SMC Networks EZ Card 10, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide EZ Card 10 10 Mbps Ethernet PCI Network Cards Plug and Play installation NE2000 compatible On board socket for optional boot ROM Support for full duplex Ethernet ...

Page 2: ...USER GUIDE FOR SMC S EZ CARD 10 PCI NETWORK CARD September 1997 Pub 79 000559 000 Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge New York 11788 ...

Page 3: ...ion or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 1997 by Standard Microsystems Corporation Hauppauge New York All rights reserved Printed in U S A Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Card and EliteFax are trademarks of Standard Microsystems Corporation Other product and company names are trade...

Page 4: ...res for network driver installation and additional information or changes that become available after the manual is printed are in text files which are located on the SMC Installation Diskette You can use the DOS DIR command to locate all the available text files and view their contents using the DOS TYPE command i ABOUT THIS GUIDE Order Number Description SMC1208T twisted pair card with RJ 45 con...

Page 5: ...ic charge To protect your device always Touch the metal chassis of your computer before you pick up the card This grounds the electrostatic charge Avoid touching any of the electrical components when handling the card If possible wear a grounded wrist strap or anti static gloves Please inform your dealer immediately should there be any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible retain the cart...

Page 6: ...s A Specifications A 1 General A 1 Operating Environment A 2 EMI Safety Compliances A 2 Network Drivers A 3 B Pin Assignments B 1 RJ 45 Connector B 1 AUI Connector B 2 C Configuration and Diagnostics C 1 Running the Setup Program C 2 Viewing the Current Configuration C 3 Setting Up a New Configuration C 4 Media Type C 5 Full Duplex Mode C 5 Boot ROM Size C 5 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 7: ...y Compliances List of Figures Figure 1 1 EZ Card 10 PCI Combo Model 1 2 Figure 1 2 LED Indicators 1 3 Figure C 1 Main Menu C 2 Figure C 2 Current Configuration Display C 3 Figure C 3 Set Up New Configuration Menu C 4 Figure C 4 On Board Diagnostics Display C 6 List of Tables Table B 1 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments B 1 Table B 2 AUI Connector Pin Assignments B 2 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 8: ...onforms to the Ethernet IEEE 802 3 standard Compatible with PCI Local Bus specification Revision 2 0 and later Provides 32 bit data transfer to maximize throughput and optimize CPU utilization Software compatible with NE2000 driver Supports full duplex operation for twice the effective band width in a switched network Automatic configuration setup using the PCI computer s BIOS setup program Automa...

Page 9: ...l SMC1208BTA LAN Connectors The EZ Card 10 PCI models support IEEE 802 3 10BASE T 10BASE2 and 10BASE5 standards These cards also support one or more of the following network connections depending on the model chosen RJ 45 connector for twisted pair cable BNC connector for thin coax cable AUI connector for thick coax cable On the 2 port combo model the media type in use is automati cally detected b...

Page 10: ...gure 1 2 LED Indicators Link Status Lk Color Green Function Twisted pair link status indicator When lit this LED indicates an active connection between the network card and a 10BASE T hub or switch Note The Link Status LED does not monitor the condition of the BNC and AUI connections When the card is con figured for these connections this LED is always lit 1 3 INTRODUCTION ...

Page 11: ...reen Function Network activity indicator This LED is unlit upon power on It lights up to indicate the presence of network activity on the port The rate of flashing is proportional to the amount of network traffic INTRODUCTION 1 4 ...

Page 12: ... a 32 bit bus interface It plugs into any available PCI expansion bus slot Remove the protector bracket from the slot you selected Insert the card into the slot Carefully press on the card until all the edge connec tors are firmly in place inside the slot Screw the card s steel bracket into the PC to secure the connection Replace the PC cover 3 Connect your card to the network Select a cable type ...

Page 13: ...rd s hard ware installation For related topics see Running the Setup Program in Appendix C Caution Be sure to run this program before installing the appropriate driver Otherwise your PC will hang 6 Install the driver The driver diskette contains all the driver programs supported by these cards Refer to the RELEASE TXT file in the root directory for a listing of these programs The drivers for diffe...

Page 14: ... IEC 8802 3 10BASE T twisted pair 10BASE2 thin coax and 10BASE5 thick coax PCI Local Bus Specification Rev 2 0 or later Hardware Compatibility PCI local bus compliant PCs Data Bus Width 32 bit I O Address Automatically determined based on configuration space Interrupt INT A on PCI slot pin assignment mapped to the BIOS IRQ setup APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS A 1 ...

Page 15: ...5 MAU AUI Maximum 12 V 0 5 A Temperature 0 to 55 C 32 to 131 F Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Size 4 84 in x 3 86 in 122 91 mm x 98 18 mm EMC Safety Compliances FCC Class B CDOC Class B CISPR 22 1985 Class B EN55022 1987 Class B AS NZS 1992 VCCI Class B EN55022 1988 CISPR 22 1985 prEN55024 2 1990 IE801 2 1991 prEN55024 3 1991 IE801 3 1984 prEN55024 4 1992 IE801 4 1988 EN60950 CE marking SPECIFIC...

