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16-bit
Ethernet Card

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Summary of Contents for PCL-843

Page 1: ...PCL 843 16 bit Ethernet Card ...

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Page 3: ...es no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgments All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners FCC Warning This equipment uses and generates radio frequency RF energy If not properly installed and used in accordance with this manual this product may cause inter...

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Page 5: ...tial inspection 6 PCL 843 Jumper connector locations 7 Card configuration 8 Jumper settings 8 Configuration software jumper JP4 9 Interrupt IRQ level setting JP2 9 I O address setup JP1 10 Boot ROM address JP3 10 Mode selection JP4 11 Configuration using software 12 Remote boot operation 13 Installing boot ROM chips 13 Card installation 15 ...

Page 6: ...onnection 19 RJ 45 connections 20 RJ 45 pin assignments 20 Diagnostics 21 Card software diagnostics 21 LED indicator diagnostics 22 Appendix A Quick Boot Installation Guide 2 3 Installing quick boot ROM 24 Creating multiple remote boot image files 26 Using different frame types 28 ...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Introduction C H A P T E R ...

Page 8: ...auto sensing circuit automatically detects which of the two interfaces is being used The PCL 843 not only supports the two most popular cabling types it also minimizes the cost of media conversion and maintenance for future use The PCL 843 s advanced design eliminates the need to use it s switches and jumpers making it ideal for industrial applications requiring low MTTR An easy to use setup progr...

Page 9: ...emote ROM address High speed operation 10 Mbps Provides BNC and RJ 45 connectors with auto sensing 8 bit 16 bit auto sensing On board 16K high performance multi packet buffer Includes easy to use setup diagnostic utility to select IRQ I O address and Boot ROM address NetWare 286 386 NDIS ODI and Packet drivers included SMT technology for increased product reliability Complies with FCC Class A Quic...

Page 10: ...C T connector to RG 58 AUI coaxial bus cable RJ 45 port Unshielded twisted pair wire 22AWG 26AWG for RJ 45 phone jack Max length is 100 meters 24AWG recommended Software support Setup diagnostic utility Driver support NetWare 286 486 Microsoft LAN manager DECnet PathWork 3COM 3 Room Banyan VINES IBM LAN support Program WIN TCP PathWay Access for DOS FTP PC TCP Windows For Workgroups Power consumpt...

Page 11: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 2 Hardware Installation C H A P T E R ...

Page 12: ...local sales representative immediately Also notify the carrier Retain the ship ping carton and packing material for inspection by the carrier After inspection we will make arrangements to repair or replace the unit When you handle the PCL 843 remove it from its protective packag ing by grasping the rear metal panel Keep the anti vibration packing Whenever you remove the card from the PC store it i...

Page 13: ...on 7 PCL 843 Jumper connector locations Trouble shooting LEDs Twisted pair connector BNC connector IRQ selection Configure mode setting Boot ROM address setting I O address setting Ext LED connector Boot ROM socket JP4 JP3 JP2 JP1 ...

Page 14: ...ction of this chapter Jumper settings This section tells how to set the jumpers to configure your card It gives the card default configuration and your options for each jumper How to set jumpers You configure your card to match the needs of your application by setting jumpers A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch It consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip often protected by a ...

Page 15: ...card is designed to access interrupt levels 2 up to level 12 with the exception of 7 8 and 9 Simply place the jumper link on the required interrupt level as shown below IRQ 3 default The table below shows the possible IRQ settings available for the PCL 843 Ensure that the IRQ does not conflict with any other card s IRQ you that you have installed in your system PCL 843 IRQ Settings JP2 IRQ Pin 1 2...

Page 16: ... no jumpers in place I O Address 300H default The required switch settings for various base addresses are as shown below PCL 843 I O Address JP1 I O Address Pin 1 2 Pin 3 4 Pin 5 6 200H l 2 40H l 280H l l 300H 320H l l 3 4 0 H l l 360H l l l l Close Open Default Boot ROM address JP3 This enables the workstation to boot automatically from the file server The Boot ROM must be configured prior to use...

Page 17: ...000H l l l Close Open Default Mode selection JP4 The PCL 843 can be set to Mode 0 or Mode 1 This option is de signed to compensate for motherboard ISA bus timing controls For the majority of systems select Mode 0 default Mode 1 is for older systems utilizing C T chipsets IBM 286 or compatible systems or Compaq 286 portable systems This is done via pins 1 and 2 on a four position jumper JP4 as show...

Page 18: ...w Setup diagnostic main screen Step 3 For initial setting up of you card select S for setup The other option D is for later diagnostic testing Step 4 When you select setup the screen shown on the next page will appear Move the highlight bar to the setting required and press ENTER to select the options Current Configuration Node Address 00 C0 6C 51 14 26 I O Address 300H Interrupt Request IRQ 3 Rem...

Page 19: ...e for remote booting using ROM is similar to that of most other ROMs but can be fairly detailed If you are not familiar with the setting up you can print a detailed boot information text file BOOT TXT which is located on the utility diskette or refer to Appendix A This file gives detailed information on how to remote boot from a file server Installing boot ROM chips After you ve configured the PCL...

