Interphase Tech CONDOR 4221 User Manual

V/Ethernet 4221 Condor

User’s Guide

Document No. UG04221-000, REVB

Release date: July 1994

Copyright 1994

Interphase Corporation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Scope Of Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Ethernet Front End Channel (FEC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VMEbus Master Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DMA Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VMEbus Drivers And Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Local Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

VMEbus Short I/O Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CPU Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CPU/LBUS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4221 Condor Hardware Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 1. Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 2. Fuse And Diagnostic LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 3. Set Onboard Motherboard Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Step 4. Set Daughter Card Jumpers And Terminations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Step 5. Power Off System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Step 6. Cabling Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

CHAPTER 3

MACSI HOST INTERFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Typographic Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Memory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Field Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Contiguous Data Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

System Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

MACSI Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Master Control Status Block (MCSB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Master Status Register (MSR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Master Control Register (MCR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Onboard Command Queue Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Queue Entry Control Register (QECR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

IOPB Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Command Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Work Queue Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Offboard Command Queue Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Queue Entry Control Register (QECR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

DMA Transfer Control Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Host Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Offboard Transfer Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Work Queue Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Command Response Block (CRB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Command Response Status Word (CRSW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Command Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

IOPB Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Work Queue Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Multiple Completed Returned IOPB Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Command Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Work Queue Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Transfer Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Configuration Status Block (CSB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Product Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Product Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Firmware Revision Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Firmware Revision Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Ethernet MAC Addresses (Ports 0 - 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Controller Statistics Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Transmit Commands Submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Transmit DMA Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Transmit 82596 Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Successful Transmits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Failed Transmits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Transmit Completions Posted to Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Receive Commands Submitted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Receives Dropped - No Pending Receive Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Receive 82596 Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Failed Receives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Receive DMA Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Receive Completions Posted to Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

IO Parameter Blocks (IOPBs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Common IOPB Structures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Return Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Normal Completion Level / Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Error Completion Level / Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DMA Transfer Control Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Initialize Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Controller Initialization Block Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Controller Initialization Block (CIB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Number of CQE Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Special Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Ethernet Physical Node Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Interrupt Levels and Vectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

DMA Burst Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Offboard CRB DMA Transfer Control Word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Offboard CRB host address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

MAC Control/Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Return Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Buffer address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Transfer size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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MAC status/control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Intel 82596 Status/Control – Transmit Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Intel 82596 Status/Control – Receive Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

MAC returned information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Change Default Node Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Transmit -- In-Line Gathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Number of Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Total transfer count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Element transfer count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Buffer address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Receive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Buffer Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Maximum / Actual Transfer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Packet Type / Length Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Source Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Initialize Multiple Completions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Return Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Control Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Group Interrupt Level / Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Minimum Group Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Maximum Group Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Report Network Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Command Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Return Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Host Memory Buffer Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Max Transfer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Timer Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Network Statistics Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Data Valid Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Port Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Transmits Submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Transmits Completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Transmits Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Receives Submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Receives Returned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Receives Dropped (Resources) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Receives Dropped (Errors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

APPENDIX A

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

VMEbus Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Mechanical (Nominal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

APPENDIX B

CONNECTOR PINOUTS AND CABLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

VMEbus Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Ethernet Connectors and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

