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Specifications and
Cabling Requirements
This appendix lists the specifications, standards conformance, cable requirements, and
connector pin assignments for the EtherLink PCI NICs.
3C905CX-TX-M and 3C905C-TX-M NIC Specifications
Hardware
Bus interface
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2
32-bit bus
PCI master
Supports bus master scatter-gather DMAs.
Dimensions
3C905CX-TX-M:
Height: 2.00 in (5.08 cm)
Length: 4.75 in (12.07 cm)
3C905C-TX-M:
Height: 3.00 in (7.62 cm)
Length: 5.85 in (14.86 cm)
Power requirements
+5 V ±5% @ 375 mA maximum
+3.3 V ± 5% @ 375 mA maximum
+3.3 V @ 20mA maximum in sleep state with RWU disabled
+3.3 V Aux for RWU supplied over PCI 2.2-compliant PCI bus
Network Interface
10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE-T
Ethernet IEEE 802.3 industry standard for a 10 Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network
100 Mbps Ethernet
100BASE-TX
Ethernet IEEE 802.3u industry standard for a 100 Mbps baseband CSMA/CD local area network
Environment
Operating temperature
32˚ to 158˚ F (0˚ to 70˚ C)
Storage temperature
–22˚ to 194˚ F (–30˚ to 90˚ C)
Operating humidity
10 to 90% noncondensing
Storage humidity
10 to 90% noncondensing
Altitude
–984 ft to 9,840 ft (–300 to 3,000 m)
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