Page 16: ... V2 x Windows for Workgroups IBM LAN Server LAN Support IBM OS 2 EE V2 0 DEC PATHWORKS Lantastic 6 0 Sun PC NFS Banyan VINES IBM TCP IP for DOS OS 2 Wollongong Pathway Access NDIS 3 drivers Microsoft Windows NT 3 51 4 0 Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Packet drivers FTP TCP IP NCSA TCP IP Unix drivers SCO OpenServer 5 x A 3 SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 17: ...r Table B 1 RJ 45 Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX B PIN ASSIGNMENTS B 1 Pin Number Assignment 1 Output Transmit Data 2 Output Transmit Data 3 Input Receive Data 6 Input Receive Data 4 5 7 8 Reserved for other use ...

Page 18: ...ut Circuit A 10 DO B Data Out Circuit B 11 DO S Data Out Circuit Shield 5 DI A Data In Circuit A 12 DI B Data In Circuit B 4 DI S Data In Circuit Shield 8 CO S Control Out Circuit Shield 2 CI A Control In Circuit A 9 CI B Control In Circuit B 1 CI S Control In Circuit Shield 6 Vc Voltage Common 13 VP Voltage Plus 14 VS Voltage Shield Shell PG Protective Ground Conductive Shell AUI Pin Assignments ...

Page 19: ...s the Setup program SETUP EXE This program allows you to View the current configuration of the card Set up a new configuration Run diagnostics These tasks are described in this chapter APPENDIX C CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS C 1 ...

Page 20: ...s in the SETUP subdirectory on this diskette Change to the appropriate subdirectory location type the following com mand and press Enter A SETUP SETUP This will initiate the menu driven SETUP program and display the Main Menu as shown below Figure C 1 Main Menu CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS C 2 ...

Page 21: ...on to view the current settings for your network card as shown below If you need to modify the current configuration return to the Main Menu and select Set Up New Configuration Figure C 2 Current Configuration Display C 3 CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS ...

Page 22: ... and boot ROM address resources to the card Although the SETUP program will not allow you to change the resources which are allocated by the PCI BIOS it will allow you to change the following settings to suit your requirements Media type Full duplex mode Boot ROM size Figure C 3 Set Up New Configuration Menu CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS C 4 ...

Page 23: ...duplex mode only if the card is connected directly to a switch that also supports this mode Do not enable this mode if the card is connected to a hub Boot ROM Size Each card provides an empty socket for an optional 16 KB boot ROM Once installed and enabled the boot ROM permits the host PC to download the disk operating system DOS or network drivers over the network The boot ROM function is disable...

Page 24: ... Board Diagnostics on Network Note Run the diagnostics before the network driver is loaded into the system Otherwise your system may hang EEPROM Test Read tests are performed on each register in the EEPROM Testing the Card This test monitors the card and corresponding cabling system However it does not test the network s condition Figure C 4 On Board Diagnostics Display CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTI...

Page 25: ...r to display the reason for the failure and possible solutions Testing the Network Connection This test verifies the card s ability to communicate with other devices on the network At the start of the test set up one com puter as a Responder and at least one as an Initiator The Responder displays the status of communications with each Initiator on the network while the Initiator displays the curre...

Page 26: ... routed to the PCI slot There are three types of settings to choose from Level Auto This is usually the default Choosing this option leaves the assigned IRQ free for other uses if the installed card does not use it Level Forced If you are not able get the PCI card to work properly choose this option This will assign the spec ified IRQ permanently to the card Edge Auto Some PCI cards support this o...

Page 27: ...MM386 command line This parameter cannot be manually removed once it is installed doing so will cause the extended memory manager to malfunction For problems with your BIOS setup refer to your PC s user documentation C 9 CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTICS ...

Page 28: ...o all other nodes on the same transmis sion medium Driver Program that enables the network operating system to commu nicate with LAN cards IEEE 802 3 Standard Standard developed by the IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for physical and electrical connections in local area networks Interrupt IRQ Signal that temporarily suspends a program when input or out put is required and tr...

Page 29: ...p to 185 m 607 ft long and have a maximum of 30 nodes 10BASE5 IEEE specifications for Ethernet on thick D type cable Topology Logical or physical arrangement of nodes on a network Shielded Twisted Pair Cable STP Cable composed of two insulated wires twisted together and covered by a foil or braided shielding to reduce electrical interference PCI Local Bus Bus designed by Intel that can function in...

Page 30: ...1 C 6 Driver Diskette ii 2 2 B 2 Drivers 2 1 2 2 A 3 C 4 E Edge Auto C 8 EEPROM Test C 6 EMC Safety Compliances A 2 EMM386 Exe C 8 F Features 1 1 Full duplex 1 1 C 4 C 5 H Hardware Description 1 2 HighScan C 8 C 9 I I O Registers C 7 IEEE 802 3 1 1 1 2 A 1 D 1 Installation 2 1 Introduction 1 1 L LAN Connectors 1 1 1 2 LED Indicators 1 3 Level Auto C 8 Level Forced C 8 Link Status LED 1 3 Loop Back...

Page 31: ...45 Pin Assignments B 1 Running Setup C 2 S Setting up a new configuration C 4 SETUP EXE C 1 C 2 Specifications A 1 T Thick coax cable 1 1 1 2 2 1 A 1 Thin coax cable 1 1 1 2 2 1 A 1 D 1 Trigger method C 8 Twisted pair cable 1 1 1 2 2 1 A 1 D 2 V Viewing the current configuration C 2 INDEX I 2 ...

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Page 34: ... into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded twisted pair cable is required for Class B compliance If unshielded twisted pair cable is used the unit will comply only with Class A requirements CDOC Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissio...

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