RS232 Connector and Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

APPENDIX C

ERROR CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1. 4221 Condor Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 2-1. 10BaseT Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure 2-2. Single Channel AUI or 10BaseT Motherboard Layout (PB004221-001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Figure 2-3. AUI Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Figure 2-4. 10BaseT Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 2-5. AUI Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Figure 2-6. Ethernet Single Channel AUI/10BaseT Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 2-7. Dual Channel 10BaseT Ethernet Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 2-8. Ethernet Dual Channel AUI Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2-1. Condor Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Table 2-2. 4221 Condor LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 2-3. Board Status Diagnostics Used In POST Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Table 2-4. Run Mode LED Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 2-5. VME Bus Grant Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Table 2-6. Secondary Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 2-7. Primary Short I/O Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 2-8. Primary Base Address For 2K Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Table 2-9. Primary Base Address For 1K Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 2-11. Primary Base Address For 256 Byte Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Table 2-12. Secondary Base Address For 2K Short I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table 2-13. Secondary Base Address For 1K Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Table 2-14. Secondary Base Address For 512 Byte Short I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Table 2-16. Ethernet Single Channel Daughter Card LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table 2-17. Dual Channel 10BaseT Ethernet Daughter Card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Table 2-18. Ethernet Dual Channel AUI Daughter Card LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Table 2-19. Ethernet Cable Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Table 3-1. MACSI Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Table 3-2. Master Control Status Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Table 3-3. Master Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Table 3-4. Master Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Table 3-5. Onboard Command Queue Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table 3-6. Queue Entry Control Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table 3-7. Offboard Command Queue Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Table 3-8. Command Response Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Table 3-9. Command Response Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Table 3-10. Multiple Completed Returned IOPB Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table 3-11. Configuration Status Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 3-12. 4207 Eagle Controller Statistics Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Table 3-13. IOPB Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 3-14. Common IOPB Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 3-15. Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Table 3-16. DMA Transfer Control Word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Table 3-17. Memory Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Table 3-18. Transfer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Table 3-19. Initialize Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Table 3-20. Controller Initialization Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Table 3-21. Special Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Table 3-22. MAC Control / Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Table 3-23. Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Table 3-24. MAC Status / Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Table 3-25. Intel 82596 Transmit Status / Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table 3-26. Intel 82596 Receive Status / Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Table 3-27. Change Default Node Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Table 3-28. Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Table 3-29. Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table 3-30. Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Table 3-31. Transmit - In-Line Gathers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Table 3-32. Receive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Table 3-33. Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 3-34. Common IOPB Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Table 3-35. Control Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Table 3-36. Report Network Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Table 3-37. Command Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Table 3-38. Network Statistics Block. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Table C-39. P1 Connector Signal Descriptions (All Versions). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Table C-40. P2 Connector For Motherboards Which Only Uses P2 Row B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Table C-41. RJ45 (10BaseT) Connector Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Table C-42. DB15 (AUI) Connector Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Table C-43. Serial Connector Pinouts (SPA and SPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Table C-44. Suggested RS232 Cable Pinout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Intended Audience

Interphase wrote this manual for its customers. It is intended for a highly technical audience, specifically, users who
need to write their own software drivers.

Readers are assumed to have extensive knowledge of the following:

• The C programming language, including experience writing and installing interface software (drivers).

• The operating system of the host computer.

• Ethernet specifications.

• VME specifications.

Scope Of Manual

The manual organization allows the user to focus on specific areas of interest, without giving more information than
needed.

Specifically, this manual contains guidelines on:

• Installing the V/Ethernet 4221 Condor.

• Programming the V/Ethernet 4221 Condor, single through four port operation.

• Determining the cause of any error messages generated by the board.

References

• VMEbus Specification, Revision C

• VMEbus Revision D, Draft 3.02, October 8, 1990

• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD, 1985

• Supplements to IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Local Area Network, 1988 through 1993

• 32 Bit Local Area Network (LAN) Component User’s Manual, Intel, 1992, Order No. 296853-001

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Conventions

This section details many of the writing conventions used throughout the manual. In addition, it gives many of the
technical conventions.

• The V/Ethernet 4221 Condor will be referred to by the name Condor or referenced as the controller.

• Byte represents 8 bits; word represents 16 bits (2 bytes); and longword represents 32 bits (2 words, 4 bytes).

• Binary (single bit) data is represented as either 1 or 0.

• To represent hexadecimal numbers, the manual adopts the C language notation. Decimal numbers are shown

as decimal digits. For example:

0x29 = 29 hex
41 = 41 decimal

• Used in the context of a single bit of data, the term set means that the bit is a one ("1").

• Similarly, the term cleared means that the bit is a zero ("0").

• In many cases, bits, bytes, and words are marked RESERVED. If the value of the reserved bit, byte, or word

is sent to the controller by the host, the value must be cleared to 0.

• If the reserved value is returned by the controller, it is reserved for future use by Interphase. The user should
not rely on these values to be consistent through different revisions of the product.

