final publication# 17692 rev: a amendment/ 0 issue date: february 1993 ISA-HUB-KT evaluation kit for the am79c981 and am79c987 devices distinctive characteristics n modular, expandable pc isa/eisa bus compatible server hub card based on amd s himib and imr+ devices n fully compatible with the ieee 802.3 layer management for 10 mb/s baseband repeaters (repeater management standard) n compatible with the novell s hub management interface (hmi); hmi driver included n himon provides user friendly display and statistics monitoring features, and simple menu-driven diagnostic and con?uration capabilities n designed to be independent of network adapter card used in the ?e server n supports eight 10base-t ports and one aui port n provides link status led for 10base-t ports general description the isa-hub-kit is designed to serve as a repeater application example as well as an evaluation vehicle for the amd s imr+ (am79c981) and himib (am79c987) devices. it is a nine port (eight 10base-t and one aui), manageable, expandable 10base-t ethernet repeater card, and is fully compatible with the ieee 802.3 repeater management standard. the isa-hub card is intended for use in ibm pc isa and eisa bus compatible machines. the kit includes all the neces- sary hardware, software and documentation to build a fully managed 9-port repeater. when installed in a ?e server, the isa-hub card, in conjunction with a net- work adapter card (such as ne2100 or ne1500t), pro- vides direct ?e server to node connectivity. the isa-hub card is designed to be modular and ex- pandable. up to eight cards can be cascaded to sup- port 64 10base-t ports. the himon (himib monitor) program is a menu driven, pc (msdos) software program that allows the user to monitor and program various registers in the himib and imr+ devices. the isa-hub card is fully compatible with the novell hub management interface (hmi) speci?ation. an hmi driver is included as a part of the kit. the card is designed to be independent of the network adapter card used in the ?e server. file server connection to the network is accomplished by connecting the adapter card to one of the isa-hub ports. the isa-hub-kit is composed of the following items. n isa-hub isa/eisa bus compatible adapter card n himon evaluation program n novell certi?d hmi compliant driver, object code n novell hubcon netware loadable module (nlm) executable n user s guide and reference manual n telco cable assembly n rj45 cluster bar (8 ports) n aui connector assembly (includes pc/at bracket and ribbon cable) n inter module expansion (imx) bus ribbon cable and connector assembly n imr+ and himib datasheets (pid# 17306a and 17305a) n amd s ieee 802.3 repeater technical manual (pid# 17314a)
2 ISA-HUB-KT block dia gram am79c987 17692 a -1 am79c981 imr+ tm a ui p or t 50 w a y high density connector (8 10base- t por ts) am79c987 himib tm isa- hub leds imx connectors expansion bus arbitr ation logic interf ace logic 10base- t p or t link status rj cluster bar 10base- t filter modules
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