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. |