General Description

The Condor is the second-generation multi-channel multi-function I/O Host Bus Adapter (HBA) for the VMEbus in
the Cougar product line. The board is designed to maintain scalable performance and cost. The Condor architecture
can be implemented with up to four Front End Channels (FECs). The FECs interface directly to a local bus, which
contains a large memory buffer and a VMEbus DMA engine. This board also contains a CPU core with its own
memory area and host bus interface.

Features

The basic functions and features supported by the Condor are as follows:

• Dual Ethernet Channel (10baseT or AUI) on the Motherboard.

• Dual Ethernet Channel (10baseT or AUI) on the Daughter Card.

• 8-, 16-, 32- and 64-bit VMEbus Master DMA capability.

• 25 Mbytes/second master mode burst/sustained D32 transfer rate across the VMEbus (in some modes).

• 50 Mbytes/second master mode burst/sustained D64 transfer rate across the VMEbus (in some modes).

• Programmable VME/interrupt levels and vectors.

• 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit VMEbus DMA addressing, and all addressing modifiers.

• Software programmable VMEbus priority levels.

• Two VMEbus configurable 2K byte short I/O access areas of 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit Slave mode transfers.

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Options

Options

Interphase Corporation offers the following Condor options:

• Dual Channel Ethernet (AUI)

• Dual Channel Ethernet (10BaseT)

• 3 Channel Ethernet (AUI or 10BaseT)

• Quad Ethernet Channel (AUI or 10BaseT)

Physical Description

The Condor physically conforms to the 6U VMEbus board standard. The board requires the VMEbus +5 (+/- 5%) volt
supply. The board supports two channels on the main board with the associated channel connectors and up to two
channels on daughter card. The cable connectors for the channels on the daughter cards reside on the daughter cards.
See Appendix A for a detailed list of the Condor’s physical requirements and specifications.

Functional Description

The Condor as shown in the block diagram (Figure 1-1.) consists primarily of four front-end channels, a VMEbus
Master Interface, a Local Bus (LBUS), a VMEbus Short I/O (slave only) Interface, a CPU Core and a CPU/Local bus
interface.

Each Ethernet Front End Channel (FEC) consists of an Ethernet controller, the associated Ethernet cable connections,
front end circuitry and a small amount of Local Bus interface glue logic. The VMEbus Master Interface consists of a
stand-alone VLSI DMA engine and the associated VMEbus high current driver and receiver devices. The Local Bus
(LBUS) consists of the memory buffer and the associated handshake logic for the bus. The VMEbus Short I/O interface
consists of the handshake and buffer logic for the host system to issue commands to the board. The CPU Core consists
of a CPU with the associated memory and glue logic required to allow the CPU to control the functions of the Condor
board. Finally, the CPU/Local Bus interface consists of the tri-state buffers and handshake logic required to allow the
CPU to access the resources on the LBUS.

Daughter
Card
(Optional)

Buffer
SRAM

VMEbus
Master

CPU
Core

Ethernet
Channels

Local Bus

Short I/O
Slave

VME/VME64

Figure 1-1. 4221 Condor Block Diagram

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Ethernet Front End Channel (FEC)

The 82596CA® Local Area Network (LAN) Co-processor is used as the FEC Ethernet controller. The 82596CA®
communicates with the rest of the board through the LBUS. The 82596CA® has a 80486® type bus interface, which
requires two PALs to convert the 80486® interface to meet the LBUS (MC68040_ type) specification. The 82596CA®
can be a master or a slave of the LBUS. As a LBUS master, the 82596CA® accesses both data and command lists for
both transmits and receives commands. As a slave, the CPU has write access to four locations within the 82596CA®
to establish a software reset or initialization and reset test pointers.

To complete the connections to the Ethernet cable, the 82596CA® connects to the encoder/decoder interface device
(82503®) which in turn connects through analog circuitry to the cable connectors. The encoder/decoder and analog
circuitry provides support for both 10BaseT and the Attachment Unit Interface (AUI).

