[rescue] Scoop on IBM Dials and Buttons boxes?

[Julius Sridhar]

On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Eric Webb wrote:

> Precisely.  There was a feature that came out after these things had been out
> that has an 8-pin mini-DIN on one end and a DB-25 on the other.  There is a
> six-pin header, presumably for +5Vdc.  Supposedly, there was a monitor (6091
> or 6093, can't remember) that had a power output for these kinds of devices.
> The tablet port provides +5Vdc as well.

I'm pretty sure it's not the 6091.

> My goal is to get the device working under an old copy of Catia and start
> tracing RS-232 perhaps....  I am also looking for support directly under
> graPHIGS, so tracing could be made easier.

Do you have an old copy of CATIA?

> Sridhar -- you might be able to help a little here.  I first loaded fileset
> devices.mca.edd5.com (Dials/Lighted Program Function Keyboard), but then
> found several others that looked useful:
> Selected Filesets
> -----------------
> devices.mca.edd5.X11 4.3.0.0                # AIXwindows Graphics Input Ad...
> devices.mca.edd5.diag 4.3.2.0               # Graphics Input Adapter and D...
> devices.mca.edd5.rte 4.3.2.0                # Graphics Input Adapter Softw...
> devices.serial.tablet1.X11 4.3.2.0          # AIXwindows Serial Tablet Inp...
>
> Requisites
> ----------
> (being installed automatically;  required by filesets listed above)
> devices.serial.gio.diag 4.3.2.0             # Serial Graphics Input Adapte...
> devices.serial.gio.rte 4.3.2.0              # Serial Graphics Input Adapte...
>
> I'm going to check my cables and then try another machine and see if it
> detects the dials device.  I fear that you may need the LPFK before it'll
> work, though.

That all looks right, at a glance.  I'll come back to it when I have more
time and see if I can find something additional.

Peace...  Sridhar