NETWORK INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
ARCNET ADAPTER
NIC Type | ARCnet |
Transfer Rate | 2.5Mbps |
Data Bus | 8-bit ISA |
Topology | Star Linear Bus |
Wiring Type | Unshielded twisted pair RG58A/U 50ohm coaxial |
Boot ROM | Available |

CABLE TYPE | ||
Type | JP2/A | JP2/B |
RG58A/U 50ohm coaxial | Open | Closed |
Unshielded twisted pair | Closed | Open |
I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION | |||
Address Range | SW2/6 | SW2/7 | SW2/8 |
260h - 26Fh | On | On | On |
290h - 29Fh | Off | On | On |
2E0h - 2EFh | On | Off | On |
2F0h - 2FFh | Off | Off | On |
300h - 30Fh | On | On | Off |
350h - 35Fh | Off | On | Off |
380h - 38Fh | On | Off | Off |
3E0h - 3EFh | Off | Off | Off |
BASE MEMORY ADDRESS CONFIGURATION | ||||||
RAM Address | PROM Address | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 |
C0000h - C07FFh | C2000h - C3FFFh | On | On | On | On | On |
C0800h - C0FFFh | C2000h - C3FFFh | Off | On | On | On | On |
C1000h - C17FFh | C2000h - C3FFFh | On | Off | On | On | On |
C1800h - C1FFFh | C2000h - C3FFFh | Off | Off | On | On | On |
C4000h - C47FFh | C6000h - C7FFFh | On | On | Off | On | On |
C4800h - C4FFFh | C6000h - C7FFFh | Off | On | Off | On | On |
C5000h - C57FFh | C6000h - C7FFFh | On | Off | Off | On | On |
C5800h - C5FFFh | C6000h - C7FFFh | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
CC000h - CC7FFh | CE000h - CFFFFh | On | On | On | Off | On |
CC800h - CCFFFh | CE000h - CFFFFh | Off | On | On | Off | On |
CD000h - CD7FFh | CE000h - CFFFFh | On | Off | On | Off | On |
CD800h - CDFFFh | CE000h - CFFFFh | Off | Off | On | Off | On |
D0000h - D07FFh | D2000h - D3FFFh | On | On | Off | Off | On |
D0800h - D0FFFh | D2000h - D3FFFh | Off | On | Off | Off | On |
D1000h - D17FFh | C2000h - D3FFFh | On | Off | Off | Off | On |
D1800h - D1FFFh | D2000h - D3FFFh | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
D4000h - D46FFh | D6000h - D7FFFh | On | On | On | On | Off |
D4800h - D4FFFh | C6000h - D7FFFh | Off | On | On | On | Off |
D5000h - D57FFh | D6000h - D7FFFh | On | Off | On | On | Off |
D5800h - D5FFFh | D6000h - D7FFFh | Off | Off | On | On | Off |
D8000h - D87FFh | DA000h - DBFFFh | On | On | Off | On | Off |
D8800h - D8FFFh | DA000h - DBFFFh | Off | On | Off | On | Off |
D9000h - D97FFh | DA000h - DBFFFh | On | Off | Off | On | Off |
D9800h - D9FFFh | DA000h - DBFFFh | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
DC000h - DC7FFh | DE000h - DFFFFh | On | On | On | Off | Off |
DC800h - DCFFFh | DE000h - DFFFFh | Off | On | On | Off | Off |
DD000h - DD7FFh | DE000h - DFFFFh | On | Off | On | Off | Off |
DD800h - DDFFFh | DE000h - DFFFFh | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
E0000h - E07FFh | E2000h - E3FFFh | On | On | Off | Off | Off |
E0800h - E0FFFh | E2000h - E3FFFh | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
E1000h - E17FFh | E2000h - E3FFFh | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
E1800h - E1FFFh | E2000h - E3FFFh | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
INTERRUPT SELECT | |||||
IRQ | JP1/D | JP1/E | JP1/F | JP1/G | JP1/H |
IRQ2 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ3 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ4 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
IRQ5 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
IRQ7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
ROM CONFIGURATION | |
Setting | JP1/A |
Boot ROM enabled | Closed |
Boot ROM disabled | Open |
RESPONSE/RECONFIGURATION TIMEOUTS | ||||
Response Time | IdleTime | Reconfig. Time | JP1/B | JP1/C |
78 m | 86 m | 840 m | Open | Open |
258 m | 316 m | 1680 m | Open | Closed |
563 m | 624 m | 1680 m | Closed | Open |
1130 m | 1237 m | 1680 m | Closed | Closed |
NODE ADDRESS | ||||||||
Node | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
2 | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
3 | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
4 | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
251 | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
252 | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
253 | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
254 | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
255 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Note:Node address 0 is used for messaging between nodes and must not be used. A total of 255 node address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal node addresses. Switch 1 is the Least Significant Bit and switch 8 is the Most Significant Bit. The switches have the following decimal values: switch 8=128, 7=64, 6=32, 5=16, 4=8, 3=4, 2=2, 1=1. Turn Off the switches and add the values of the Off switches to obtain the correct node address. (On=0, Off=1) | ||||||||
TOPOLOGY | |
Type | JP2/C |
Star | Closed |
Linear Bus | Open |

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) | |||
LED | Color | Status | Condition |
LED1 | Red | Solid or Blinking | Data transmission occurring |
LED2 | Green | Blinking | Reconfiguration |
LED2 | Green | On | Good connection made |
LED1 & LED2 | Red & Green | Off | Call Tech. Support |