Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 - Manual (Page 315)

RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Windows NT troubleshooting
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Test options guide
A summary of the tests available using the Diagnostics utility is given in the next table
Test
To run this type of test, at the dos prompt,
type....
Description
RAM test riodiags -ram < type>
Where
can be any combination of arb, host or
trans. If more than one test is required then
use a comma (,) to separate each test.
For example, riodiags -ram arb,host
performs both the Arbitration Test and the
Host Memory Test.
If no type is specified, all ram tests are
performed by default.
Validates BYTE and WORD
accesses and address lines when the
host machine reads and writes data
patterns to the RIO host card memory.
Arbitration Test riodiags -ram
Where
can be any combination of arb, host or
trans. If more than one test is required then
use a comma (,) to separate each test.
For example, riodiags -ram arb,host
performs both the Arbitration Test and the
Host Memory Test.
If no type is specified, all ram tests are
performed by default.
Checks that the host machine and the
RIO host card CPU can concurrently
access the RAM on the host card
using the cards arbitration logic.
Frequency test riodiags -freq In this test host machine times the
transputer on the host card to check
the host card is running at an
approved frequency. Note that some
transputer run at both 20MHz and
25MHz; both speeds are correct.