Mike's PBX Cookbook

Superloops / Controllers

The image right is a NT8D01BC Controller-4 card.
It is installed in each IPE shelf between slots 7 and 8.

There are two Network shelf Cards:

The Superloop Network card combines four regular network loops to make 120 timeslots available to peripheral equipment (PE) cards housed in Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Modules. Faceplate connector J2 is used for shelf 0.

An IPE Shelf has four card segments. A Superloop can be used for each segment (zero blocking), or shared between 1 to 8 segments (two shelves). The back-plane wiring configuration (J1, J2 - SL0/SL1/SL2/SL3) must match the software configuration.

Superloop / Controller configurations are programmed and printed in LD 97.

Note: Do not enable the switch on NT8D04 or QPC414 Network cards until after the network loop cables are installed.

Warning Note: This page was written before the days of IP, but it's still applicable! With MGC or MGX cards, the SUPT (superloop type) is IPMG. You will need to know the Zone before hand. At IPR0, enter the Shelf 0 IP address. At IPMG_TYP0 (IPMG type) enter MGC (default), MGX, or MGS. Shelf 1 is IPR1, enter through if not present.

Superloops:

PromptResponseDescription
REQ:chgLD 97, data is either printed or changed
TYPE:suplSuperloop (multiples of 4)
SUPL:xx - Superloop number, X to OUT
SLOT:L or RL = left slot, R = right slot
SUPT:std
XPE0:x y zShelf 0 (J2)
x = Controller number
y = Starting segment number
z = Ending segemnt number
XPE1:x y zShelf 1 (J1)
x = Controller number
y = Starting segment number
z = Ending segemnt number

Controllers:

PromptResponseDescription
REQ:chgLD 97, data is either printed or changed
TYPE:xpeXPE (Extended Peripheral Equipment shelves)
XPEC:xx = controller number,
0 = Auto assign next available controller number,
X to OUT a controller


Diagnostic commands:

Occasionally, loops STAT as enabled/responding, but the IPE shelf is dead. Bouncing the controller in LD 32 should restore service (eg, DSXP x/ENXP x).

LD 30:

DISL loopDisable loop / superloop
ENLL loopEnable loop / superloop
LENLList enabled loops
LDISList disabled loops
LOOP loop | ALLTest network memory on one or all loops, will also enable any disabled digital sets
SHLF l sTest loop l, shelf s
ENDAbort current test
STATGet status of all network loops
STAT loopGet status of specified network loop

LD 32:

DISL slDisable superloop
DSXP xDisable controller x and associated peripheral cards
ENLL slEnable superloop
ENXP xEnable controller x and associated peripheral cards
IDCS xPrint card ID for all cards on shelf controlled by Controller x
STAT slGet status of specified superloop
SUPL (sl)Print data for one or all superloops
XPEC (x)Print data for one or all controllers
XNTT slDo self-test of Network card for specified superloop
XPCT xDo self-test on Controller x