[05/28] docs: networking: convert arcnet-hardware.txt to ReST

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Headers	show Return-Path: <SRS0=0Sen=32=vger.kernel.org=linux-media-owner@kernel.org> From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> To: Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@vger.kernel.org> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>, "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH 05/28] docs: networking: convert arcnet-hardware.txt to ReST Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 16:17:25 +0100 Message-Id: <145bb406d943126a242d6ea0fc63d9e6842d10d8.1581002063.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <cover.1581002062.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> References: <cover.1581002062.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.txt b/Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.rst similarity index 66% rename from Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.txt rename to Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.rst index 731de411513c..b5a1a020c824 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/arcnet-hardware.rst @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -1) This file is a supplement to arcnet.txt. Please read that for general - driver configuration help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -2) This file is no longer Linux-specific. It should probably be moved out of - the kernel sources. Ideas? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +=============== +ARCnet Hardware +=============== + +.. note:: + + 1) This file is a supplement to arcnet.txt. Please read that for general + driver configuration help. + 2) This file is no longer Linux-specific. It should probably be moved out + of the kernel sources. Ideas? Because so many people (myself included) seem to have obtained ARCnet cards without manuals, this file contains a quick introduction to ARCnet hardware, @@ -14,8 +18,8 @@ e-mail apenwarr@worldvisions.ca with any settings for your particular card, or any other information you have! -INTRODUCTION TO ARCNET ----------------------- +Introduction to ARCnet +====================== ARCnet is a network type which works in a way similar to popular Ethernet networks but which is also different in some very important ways. @@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ since I only have the 2.5 Mbps variety. It is probably not going to saturate your 100 Mbps card. Stop complaining. :) You also cannot connect an ARCnet card to any kind of Ethernet card and -expect it to work. +expect it to work. There are two "types" of ARCnet - STAR topology and BUS topology. This refers to how the cards are meant to be wired together. According to most @@ -71,19 +75,24 @@ although they are generally kept down to the Ethernet-style 1500 bytes. For more information on the advantages and disadvantages (mostly the advantages) of ARCnet networks, you might try the "ARCnet Trade Association" WWW page: + http://www.arcnet.com -CABLING ARCNET NETWORKS ------------------------ +Cabling ARCnet Networks +======================= + +This section was rewritten by + + Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> -This section was rewritten by - Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> using information from several people, including: - Avery Pennraun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca> - Stephen A. Wood <saw@hallc1.cebaf.gov> - John Paul Morrison <jmorriso@bogomips.ee.ubc.ca> - Joachim Koenig <jojo@repas.de> + + - Avery Pennraun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca> + - Stephen A. Wood <saw@hallc1.cebaf.gov> + - John Paul Morrison <jmorriso@bogomips.ee.ubc.ca> + - Joachim Koenig <jojo@repas.de> + and Avery touched it up a bit, at Vojtech's request. ARCnet (the classic 2.5 Mbps version) can be connected by two different @@ -103,13 +112,13 @@ equal to a high impedance one with a terminator installed. Usually, the ARCnet networks are built up from STAR cards and hubs. There are two types of hubs - active and passive. Passive hubs are small boxes -with four BNC connectors containing four 47 Ohm resistors: +with four BNC connectors containing four 47 Ohm resistors:: - | | wires - R + junction --R-+-R- R 47 Ohm resistors - R - | + | | wires + R + junction + -R-+-R- R 47 Ohm resistors + R + | The shielding is connected together. Active hubs are much more complicated; they are powered and contain electronics to amplify the signal and send it @@ -127,14 +136,15 @@ And now to the cabling. What you can connect together: 2. A card to a passive hub. Remember that all unused connectors on the hub must be properly terminated with 93 Ohm (or something else if you don't have the right ones) terminators. - (Avery's note: oops, I didn't know that. Mine (TV cable) works + + (Avery's note: oops, I didn't know that. Mine (TV cable) works anyway, though.) 3. A card to an active hub. Here is no need to terminate the unused connectors except some kind of aesthetic feeling. But, there may not be more than eleven active hubs between any two computers. That of course doesn't limit the number of active hubs on the network. - + 4. An active hub to another. 5. An active hub to passive hub. @@ -142,22 +152,22 @@ And now to the cabling. What you can connect together: Remember that you cannot connect two passive hubs together. The power loss implied by such a connection is too high for the net to operate reliably. -An example of a typical ARCnet network: +An example of a typical ARCnet network:: - R S - STAR type card + R S - STAR type card S------H--------A-------S R - Terminator - | | H - Hub - | | A - Active hub - | S----H----S - S | - | - S - + | | H - Hub + | | A - Active hub + | S----H----S + S | + | + S + The BUS topology is very similar to the one used by Ethernet. The only difference is in cable and terminators: they should be 93 Ohm. Ethernet uses 50 Ohm impedance. You use T connectors to put the computers on a single line of cable, the bus. You have to put terminators at both ends of the -cable. A typical BUS ARCnet network looks like: +cable. A typical BUS ARCnet network looks like:: RT----T------T------T------T------TR B B B B B B @@ -168,63 +178,63 @@ cable. A typical BUS ARCnet network looks like: But that is not all! The two types can be connected together. According to the official documentation the only way of connecting them is using an active -hub: +hub:: - A------T------T------TR - | B B B + A------T------T------TR + | B B B S---H---S - | - S + | + S The official docs also state that you can use STAR cards at the ends of -BUS network in place of a BUS card and a terminator: +BUS network in place of a BUS card and a terminator:: S------T------T------S - B B + B B But, according to my own experiments, you can simply hang a BUS type card anywhere in middle of a cable in a STAR topology network. And more - you can use the bus card in place of any star card if you use a terminator. Then you can build very complicated networks fulfilling all your needs! An -example: +example:: + + S + | + RT------T-------T------H------S + B B B | + | R + S------A------T-------T-------A-------H------TR + | B B | | B + | S BT | + | | | S----A-----S + S------H---A----S | | + | | S------T----H---S | + S S B R S - S - | - RT------T-------T------H------S - B B B | - | R - S------A------T-------T-------A-------H------TR - | B B | | B - | S BT | - | | | S----A-----S - S------H---A----S | | - | | S------T----H---S | - S S B R S - A basically different cabling scheme is used with Twisted Pair cabling. Each of the TP cards has two RJ (phone-cord style) connectors. The cards are then daisy-chained together using a cable connecting every two neighboring cards. The ends are terminated with RJ 93 Ohm terminators which plug into -the empty connectors of cards on the ends of the chain. An example: +the empty connectors of cards on the ends of the chain. An example:: - ___________ ___________ - _R_|_ _|_|_ _|_R_ - | | | | | | - |Card | |Card | |Card | - |_____| |_____| |_____| + ___________ ___________ + _R_|_ _|_|_ _|_R_ + | | | | | | + |Card | |Card | |Card | + |_____| |_____| |_____| There are also hubs for the TP topology. There is nothing difficult involved in using them; you just connect a TP chain to a hub on any end or -even at both. This way you can create almost any network configuration. +even at both. This way you can create almost any network configuration. The maximum of 11 hubs between any two computers on the net applies here as -well. An example: +well. An example:: RP-------P--------P--------H-----P------P-----PR - | + | RP-----H--------P--------H-----P------PR - | | - PR PR + | | + PR PR R - RJ Terminator P - TP Card @@ -234,11 +244,13 @@ Like any network, ARCnet has a limited cable length. These are the maximum cable lengths between two active ends (an active end being an active hub or a STAR card). + ========== ======= =========== RG-62 93 Ohm up to 650 m RG-59/U 75 Ohm up to 457 m RG-11/U 75 Ohm up to 533 m IBM Type 1 150 Ohm up to 200 m IBM Type 3 100 Ohm up to 100 m + ========== ======= =========== The maximum length of all cables connected to a passive hub is limited to 65 meters for RG-62 cabling; less for others. You can see that using passive @@ -248,8 +260,8 @@ most distant points of the net is limited to 3000 meters. The maximum length of a TP cable between two cards/hubs is 650 meters. -SETTING THE JUMPERS -------------------- +Setting the Jumpers +=================== All ARCnet cards should have a total of four or five different settings: @@ -261,43 +273,51 @@ All ARCnet cards should have a total of four or five different settings: eating net connections on my system (at least) otherwise. My guess is this may be because, if your card is at 0x2E0, probing for a serial port at 0x2E8 will reset the card and probably mess things up royally. + - Avery's favourite: 0x300. - the IRQ: on 8-bit cards, it might be 2 (9), 3, 4, 5, or 7. - on 16-bit cards, it might be 2 (9), 3, 4, 5, 7, or 10-15. - + on 16-bit cards, it might be 2 (9), 3, 4, 5, 7, or 10-15. + Make sure this is different from any other card on your system. Note that IRQ2 is the same as IRQ9, as far as Linux is concerned. You can "cat /proc/interrupts" for a somewhat complete list of which ones are in use at any given time. Here is a list of common usages from Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>: - ("Not on bus" means there is no way for a card to generate this + + ("Not on bus" means there is no way for a card to generate this interrupt) - IRQ 0 - Timer 0 (Not on bus) - IRQ 1 - Keyboard (Not on bus) - IRQ 2 - IRQ Controller 2 (Not on bus, nor does interrupt the CPU) - IRQ 3 - COM2 - IRQ 4 - COM1 - IRQ 5 - FREE (LPT2 if you have it; sometimes COM3; maybe PLIP) - IRQ 6 - Floppy disk controller - IRQ 7 - FREE (LPT1 if you don't use the polling driver; PLIP) - IRQ 8 - Realtime Clock Interrupt (Not on bus) - IRQ 9 - FREE (VGA vertical sync interrupt if enabled) - IRQ 10 - FREE - IRQ 11 - FREE - IRQ 12 - FREE - IRQ 13 - Numeric Coprocessor (Not on bus) - IRQ 14 - Fixed Disk Controller - IRQ 15 - FREE (Fixed Disk Controller 2 if you have it) - - Note: IRQ 9 is used on some video cards for the "vertical retrace" - interrupt. This interrupt would have been handy for things like - video games, as it occurs exactly once per screen refresh, but - unfortunately IBM cancelled this feature starting with the original - VGA and thus many VGA/SVGA cards do not support it. For this - reason, no modern software uses this interrupt and it can almost - always be safely disabled, if your video card supports it at all. - + + ====== ========================================================= + IRQ 0 Timer 0 (Not on bus) + IRQ 1 Keyboard (Not on bus) + IRQ 2 IRQ Controller 2 (Not on bus, nor does interrupt the CPU) + IRQ 3 COM2 + IRQ 4 COM1 + IRQ 5 FREE (LPT2 if you have it; sometimes COM3; maybe PLIP) + IRQ 6 Floppy disk controller + IRQ 7 FREE (LPT1 if you don't use the polling driver; PLIP) + IRQ 8 Realtime Clock Interrupt (Not on bus) + IRQ 9 FREE (VGA vertical sync interrupt if enabled) + IRQ 10 FREE + IRQ 11 FREE + IRQ 12 FREE + IRQ 13 Numeric Coprocessor (Not on bus) + IRQ 14 Fixed Disk Controller + IRQ 15 FREE (Fixed Disk Controller 2 if you have it) + ====== ========================================================= + + + .. note:: + + IRQ 9 is used on some video cards for the "vertical retrace" + interrupt. This interrupt would have been handy for things like + video games, as it occurs exactly once per screen refresh, but + unfortunately IBM cancelled this feature starting with the original + VGA and thus many VGA/SVGA cards do not support it. For this + reason, no modern software uses this interrupt and it