VMEbus Master Interface

The VMEbus Master Interface consists of a VLSI DMA engine and the required high current VMEbus driver and
receiver devices.

DMA Engine

The DMA engine interfaces the LBUS with the VMEbus and performs the LBUS to VMEbus DMA functions. The
DMA engine communicates with the rest of the board through the LBUS. The DMA engine can be a master and a slave
of the LBUS. As a LBUS master, the DMA engine accesses linked list DMA commands as well as buffered data. As
a LBUS slave, the DMA engine is accessed by the CPU for configuration and status information.

The DMA engine provides the VMEbus interrupter support logic, some of the internal CPU interrupts (with vectors)
and the board timers.

The DMA engine also provides many functions and features which are not currently used on the Condor board. These
functions include a non-DMA LBUS to VMEbus interface, VMEbus slave to LBUS interface, system controller
functions, an interrupt handler and several global general purpose registers.

VMEbus Drivers And Receivers

External buffers are used to provide a more isolated and robust interface to the VMEbus. These buffers drive and
receive most of the VMEbus data, address and control lines.

Local Bus

The Local Bus (LBUS) is based primarily upon a MC68040® CPU bus structure. The channels and functions
connected to the LBUS must conform to the MC68040_bus specification. This allows easy design and development of
a wide variety of front ends and back ends into the controller board.

The LBUS encompasses the actual bus itself, the buffer memory and all of the logic which is not associated with any
one particular channel (front end or back end) on the LBUS.

The buffer memory is configured as two SRAM banks which consists of four SRAM devices for each bank. The two
banks of SRAM combined provide for 128K-, 256K-, 512K- and 1M-byte of memory.

The LBUS logic consists of an arbiter, an address decoder, a burst mode address counter, a write strobe generator, a
transfer acknowledge generator, a SRAM buffer memory and any miscellaneous handshake logic required to connect
the channels to the LBUS.

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VMEbus Short I/O Interface

VMEbus Short I/O Interface

The VMEbus Short I/O interface allows for VMEbus host and onboard CPU communications. The host issues
commands to the Condor through the Short I/O interface and the CPU issues status back to the host.

The Short I/O Interface is a Slave-only interface to the Condor and contains two independent, jumper-configurable,
slave-access areas. The areas can be configured to be 256, 512-, 1K- or 2K- bytes in length.

VMEbus address lines A(15-08) and the Address Modifier lines are compared with the jumper-configurable,
slave-access areas. Address Modifiers "2D" and "29" are supported for the Short I/O access.

The Short I/O Mailboxes physically reside in the CPU Core SRAM. The reset and mailbox location monitor logic
resides in the VMEbus Short I/O Interface.

CPU Core

The CPU (and core logic) controls and configures the rest of the Condor. Each of the commands issued to the FECs
and the VMEbus DMA engine are issued by the onboard CPU.

The CPU Core consists of a MC68EC030 CPU and associated support logic. The CPU Core support logic includes the
following:

• EPROM/FLASH

• Serial EPROM

• SRAM

• DUART Port

• Address Decoder

• Wait State Generator

• STERM/DSACK Generator

• Control/Status Registers

• Hardware Strobes

• Clock Generation

• Interrupt Handler

• FLASH ROM Hardware

The program for the CPU is stored in a single-byte-wide, EPROM (or FLASH) device. The EPROM can be 128K-,
256K- or 512K- bytes in size. There are two SRAM banks which consists of four SRAM devices for each bank. The
two banks of SRAM combined provide for 128K-, 256K, 512K- and 1M-byte of SRAM. At board power-up, the
program is copied from the EPROM (or FLASH) device to the SRAM banks. The program is then executed from the
higher performance SRAM devices.

The interrupt-handler logic combines the three level interrupt from the DMA engine and the non-DMA
engine-interrupt sources and outputs the three-level interrupt signals to the CPU. During CPU IACK cycles, the

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interrupt handler outputs an interrupt vector number for the non-DMA engine interrupts or requests access to the LBUS
for a DMA engine IACK cycles.

