PCM-2074 EVB User Manual
Revision 1.0 (03-31-06)
USER MANUAL
SMSC PCM-2074
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1 General Description
The PCM-2074 allows users to evaluate the CircLink
TM
protocol using a TMC2074 CircLink
TM
controller configured for operation in peripheral mode. The PCM-2074 consists of two boards
connected by a 14-pin ribbon cable, which together act as a CircLink
TM
Host node, and a software
driver. The maximum communication rate of the two-board-set is 5 Mbps.
The PCM-2074 Main Board contains the following:
On-board TMC2074, configured to operate in peripheral mode
Type II PCMCIA interface using ZiLOG Z1601720ASC
One socket for GPIO connectors
Note:
The PCMCIA connection does not support CardBus or ExpressCard
TM
. It also does not
support the Suspend/Resume functions.
The PCM-2074 RS485 Board contains:
An RS485 transceiver
Two RJ-11 modular jacks
Note:
The RJ-11 jacks are not configured to support the CircLink
TM
Hub function.
The software driver supplied with the PCM-2074 supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP and comes
with a support library.
Note:
Please download the latest version of the driver from SMSC’s website, along with the latest
version of this manual and other application notes relating to SMSC’s CircLink
TM
products