can almost + always be safely disabled, if your video card supports it at all. + If your card for some reason CANNOT disable this IRQ (usually there is a jumper), one solution would be to clip the printed circuit contact on the board: it's the fourth contact from the left on the @@ -308,14 +328,18 @@ All ARCnet cards should have a total of four or five different settings: - the memory address: Unlike most cards, ARCnets use "shared memory" for copying buffers around. Make SURE it doesn't conflict with any other used memory in your system! + + :: + A0000 - VGA graphics memory (ok if you don't have VGA) - B0000 - Monochrome text mode - C0000 \ One of these is your VGA BIOS - usually C0000. - E0000 / - F0000 - System BIOS + B0000 - Monochrome text mode + C0000 \ One of these is your VGA BIOS - usually C0000. + E0000 / + F0000 - System BIOS Anything less than 0xA0000 is, well, a BAD idea since it isn't above 640k. + - Avery's favourite: 0xD0000 - the station address: Every ARCnet card has its own "unique" network @@ -326,6 +350,7 @@ All ARCnet cards should have a total of four or five different settings: neat stuff will probably happen if you DO use them). By the way, if you haven't already guessed, don't set this the same as any other ARCnet on your network! + - Avery's favourite: 3 and 4. Not that it matters. - There may be ETS1 and ETS2 settings. These may or may not make a @@ -336,28 +361,34 @@ All ARCnet cards should have a total of four or five different settings: requirement here is that all cards on the network with ETS1 and ETS2 jumpers have them in the same position. Chris Hindy <chrish@io.org> sent in a chart with actual values for this: + + ======= ======= =============== ==================== ET1 ET2 Response Time Reconfiguration Time - --- --- ------------- -------------------- + ======= ======= =============== ==================== open open 74.7us 840us open closed 283.4us 1680us closed open 561.8us 1680us closed closed 1118.6us 1680us - + ======= ======= =============== ==================== + Make sure you set ETS1 and ETS2 to the SAME VALUE for all cards on your network. - -Also, on many cards (not mine, though) there are red and green LED's. + +Also, on many cards (not mine, though) there are red and green LED's. Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> tells me this is what they mean: + + =============== =============== ===================================== GREEN RED Status - ----- --- ------ + =============== =============== ===================================== OFF OFF Power off OFF Short flashes Cabling problems (broken cable or not - terminated) + terminated) OFF (short) ON Card init ON ON Normal state - everything OK, nothing - happens + happens ON Long flashes Data transfer ON OFF Never happens (maybe when wrong ID) + =============== =============== ===================================== The following is all the specific information people have sent me about @@ -366,7 +397,7 @@ huge amounts of duplicated information. I have no time to fix it. If you want to, PLEASE DO! Just send me a 'diff -u' of all your changes. The model # is listed right above specifics for that card, so you should be -able to use your text viewer's "search" function to find the entry you want. +able to use your text viewer's "search" function to find the entry you want. If you don't KNOW what kind of card you have, try looking through the various diagrams to see if you can tell. @@ -378,8 +409,9 @@ model that is, please e-mail me to say so. Cards Listed in this file (in this order, mostly): + =============== ======================= ==== Manufacturer Model # Bits - ------------ ------- ---- + =============== ======================= ==== SMC PC100 8 SMC PC110 8 SMC PC120 8 @@ -404,17 +436,19 @@ Cards Listed in this file (in this order, mostly): No Name Taiwan R.O.C? 8 No Name Model 9058 8 Tiara Tiara Lancard? 8 - + =============== ======================= ==== -** SMC = Standard Microsystems Corp. -** CNet Tech = CNet Technology, Inc. +* SMC = Standard Microsystems Corp. +* CNet Tech = CNet Technology, Inc. Unclassified Stuff ------------------- +================== + - Please send any other information you can find. - - - And some other stuff (more info is welcome!): + + - And some other stuff (more info is welcome!):: + From: root@ultraworld.xs4all.nl (Timo Hilbrink) To: apenwarr@foxnet.net (Avery Pennarun) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 02:10:32 +0000 (GMT) @@ -423,7 +457,7 @@ Unclassified Stuff [...parts deleted...] About the jumpers: On my PC130 there is one more jumper, located near the - cable-connector and it's for changing to star or bus topology; + cable-connector and it's for changing to star or bus topology; closed: star - open: bus On the PC500 are some more jumper-pins, one block labeled with RX,PDN,TXI and another with ALE,LA17,LA18,LA19 these are undocumented.. @@ -432,136 +466,130 @@ Unclassified Stuff --- CUT --- +Standard Microsystems Corp (SMC) +================================ + +PC100, PC110, PC120, PC130 (8-bit cards) and PC500, PC600 (16-bit cards) +------------------------------------------------------------------------ -** Standard Microsystems Corp (SMC) ** -PC100, PC110, PC120, PC130 (8-bit cards) -PC500, PC600 (16-bit cards) ---------------------------------- - mainly from Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>. Values depicted are from Avery's setup. - special thanks to Timo Hilbrink <timoh@xs4all.nl> for noting that PC120, - 130, 500, and 600 all have the same switches as Avery's PC100. + 130, 500, and 600 all have the same switches as Avery's PC100. PC500/600 have several extra, undocumented pins though. (?) - PC110 settings were verified by Stephen A. Wood <saw@cebaf.gov> - Also, the JP- and S-numbers probably don't match your card exactly. Try to find jumpers/switches with the same number of settings - it's probably more reliable. - - - JP5 [|] : : : : -(IRQ Setting) IRQ2 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 - Put exactly one jumper on exactly one set of pins. - - - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - S1 /----------------------------------\ -(I/O and Memory | 1 1 * 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 0 1 | - addresses) \----------------------------------/ - |--| |--------| |--------| - (a) (b) (m) - - WARNING. It's very important when setting these which way - you're holding the card, and which way you think is '1'! - - If you suspect that your settings are not being made - correctly, try reversing the direction or inverting the - switch positions. - - a: The first digit of the I/O address. - Setting Value - ------- ----- - 00 0 - 01 1 - 10 2 - 11 3 - - b: The second digit of the I/O address. - Setting Value - ------- ----- - 0000 0 - 0001 1 - 0010 2 - ... ... - 1110 E - 1111 F - - The I/O address is in the form ab0. For example, if - a is 0x2 and b is 0xE, the address will be 0x2E0. - - DO NOT SET THIS LESS THAN 0x200!!!!! - - - m: The first digit of the memory address. - Setting Value - ------- ----- - 0000 0 - 0001 1 - 0010 2 - ... ... - 1110 E - 1111 F - - The memory address is in the form m0000. For example, if - m is D, the address will be 0xD0000. - - DO NOT SET THIS TO C0000, F0000, OR LESS THAN A0000! - - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - S2 /--------------------------\ -(Station Address) | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | - \--------------------------/ - - Setting Value - ------- ----- - 00000000 00 - 10000000 01 - 01000000 02 - ... - 01111111 FE - 11111111 FF - - Note that this is binary with the digits reversed! - - DO NOT SET THIS TO 0 OR 255 (0xFF)! - - -***************************************************************************** - -** Standard Microsystems Corp (SMC) ** + +:: + + JP5 [|] : : : : + (IRQ Setting) IRQ2 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 + Put exactly one jumper on exactly one set of pins. + + + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 + S1 /----------------------------------\ + (I/O and Memory | 1 1 * 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 0 1 | + addresses) \----------------------------------/ + |--| |--------| |--------| + (a) (b) (m) + + WARNING. It's very important when setting these which way + you're holding the card, and which way you think is '1'! + + If you suspect that your settings are not being made + correctly, try reversing the direction or inverting the + switch positions. + + a: The first digit of the I/O address. + Setting Value + ------- ----- + 00 0 + 01 1 + 10 2 + 11 3 + + b: The second digit of the I/O address. + Setting Value + ------- ----- + 0000 0 + 0001 1 + 0010 2 + ... ... + 1110 E + 1111 F + + The I/O address is in the form ab0. For example, if + a is 0x2 and b is 0xE, the address will be 0x2E0. + + DO NOT SET THIS LESS THAN 0x200!!!!! + + + m: The first digit of the memory address. + Setting Value + ------- ----- + 0000 0 + 0001 1 + 0010 2 + ... ... + 1110 E + 1111 F + + The memory address is in the form m0000. For example, if + m is D, the address will be 0xD0000. + + DO NOT SET THIS TO C0000, F0000, OR LESS THAN A0000! + + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + S2 /--------------------------\ + (Station Address) | 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 | + \--------------------------/ + + Setting Value + ------- ----- + 00000000 00 + 10000000 01 + 01000000 02 + ... + 01111111 FE + 11111111 FF + + Note that this is binary with the digits reversed! + + DO NOT SET THIS TO 0 OR 255 (0xFF)! + + PC130E/PC270E (8-bit cards) --------------------------- + - from Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> - -STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION (SMC) ARCNET(R)-PC130E/PC270E -=============================================================== - This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -using information from the following Original SMC Manual +using information from the following Original SMC Manual - "Configuration Guide for - ARCNET(R)-PC130E/PC270 - Network Controller Boards - Pub. # 900.044A - June, 1989" + "Configuration Guide for ARCNET(R)-PC130E/PC270 Network + Controller Boards Pub. # 900.044A June, 1989" ARCNET is a registered trademark of the Datapoint Corporation -SMC is a registered trademark of the Standard Microsystems Corporation +SMC is a registered trademark of the Standard Microsystems Corporation -The PC130E is an enhanced version of the PC130 board, is equipped with a +The PC130E is an enhanced version of the PC130 board, is equipped with a standard BNC female connector for connection to RG-62/U coax cable. Since this board is designed both for point-to-point connection in star -networks and for connection to bus networks, it is downwardly compatible +networks and for connection to bus networks, it is downwardly compatible with all the other standard boards designed for coax networks (that is, -the PC120, PC110 and PC100 star topology boards and the PC220, PC210 and +the PC120, PC110 and PC100 star topology boards and the PC220, PC210 and PC200 bus topology boards). -The PC270E is an enhanced version of the PC260 board, is equipped with two +The PC270E is an enhanced version of the PC260 board, is equipped with two modular RJ11-type jacks for connection to twisted pair wiring. It can be used in a star or a daisy-chained network. +:: - 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 + 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ________________________________________________________________ | | S1 | | | |_________________| | @@ -587,27 +615,27 @@ It can be used in a star or a daisy-chained network. | | |_____________________________________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -SMC 90C63 ARCNET Controller / Transceiver /Logic -S1 1-3: I/O Base Address Select + SMC 90C63 ARCNET Controller / Transceiver /Logic + S1 1-3: I/O Base Address Select 4-6: Memory Base Address Select 7-8: RAM Offset Select -S2 1-8: Node ID Select -EXT Extended Timeout Select -ROM ROM Enable Select -STAR Selected - Star Topology (PC130E only) + S2 1-8: Node ID Select + EXT Extended Timeout Select + ROM ROM Enable Select + STAR Selected - Star Topology (PC130E only) Deselected - Bus Topology (PC130E only) -CR3/CR4 Diagnostic LEDs -J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (PC130E only) -J1 6-position Telephone Jack (PC270E only) -J2 6-position Telephone Jack (PC270E only) + CR3/CR4 Diagnostic LEDs + J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (PC130E only) + J1 6-position Telephone Jack (PC270E only) + J2 6-position Telephone Jack (PC270E only) Setting one of the switches to Off/Open means "1", On/Closed means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in group S2 are used to set the node ID. These switches work in a way similar to the PC100-series cards; see that @@ -615,10 +643,10 @@ entry for more information. Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The first three switches in switch group S1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -635,14 +663,16 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer requires 2K of a 16K block of RAM. The base of this 16K block can be located in any of eight positions. Switches 4-6 of switch group S1 select the Base of the 16K block. -Within that 16K address space, the buffer may be assigned any one of four +Within that 16K address space, the buffer may be assigned any one of four positions, determined by the offset, switches 7 and 8 of group S1. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 4 5 6 7 8 | Address | Address *) -----------|---------|----------- @@ -650,115 +680,111 @@ positions, determined by the offset, switches 7 and 8 of group S1. 0 0 0 0 1 | C0800 | C2000 0 0 0 1 0 | C1000 | C2000 0 0 0 1 1 | C1800 | C2000 - | | + | | 0 0 1 0 0 | C4000 | C6000 0 0 1 0 1 | C4800 | C6000 0 0 1 1 0 | C5000 | C6000 0 0 1 1 1 | C5800 | C6000 - | | + | | 0 1 0 0 0 | CC000 | CE000 0 1 0 0 1 | CC800 | CE000 0 1 0 1 0 | CD000 | CE000 0 1 0 1 1 | CD800 | CE000 - | | + | | 0 1 1 0 0 | D0000 | D2000 (Manufacturer's default) 0 1 1 0 1 | D0800 | D2000 0 1 1 1 0 | D1000 | D2000 0 1 1 1 1 | D1800 | D2000 - | | + | | 1 0 0 0 0 | D4000 | D6000 1 0 0 0 1 | D4800 | D6000 1 0 0 1 0 | D5000 | D6000 1 0 0 1 1 | D5800 | D6000 - | | + | | 1 0 1 0 0 | D8000 | DA000 1 0 1 0 1 | D8800 | DA000 1 0 1 1 0 | D9000 | DA000 1 0 1 1 1 | D9800 | DA000 - | | + | | 1 1 0 0 0 | DC000 | DE000 1 1 0 0 1 | DC800 | DE000 1 1 0 1 0 | DD000 | DE000 1 1 0 1 1 | DD800 | DE000 - | | + | | 1 1 1 0 0 | E0000 | E2000 1 1 1 0 1 | E0800 | E2000 1 1 1 1 0 | E1000 | E2000 1 1 1 1 1 | E1800 | E2000 - -*) To enable the 8K Boot PROM install the jumper ROM. - The default is jumper ROM not installed. + + *) To enable the 8K Boot PROM install the jumper ROM. + The default is jumper ROM not installed. Setting the Timeouts and Interrupt ----------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The jumpers labeled EXT1 and EXT2 are used to determine the timeout +The jumpers labeled EXT1 and EXT2 are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. To select a hardware interrupt level set one (only one!) of the jumpers IRQ2, IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7. The Manufacturer's default is IRQ2. - + Configuring the PC130E for Star or Bus Topology ------------------------------------------------ +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The single jumper labeled STAR is used to configure the PC130E board for +The single jumper labeled STAR is used to configure the PC130E board for star or bus topology. -When the jumper is installed, the board may be used in a star network, when +When the jumper is installed, the board may be used in a star network, when it is removed, the board can be used in a bus topology. Diagnostic LEDs ---------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Two diagnostic LEDs are visible on the rear bracket of the board. The green LED monitors the network activity: the red one shows the -board activity: +board activity:: Green | Status Red | Status -------|------------------- ---------|------------------- on | normal activity flash/on | data transfer blink | reconfiguration off | no data transfer; off | defective board or | incorrect memory or - | node ID is zero | I/O address + | node ID is zero | I/O address -***************************************************************************** - -** Standard Microsystems Corp (SMC) ** PC500/PC550 Longboard (16-bit cards) -------------------------------------- +------------------------------------ + - from Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION (SMC) ARCNET-PC500/PC550 Long Board -===================================================================== + .. note:: -Note: There is another Version of the PC500 called Short Version, which + There is another Version of the PC500 called Short Version, which is different in hard- and software! The most important differences are: + - The long board has no Shared memory. - On the long board the selection of the interrupt is done by binary - coded switch, on the short board directly by jumper. - + coded switch, on the short board directly by jumper. + [Avery's note: pay special attention to that: the long board HAS NO SHARED -MEMORY. This means the current Linux-ARCnet driver can't use these cards. +MEMORY. This means the current Linux-ARCnet driver can't use these cards. I have obtained a PC500Longboard and will be doing some experiments on it in the future, but don't hold your breath. Thanks again to Juergen Seifert for his advice about this!] This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -using information from the following Original SMC Manual +using information from the following Original SMC Manual - "Configuration Guide for - SMC ARCNET-PC500/PC550 - Series Network Controller Boards - Pub. # 900.033 Rev. A - November, 1989" + "Configuration Guide for SMC ARCNET-PC500/PC550 + Series Network Controller Boards Pub. # 900.033 Rev. A + November, 1989" ARCNET is a registered trademark of the Datapoint Corporation -SMC is a registered trademark of the Standard Microsystems Corporation +SMC is a registered trademark of the Standard Microsystems Corporation The PC500 is equipped with a standard BNC female connector for connection to RG-62/U coax cable. @@ -769,7 +795,9 @@ The PC550 is equipped with two modular RJ11-type jacks for connection to twisted pair wiring. It can be used in a star or a daisy-chained (BUS) network. - 1 +:: + + 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 ____________________________________________________________________ < | SW1 | | SW2 | | @@ -796,34 +824,34 @@ It can be used in a star or a daisy-chained (BUS) network. > | | | <____| |_____________________________________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -SW1 1-6: I/O Base Address Select + SW1 1-6: I/O Base Address Select 7-10: Interrupt Select -SW2 1-6: Reserved for Future Use -SW3 1-8: Node ID Select -JP2 1-4: Extended Timeout Select -JP6 Selected - Star Topology (PC500 only) + SW2 1-6: Reserved for Future Use + SW3 1-8: Node ID Select + JP2 1-4: Extended Timeout Select + JP6 Selected - Star Topology (PC500 only) Deselected - Bus Topology (PC500 only) -CR3 Green Monitors Network Activity -CR4 Red Monitors Board Activity -J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (PC500 only) -J1 6-position Telephone Jack (PC550 only) -J2 6-position Telephone Jack (PC550 only) + CR3 Green Monitors Network Activity + CR4 Red Monitors Board Activity + J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (PC500 only) + J1 6-position Telephone Jack (PC550 only) + J2 6-position Telephone Jack (PC550 only) Setting one of the switches to Off/Open means "1", On/Closed means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in group SW3 are used to set the node ID. Each node -attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be +attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be different from 0. Switch 1 serves as the least significant bit (LSB). -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Value -------|------- @@ -836,30 +864,30 @@ These values are: 7 | 64 8 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The first six switches in switch group SW1 are used to select one -of 32 possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of 32 possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Address @@ -899,16 +927,18 @@ of 32 possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Interrupt ---------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Switches seven through ten of switch group SW1 are used to select the -interrupt level. The interrupt level is binary coded, so selections +Switches seven through ten of switch group SW1 are used to select the +interrupt level. The interrupt level is binary coded, so selections from 0 to 15 would be possible, but only the following eight values will be supported: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. +:: + Switch | IRQ - 10 9 8 7 | - ---------|-------- + 10 9 8 7 | + ---------|-------- 0 0 1 1 | 3 0 1 0 0 | 4 0 1 0 1 | 5 @@ -919,52 +949,50 @@ be supported: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1 1 0 0 | 12 -Setting the Timeouts --------------------- +Setting the Timeouts +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The two jumpers JP2 (1-4) are used to determine the timeout parameters. +The two jumpers JP2 (1-4) are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. Refer to the COM9026 Data Sheet for alternate configurations. Configuring the PC500 for Star or Bus Topology ----------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The single jumper labeled JP6 is used to configure the PC500 board for +The single jumper labeled JP6 is used to configure the PC500 board for star or bus topology. -When the jumper is installed, the board may be used in a star network, when +When the jumper is installed, the board may be used in a star network, when it is removed, the board can be used in a bus topology. Diagnostic LEDs ---------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Two diagnostic LEDs are visible on the rear bracket of the board. The green LED monitors the network activity: the red one shows the -board activity: +board activity:: Green | Status Red | Status -------|------------------- ---------|------------------- on | normal activity flash/on | data transfer blink | reconfiguration off | no data transfer; off | defective board or | incorrect memory or - | node ID is zero | I/O address + | node ID is zero | I/O address -***************************************************************************** - -** SMC ** PC710 (8-bit card) ------------------ + - from J.S. van Oosten <jvoosten@compiler.tdcnet.nl> - + Note: this data is gathered by experimenting and looking at info of other cards. However, I'm sure I got 99% of the settings right. The SMC710 card resembles the PC270 card, but is much more basic (i.e. no -LEDs, RJ11 jacks, etc.) and 8 bit. Here's a little drawing: +LEDs, RJ11 jacks, etc.) and 8 bit. Here's a little drawing:: - _______________________________________ + _______________________________________ | +---------+ +---------+ |____ | | S2 | | S1 | | | +---------+ +---------+ | @@ -976,12 +1004,12 @@ LEDs, RJ11 jacks, etc.) and 8 bit. Here's a little drawing: | +===+ | | | | .. JP1 +----------+ | - | .. | big chip | | + | .. | big chip | | | .. | 90C63 | | | .. | | | | .. +----------+ | ------- ----------- - ||||||||||||||||||||| + ||||||||||||||||||||| The row of jumpers at JP1 actually consists of 8 jumpers, (sometimes labelled) the same as on the PC270, from top to bottom: EXT2, EXT1, ROM, @@ -992,71 +1020,76 @@ are swapped (S1 is the nodeaddress, S2 sets IO- and RAM-address). I know it works when connected to a PC110 type ARCnet board. - + ***************************************************************************** -** Possibly SMC ** +Possibly SMC +============ + LCS-8830(-T) (8 and 16-bit cards) --------------------------------- + - from Mathias Katzer <mkatzer@HRZ.Uni-Bielefeld.DE> - Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl> says the LCS-8830 is slightly different from LCS-8830-T. These are 8 bit, BUS only (the JP0 jumper is hardwired), and BNC only. - + This is a LCS-8830-T made by SMC, I think ('SMC' only appears on one PLCC, nowhere else, not even on the few Xeroxed sheets from the manual). -SMC ARCnet Board Type LCS-8830-T - - ------------------------------------ - | | - | JP3 88 8 JP2 | - | ##### | \ | - | ##### ET1 ET2 ###| - | 8 ###| - | U3 SW 1 JP0 ###| Phone Jacks - | -- ###| - | | | | - | | | SW2 | - | | | | - | | | ##### | - | -- ##### #### BNC Connector - | #### - | 888888 JP1 | - | 234567 | - -- ------- - ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| - -------------------------- - - -SW1: DIP-Switches for Station Address -SW2: DIP-Switches for Memory Base and I/O Base addresses - -JP0: If closed, internal termination on (default open) -JP1: IRQ Jumpers -JP2: Boot-ROM enabled if closed -JP3: Jumpers for response timeout - -U3: Boot-ROM Socket - - -ET1 ET2 Response Time Idle Time Reconfiguration Time - - 78 86 840 - X 285 316 1680 - X 563 624 1680 - X X 1130 1237 1680 - -(X means closed jumper) - -(DIP-Switch downwards means "0") +SMC ARCnet Board Type LCS-8830-T:: + + ------------------------------------ + | | + | JP3 88 8 JP2 | + | ##### | \ | + | ##### ET1 ET2 ###| + | 8 ###| + | U3 SW 1 JP0 ###| Phone Jacks + | -- ###| + | | | | + | | | SW2 | + | | | | + | | | ##### | + | -- ##### #### BNC Connector + | #### + | 888888 JP1 | + | 234567 | + -- ------- + ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| + -------------------------- + + + SW1: DIP-Switches for Station Address + SW2: DIP-Switches for Memory Base and I/O Base addresses + + JP0: If closed, internal termination on (default open) + JP1: IRQ Jumpers + JP2: Boot-ROM enabled if closed + JP3: Jumpers for response timeout + + U3: Boot-ROM Socket + + + ET1 ET2 Response Time Idle Time Reconfiguration Time + + 78 86 840 + X 285 316 1680 + X 563 624 1680 + X X 1130 1237 1680 + + (X means closed jumper) + + (DIP-Switch downwards means "0") The station address is binary-coded with SW1. The I/O base address is coded with DIP-Switches 6,7 and 8 of SW2: +======== ======== Switches Base 678 Address +======== ======== 000 260-26f 100 290-29f 010 2e0-2ef @@ -1065,19 +1098,22 @@ Switches Base 101 350-35f 011 380-38f 111 3e0-3ef +======== ======== DIP Switches 1-5 of SW2 encode the RAM and ROM Address Range: +======== ============= ================ Switches RAM ROM 12345 Address Range Address Range +======== ============= ================ 00000 C:0000-C:07ff C:2000-C:3fff 10000 C:0800-C:0fff 01000 C:1000-C:17ff 11000 C:1800-C:1fff 00100 C:4000-C:47ff C:6000-C:7fff 10100 C:4800-C:4fff -01100 C:5000-C:57ff +01100 C:5000-C:57ff 11100 C:5800-C:5fff 00010 C:C000-C:C7ff C:E000-C:ffff 10010 C:C800-C:Cfff @@ -1094,7 +1130,7 @@ Switches RAM ROM 00101 D:8000-D:87ff D:A000-D:bfff 10101 D:8800-D:8fff 01101 D:9000-D:97ff -11101 D:9800-D:9fff +11101 D:9800-D:9fff 00011 D:C000-D:c7ff D:E000-D:ffff 10011 D:C800-D:cfff 01011 D:D000-D:d7ff @@ -1103,34 +1139,37 @@ Switches RAM ROM 10111 E:0800-E:0fff 01111 E:1000-E:17ff 11111 E:1800-E:1fff +======== ============= ================ -***************************************************************************** +PureData Corp +============= -** PureData Corp ** PDI507 (8-bit card) -------------------- + - from Mark Rejhon <mdrejhon@magi.com> (slight modifications by Avery) - Avery's note: I think PDI508 cards (but definitely NOT PDI508Plus cards) are mostly the same as this. PDI508Plus cards appear to be mainly software-configured. Jumpers: + There is a jumper array at the bottom of the card, near the edge - connector. This array is labelled J1. They control the IRQs and - something else. Put only one jumper on the IRQ pins. + connector. This array is labelled J1. They control the IRQs and + something else. Put only one jumper on the IRQ pins. ETS1, ETS2 are for timing on very long distance networks. See the more general information near the top of this file. There is a J2 jumper on two pins. A jumper should be put on them, - since it was already there when I got the card. I don't know what - this jumper is for though. + since it was already there when I got the card. I don't know what + this jumper is for though. There is a two-jumper array for J3. I don't know what it is for, - but there were already two jumpers on it when I got the card. It's - a six pin grid in a two-by-three fashion. The jumpers were - configured as follows: + but there were already two jumpers on it when I got the card. It's + a six pin grid in a two-by-three fashion. The jumpers were + configured as follows:: .-------. o | o o | @@ -1140,28 +1179,28 @@ Jumpers: Carl de Billy <CARL@carainfo.com> explains J3 and J4: - J3 Diagram: + J3 Diagram:: - .-------. - o | o o | - :-------: TWIST Technology - o | o o | - `-------' - .-------. - | o o | o - :-------: COAX Technology - | o o | o - `-------' + .-------. + o | o o | + :-------: TWIST Technology + o | o o | + `-------' + .-------. + | o o | o + :-------: COAX Technology + | o o | o + `-------' - If using coax cable in a bus topology the J4 jumper must be removed; place it on one pin. - - If using bus topology with twisted pair wiring move the J3 + - If using bus topology with twisted pair wiring move the J3 jumpers so they connect the middle pin and the pins closest to the RJ11 Connectors. Also the J4 jumper must be removed; place it on one pin of J4 jumper for storage. - - If using star topology with twisted pair wiring move the J3 + - If using star topology with twisted pair wiring move the J3 jumpers so they connect the middle pin and the pins closest to the RJ11 connectors. @@ -1169,40 +1208,43 @@ Carl de Billy <CARL@carainfo.com> explains J3 and J4: DIP Switches: The DIP switches accessible on the accessible end of the card while - it is installed, is used to set the ARCnet address. There are 8 - switches. Use an address from 1 to 254. + it is installed, is used to set the ARCnet address. There are 8 + switches. Use an address from 1 to 254 - Switch No. - 12345678 ARCnet address - ----------------------------------------- + ========== ========================= + Switch No. ARCnet address + 12345678 + ========== ========================= 00000000 FF (Don't use this!) 00000001 FE 00000010 FD - .... - 11111101 2 + ... + 11111101 2 11111110 1 11111111 0 (Don't use this!) + ========== ========================= There is another array of eight DIP switches at the top of the - card. There are five labelled MS0-MS4 which seem to control the - memory address, and another three labelled IO0-IO2 which seem to - control the base I/O address of the card. + card. There are five labelled MS0-MS4 which seem to control the + memory address, and another three labelled IO0-IO2 which seem to + control the base I/O address of the card. This was difficult to test by trial and error, and the I/O addresses - are in a weird order. This was tested by setting the DIP switches, - rebooting the computer, and attempting to load ARCETHER at various - addresses (mostly between 0x200 and 0x400). The address that caused - the red transmit LED to blink, is the one that I thought works. + are in a weird order. This was tested by setting the DIP switches, + rebooting the computer, and attempting to load ARCETHER at various + addresses (mostly between 0x200 and 0x400). The address that caused + the red transmit LED to blink, is the one that I thought works. Also, the address 0x3D0 seem to have a special meaning, since the - ARCETHER packet driver loaded fine, but without the red LED - blinking. I don't know what 0x3D0 is for though. I recommend using - an address of 0x300 since Windows may not like addresses below - 0x300. + ARCETHER packet driver loaded fine, but without the red LED + blinking. I don't know what 0x3D0 is for though. I recommend using + an address of 0x300 since Windows may not like addresses below + 0x300. - IO Switch No. - 210 I/O address - ------------------------------- + ============= =========== + IO Switch No. I/O address + 210 + ============= =========== 111 0x260 110 0x290 101 0x2E0 @@ -1211,29 +1253,31 @@ DIP Switches: 010 0x350 001 0x380 000 0x3E0 + ============= =========== The memory switches set a reserved address space of 0x1000 bytes - (0x100 segment units, or 4k). For example if I set an address of - 0xD000, it will use up addresses 0xD000 to 0xD100. + (0x100 segment units, or 4k). For example if I set an address of + 0xD000, it will use up addresses 0xD000 to 0xD100. The memory switches were tested by booting using QEMM386 stealth, - and using LOADHI to see what address automatically became excluded - from the upper memory regions, and then attempting to load ARCETHER - using these addresses. + and using LOADHI to see what address automatically became excluded + from the upper memory regions, and then attempting to load ARCETHER + using these addresses. I recommend using an ARCnet memory address of 0xD000, and putting - the EMS page frame at 0xC000 while using QEMM stealth mode. That - way, you get contiguous high memory from 0xD100 almost all the way - the end of the megabyte. + the EMS page frame at 0xC000 while using QEMM stealth mode. That + way, you get contiguous high memory from 0xD100 almost all the way + the end of the megabyte. Memory Switch 0 (MS0) didn't seem to work properly when set to OFF - on my card. It could be malfunctioning on my card. Experiment with - it ON first, and if it doesn't work, set it to OFF. (It may be a - modifier for the 0x200 bit?) + on my card. It could be malfunctioning on my card. Experiment with + it ON first, and if it doesn't work, set it to OFF. (It may be a + modifier for the 0x200 bit?) + ============= ============================================ MS Switch No. 43210 Memory address - -------------------------------- + ============= ============================================ 00001 0xE100 (guessed - was not detected by QEMM) 00011 0xE000 (guessed - was not detected by QEMM) 00101 0xDD00 @@ -1250,40 +1294,36 @@ DIP Switches: 11011 0xC800 (guessed - crashes tested system) 11101 0xC500 (guessed - crashes tested system) 11111 0xC400 (guessed - crashes tested system) - - -***************************************************************************** + ============= ============================================ + +CNet Technology Inc. +==================== -** CNet Technology Inc. ** 120 Series (8-bit cards) ------------------------ - from Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> - -CNET TECHNOLOGY INC. (CNet) ARCNET 120A SERIES -============================================== - This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -using information from the following Original CNet Manual +using information from the following Original CNet Manual - "ARCNET - USER'S MANUAL - for - CN120A - CN120AB - CN120TP - CN120ST - CN120SBT - P/N:12-01-0007 - Revision 3.00" + "ARCNET USER'S MANUAL for + CN120A + CN120AB + CN120TP + CN120ST + CN120SBT + P/N:12-01-0007 + Revision 3.00" ARCNET is a registered trademark of the Datapoint Corporation -P/N 120A ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star -P/N 120AB ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Bus -P/N 120TP ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Twisted Pair -P/N 120ST ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star, Twisted Pair -P/N 120SBT ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star, Bus, Twisted Pair +- P/N 120A ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star +- P/N 120AB ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Bus +- P/N 120TP ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Twisted Pair +- P/N 120ST ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star, Twisted Pair +- P/N 120SBT ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star, Bus, Twisted Pair + +:: __________________________________________________________________ | | @@ -1307,75 +1347,77 @@ P/N 120SBT ARCNET 8 bit XT/AT Star, Bus, Twisted Pair | > SOCKET | JP 6 5 4 3 2 |o|o|o| | J1 | | |______________| |o|o|o|o|o| |o|o|o| |_____| |_____ |o|o|o|o|o| ______________| - | | - |_____________________________________________| + | | + |_____________________________________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -90C65 ARCNET Probe -S1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select - 6-8: Base I/O Address Select -S2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) -JP1 ROM Enable Select -JP2 IRQ2 -JP3 IRQ3 -JP4 IRQ4 -JP5 IRQ5 -JP6 IRQ7 -JP7/JP8 ET1, ET2 Timeout Parameters -JP10/JP11 Coax / Twisted Pair Select (CN120ST/SBT only) -JP12 Terminator Select (CN120AB/ST/SBT only) -J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (all except CN120TP) -J2 Two 6-position Telephone Jack (CN120TP/ST/SBT only) + 90C65 ARCNET Probe + S1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select + 6-8: Base I/O Address Select + S2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) + JP1 ROM Enable Select + JP2 IRQ2 + JP3 IRQ3 + JP4 IRQ4 + JP5 IRQ5 + JP6 IRQ7 + JP7/JP8 ET1, ET2 Timeout Parameters + JP10/JP11 Coax / Twisted Pair Select (CN120ST/SBT only) + JP12 Terminator Select (CN120AB/ST/SBT only) + J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (all except CN120TP) + J2 Two 6-position Telephone Jack (CN120TP/ST/SBT only) Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be different from 0. Switch 1 (ID0) serves as the least significant bit (LSB). -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" These values are: - Switch | Label | Value - -------|-------|------- - 1 | ID0 | 1 - 2 | ID1 | 2 - 3 | ID2 | 4 - 4 | ID3 | 8 - 5 | ID4 | 16 - 6 | ID5 | 32 - 7 | ID6 | 64 - 8 | ID7 | 128 + ======= ====== ===== + Switch Label Value + ======= ====== ===== + 1 ID0 1 + 2 ID1 2 + 3 ID2 4 + 4 ID3 8 + 5 ID4 16 + 6 ID5 32 + 7 ID6 64 + 8 ID7 128 + ======= ====== ===== -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The last three switches in switch block SW1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -1392,13 +1434,15 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be +The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be located in any of eight positions. The address of the Boot Prom is memory base + 8K or memory base + 0x2000. Switches 1-5 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 1 2 3 4 5 | Address | Address *) --------------------|---------|----------- @@ -1410,22 +1454,24 @@ Switches 1-5 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. ON ON OFF ON OFF | D8000 | DA000 ON ON ON OFF OFF | DC000 | DE000 ON ON OFF OFF OFF | E0000 | E2000 - -*) To enable the Boot ROM install the jumper JP1 -Note: Since the switches 1 and 2 are always set to ON it may be possible + *) To enable the Boot ROM install the jumper JP1 + +.. note:: + + Since the switches 1 and 2 are always set to ON it may be possible that they can be used to add an offset of 2K, 4K or 6K to the base address, but this feature is not documented in the manual and I haven't tested it yet. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To select a hardware interrupt level install one (only one!) of the jumpers -JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6. JP2 is the default. +JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6. JP2 is the default:: - Jumper | IRQ + Jumper | IRQ -------|----- 2 | 2 3 | 3 @@ -1435,71 +1481,66 @@ JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6. JP2 is the default. Setting the Internal Terminator on CN120AB/TP/SBT --------------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The jumper JP12 is used to enable the internal terminator. +The jumper JP12 is used to enable the internal terminator:: - ----- - 0 | 0 | + ----- + 0 | 0 | ----- ON | | ON | 0 | | 0 | | | OFF ----- OFF | 0 | 0 ----- - Terminator Terminator + Terminator Terminator disabled enabled - + Selecting the Connector Type on CN120ST/SBT -------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +:: JP10 JP11 JP10 JP11 - ----- ----- - 0 0 | 0 | | 0 | + ----- ----- + 0 0 | 0 | | 0 | ----- ----- | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | ----- ----- - | 0 | | 0 | 0 0 + | 0 | | 0 | 0 0 ----- ----- - Coaxial Cable Twisted Pair Cable + Coaxial Cable Twisted Pair Cable (Default) Setting the Timeout Parameters ------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The jumpers labeled EXT1 and EXT2 are used to determine the timeout +The jumpers labeled EXT1 and EXT2 are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. +CNet Technology Inc. +==================== -***************************************************************************** - -** CNet Technology Inc. ** 160 Series (16-bit cards) ------------------------- - from Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -CNET TECHNOLOGY INC. (CNet) ARCNET 160A SERIES -============================================== - This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> -using information from the following Original CNet Manual +using information from the following Original CNet Manual - "ARCNET - USER'S MANUAL - for - CN160A - CN160AB - CN160TP - P/N:12-01-0006 - Revision 3.00" + "ARCNET USER'S MANUAL for + CN160A CN160AB CN160TP + P/N:12-01-0006 Revision 3.00" ARCNET is a registered trademark of the Datapoint Corporation -P/N 160A ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Star -P/N 160AB ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Bus -P/N 160TP ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Twisted Pair +- P/N 160A ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Star +- P/N 160AB ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Bus +- P/N 160TP ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Twisted Pair + +:: ___________________________________________________________________ < _________________________ ___| @@ -1526,30 +1567,30 @@ P/N 160TP ARCNET 16 bit XT/AT Twisted Pair > | | | <____________| |_______________________________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -9026 ARCNET Probe -SW1 1-6: Base I/O Address Select - 7-10: Base Memory Address Select -SW2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) -JP1/JP2 ET1, ET2 Timeout Parameters -JP3-JP13 Interrupt Select -J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (CN160A/AB only) -J1 Two 6-position Telephone Jack (CN160TP only) -LED + 9026 ARCNET Probe + SW1 1-6: Base I/O Address Select + 7-10: Base Memory Address Select + SW2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) + JP1/JP2 ET1, ET2 Timeout Parameters + JP3-JP13 Interrupt Select + J1 BNC RG62/U Connector (CN160A/AB only) + J1 Two 6-position Telephone Jack (CN160TP only) + LED Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be different from 0. Switch 1 (ID0) serves as the least significant bit (LSB). -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Label | Value -------|-------|------- @@ -1562,32 +1603,32 @@ These values are: 7 | ID6 | 64 8 | ID7 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The first six switches in switch block SW1 are used to select the I/O Base -address using the following table: +address using the following table:: - Switch | Hex I/O + Switch | Hex I/O 1 2 3 4 5 6 | Address ------------------------|-------- OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON | 260 @@ -1604,10 +1645,10 @@ Note: Other IO-Base addresses seem to be selectable, but only the above Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The switches 7-10 of switch block SW1 are used to select the Memory -Base address of the RAM (2K) and the PROM. +Base address of the RAM (2K) and the PROM:: Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 7 8 9 10 | Address | Address @@ -1616,17 +1657,19 @@ Base address of the RAM (2K) and the PROM. OFF OFF ON OFF | D0000 | D8000 (Default) OFF OFF OFF ON | E0000 | E8000 -Note: Other MEM-Base addresses seem to be selectable, but only the above +.. note:: + + Other MEM-Base addresses seem to be selectable, but only the above combinations are documented. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To select a hardware interrupt level install one (only one!) of the jumpers -JP3 through JP13 using the following table: +JP3 through JP13 using the following table:: - Jumper | IRQ + Jumper | IRQ -------|----------------- 3 | 14 4 | 15 @@ -1640,10 +1683,12 @@ JP3 through JP13 using the following table: 12 | 7 13 | 2 (=9) Default! -Note: - Do not use JP11=IRQ6, it may conflict with your Floppy Disk - Controller +.. note:: + + - Do not use JP11=IRQ6, it may conflict with your Floppy Disk + Controller - Use JP3=IRQ14 only, if you don't have an IDE-, MFM-, or RLL- - Hard Disk, it may conflict with their controllers + Hard Disk, it may conflict with their controllers Setting the Timeout Parameters @@ -1653,14 +1698,16 @@ The jumpers labeled JP1 and JP2 are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. -***************************************************************************** +Lantech +======= -** Lantech ** 8-bit card, unknown model ------------------------- - from Vlad Lungu <vlungu@ugal.ro> - his e-mail address seemed broken at the time I tried to reach him. Sorry Vlad, if you didn't get my reply. +:: + ________________________________________________________________ | 1 8 | | ___________ __| @@ -1683,25 +1730,27 @@ parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. | | PROM | |ooooo| JP6 | | |____________| |ooooo| | |_____________ _ _| - |____________________________________________| |__| + |____________________________________________| |__| UM9065L : ARCnet Controller SW 1 : Shared Memory Address and I/O Base - ON=0 +:: - 12345|Memory Address - -----|-------------- - 00001| D4000 - 00010| CC000 - 00110| D0000 - 01110| D1000 - 01101| D9000 - 10010| CC800 - 10011| DC800 - 11110| D1800 + ON=0 + + 12345|Memory Address + -----|-------------- + 00001| D4000 + 00010| CC000 + 00110| D0000 + 01110| D1000 + 01101| D9000 + 10010| CC800 + 10011| DC800 + 11110| D1800 It seems that the bits are considered in reverse order. Also, you must observe that some of those addresses are unusual and I didn't probe them; I @@ -1710,43 +1759,48 @@ some others that I didn't write here the card seems to conflict with the video card (an S3 GENDAC). I leave the full decoding of those addresses to you. - 678| I/O Address - ---|------------ - 000| 260 - 001| failed probe - 010| 2E0 - 011| 380 - 100| 290 - 101| 350 - 110| failed probe - 111| 3E0 +:: -SW 2 : Node ID (binary coded) + 678| I/O Address + ---|------------ + 000| 260 + 001| failed probe + 010| 2E0 + 011| 380 + 100| 290 + 101| 350 + 110| failed probe + 111| 3E0 -JP 4 : Boot PROM enable CLOSE - enabled - OPEN - disabled + SW 2 : Node ID (binary coded) -JP 6 : IRQ set (ONLY ONE jumper on 1-5 for IRQ 2-6) + JP 4 : Boot PROM enable CLOSE - enabled + OPEN - disabled + JP 6 : IRQ set (ONLY ONE jumper on 1-5 for IRQ 2-6) -***************************************************************************** -** Acer ** +Acer +==== + 8-bit card, Model 5210-003 -------------------------- + - from Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> using portions of the existing arcnet-hardware file. This is a 90C26 based card. Its configuration seems similar to the SMC PC100, but has some additional jumpers I don't know the meaning of. - __ - | | +:: + + __ + | | ___________|__|_________________________ | | | | | | BNC | | | |______| ___| - | _____________________ |___ + | _____________________ |___ | | | | | | Hybrid IC | | | | | o|o J1 | @@ -1762,51 +1816,51 @@ PC100, but has some additional jumpers I don't know the meaning of. | _____ | | | | _____ | | | | | | ___| - | | | | | | - | _____ | ROM | | UFS | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | ___ | | | | | - | | | | | |__.__| |__.__| | - | | NCR | |XTL| _____ _____ | - | | | |___| | | | | | - | |90C26| | | | | | - | | | | RAM | | UFS | | - | | | J17 o|o | | | | | - | | | J16 o|o | | | | | - | |__.__| |__.__| |__.__| | - | ___ | - | | |8 | - | |SW2| | - | | | | - | |___|1 | - | ___ | - | | |10 J18 o|o | - | | | o|o | - | |SW1| o|o | - | | | J21 o|o | - | |___|1 | - | | - |____________________________________| + | | | | | | + | _____ | ROM | | UFS | | + | | | | | | | | + | | | ___ | | | | | + | | | | | |__.__| |__.__| | + | | NCR | |XTL| _____ _____ | + | | | |___| | | | | | + | |90C26| | | | | | + | | | | RAM | | UFS | | + | | | J17 o|o | | | | | + | | | J16 o|o | | | | | + | |__.__| |__.__| |__.__| | + | ___ | + | | |8 | + | |SW2| | + | | | | + | |___|1 | + | ___ | + | | |10 J18 o|o | + | | | o|o | + | |SW1| o|o | + | | | J21 o|o | + | |___|1 | + | | + |____________________________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -90C26 ARCNET Chip -XTL 20 MHz Crystal -SW1 1-6 Base I/O Address Select - 7-10 Memory Address Select -SW2 1-8 Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) -J1-J5 IRQ Select -J6-J21 Unknown (Probably extra timeouts & ROM enable ...) -LED1 Activity LED -BNC Coax connector (STAR ARCnet) -RAM 2k of SRAM -ROM Boot ROM socket -UFS Unidentified Flying Sockets + 90C26 ARCNET Chip + XTL 20 MHz Crystal + SW1 1-6 Base I/O Address Select + 7-10 Memory Address Select + SW2 1-8 Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) + J1-J5 IRQ Select + J6-J21 Unknown (Probably extra timeouts & ROM enable ...) + LED1 Activity LED + BNC Coax connector (STAR ARCnet) + RAM 2k of SRAM + ROM Boot ROM socket + UFS Unidentified Flying Sockets Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must not be 0. @@ -1815,7 +1869,7 @@ Switch 1 (ID0) serves as the least significant bit (LSB). Setting one of the switches to OFF means "1", ON means "0". The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +These values are:: Switch | Value -------|------- @@ -1832,40 +1886,40 @@ Don't set this to 0 or 255; these values are reserved. Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The switches 1 to 6 of switch block SW1 are used to select one -of 32 possible I/O Base addresses using the following tables - - | Hex +of 32 possible I/O Base addresses using the following tables:: + + | Hex Switch | Value -------|------- - 1 | 200 - 2 | 100 - 3 | 80 - 4 | 40 - 5 | 20 - 6 | 10 + 1 | 200 + 2 | 100 + 3 | 80 + 4 | 40 + 5 | 20 + 6 | 10 The I/O address is sum of all switches set to "1". Remember that the I/O address space bellow 0x200 is RESERVED for mainboard, so -switch 1 should be ALWAYS SET TO OFF. +switch 1 should be ALWAYS SET TO OFF. Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be located in any of sixteen positions. However, the addresses below A0000 are likely to cause system hang because there's main RAM. -Jumpers 7-10 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. +Jumpers 7-10 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address:: Switch | Hex RAM 7 8 9 10 | Address ----------------|--------- OFF OFF OFF OFF | F0000 (conflicts with main BIOS) - OFF OFF OFF ON | E0000 + OFF OFF OFF ON | E0000 OFF OFF ON OFF | D0000 OFF OFF ON ON | C0000 (conflicts with video BIOS) OFF ON OFF OFF | B0000 (conflicts with mono video) @@ -1873,10 +1927,10 @@ Jumpers 7-10 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block J1 control the IRQ level. ON means -shorted, OFF means open. +Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block J1 control the IRQ level. ON means +shorted, OFF means open:: Jumper | IRQ 1 2 3 4 5 | @@ -1889,65 +1943,67 @@ shorted, OFF means open. Unknown jumpers & sockets -------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I know nothing about these. I just guess that J16&J17 are timeout jumpers and maybe one of J18-J21 selects ROM. Also J6-J10 and J11-J15 are connecting IRQ2-7 to some pins on the UFSs. I can't guess the purpose. +Datapoint? +========== -***************************************************************************** - -** Datapoint? ** LAN-ARC-8, an 8-bit card ------------------------ + - from Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> This is another SMC 90C65-based ARCnet card. I couldn't identify the manufacturer, but it might be DataPoint, because the card has the original arcNet logo in its upper right corner. - _______________________________________________________ - | _________ | - | | SW2 | ON arcNet | - | |_________| OFF ___| - | _____________ 1 ______ 8 | | 8 - | | | SW1 | XTAL | ____________ | S | - | > RAM (2k) | |______|| | | W | - | |_____________| | H | | 3 | - | _________|_____ y | |___| 1 - | _________ | | |b | | - | |_________| | | |r | | - | | SMC | |i | | - | | 90C65| |d | | - | _________ | | | | | - | | SW1 | ON | | |I | | - | |_________| OFF |_________|_____/C | _____| - | 1 8 | | | |___ - | ______________ | | | BNC |___| - | | | |____________| |_____| - | > EPROM SOCKET | _____________ | - | |______________| |_____________| | - | ______________| - | | - |________________________________________| +:: -Legend: + _______________________________________________________ + | _________ | + | | SW2 | ON arcNet | + | |_________| OFF ___| + | _____________ 1 ______ 8 | | 8 + | | | SW1 | XTAL | ____________ | S | + | > RAM (2k) | |______|| | | W | + | |_____________| | H | | 3 | + | _________|_____ y | |___| 1 + | _________ | | |b | | + | |_________| | | |r | | + | | SMC | |i | | + | | 90C65| |d | | + | _________ | | | | | + | | SW1 | ON | | |I | | + | |_________| OFF |_________|_____/C | _____| + | 1 8 | | | |___ + | ______________ | | | BNC |___| + | | | |____________| |_____| + | > EPROM SOCKET | _____________ | + | |______________| |_____________| | + | ______________| + | | + |________________________________________| -90C65 ARCNET Chip -SW1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select - 6-8: Base I/O Address Select -SW2 1-8: Node ID Select -SW3 1-5: IRQ Select - 6-7: Extra Timeout - 8 : ROM Enable -BNC Coax connector -XTAL 20 MHz Crystal +Legend:: + + 90C65 ARCNET Chip + SW1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select + 6-8: Base I/O Address Select + SW2 1-8: Node ID Select + SW3 1-5: IRQ Select + 6-7: Extra Timeout + 8 : ROM Enable + BNC Coax connector + XTAL 20 MHz Crystal Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW3 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must not be 0. @@ -1955,8 +2011,8 @@ Switch 1 serves as the least significant bit (LSB). Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Value -------|------- @@ -1971,10 +2027,10 @@ These values are: Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The last three switches in switch block SW1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -1991,13 +2047,16 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be +The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be located in any of eight positions. The address of the Boot Prom is memory base + 0x2000. + Jumpers 3-5 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 1 2 3 4 5 | Address | Address *) --------------------|---------|----------- @@ -2009,16 +2068,16 @@ Jumpers 3-5 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. ON ON OFF ON OFF | D8000 | DA000 ON ON ON OFF OFF | DC000 | DE000 ON ON OFF OFF OFF | E0000 | E2000 - -*) To enable the Boot ROM set the switch 8 of switch block SW3 to position ON. + + *) To enable the Boot ROM set the switch 8 of switch block SW3 to position ON. The switches 1 and 2 probably add 0x0800 and 0x1000 to RAM base address. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Switches 1-5 of the switch block SW3 control the IRQ level. +Switches 1-5 of the switch block SW3 control the IRQ level:: Jumper | IRQ 1 2 3 4 5 | @@ -2031,64 +2090,67 @@ Switches 1-5 of the switch block SW3 control the IRQ level. Setting the Timeout Parameters ------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The switches 6-7 of the switch block SW3 are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two switches are normally left in the OFF position. -***************************************************************************** +Topware +======= -** Topware ** 8-bit card, TA-ARC/10 -------------------------- +--------------------- + - from Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> This is another very similar 90C65 card. Most of the switches and jumpers are the same as on other clones. - _____________________________________________________________________ -| ___________ | | ______ | -| |SW2 NODE ID| | | | XTAL | | -| |___________| | Hybrid IC | |______| | -| ___________ | | __| -| |SW1 MEM+I/O| |_________________________| LED1|__|) -| |___________| 1 2 | -| J3 |o|o| TIMEOUT ______| -| ______________ |o|o| | | -| | | ___________________ | RJ | -| > EPROM SOCKET | | \ |------| -|J2 |______________| | | | | -||o| | | |______| -||o| ROM ENABLE | SMC | _________ | -| _____________ | 90C65 | |_________| _____| -| | | | | | |___ -| > RAM (2k) | | | | BNC |___| -| |_____________| | | |_____| -| |____________________| | -| ________ IRQ 2 3 4 5 7 ___________ | -||________| |o|o|o|o|o| |___________| | -|________ J1|o|o|o|o|o| ______________| - | | - |_____________________________________________| +:: -Legend: + _____________________________________________________________________ + | ___________ | | ______ | + | |SW2 NODE ID| | | | XTAL | | + | |___________| | Hybrid IC | |______| | + | ___________ | | __| + | |SW1 MEM+I/O| |_________________________| LED1|__|) + | |___________| 1 2 | + | J3 |o|o| TIMEOUT ______| + | ______________ |o|o| | | + | | | ___________________ | RJ | + | > EPROM SOCKET | | \ |------| + |J2 |______________| | | | | + ||o| | | |______| + ||o| ROM ENABLE | SMC | _________ | + | _____________ | 90C65 | |_________| _____| + | | | | | | |___ + | > RAM (2k) | | | | BNC |___| + | |_____________| | | |_____| + | |____________________| | + | ________ IRQ 2 3 4 5 7 ___________ | + ||________| |o|o|o|o|o| |___________| | + |________ J1|o|o|o|o|o| ______________| + | | + |_____________________________________________| -90C65 ARCNET Chip -XTAL 20 MHz Crystal -SW1 1-5 Base Memory Address Select - 6-8 Base I/O Address Select -SW2 1-8 Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) -J1 IRQ Select -J2 ROM Enable -J3 Extra Timeout -LED1 Activity LED -BNC Coax connector (BUS ARCnet) -RJ Twisted Pair Connector (daisy chain) +Legend:: + + 90C65 ARCNET Chip + XTAL 20 MHz Crystal + SW1 1-5 Base Memory Address Select + 6-8 Base I/O Address Select + SW2 1-8 Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) + J1 IRQ Select + J2 ROM Enable + J3 Extra Timeout + LED1 Activity LED + BNC Coax connector (BUS ARCnet) + RJ Twisted Pair Connector (daisy chain) Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must not be 0. Switch 1 (ID0) @@ -2097,7 +2159,7 @@ serves as the least significant bit (LSB). Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +These values are:: Switch | Label | Value -------|-------|------- @@ -2111,10 +2173,10 @@ These values are: 8 | ID7 | 128 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The last three switches in switch block SW1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table: +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -2122,7 +2184,7 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table: ------------|-------- ON ON ON | 260 (Manufacturer's default) OFF ON ON | 290 - ON OFF ON | 2E0 + ON OFF ON | 2E0 OFF OFF ON | 2F0 ON ON OFF | 300 OFF ON OFF | 350 @@ -2131,35 +2193,38 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table: Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be located in any of eight positions. The address of the Boot Prom is memory base + 0x2000. + Jumpers 3-5 of switch block SW1 select the Memory Base address. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 1 2 3 4 5 | Address | Address *) --------------------|---------|----------- ON ON ON ON ON | C0000 | C2000 - ON ON OFF ON ON | C4000 | C6000 (Manufacturer's default) + ON ON OFF ON ON | C4000 | C6000 (Manufacturer's default) ON ON ON OFF ON | CC000 | CE000 - ON ON OFF OFF ON | D0000 | D2000 + ON ON OFF OFF ON | D0000 | D2000 ON ON ON ON OFF | D4000 | D6000 ON ON OFF ON OFF | D8000 | DA000 ON ON ON OFF OFF | DC000 | DE000 ON ON OFF OFF OFF | E0000 | E2000 -*) To enable the Boot ROM short the jumper J2. + *) To enable the Boot ROM short the jumper J2. The jumpers 1 and 2 probably add 0x0800 and 0x1000 to RAM address. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block J1 control the IRQ level. ON means -shorted, OFF means open. +shorted, OFF means open:: Jumper | IRQ 1 2 3 4 5 | @@ -2172,19 +2237,21 @@ shorted, OFF means open. Setting the Timeout Parameters ------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The jumpers J3 are used to set the timeout parameters. These two +The jumpers J3 are used to set the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left open. - -***************************************************************************** +Thomas-Conrad +============= -** Thomas-Conrad ** Model #500-6242-0097 REV A (8-bit card) --------------------------------------- + - from Lars Karlsson <100617.3473@compuserve.com> +:: + ________________________________________________________ | ________ ________ |_____ | |........| |........| | @@ -2194,11 +2261,11 @@ Model #500-6242-0097 REV A (8-bit card) | address | | | ______ switch | | | | | | | - | | | |___| + | | | |___| | | | ______ |___._ | |______| |______| ____| BNC | Jumper- _____| Connector - | Main chip block _ __| ' + | Main chip block _ __| ' | | | | RJ Connector | |_| | with 110 Ohm | |__ Terminator @@ -2208,46 +2275,49 @@ Model #500-6242-0097 REV A (8-bit card) | |___________| |_____| |__ | Boot PROM socket IRQ-jumpers |_ Diagnostic |________ __ _| LED (red) - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |________| - | - | + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |________| + | + | And here are the settings for some of the switches and jumpers on the cards. +:: - I/O + I/O - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -2E0----- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2F0----- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -300----- 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 -350----- 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 + 2E0----- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 + 2F0----- 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 + 300----- 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 + 350----- 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 "0" in the above example means switch is off "1" means that it is on. +:: - ShMem address. + ShMem address. