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mpcctab(4)

mpccmon(1)

dlmpcc(1M)

NAME

dlmpcc − download MPCC

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/dlmpcc [ −rn ] [ board_number ]

DESCRIPTION

dlmpcc downloads Harris’s Multi-Protocol Communication Controller (MPCC).  The controller provides high-speed synchronous communications for the CX family of computers.  This utility allows you to download any or all of the MPCC boards.  The configuration file mpcctab determines the protocol attributes for each MPCC board. See mpcctab(4) for details. 

If you specify the command with no argument, then dlmpcc scans the configuration file and downloads all configured boards with corresponding protocol software and execs mpccmon(1).  The -r option causes the MPCC that is being downloaded to be automatically reset before the system attempts any communication with the MPCC.  This option is recommended when dlmpcc is invoked automatically, as in the /etc/rc file.  The -n option suppresses the MPCC dumper program mpccmon from being exec’d.  This option is recommended when dlmpcc is invoked manually.  The option board_number allows you to specify one or more MPCC boards for downloading. The valid values range from 0-15. For example, the following command line orders dlmpcc to download only the protocol software identified with board 2:

 dlmpcc  2
 

The next command line orders the download of the protocols identified with boards 0 and 3:

 dlmpcc  0  3

The next command line resets the board before the downloading of the protocols identified with board 0 and suppresses the exec of mpccmon:

 dlmpcc  -r -n 0

SEE ALSO

mpcctab(4) mpccmon(1)

CX/UX Administrator’s Reference

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