Running the Dialogic SCX160 Configuration Program
• Configuring Node 1 For The First Time
• Configuring Node 2 or a Higher Node For The First Time
• Second Time Configuration on any Node - No Configuration Changes
• Second Time Configuration on any Node - Configuration Changes
• Appendix C - Related Publications
• Dialogic References
• General Publications
• Glossary
• Copyright notice