PCIMUX-00

The HP AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX is a high-speed serial communication multiple port product. It combines various signals for transmission over a single channel and provides intelligent communication functions to off-load CPU serial communication processing tasks.

The AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX product supports the following components:

AD278A PCI MUX 8-port adapter
AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter
A fan-out cable for AD278A PCI MUX 8-port adapter. This cable has eight DB-25 male connectors for peripheral device connection.
Port modules (for a maximum of 64 ports) with AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter
Power Supply for the port modules
AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX adapter driver software.

For more information about platform support for AD278A and AD279A adapters, see the Support Matrix document at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Multiplexers.

Summary of Change

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?

The PCIMUX-00 driver bundle, which delivers the pci_mux1 driver, is added to the HP-UX 11i v3 Operating Environment to support the AD278A and AD279A adapters.

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2006?

See “What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?”

Impact

There are no impacts other than those previously described.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

The following documents are available at http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Multiplexers.

HP AD279A PCI 8-Port Serial Multiplexer Installation Guide
HP AD279A PCI 64-Port Serial Multiplexer Installation Guide
HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Release Notes
HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Support Guide.

Manpages:

pmux_stty(1)

Obsolescence

Not applicable.