Page 20: ...of your computer before you begin installation You should also avoid contact with materials that hold a static charge such as plastic vinyl and styrofoam Avoid touching the exposed circuit connectors Treat connectors gently The legs of integrated circuits are delicate and may bend before reaching the bases of sockets Inspect each leg before you begin test fit it gently into the socket and straight...

Page 21: ...ary 4 Locate the expansion slots or passive backplane at the rear of the PC and choose any unused slot 5 Remove the screw that secures the expansion slot cover to the PC save the screw to secure the interface card retaining bracket Remove the anti vibration card clamp if supplied 6 Carefully grasp the upper edge of the PCL 843 card Align the hole in the retaining bracket with the hole on top of th...

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Page 23: ...Chapter 3 Wiring and Networks 17 3 Wiring and Networks C H A P T E R ...

Page 24: ...ork via two different media types The cards auto sensing function can immediately detect which type of media it is connected to The card supports 10BASE 2 and 10BASE T connectors as shown below Type Data transfer T o p o l o g Cable type Segment length max 10BASE 2 10 Mbps Bus 50 Ohm thin Ethernet RG 58 185 m 10BASE T 10 Mbps Star 100 Ohm unshielded twisted pair 100 m Note Only one media type can ...

Page 25: ...onnector as shown below To connect to a thin Ethernet cable you must use a BNC T connector If you are installing a workstation at the end of the Ethernet cable you will also need a 50Ω terminator to ensure the line retains it s impedance characteristics Mid cable BNC connector Thin wire T connector Thin wire PCL 843 PCL 843 Terminator T connector Thin wire End cable BNC connector ...

Page 26: ...wisted pair connector RJ 45 pin assignment The RJ 45 media connector on your card or hub has specific leads that correspond to each of the eight pins on the RJ 45 jack This cable is responsible for the transmission and reception of all data over the network Refer to the table and diagram below for the pin assign ments PCL 843 RJ 45 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description 1 TD Transmit positive 2 TD...

Page 27: ...ts any problems with the card a simple action message will appear in the dialog window Diagnostic function screen Press S to run SETUP Press D to run DIAGNOSTIC Press Esc to exit Current Configuration Node Address 00 C0 6C 51 14 26 Remote Boot ROM C800H I O Address 300H LAN Controller PASSED IRQ Conflict PASSED IRQ Test IRQ 3 Memory Test PASSED MAC Loopback PASSED ENDEC Loopback PASSED Transceiver...

Page 28: ...The LED functions are as shown in the table below PCL 843 LED Functions GREEN Status Description O n Power on Flashing Traffic present on selected media Off Power off PCL 843 LED Functions YELLOW O n Link OK Flashing Packet receive from network Off Link fail PCL 843 Back Panel BNC Connector Traffic LED Green RJ 45 Connector Link receive LED Yellow ...

Page 29: ...Appendix A Quick Boot Installation Guide 23 A Quick Boot Installation Guide A P P E N D I X ...

Page 30: ...s jumpers and hardware A Insert the quick boot ROM on the network board socket B Adjust jumpers on the network board to set the auto boot ROM address default setting please refer to page 10 NOTE If the boot ROM is on a jumperless board run the setup utility to set the auto boot PROM address 2 Remote booting procedures You may find it useful to refer to Novell NetWare 386 Installation Appendix D Us...

Page 31: ...e using IPXODI COM NETX EXE NET CFG The contents of the asterisk marked files are AUTOEXEC BAT Prompt p g lsl rplodi ether16 ipxodi netx f login NETX CFG This is optional link driver ETHER16 int 3 port 300 frame Ethernet_802 3 NOTE If you use the CONFIG SYS in the bootable diskette it is important to make sure the command lastdrive z is not in this file Otherwise it is optional to have CONFIG SYS ...

Page 32: ...GEN function creates an image file called NET DOS SYS a unique name in the LOGIN directory This is a copy of the files on the bootable diskette 4 Copy the AUTOEXEC BAT file from the boot diskette in drive A into the SYS LOGIN directory and the default directory which is specified in the user s login script Creating multiple remote boot image files 1 Boot a workstation from the floppy or hard disk ...

Page 33: ...reate an AUTOEXEC BAT file similar to the following e g called Vicky 5 Run DOSGEN DOS Remote Image File GENeration and indicate the new name for the image file For example F LOGIN SYSTEM DOSGENA Vicky SYS enter Record the network number and the node address of the workstation that will use the remote boot image file you have just created e g Vicky SYS Network DOC20 Node 5a003b77 6 Create the BOOTC...

Page 34: ...om either single or multiple image files in the server from the above descriptions 3 Supporting different frame types at the server site Frame type 802 3 The server site must be configured with 802 3 The procedure is Load ETHER16 port 300 int 3 frame ETHERNET_802 3 name 802 3 Bind IPX to 802 3 net NNNNNNNN Frame type 802 2 The server site must be configured with 802 2 The procedural is Load ETHER1...

Page 35: ... the image file names have their own unique extension parts listed in the BOOTCONF SYS file These are xxx 2 xxx II and xxx SNP respectively For the frame type Ethernet_802 3 it is necessary to follow the booting procedures for the Quick Boot ROM 4 For the NetWare versions v3 12 4 01 and the RPL Boot ROM the default frame type is Ethernet_802 2 5 In the DOS service file for MS DOS6 2 the files must...

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