Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual
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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
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General installation procedure for Linux ...................................................144
Installing drivers onto your system............................................................145
Installing utilities ........................................................................................147
Creating devices for the attached ports ....................................................148
Loading the driver module into the kernel.................................................150
Manually loading the module and firmware ................................................... 150
Loading the RIO module and firmware automatically .................................... 151
Adding ports to the system .......................................................................153
Removing ports from a system .................................................................155
Installing a Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card ................................................156
Identifying your RIO PCI card and slot type..............................................156
Installation procedure................................................................................157
Installing an ISA host card ............................................................................158
Removing host cards .....................................................................................160
Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs) ............................................161
RTA8 8 port Remote Terminal Adaptors ...................................................162
Installation procedure .................................................................................... 162
Wall mounting an RTA8 ................................................................................. 164
RTA16 16 port Remote Terminal Adaptors ...............................................165
RRC16 Remote Concentrator ...................................................................168
Installation procedure .................................................................................... 168
Mounting the RRC16 ..................................................................................... 170
Removing a Remote Terminal Adaptor (RTA) ...........................................173
Installing a short distance link ......................................................................174
Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) ......................................................175
Introduction ...............................................................................................175
Fibre optic unit main components .............................................................175
Installation procedure................................................................................176