CPU/LBUS Interface

The CPU/LBUS Interface links the CPU core with the LBUS resources. The CPU/LBUS interface converts the CPU
Core bus to the LBUS. The Interface is a one-way interface which allows the CPU to act as a LBUS master. The
interface does not allow other LBUS masters to access the CPU Core.

The CPU/LBUS interface is composed of address latches, data-latching transceivers, and control logic. The
CPU/LBUS Interface performs write-posting and read-latching to maximize the CPU bus and the LBUS performance.
The interface also performs relinquish retries, read-modify-write cycles, IACK cycles to the DMA engine,
back-to-back write-write cycles and back-to-back, write-read cycles.

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Overview

Before attempting installation, read this chapter thoroughly to insure the safe installation of the Condor into your
system. If you have any questions regarding installation, which are not answered in this chapter, please contact
Interphase Customer Service at [phone].

The Condor is installed into the VMEbus system using the following steps:

• Visual Inspection

• Fuse And Diagnostic LEDs

• Set Onboard Jumpers

• Set Daughter Card Jumpers

• Power Off System

• Installing the Board

• Cabling Procedure

When installing the Condor, heed the following WARNING:

WA R N I N G

1. Catastrophic DAMAGE can result if improper connections are made. Therefore, those planning
to connect power sources to the VMEbus for the purpose of feeding the user-defined 96 pins of
P2 (Rows A and C) should FIRST CHECK to ensure that all boards installed are compatible with
those connections.

2. Do NOT install, or apply power to, a damaged board. Failure to observe this warning could result
in extensive damage to the board and/or the system.

3. CAUTION! The Condor is extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD), and the board
could be damaged if handled improperly. Interphase ships the board enclosed in a special
anti-static bag. Upon receipt of the board, take the proper measures to eliminate board damage
due to ESD (i.e., wear a wrist ground strap or other grounding device).

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The daughter card installation procedure will vary depending on the desired configuration. Variables include:

• Single Channel AUI/10BaseT.

• Dual Ethernet AUI.

• Dual Ethernet 10BaseT.

The following table summarizes the Condor products that are available from Interphase to implement various
combinations of the above functions.

Table 2-1. Condor Products

Product Description

10BaseT Condor Motherboard (P2 Row B Only) Provides Dual and/or Single 10BaseT Ethernet connections.

This board only uses row B of the P2 connector.

Single Channel AUI/10BaseT Motherboard Provides Single AUI or 10BaseT Ethernet connections.

AUI Condor Motherboard Provides Dual AUI Ethernet connections. This board only

uses row B of the P2 Connector.

Dual AUI Ethernet Daughter Card Adds dual AUI connections to any of the above motherboards.

Dual 10BaseT Ethernet Daughter Card Adds Dual 10BaseT connections to any of the above mother-

boards.

Single Channel AUI/10BaseT Daughter Card Adds a single AUI or 10BaseT channel to any of the above

motherboards.

The following figures outline the board layout and jumper positions for the two different motherboard configurations:

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LED 6

Overview

J13

J12

F

E

C

0

J10

J11

LED 7

LED 5

LED 4

LED 3

LED 2

LED 1

J9

F

E

C

1

J4

SPB

J3

J8

J7
J6
J5

J16

J15

J14

J22
J21
J20

J19

J18

J17

SPA

J2

J1

P1

J26
J25
J24

J23

OPTIONAL
DAUGHTER
CARD

Figure 2-1. 10BaseT Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-000)

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LED 6

F

E

10BaseT

C

0

F

E

AUI

C

0

J13

J12

J11

J9

P1

J4

LED 5

LED 4

LED 3

LED 2

LED 1

SPA

J3

J8

J7
J6
J5

J2

SPB

J1

J14 J15 J16

J

J

1

1

8

7

J22
J21
J20

J19

J26
J25
J24

J23

P2

Figure 2-2. Single Channel AUI or 10BaseT Motherboard Layout (PB004221-001)

