SYSTRAN CORPORATION

SCRAMNET+ REHOSTABLE ADAPTER EVALUATION BOARD

NIC Type

Proprietary

Chipset

Systran Corporation

Maximum Onboard Memory

2MB DRAM (on daughterboard)

I/O Options

Bypass connector

Network Transfer Rate

150Mbps

Data Bus

VME double

Topology

Linear Bus/Ring

Wire Type

RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial

Fiber optic cable

Boot ROM

Not available

CONNECTIONS

Function

Label

Function

Label

Header to daughterboard J1B

J1A

Testing pins

J7

Header to main board J1A

J1B

Media board header

J10

Header to daughterboard J2B

J2A

Bypass connector

J13

Header to main board J2A

J2B

RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial receive connector 1

W1A

Header to daughterboard J3B

J3A

Fiber optic ST receive connector 1

W1B

Header to main board J3A

J3B

Fiber optic SC receive connector 1

W1C

Unidentified

J4

RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial receive connector 2

W2A

Testing pins

J6

Fiber optic ST receive connector 2

W2B

Fiber optic SC receive connector 2

W2C

Fiber optic ST transmit connector 2

W4B

RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial transmit connector 1

W3A

Fiber optic SC transmit connector 2

W4C

Fiber optic ST transmit connector 1

W3B

Header to main board J10

W5A

Fiber optic SC transmit connector 1

W3C

Header to main board J10

W5B

RG-58A/U 50ohm coaxial transmit connector 2

W4A

Header to main board J10

W5C

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

»

Media card power source is internal

H2A

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Media card power source is external

H2A

Pins 2 & 3 closed

»

Media card power source is internal

H2B

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

Media card power source is external

H2B

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

EEPROM write protect disabled

J4B

Pins 3 & 4 closed

 

EEPROM write protect enabled

J4B

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

Address bits for internal CSR enabled

J5

Closed

 

Address bits for internal CSR disabled

J5

Open

 

EEPROM read protect disabled

J5B

Pins 3 & 4 closed

 

EEPROM read protect enabled

J5B

Pins 1 & 2 closed

»

Address bits for memory enabled

J8

Closed

 

Address bits for memory disabled

J8

Open

»

Address bits for external CSR enabled

J9

Closed

 

Address bits for external CSR disabled

J9

Open

»

TRIG1/TRIG2

J11

Unidentified

 

Chassis ground connected to signal ground

J12

Pins 3 & 4 closed

 

Chassis ground not connected to signal ground

J12

Pins 1 & 2 closed

DRAM CONFIGURATION

512KB, 1MB, or 2MB of memory may be factory installed on the daughterboard. The circuitry supports up to 8MB of memory. For other memory configurations, the user must provide an external memory interface.

CSR ADDRESS SELECTION

Setting

S1

»

00h, 20h

Position 0

 

40h, 60h

Position 4

 

80h, 80h

Position 8

 

C0h, E0h

Position C

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)

LED

Color

Status

Condition

LED1

Green

On

Network connection is good

LED1

Green

Off

Network connection is broken

LED2

Green

On

Message is waiting in transmit FIFO

LED2

Green

Off

Message is not waiting in transmit FIFO

LED3

Green

On

Carrier signal is detected

LED3

Green

Off

Carrier signal is not detected

LED4

Yellow

On

Error condition detected

LED4

Yellow

Off

Error condition not detected

LED5

Green

On

Message received from this node

LED5

Green

Off

Message not received from this node

LED6

Green

On

Message received from another node

LED6

Green

Off

Message not received from another node

MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTE

The daughterboard is designed as a prototyping card for the user to design a VME bus network interface around. The main board shown above is only an evaluation board and is a separate product.