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THOMAS-CONRAD CORPORATION

TC6042

NIC Type

ARCnet

Transfer Rate

2.5Mbps

Data Bus

8-bit ISA

Topology

Star

Wiring Type

RG62A/U 93ohm coaxial

Boot ROM

Available

NODE ADDRESS

Node

SW2/1

SW2/2

SW2/3

SW2/4

SW2/5

SW2/6

SW2/7

SW2/8

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Off

On

On

On

On

On

On

On

2

On

Off

On

On

On

On

On

On

3

Off

Off

On

On

On

On

On

On

4

On

On

Off

On

On

On

On

On

251

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

252

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

253

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

254

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

255

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Note:Node address 0 is used for messaging between nodes and must not be used.

A total of 255 node address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal node addresses. Switch 1 is the Least Significant Bit and switch 8 is the Most Significant Bit. The switches have the following decimal values: switch 1=1, 2=2, 3=4, 4=8, 5=16, 6=32, 7=64, 8=128. Turn off the switches and add the values of the off switches to obtain the correct node address. (On=0, off=1)

RESPONSE AND RECONFIGURATION TIMEOUT

Network Cable Length

JP6

JP7

ResponseTime ( m

Reconfiguration Time (mS)

»

Less than 20,000 feet

Open

Open

74.7

840

 

more than 20,000 feet

Closed

Open

283.4

1680

 

more than 20,000 feet

Open

Closed

561.8

1680

 

more than 20,000 feet

Closed

Closed

1118.6

1680

 

Note : All NICs on the network must have these two jumpers set the same.

I/O BASE ADDRESS

Address

SW3/1

SW3/2

SW3/3

SW3/4

SW3/5

SW3/6

SW3/7

SW3/8

»

2E0h

On

On

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

On

 

2F0h

On

On

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

 

300h

On

On

Off

Off

On

On

On

On

 

310h

On

On

Off

Off

On

On

On

Off

 

320h

On

On

Off

Off

On

On

Off

On

 

330h

On

On

Off

Off

On

On

Off

Off

 

340h

On

On

Off

Off

On

Off

On

On

 

350h

On

On

Off

Off

On

Off

On

Off

 

360h

On

On

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

On

 

370h

On

On

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

 

380h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

On

On

On

 

390h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

On

On

Off

 

3A0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

On

 

3B0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

 

3C0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

On

 

3D0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

 

3E0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

 

3F0h

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

BASE MEMORY ADDRESS

Address

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/3

SW1/4

SW1/5

SW1/6

SW1/7

»

D000h

Off

Off

On

Off

On

On

On

 

E000h

Off

Off

Off

On

On

On

On

 

C400h

Off

Off

On

On

On

Off

On

 

C800h

Off

Off

On

On

Off

On

On

 

CC00h

Off

Off

On

On

Off

Off

On

 

D400h

Off

Off

On

Off

On

Off

On

 

D800h

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

On

On

 

DC00h

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

On

INTERRUPT REQUEST

IRQ

JP1

JP2

JP3

JP4

JP5

»

2

Open

Open

Open

Open

Closed

 

3

Closed

Open

Open

Open

Open

 

4

Open

Closed

Open

Open

Open

 

5

Open

Open

Closed

Open

Open

 

7

Open

Open

Open

Closed

Open

COMPATIBILITY MODE

Mode

SW1/8

»

Enhanced mode

On

 

Compatible mode

Off

Note: Enhanced mode optimizes performance and minimizes conflicts of your hardware, by using a Thomas-Conrad ARCNET driver. It is also not necessary to set the I/O address. In compatible mode the adapter can use most existing ARCNET drivers.