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J13

F

E

C

0

F1

F

E

C

1

J4

J12

J11

J10

J9

P1

LED 6

LED 5

LED 4

LED 3

LED 2

LED 1

SPA

J3

J8

J7
J6

J2

J1

SPB

J5

J16

J15

J14

J22
J21
J20

J19

J18

J17

J26
J25
J24

J23

OPTIONAL
DAUGHTER
CARD

P2

Figure 2-3. AUI Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-000)

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LED 6

F

E

C

0

LED 7

F

E

C

1

J15

J12

J11

J9

P1

J4

LED 5

LED 4

LED 3

LED 2

LED 1

SPA

J3

J8

J7
J6
J5

J2

SPB

J1

J10 J14 J16

J

J

1

1

8

7

J22
J21
J20

J19

J26
J25
J24

J23

OPTIONAL
DAUGHTER
CARD

P2

Figure 2-4. 10BaseT Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-001)

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J15

F

E

C

0

F1

J12

J11

LED 6

LED 5

LED 4

LED 3

LED 2

LED 1

F

E

C

1

J4

SPA

J2

J1

SPB

J3

J8

J7
J6

J5

J9

J10 J14

P1

J22
J21

J

J

1

1

J16

8

7

J20

J19

J26
J25
J24

J23

OPTIONAL
DAUGHTER
CARD

Figure 2-5. AUI Condor Motherboard Layout (PB04221-001)

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4221 Condor Hardware Installation Procedures

For proper installation of the Condor, it is imperative that you use the following procedures.

Step 1. Visual Inspection

Before attempting the installation of this board, make sure you are wearing an anti-static or grounding device. Remove
the Condor board from the anti-static bag, and visually inspect it to ensure no damage has occurred during shipment.
A visual inspection usually is sufficient, since each board is thoroughly checked at Interphase just prior to shipment.

If the board is undamaged and all parts are accounted for, proceed with the installation.

Step 2. Fuse And Diagnostic LEDs

The following discusses the fuse, diagnostic LEDs, and board status LEDs.

Fuse

The AUI version of the Condor has a 1.5A fuse (F1) used to protect the +12 volts when provided by the
Condor. Its part number is LITTLEFUSE 273-01.5. To determine the location of the fuse on the board, refer
to the appropriate board layout.

Diagnostic LEDs

The Condor has as many as 8 LEDs that are mounted on the component side of the motherboard. Refer to
Figures 2-1 and 2-2 for illustrations that shows the location of the component side LEDs. The following table
lists all LEDs and states their function and location.

Table 2-2. 4221 Condor LEDs

Designator Description Location

LED 1 Board Status 0 (LSB) Component Side

LED 2 Board Status 1 Component Side

LED 3 Board Status 2 Component Side

LED 4 Board Status 3 (MSB) Component Side

LED 5 Board OK (Red/Green) Green = Board OK Component Side

LED 6 Fused +12 Volts Status (AUI only) Component Side

LED 7 FEC1, Link OK Status (10BaseT only) Component Side

LED 8 FEC0, Link OK Status (10BaseT only) Component Side

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Board Status LEDs

LEDs 1, 2, 3, and 4 are Board Status LEDs which provide the following functions:

• Power On Self Test (POST) Mode

• Monitor Mode

• Run Mode

POST Mode: This mode provides diagnostics for the CPU and Buffer. Refer to the following table for a list
of diagnostics performed while in this mode:

