BARR/CHANNEL OUT SDK Overview

BARR/CHANNEL-OUT SDK is a Software Development Kit (SDK) that includes all of the hardware and software that you need to channel-attach S/390 devices to a PC. We also have a BARR/CHANNEL-IN SDK .

The BARR/CHANNEL-OUT SDK includes a sample host emulation device driver and source code to send output to an IBM® 4245 printer. Virtually any S/390 device can be attached to the PC with this product.

		Features and Benefits
		Supports up to eight physical control units connected to the BARR/CHANNEL-OUT adapter Addresses and supports virtually any channel-attached control unit Provides IBM 4245 printer support out-of-the-box Allows multiple Windows®-based applications to share the same BARR/CHANNEL-OUT adapter Lets you share channel devices among all enterprise applications Allows placement of channel devices where your requirements dictate, not just at the mainframe Eliminates costly channel extension equipment from the network, saving bandwidth and maintenance and support costs Provides a migration platform for new application architectures, minimizing changes and maximizing current investments

Requirements

Microsoft Windows

Minimum Software Components:

• Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft® NT Server 4.0 (Service Pack 3) or Microsoft NT Workstation

Minimum Hardware Components:

• Processor must support operating system and PCI bus

• Processor speed, storage and memory are user application dependent

Solaris

Minimum Software Components:

• Sun Solaris Operating System v2.5

Minimum Hardware Components:

• Processor must support operating system and PCI bus

• Processor speed, storage and memory are user application dependent

AIX

Minimum Software Components:

• IBM ® AIX v4.3

Minimum Hardware Components:

• Processor must support operating system and PCI bus

• Processor speed, storage and memory are user application dependent

Linux

Minimum Software Components:

• Suse Linux operating system v9.0, or

• OpenLinux v3.1.1

Minimum Hardware Components:

• Processor must support operating system and PCI bus

• Processor speed, storage and memory are user application dependent

Environment

• PCI Rev 2.2 compliant adapter

• 32 bit data path

• Operates in 32 or 64 bit slots

• Operates in either 5 volt or 3.3 volt slots

• Functions in PCI-X slots

• Operates as a Bus Master when transferring data to and from memory

• EMI certified. Meets latest CE/FCC requirements

• Modes of operation: 4.5 and 3 Mbytes/sec Data Streaming and 1.5 Mbytes/sec Interlocked

• Dimensions: 4.2" X 5.75"