Black Box 5000 - Manual (Page 163)

CHAPTER 12: Diagnostics
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The Fox Message Test causes a continuous fox
message to be output to the test port. The port that
is being tested will not be able to accept any other
instructions as long as the test continues. The
following will appear on your screen:
The fox message will not echo back to your screen,
but you will not be able to perform any other
functions until the test is terminated. Terminate
the test by pressing or ^X^Y. After you
terminate the fox-message test, you will be returned
to the Command Facility main menu.
The Input Test sends data input from the
Command Facility terminal to the port to be tested.
During the test, the following will be displayed on
the Command Facility Screen:
Enter some data. The data will be forwarded to the
test channel and echoed back to the Command
Facility screen (your terminal). Neither the
Command Facility terminal or the tested device can
perform any non-test functions while the test is
active.
This test continues until it is terminated (by
pressing or ^X^Y). You will be returned
to the Command Facility main menu. OUTPUT
DATA TEST COMPLETE
will display on the tested
device.
S YNC C HANNEL L OOPBACK
This test causes a sync channel to be placed in local
echo loopback (see Figure 12-4).
When accessing this test, you will be prompted:
Enter the channel to be tested. Press .
ENTER NODE-ID/CHANNEL #
(^X TO ABORT):
FOX TEST ACTIVE
PRESS BREAK OR ^X^Y
TO TERMINATE TEST
INPUT TEST ACTIVE
PRESS BREAK OR ^X^Y
TO TERMINATE TEST
ASYNC CHANNEL OUTPUT
1. FOX
2. INPUT
CR - ACCEPT ENTRY
M - MAIN MENU
ENTRY:
LOCAL
MULTISERVER
ATTACHED DEVICE
GENERATES TEST
DATA.
COMMAND FACILITY
INITIATES TEST.
LEGEND:
DATA FLOW
ATTACHED DEVICE MUST BE CONFIGURED SO THAT IT CAN
ACCEPT ITS OWN RETURNING DATA (CONSULT DEVICE'S
USER MANUAL). *
*
TEST DOES
NOT GO OVER
THE LINK.
Figure 12-4. Sync Channel Loopback.