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -CX00--0 0 1 1 | | | -DX00--0 0 1 0 | -X000--------- 1 1 | -X400--------- 1 0 | -X800--------- 0 1 | -XC00--------- 0 0 -ENHANCED----------- 1 -COMPATIBLE--------- 0 + CX00--0 0 1 1 | | | + DX00--0 0 1 0 | + X000--------- 1 1 | + X400--------- 1 0 | + X800--------- 0 1 | + XC00--------- 0 0 + ENHANCED----------- 1 + COMPATIBLE--------- 0 +:: - IRQ + IRQ - 3 4 5 7 2 - . . . . . - . . . . . + 3 4 5 7 2 + . . . . . + . . . . . There is a DIP-switch with 8 switches, used to set the shared memory address @@ -2266,10 +2336,9 @@ varies by the type of card involved. I fail to see how either of these enhance anything. Send me more detailed information about this mode, or just use "compatible" mode instead.] +Waterloo Microsystems Inc. ?? +============================= -***************************************************************************** - -** Waterloo Microsystems Inc. ?? ** 8-bit card (C) 1985 ------------------- - from Robert Michael Best <rmb117@cs.usask.ca> @@ -2283,103 +2352,104 @@ e-mail me.] The probe has not been able to detect the card on any of the J2 settings, and I tried them again with the "Waterloo" chip removed. - - _____________________________________________________________________ -| \/ \/ ___ __ __ | -| C4 C4 |^| | M || ^ ||^| | -| -- -- |_| | 5 || || | C3 | -| \/ \/ C10 |___|| ||_| | -| C4 C4 _ _ | | ?? | -| -- -- | \/ || | | -| | || | | -| | || C1 | | -| | || | \/ _____| -| | C6 || | C9 | |___ -| | || | -- | BNC |___| -| | || | >C7| |_____| -| | || | | -| __ __ |____||_____| 1 2 3 6 | -|| ^ | >C4| |o|o|o|o|o|o| J2 >C4| | -|| | |o|o|o|o|o|o| | -|| C2 | >C4| >C4| | -|| | >C8| | -|| | 2 3 4 5 6 7 IRQ >C4| | -||_____| |o|o|o|o|o|o| J3 | -|_______ |o|o|o|o|o|o| _______________| - | | - |_____________________________________________| -C1 -- "COM9026 - SMC 8638" - In a chip socket. +:: -C2 -- "@Copyright - Waterloo Microsystems Inc. - 1985" - In a chip Socket with info printed on a label covering a round window - showing the circuit inside. (The window indicates it is an EPROM chip.) + _____________________________________________________________________ + | \/ \/ ___ __ __ | + | C4 C4 |^| | M || ^ ||^| | + | -- -- |_| | 5 || || | C3 | + | \/ \/ C10 |___|| ||_| | + | C4 C4 _ _ | | ?? | + | -- -- | \/ || | | + | | || | | + | | || C1 | | + | | || | \/ _____| + | | C6 || | C9 | |___ + | | || | -- | BNC |___| + | | || | >C7| |_____| + | | || | | + | __ __ |____||_____| 1 2 3 6 | + || ^ | >C4| |o|o|o|o|o|o| J2 >C4| | + || | |o|o|o|o|o|o| | + || C2 | >C4| >C4| | + || | >C8| | + || | 2 3 4 5 6 7 IRQ >C4| | + ||_____| |o|o|o|o|o|o| J3 | + |_______ |o|o|o|o|o|o| _______________| + | | + |_____________________________________________| -C3 -- "COM9032 - SMC 8643" - In a chip socket. + C1 -- "COM9026 + SMC 8638" + In a chip socket. -C4 -- "74LS" - 9 total no sockets. + C2 -- "@Copyright + Waterloo Microsystems Inc. + 1985" + In a chip Socket with info printed on a label covering a round window + showing the circuit inside. (The window indicates it is an EPROM chip.) -M5 -- "50006-136 - 20.000000 MHZ - MTQ-T1-S3 - 0 M-TRON 86-40" - Metallic case with 4 pins, no socket. + C3 -- "COM9032 + SMC 8643" + In a chip socket. -C6 -- "MOSTEK@TC8643 - MK6116N-20 - MALAYSIA" - No socket. + C4 -- "74LS" + 9 total no sockets. -C7 -- No stamp or label but in a 20 pin chip socket. + M5 -- "50006-136 + 20.000000 MHZ + MTQ-T1-S3 + 0 M-TRON 86-40" + Metallic case with 4 pins, no socket. -C8 -- "PAL10L8CN - 8623" - In a 20 pin socket. + C6 -- "MOSTEK@TC8643 + MK6116N-20 + MALAYSIA" + No socket. -C9 -- "PAl16R4A-2CN - 8641" - In a 20 pin socket. + C7 -- No stamp or label but in a 20 pin chip socket. -C10 -- "M8640 - NMC - 9306N" - In an 8 pin socket. + C8 -- "PAL10L8CN + 8623" + In a 20 pin socket. -?? -- Some components on a smaller board and attached with 20 pins all - along the side closest to the BNC connector. The are coated in a dark - resin. + C9 -- "PAl16R4A-2CN + 8641" + In a 20 pin socket. -On the board there are two jumper banks labeled J2 and J3. The -manufacturer didn't put a J1 on the board. The two boards I have both + C10 -- "M8640 + NMC + 9306N" + In an 8 pin socket. + + ?? -- Some components on a smaller board and attached with 20 pins all + along the side closest to the BNC connector. The are coated in a dark + resin. + +On the board there are two jumper banks labeled J2 and J3. The +manufacturer didn't put a J1 on the board. The two boards I have both came with a jumper box for each bank. -J2 -- Numbered 1 2 3 4 5 6. - 4 and 5 are not stamped due to solder points. - -J3 -- IRQ 2 3 4 5 6 7 +:: -The board itself has a maple leaf stamped just above the irq jumpers -and "-2 46-86" beside C2. Between C1 and C6 "ASS 'Y 300163" and "@1986 + J2 -- Numbered 1 2 3 4 5 6. + 4 and 5 are not stamped due to solder points. + + J3 -- IRQ 2 3 4 5 6 7 + +The board itself has a maple leaf stamped just above the irq jumpers +and "-2 46-86" beside C2. Between C1 and C6 "ASS 'Y 300163" and "@1986 CORMAN CUSTOM ELECTRONICS CORP." stamped just below the BNC connector. Below that "MADE IN CANADA" - -***************************************************************************** +No Name +======= -** No Name ** 8-bit cards, 16-bit cards ------------------------- + - from Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> - -NONAME 8-BIT ARCNET -=================== I have named this ARCnet card "NONAME", since there is no name of any manufacturer on the Installation manual nor on the shipping box. The only @@ -2388,8 +2458,10 @@ it is "Made in Taiwan" This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> using information from the Original - "ARCnet Installation Manual" + "ARCnet Installation Manual" + +:: ________________________________________________________________ | |STAR| BUS| T/P| | @@ -2416,32 +2488,32 @@ using information from the Original | \ IRQ / T T O | |__________________1_2_M______________________| -Legend: +Legend:: -COM90C65: ARCnet Probe -S1 1-8: Node ID Select -S2 1-3: I/O Base Address Select - 4-6: Memory Base Address Select - 7-8: RAM Offset Select -ET1, ET2 Extended Timeout Select -ROM ROM Enable Select -CN RG62 Coax Connector -STAR| BUS | T/P Three fields for placing a sign (colored circle) - indicating the topology of the card + COM90C65: ARCnet Probe + S1 1-8: Node ID Select + S2 1-3: I/O Base Address Select + 4-6: Memory Base Address Select + 7-8: RAM Offset Select + ET1, ET2 Extended Timeout Select + ROM ROM Enable Select + CN RG62 Coax Connector + STAR| BUS | T/P Three fields for placing a sign (colored circle) + indicating the topology of the card Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in group SW1 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be different from 0. Switch 8 serves as the least significant bit (LSB). -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Value -------|------- @@ -2454,30 +2526,30 @@ These values are: 2 | 64 1 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The first three switches in switch group SW2 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O 1 2 3 | Address @@ -2493,7 +2565,7 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer requires 2K of a 16K block of RAM. The base of this 16K block can be located in any of eight positions. @@ -2501,6 +2573,8 @@ Switches 4-6 of switch group SW2 select the Base of the 16K block. Within that 16K address space, the buffer may be assigned any one of four positions, determined by the offset, switches 7 and 8 of group SW2. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 4 5 6 7 8 | Address | Address *) -----------|---------|----------- @@ -2508,60 +2582,62 @@ positions, determined by the offset, switches 7 and 8 of group SW2. 0 0 0 0 1 | C0800 | C2000 0 0 0 1 0 | C1000 | C2000 0 0 0 1 1 | C1800 | C2000 - | | + | | 0 0 1 0 0 | C4000 | C6000 0 0 1 0 1 | C4800 | C6000 0 0 1 1 0 | C5000 | C6000 0 0 1 1 1 | C5800 | C6000 - | | + | | 0 1 0 0 0 | CC000 | CE000 0 1 0 0 1 | CC800 | CE000 0 1 0 1 0 | CD000 | CE000 0 1 0 1 1 | CD800 | CE000 - | | + | | 0 1 1 0 0 | D0000 | D2000 (Manufacturer's default) 0 1 1 0 1 | D0800 | D2000 0 1 1 1 0 | D1000 | D2000 0 1 1 1 1 | D1800 | D2000 - | | + | | 1 0 0 0 0 | D4000 | D6000 1 0 0 0 1 | D4800 | D6000 1 0 0 1 0 | D5000 | D6000 1 0 0 1 1 | D5800 | D6000 - | | + | | 1 0 1 0 0 | D8000 | DA000 1 0 1 0 1 | D8800 | DA000 1 0 1 1 0 | D9000 | DA000 1 0 1 1 1 | D9800 | DA000 - | | + | | 1 1 0 0 0 | DC000 | DE000 1 1 0 0 1 | DC800 | DE000 1 1 0 1 0 | DD000 | DE000 1 1 0 1 1 | DD800 | DE000 - | | + | | 1 1 1 0 0 | E0000 | E2000 1 1 1 0 1 | E0800 | E2000 1 1 1 1 0 | E1000 | E2000 1 1 1 1 1 | E1800 | E2000 - -*) To enable the 8K Boot PROM install the jumper ROM. - The default is jumper ROM not installed. + + *) To enable the 8K Boot PROM install the jumper ROM. + The default is jumper ROM not installed. Setting Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) -------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To select a hardware interrupt level set one (only one!) of the jumpers IRQ2, IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5 or IRQ7. The manufacturer's default is IRQ2. - + Setting the Timeouts --------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The two jumpers labeled ET1 and ET2 are used to determine the timeout parameters (response and reconfiguration time). Every node in a network must be set to the same timeout values. +:: + ET1 ET2 | Response Time (us) | Reconfiguration Time (ms) --------|--------------------|-------------------------- Off Off | 78 | 840 (Default) @@ -2572,8 +2648,8 @@ must be set to the same timeout values. On means jumper installed, Off means jumper not installed -NONAME 16-BIT ARCNET -==================== +16-BIT ARCNET +------------- The manual of my 8-Bit NONAME ARCnet Card contains another description of a 16-Bit Coax / Twisted Pair Card. This description is incomplete, @@ -2584,13 +2660,16 @@ the booklet there is a different way of counting ... 2-9, 2-10, A-1, Also the picture of the board layout is not as good as the picture of 8-Bit card, because there isn't any letter like "SW1" written to the picture. + Should somebody have such a board, please feel free to complete this description or to send a mail to me! This description has been written by Juergen Seifert <seifert@htwm.de> using information from the Original - "ARCnet Installation Manual" + "ARCnet Installation Manual" + +:: ___________________________________________________________________ < _________________ _________________ | @@ -2622,15 +2701,15 @@ Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in group SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must be different from 0. Switch 8 serves as the least significant bit (LSB). -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Value -------|------- @@ -2643,30 +2722,30 @@ These values are: 2 | 64 1 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The first three switches in switch group SW1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O 3 2 1 | Address @@ -2682,13 +2761,13 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer requires 2K of a 16K block of RAM. The base of this 16K block can be located in any of eight positions. Switches 6-8 of switch group SW1 select the Base of the 16K block. Within that 16K address space, the buffer may be assigned any one of four -positions, determined by the offset, switches 4 and 5 of group SW1. +positions, determined by the offset, switches 4 and 5 of group SW1:: Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 8 7 6 5 4 | Address | Address @@ -2697,111 +2776,111 @@ positions, determined by the offset, switches 4 and 5 of group SW1. 0 0 0 0 1 | C0800 | C2000 0 0 0 1 0 | C1000 | C2000 0 0 0 1 1 | C1800 | C2000 - | | + | | 0 0 1 0 0 | C4000 | C6000 0 0 1 0 1 | C4800 | C6000 0 0 1 1 0 | C5000 | C6000 0 0 1 1 1 | C5800 | C6000 - | | + | | 0 1 0 0 0 | CC000 | CE000 0 1 0 0 1 | CC800 | CE000 0 1 0 1 0 | CD000 | CE000 0 1 0 1 1 | CD800 | CE000 - | | + | | 0 1 1 0 0 | D0000 | D2000 (Manufacturer's default) 0 1 1 0 1 | D0800 | D2000 0 1 1 1 0 | D1000 | D2000 0 1 1 1 1 | D1800 | D2000 - | | + | | 1 0 0 0 0 | D4000 | D6000 1 0 0 0 1 | D4800 | D6000 1 0 0 1 0 | D5000 | D6000 1 0 0 1 1 | D5800 | D6000 - | | + | | 1 0 1 0 0 | D8000 | DA000 1 0 1 0 1 | D8800 | DA000 1 0 1 1 0 | D9000 | DA000 1 0 1 1 1 | D9800 | DA000 - | | + | | 1 1 0 0 0 | DC000 | DE000 1 1 0 0 1 | DC800 | DE000 1 1 0 1 0 | DD000 | DE000 1 1 0 1 1 | DD800 | DE000 - | | + | | 1 1 1 0 0 | E0000 | E2000 1 1 1 0 1 | E0800 | E2000 1 1 1 1 0 | E1000 | E2000 1 1 1 1 1 | E1800 | E2000 - + Setting Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) -------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ?????????????????????????????????????? Setting the Timeouts --------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ?????????????????????????????????????? -***************************************************************************** - -** No Name ** 8-bit cards ("Made in Taiwan R.O.C.") ------------ +------------------------------------- + - from Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz> I have named this ARCnet card "NONAME", since I got only the card with -no manual at all and the only text identifying the manufacturer is +no manual at all and the only text identifying the manufacturer is "MADE IN TAIWAN R.O.C" printed on the card. - ____________________________________________________________ - | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | - | |o|o| JP1 o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ON | - | + o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ___| - | _____________ o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| OFF _____ | | ID7 - | | | SW1 | | | | ID6 - | > RAM (2k) | ____________________ | H | | S | ID5 - | |_____________| | || y | | W | ID4 - | | || b | | 2 | ID3 - | | || r | | | ID2 - | | || i | | | ID1 - | | 90C65 || d | |___| ID0 - | SW3 | || | | - | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ON | || I | | - | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| | || C | | - | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| OFF |____________________|| | _____| - | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | | | |___ - | ______________ | | | BNC |___| - | | | |_____| |_____| - | > EPROM SOCKET | | - | |______________| | - | ______________| - | | - |_____________________________________________| +:: -Legend: + ____________________________________________________________ + | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | + | |o|o| JP1 o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ON | + | + o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ___| + | _____________ o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| OFF _____ | | ID7 + | | | SW1 | | | | ID6 + | > RAM (2k) | ____________________ | H | | S | ID5 + | |_____________| | || y | | W | ID4 + | | || b | | 2 | ID3 + | | || r | | | ID2 + | | || i | | | ID1 + | | 90C65 || d | |___| ID0 + | SW3 | || | | + | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| ON | || I | | + | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| | || C | | + | |o|o|o|o|o|o|o|o| OFF |____________________|| | _____| + | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | | | |___ + | ______________ | | | BNC |___| + | | | |_____| |_____| + | > EPROM SOCKET | | + | |______________| | + | ______________| + | | + |_____________________________________________| -90C65 ARCNET Chip -SW1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select - 6-8: Base I/O Address Select -SW2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) -SW3 1-5: IRQ Select - 6-7: Extra Timeout - 8 : ROM Enable -JP1 Led connector -BNC Coax connector +Legend:: -Although the jumpers SW1 and SW3 are marked SW, not JP, they are jumpers, not + 90C65 ARCNET Chip + SW1 1-5: Base Memory Address Select + 6-8: Base I/O Address Select + SW2 1-8: Node ID Select (ID0-ID7) + SW3 1-5: IRQ Select + 6-7: Extra Timeout + 8 : ROM Enable + JP1 Led connector + BNC Coax connector + +Although the jumpers SW1 and SW3 are marked SW, not JP, they are jumpers, not switches. -Setting the jumpers to ON means connecting the upper two pins, off the bottom +Setting the jumpers to ON means connecting the upper two pins, off the bottom two - or - in case of IRQ setting, connecting none of them at all. Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in SW2 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which must not be 0. @@ -2809,8 +2888,8 @@ Switch 1 (ID0) serves as the least significant bit (LSB). Setting one of the switches to Off means "1", On means "0". -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: Switch | Label | Value -------|-------|------- @@ -2823,30 +2902,30 @@ These values are: 7 | ID6 | 64 8 | ID7 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch | Hex | Decimal + Switch | Hex | Decimal 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID ----------------|---------|--------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 . . . | | 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 . . . | | 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 - . . . | | + . . . | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The last three switches in switch block SW1 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -2863,13 +2942,16 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory (RAM) buffer Address --------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be +The memory buffer (RAM) requires 2K. The base of this buffer can be located in any of eight positions. The address of the Boot Prom is memory base + 0x2000. + Jumpers 3-5 of jumper block SW1 select the Memory Base address. +:: + Switch | Hex RAM | Hex ROM 1 2 3 4 5 | Address | Address *) --------------------|---------|----------- @@ -2881,15 +2963,15 @@ Jumpers 3-5 of jumper block SW1 select the Memory Base address. ON ON OFF ON OFF | D8000 | DA000 ON ON ON OFF OFF | DC000 | DE000 ON ON OFF OFF OFF | E0000 | E2000 - -*) To enable the Boot ROM set the jumper 8 of jumper block SW3 to position ON. + + *) To enable the Boot ROM set the jumper 8 of jumper block SW3 to position ON. The jumpers 1 and 2 probably add 0x0800, 0x1000 and 0x1800 to RAM adders. Setting the Interrupt Line --------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block SW3 control the IRQ level. +Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block SW3 control the IRQ level:: Jumper | IRQ 1 2 3 4 5 | @@ -2902,23 +2984,24 @@ Jumpers 1-5 of the jumper block SW3 control the IRQ level. Setting the Timeout Parameters ------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -The jumpers 6-7 of the jumper block SW3 are used to determine the timeout +The jumpers 6-7 of the jumper block SW3 are used to determine the timeout parameters. These two jumpers are normally left in the OFF position. -***************************************************************************** -** No Name ** (Generic Model 9058) -------------------- - from Andrew J. Kroll <ag784@freenet.buffalo.edu> - Sorry this sat in my to-do box for so long, Andrew! (yikes - over a year!) - _____ - | < - | .---' + +:: + + _____ + | < + | .---' ________________________________________________________________ | | | | SW2 | | | | ___________ |_____________| | | @@ -2936,7 +3019,7 @@ parameters. These two jumpers are normally left in the OFF position. | |________________| | | : B |- | | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | | : O |- | | | |_________o____|..../ A |- _______| | - | ____________________ | R |- | |------, + | ____________________ | R |- | |------, | | | | D |- | BNC | # | | > 2764 PROM SOCKET | |__________|- |_______|------' | |____________________| _________ | | @@ -2945,23 +3028,24 @@ parameters. These two jumpers are normally left in the OFF position. |___ ______________| | |H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H| | | |U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U_U| | | - \| -Legend: + \| -SL90C65 ARCNET Controller / Transceiver /Logic -SW1 1-5: IRQ Select +Legend:: + + SL90C65 ARCNET Controller / Transceiver /Logic + SW1 1-5: IRQ Select 6: ET1 7: ET2 - 8: ROM ENABLE -SW2 1-3: Memory Buffer/PROM Address + 8: ROM ENABLE + SW2 1-3: Memory Buffer/PROM Address 3-6: I/O Address Map -SW3 1-8: Node ID Select -BNC BNC RG62/U Connection + SW3 1-8: Node ID Select + BNC BNC RG62/U Connection *I* have had success using RG59B/U with *NO* terminators! What gives?! SW1: Timeouts, Interrupt and ROM ---------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To select a hardware interrupt level set one (only one!) of the dip switches up (on) SW1...(switches 1-5) @@ -2976,10 +3060,10 @@ are normally left off (down). Setting the I/O Base Address ----------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The last three switches in switch group SW2 are used to select one -of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table +of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table:: Switch | Hex I/O @@ -2996,7 +3080,7 @@ of eight possible I/O Base addresses using the following table Setting the Base Memory Address (RAM & ROM) -------------------------------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The memory buffer requires 2K of a 16K block of RAM. The base of this 16K block can be located in any of eight positions. @@ -3004,13 +3088,16 @@ Switches 1-3 of switch group SW2 select the Base of the 16K block. (0 = DOWN, 1 = UP) I could, however, only verify two settings... + +:: + Switch| Hex RAM | Hex ROM 1 2 3 | Address | Address ------|---------|----------- 0 0 0 | E0000 | E2000 0 0 1 | D0000 | D2000 (Manufacturer's default) 0 1 0 | ????? | ????? - 0 1 1 | ????? | ????? + 0 1 1 | ????? | ????? 1 0 0 | ????? | ????? 1 0 1 | ????? | ????? 1 1 0 | ????? | ????? @@ -3018,7 +3105,7 @@ I could, however, only verify two settings... Setting the Node ID -------------------- +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The eight switches in group SW3 are used to set the node ID. Each node attached to the network must have an unique node ID which @@ -3026,8 +3113,9 @@ must be different from 0. Switch 1 serves as the least significant bit (LSB). switches in the DOWN position are OFF (0) and in the UP position are ON (1) -The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" -These values are: +The node ID is the sum of the values of all switches set to "1" +These values are:: + Switch | Value -------|------- 1 | 1 @@ -3039,70 +3127,80 @@ These values are: 7 | 64 8 | 128 -Some Examples: +Some Examples:: - Switch# | Hex | Decimal -8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID -----------------|---------|--------- -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed <-. -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 | -0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 | -0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 | - . . . | | | -0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 | - . . . | | + Don't use 0 or 255! -1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 | - . . . | | | -1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 | -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 | -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 <-' - + Switch# | Hex | Decimal + 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | Node ID | Node ID + ----------------|---------|--------- + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | not allowed <-. + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 | 1 | + 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 | 2 | 2 | + 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 3 | 3 | + . . . | | | + 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 | 55 | 85 | + . . . | | + Don't use 0 or 255! + 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 | AA | 170 | + . . . | | | + 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 | FD | 253 | + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | FE | 254 | + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | FF | 255 <-' -***************************************************************************** -** Tiara ** +Tiara +===== + (model unknown) -------------------------- +--------------- + - from Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com> - -Here is information about my card as far as I could figure it out: ------------------------------------------------ tiara -Tiara LanCard of Tiara Computer Systems. -+----------------------------------------------+ -! ! Transmitter Unit ! ! -! +------------------+ ------- -! MEM Coax Connector -! ROM 7654321 <- I/O ------- -! : : +--------+ ! -! : : ! 90C66LJ! +++ -! : : ! ! !D Switch to set -! : : ! ! !I the Nodenumber -! : : +--------+ !P -! !++ -! 234567 <- IRQ ! -+------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--------+ - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +Here is information about my card as far as I could figure it out:: -0 = Jumper Installed -1 = Open + + ----------------------------------------------- tiara + Tiara LanCard of Tiara Computer Systems. + + +----------------------------------------------+ + ! ! Transmitter Unit ! ! + ! +------------------+ ------- + ! MEM Coax Connector + ! ROM 7654321 <- I/O ------- + ! : : +--------+ ! + ! : : ! 90C66LJ! +++ + ! : : ! ! !D Switch to set + ! : : ! ! !I the Nodenumber + ! : : +--------+ !P + ! !++ + ! 234567 <- IRQ ! + +------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--------+ + !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + +- 0 = Jumper Installed +- 1 = Open Top Jumper line Bit 7 = ROM Enable 654=Memory location 321=I/O Settings for Memory Location (Top Jumper Line) + +=== ================ 456 Address selected +=== ================ 000 C0000 001 C4000 010 CC000 011 D0000 100 D4000 101 D8000 -110 DC000 +110 DC000 111 E0000 +=== ================ Settings for I/O Address (Top Jumper Line) + +=== ==== 123 Port +=== ==== 000 260 001 290 010 2E0 @@ -3111,23 +3209,26 @@ Settings for I/O Address (Top Jumper Line) 101 350 110 380 111 3E0 +=== ==== Settings for IRQ Selection (Lower Jumper Line) + +====== ===== 234567 +====== ===== 011111 IRQ 2 101111 IRQ 3 110111 IRQ 4 111011 IRQ 5 111110 IRQ 7 - -***************************************************************************** - +====== ===== Other Cards ------------ +=========== I have no information on other models of ARCnet cards at the moment. Please send any and all info to: + apenwarr@worldvisions.ca Thanks. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst index 16778c7e023b..29d30b31f032 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Contents: 6lowpan 6pack altera_tse + arcnet-hardware .. only:: subproject and html

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