ADDER CCSUN Upgrade Note User Manual

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Software upgrades and keyboard emulations
The internal software of your Sun converter cable can be upgraded to utilize
the latest features and functionality. Additionally the converter cable can be
made to declare a particular country code to the Sun computer when not
used in conjunction with Adder MP-type KVM switches.
This guide covers all of the steps needed to perform such operations, which
are arranged into four main stages:
Note: You need to use a Windows
®-based computer system to carry out the
upgrade process.
•Stage oneDownload upgrade files from the Adder website.
Stage two Create a startup diskette
Stage threeCopy the files and edit the control file.
Stage fourReconnect the Sun converter cable and reboot.
Sun
®
 Converter Cable
Software upgrade and
keyboard emulation guide 
						

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Stage two - Create a startup diskette
For this stage you will need a Windows-based computer and a 3½
floppy diskette that is either blank or has existing contents that are no
longer required. The write protect tab must be moved to the
‘unprotected’ position. Depending on your operating system, use one
of the following to create a startup disk:
To create a startup disk in Windows XP
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Select ‘Start’ and then ‘My Computer’.
3 Right mouse click on the ‘3½ Floppy (A:)’ icon and select ‘Format’.
4 Check the ‘Create an MS-DOS  startup disk’ box and select ‘Start’.
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98/Me
1 Insert a formatted diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Select ‘Start’, then ‘Settings’ and then ‘Control Panel’.
3 Double click on the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ icon.
4 Select the ‘Startup Disk’ tab.
5 Click ‘Create Disk’ and follow the instructions.
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98 (alternative method)
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.
2 Right mouse click on the ‘3½ Floppy (A:)’ icon and select ‘Format’.
3 Select the ‘Full format’ option and ensure that the ‘Copy system
files’ box is checked.
4 Select ‘Start’ to format the disk.
To create a startup disk from MS-DOS or a DOS window within
Windows 95/98
1 Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive and check that the drive
is configured as drive A (it usually is).
2 At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type:
FORMAT A: /S
and follow the instructions given by DOS.
Now please follow Stage three.
Stage one - Download the upgrade files
To download the files
1 Access the Adder Technology Ltd website (
www.adder.com), enter
the Support section. Choose the upgrade option that best suits
your requirements and download it to your system.
2 Decompress the downloaded file. Depending on the chosen
option, there will be a collection of suitable files. As a minimum,
there should be the following files:
 AUTOEXEC.BAT – directs the computer to run the driver
update and firmware upgrade programs.
 PS2SUN.EXE – this is the upgrade program that causes
upgrade data to be sent to the Sun converter cable from a
Windows-based computer.
 SUN103.S19 – this is the Sun keyboard driver file.
Now please follow Stage two. 
						

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Stage three - Copy the files and edit the control file
In order to choose the appropriate upgrade/keyboard emulation
options, you now need to copy the downloaded files to the diskette
and then edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT control file.
1 Using Windows Explorer or the My Computer option, copy the
downloaded and decompressed files from your computer to the
floppy diskette.
2 Using a text editor, such as Notepad or Wordpad, open the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the floppy diskette (A:). The file will
contain a command line similar to the one shown here:
PS2SUN SUN103.S19 /C21
The command line relates to the country code that you wish to
send to the Sun system.
 The /Cnn suffix optionally sets a country code that will be
reported to the Sun system (in this case /C21 relates to the US
country code). A full list of country codes is provided opposite.
3 When all required changes have been made, save the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Do not change the name otherwise it will not
be recognized by the system.
Now please follow Stage four.
Keyboard country codes
Country nn code
Chinese 3C
Czech 35
Danish 24
Dutch 27
Estonian 3A
Finnish 3D
French 23
French Canadian 32
German 25
Greek 39
Hungarian 33
Italian 26
Japanese 31
Korean 2F
Latvian 37Country nn code
Lithuanian 3B
Norwegian 28
Poland 34
Portuguese 29
Russian 36
Spanish 2A
Swedish 2B
Swiss French 2C
Swiss German 2D
Taiwanese 30
Turkish 38
UK 2E
UNIX 22
US 21 
						

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1 On the Windows-based computer from which you will run the
upgrade, ensure that its BIOS settings will allow it to boot from
the floppy diskette drive, rather than booting immediately from
the hard drive.
2 Switch off the computer and remove its keyboard connector.
3 Disconnect your Sun converter cable (if connected) from its
computer and KVM switch.
4 At the end of the converter cable that has three plugs, locate the
keyboard plug (purple with 
 icon) and connect it to the
keyboard socket of the Windows-based computer. This is the
reverse of the usual connection method and the cable will
automatically detect this to prepare itself for the ugrade
procedure.
5 With the upgrade diskette installed in the drive, switch on the
computer. The computer must boot from the floppy diskette and
will then automatically perform the upgrade/apply the keyboard &
country code. The upgrade process should take no more than two
to three minutes and a progress indicator will be displayed on
screen. Once the upgrade is complete, switch off the computer
and disconnect the Sun converter cable.
6 Reconnect the Sun converter cable between the Sun computer and
the KVM switch.
Sun system keypress equivalents
Once the Sun keyboard emulator has been downloaded,
you can emulate the extra keys on a Sun keyboard using
the following PS/2 key press combinations.
PS/2 keyboard Sun keyboard
Right-[Ctrl] [F1] Stop
Right-[Ctrl] [F2] Again
Right-[Ctrl] [F3] Props
Right-[Ctrl] [F4] Undo
Right-[Ctrl] [F5] Front
Right-[Ctrl] [F6] Copy
Right-[Ctrl] [F7] Open
Right-[Ctrl] [F8] Paste
Right-[Ctrl] [F9] Find
Right-[Ctrl] [F10] Cut
Right-[Ctrl] [1] Mute
Right-[Ctrl] [2] Volume -
Right-[Ctrl] [3] Volume +
Right-[Ctrl] [4] Power*
Right-[Ctrl] [H] Help
Stage four - Reconnect Sun converter cable and reboot
Keyboard
connector
* Certain PS/2 keyboards have a power key
which will be mapped to perform the same
function for a Sun system.
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