Mesa 4I71 User Manual

4I71 MANUAL
PC104-PLUS 8 PORT 100BT MAC-SWITCH
V1.1
Table of Contents
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HARDWARE CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ETHERNET ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BLOCK DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CONNECTOR AND DEFAULT JUMPER LOCATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ETHERNET RJ 45 CONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LED STATUS INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DRIVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
The 4I71 is a stackable PC/104-plus card that combines a dual port 100BaseT Ethernet MAC with a 8 port switch. The 4I71 makes it easy to connect multiple embedded system cards without the awkward power or mechanical problems with consumer type Ethernet switches.
The 8 Ethernet ports support autonegotiation allowing connections with half and full duplex, 10 and 100 BaseT devices plus Auto-MDIX, eliminating the need for crossover cables.
The Ethernet MAC is a Micrel KS8842P which has drivers available for most operating systems. The switch has sufficient bandwidth to support full duplex wire speed connections on all ports.
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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
GENERAL
Hardware setup jumper positions assume that the 4I71 card is oriented in an upright position, that is, with the PC/104 connectors towards the person doing the configuration, and the on card writing right-side-up.
PC104-PLUS SLOT NUMBER
The 4I71 card must be assigned a slot number before use. In desktop PCI systems, the slot number is determined by the physical slot that the PCI card is inserted into. In PC104-PLUS systems, all signals on the bus are the same for each card, so a method is needed to differentiate each card. This is done with the slot number jumpers on the 4I71 card. 2 jumpers. W2 and W3 determine the 4I71 slot assignment. The following table shown the jumper settings:
W2 W3 SLOT IRQ REQ/GNT NOTES
DOWN DOWN 0 A 0 DEFAULT
DOWN UP 1 B 1
UP DOWN 2 C 2
UP UP 3 D 3
MDIX ENABLE/DISABLE
The 8 Ethernet ports of the 4I71 support Auto MDI-X. When Auto MDI-X is enabled, each Ethernet port automatically detects whether a crossover connection is required and switches the ports transmit and receive pairs as needed. Sometimes this auto-switching can interfere with proper operation of other connected hubs or switches so it can be disabled. W4 controls the MDIX feature. When W4 is in the right hand position (default), Auto MDI-X is enabled. When W4 is in the left hand position, Auto MDI-X is disabled.
ETHERNET ADDRESS
The hexadecimal MAC address is printed on a label on the front edge of the PC/104 connector of the 4I71 card.
PORTS
Seven of the 8 Ethernet ports on the 4I71 connect to the 8 port switch, Port 1 connects to the KSZ8842's , while Ports 2 through 8 connect to switch ports 2 through 8.
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RJ45 PORT 1
KSZ8842
KSZ8842
KS8997P1P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
KSZ8842 PCI
INTERFACE
PORT 1
PORT2
SWITCH
RJ45 PORT 8
RJ45 PORT 7
RJ45 PORT 6
RJ45 PORT 5
RJ45 PORT 4
RJ45 PORT 3
RJ45 PORT 2
CONNECTORS
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF CONNECTIONS
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CONNECTORS
CONNECTOR LOCATIONS AND DEFAULT JUMPER POSITIONS
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CONNECTORS
ETHERNET CONNECTOR
J2 through J9 are the RJ-45 Ethernet connectors. Note that the Auto MDI-X feature can swap the transmit and receive pairs if a reversed connection is detected. Standard pinĀ­out is as follows:
PIN FUNCTION
1 XMIT+
2 XMIT-
3 RCV+
6 RCV-
LED STATUS INDICATORS
Status LEDS are provided behind each RJ45 connector. LED function is as follows:
GREEN LINK OK/ACTIVITY
YELLOW FULL DUPLEX/COLLISION
RED HIGH SPEED (100BaseT)
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OPERATION
SWITCH
The 4I71 is basically a dual port Ethernet interface and a 8 port switch on a single card. The Ethernet MAC connects to a built in 2 port switch on one of the 8 switch ports, leaving 7 switch ports and one of the original 2 ports of the Ethernet chip available. Since the Ethernet MAC has a local Ethernet interface to its switch port, system software will only see a standard Ethernet interface, so normal KSZ8842 drivers can be used.
DRIVERS
The Distribution disk supplied with the 4I71 has drivers for Windows XP, and Linux In addition the DP83815 chip used on the 4I71 is supported by FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and QNX.
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SPECIFICATIONS
POWER SUPPLY 4.5V 5.5V POWER CONSUMPTION: ALL CHANNELS ACTIVE 100BT ---- 600 mA ALL CHANNELS ACTIVE 10BT ---- 800 mA IDLE ---- 450 mA OPERATING TEMP. 0oC +70oC OPERATING TEMP. (-I version) -40oC +85oC OPERATION HUMIDITY 0 95% NON-CONDENSING
MIN MAX
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