Intro Spex uses 2 PortServer TS 4 MEI teminal server for the animatic smart motors and 218E temperature monitor. 3 port are needed: port 1: rotator smart motor port 2: grating smart motor port 3: unused port 4: 218E Temperature Controller Hostname 192 address -------------- -------------- spex-temp-digi 192.168.1.11 spex-motor-digi 192.168.1.12 Other that the hostname/IP, the ports are setup the same on both units. Initial Setup RARP is needed to setup the PortServer. However, rarpd is obsolete since RHEL5. However, just pluging into the IRTF network our CentOS6 basking dhcp server assigned it an IP number. Then telnet into the unit and assign it an IP number. telnet 128.171.110.251 Trying 128.171.110.251... Connected to 128.171.110.251. Escape character is '^]'. login: root password: (see manual) #> Below are the commands to set the static IP number. spex-motor-digi Config: set config myname=spex-motor-digi set config domain=ifa.hawaii.edu set config nameserv=0.0.0.0 set config submask=255.255.0.0 set config gateway=0.0.0.0 set config ip=192.168.1.12 set config dhcp=off spex-temp-digi Config: set config myname=spex-temp-digi set config domain=ifa.hawaii.edu set config nameserv=0.0.0.0 set config submask=255.255.0.0 set config gateway=0.0.0.0 set config ip=192.168.1.11 set config dhcp=off Reset: #> boot action=reset Configuring the ports: Ports 1,2,3 are setup for animatics motor: 9600,8,N,1 Ports 4 is setup for Lakeshore 218E : 9600,7,O,1 Animatics Smart Motor Default serial of motor & Digi match: baud=9600 csize=8 parity=N stopb=1 Modification from default setting: set ports dev=prn range=1 set ports dev=prn range=2 set ports dev=prn range=3 Lakeshore 218E uses 9600, 7, O, 1 set ports dev=prn range=4 set line range=4 baud=9600 csize=7 parity=o stopb=1 To display the configuration: cpconf term Resetting to Factory defaults: (See manual page 103). Turn off port server. Hold and press the reset button. Power on the Digi Port. When the 1-5-1 LED patterns is displayed, release the button. It may take about 2 minutes for the device to boot up.