Table 2-3. Board Status Diagnostics Used In POST Mode

Hex Code Diagnostic Definition Type of Test

0x01 CPU Register Test CPUFAIL CPU Core Test

0x02 ROM Checksum ROMFAIL CPU Core Test

0x03 Walking 1’s SRAM STAT1FAIL CPU Core Test

0x04 Walking 0’s SRAM STAT0FAIL CPU Core Test

0x05 Decrementing Longwords STATLFAIL CPU Core Test

0x06 Word Access STATWFAIL CPU Core Test

0x07 Byte Access STATBFAIL CPU Core Test

0x08 Reserved RESERVED CPU Core Test

0x09 Walking 1’s In Buffer BUFFERFAIL1 Static Buffer Test

0x0A Walking 0’s In Buffer BUFFERFAIL0 Static Buffer Test

0x0B Decrementing Longwords BUFFERFAIL Static Buffer Test

0x0C Walking 1’s, 0’s VME DMA VMEFAIL Control Register Access

0x0D Motherboard FEC Tests FEC0 & 1 Control Register Access

0x0E Daughter Card FEC Tests FEC2 & 3 Control Register Access

Monitor Mode: In this mode, LEDs will sequentially flicker when Serial Port A is active and the onboard
monitor is controlling the Condor.

Run Mode: When in this mode, the Condor is accepting commands from the host. Refer to the following
table for a list of LED definitions while in this mode:

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Table 2-4. Run Mode LED Matrix

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Function

ON OFF OFF OFF 1-4 Commands On Board

ON ON OFF OFF 5-16 Commands On Board

ON ON ON OFF 17-64 Commands On Board

ON ON ON ON 65 or More Commands On Board

Step 3. Set Onboard Motherboard Jumpers

Set all onboard jumpers so that the Condor is properly configured for operation within your system. The board layout
as illustrated in figure 2-1 shows the location of the jumpers.

Motherboard Jumper Settings

The following are jumpers and the default settings used on the Condor motherboard. IN refers to the jumper
being installed across the pins indicated, OUT indicates the jumper is removed.

Jumpers J1 through J4, J6 through J8, J10 and J11 are used for manufacturing
options. If populated, they are configured to factory default settings. These jumpers
must not be altered.

J5 FLASH0

J5

IN: FLASH logic enabled.
OUT: FLASH logic disabled.

CAUTION!

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J9

(PB04221-000)

J9

(PB04221-001)

IN: +12 Volt power connected to EPROM socket.
OUT: +12 Volt power disconnected from EPROM socket.

J12 VME Bus Grant:

2

1

Pins 1 - 12 Reserved

Pins 13 - 16 VME Bus Grant:

16

J12

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Table 2-5. VME Bus Grant Settings

BUS GRANT

0ININ

1 IN OUT

2 OUT IN

*3 *OUT *OUT

* = Factory Default

J13 Firmware Option Jumpers:

2

1

(Pins 1-2) Reserved

(Pins 3-4) Memory Test Enable

8

J13

7

IN = Disable
OUT = Enable

PIN #

13-14 15-16

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(Pins 5-6) Console Message Disable

IN = Disable
OUT = Enable

(Pins 7-8) GDB Enable Point

IN = GDB Initialized On Exit
OUT = GDB Initialized On Reset

J14 Firmware Option Jumpers:

7

8

J14

2

(PB04221-000)

(Pins 1-2) 16 Bit Block Enable (default = OUT)

1

IN = 16 bit Block Mode Disabled
OUT = 16 bit Block Mode Enabled

2

1

8

7

(PB04221-001)

J14

(Pins 3-4) Sysfail (default = OUT)

IN = Clear Sysfail after passing diagnostics
OUT = Clear Sysfail before running Power-Up Diagnostics

(Pins 5-6) Reserved

(Pins 7-8) GDB Debugger Enable (default = OUT)

IN = Debugger Enabled
OUT = Debugger Disabled

J15 Firmware Option Jumpers / Secondary Short I/O Size:

8

7

2

J15

1

2

(PB04221-000)

1

(PB04221-001)

(Pins 1-2) Load Firmware (default = OUT)

IN = Load firmware from on-board buffer
OUT = Load firmware from EPROM

(Pins 3-4) On Board Monitor Enable (default = OUT)

IN = Stop in monitor after loading firmware
OUT = Normal Run Mode

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J15

7

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