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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC) Overview The Network Interface Card (NIC) is a slave card that uses the standard 4100 serial bus to communicate with the master. The NIC connects FACPs in a network, allowing for communication between each panel via fiber, modem, or twisted shielded pair wire in a Style 7 wiring configuration.
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued Illustration Figure 1 depicts the 4100-6014 Network Interface Card. DATA TRANSMIT/ RECEIVE LEDs (LED2 THROUGH LED5) MEDIA CARD 40-PIN CONNECTORS (P5, P6) DATA RATE JUMPER PORT (P3) DATA PROTOCOL JUMPER PORT (P4) MOTHERBOARD ADDRESS DIP...
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued NIC Card LED The figures below are illustrations of three motherboards apart from the default CPU motherboard Indications that can be used with the 4100 NIC. The 565-274 Master Motherboard holds two daughter cards: the 4100 master controller card and the 4100 NIC.
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued RUI TERMINAL BLOCK (TB2) NETWORK WIRED MEDIA/ RS-232 SHLD RSRVD R- GND 0V-1 TERMINAL BLOCK (TB3) RUI COMM EARTH SHIELD XMIT RCV CTS GND JUMPER (P9) RS-232/NETWORK CARD PORT 1 JUMPER (P10) POWER/COMM TO SYSTEM POWER SUPPLY (P1)
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued Media Module There are three modules that can be plugged into the 4100-6014 NIC: Illustrations 4100-6057 Fiber-Optic Media Card (565-261, 566-376, or 746-109) 4100-6056 Wired Media Card (565-413) 4100/4120-0144 Modem Media Card (565-279 or 566-338;...
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued Media Module RESERVED (TB1) Illustrations Figure 6. The 4100-6056 Wired Media Card RJ-11 MODEM TYPE CONNECTOR JUMPER PORT (P3) (P5) RS232 40-PIN NETWORK CONNECTOR INTERFACE CARD (P1) (USED FOR CONNECTOR (J1) PHYSICAL BRIDGE) DATA...
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Introduction to the 4100 Network Interface Card (NIC), Continued Specifications Refer to Table 1 for electrical and environmental requirements for the 4100 NIC and media cards. Table 1. Electrical and Environmental Specifications Electrical Specifications Network Startup, no media cards: 8 VDC at 110 mA Interface Card Nominal, no media cards: 20 to 32 VDC at 0 mA (565-516)
Jumper Settings Overview The NIC card, along with the fiber, modem, and wired media cards, all have jumpers that must be set. Motherboard NIC-compatible jumper settings on CPU motherboards depend on which motherboards are used. Jumper Settings Motherboard 565-274: JW1 and JW2 must be installed.
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Jumper Settings, Continued Fiber Media JW1 is used to adjust the link power budget. If communication problems are encountered, make Jumper Settings sure that the fiber connections comply with ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-B-3 industry standards. (746-109 only) Once that is done, set the jumper to the next lower power budget setting. Link Power Budget Settings (62.5un fiber/50 fiber) Low 11dB / 6.6 dB Med 16 dB /11.6 dB...
Setting the NIC Daughter Card Address Overview Switch SW2 on the 4100 NIC is a bank of eight dip switches. From left to right (see Figure 8, below) these switches are designated as SW2-1 through SW2-8. The function of these switches is as follows: ...
Mounting Media Cards to the NIC Overview The first step of the installation process is to identify the media cards that have to be connected to the NIC, and connect them properly. Media Board Refer to Figure 9 as you read the following instructions. Mounting Connect P1 on the wired media card, or J1 on the modem or fiber media cards, to P5 (the left port) on the NIC.
Installing Motherboards into 2975-91xx Back Boxes (Non-4100U/4100ES) Overview The NIC card can be mounted to either 2975-91xx Master Controller Bays (4100) or, for the 4100U/4100ES, 2975-94xx CPU Bays. This section describes mounting into 4100 Master Controller Bays. Installing into a Use the following guidelines and instruction when installing into a master controller bay.
Installing Motherboards into 2975-94xx Back Boxes (4100U/4100ES) Overview The NIC card can be mounted to either 2975-91xx Master Controller Bays (4100) or, for the 4100U/4100ES, 2975-94xx CPU Bays. This section describes mounting into 4100U or 4100ES CPU Bays. Installing into a Up to two motherboards may be installed with the system CPU in the CPU bay.
Installing the Daughter Card Installing into a The 4100 NIC daughter card, shown in Figure 12 below, inserts into motherboards as follows: 2975-94xx CPU Bay If the 565-274 Master Motherboard is being used, the NIC daughter card is inserted into connector J1.
Wiring Overview The type of wiring used depends on the type of media cards being used in the system. The only time the motherboard terminals are used is when wired media cards are plugged into the daughter card. Otherwise, modem and fiber connections are made straight to and from the media cards. General Guidelines Make sure these guidelines are accounted for before wiring: ...
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Wiring, Continued Power-Limited Make sure these guidelines are accounted for before wiring for power-limited systems: Guidelines Non-power limited field wiring (AC power, batteries, City connection) must be installed and routed in the shaded areas shown in Figure 13. Power-limited field wiring must be installed and routed in the non-shaded areas shown in Figure 13, with the exception of City wiring.
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Wiring, Continued Power-Limited Auxiliary power only: Supervision must be provided if the auxiliary power circuit is to be Guidelines wired as a power-limited circuit. In order to connect a circuit using power-limited wiring, the devices being powered must all be addressable, or a UL Listed EOL relay must be used to supervise the circuit.
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Wiring, Continued Network nodes must be wired right to left port, regardless of the media type selected. NIC Wiring Guidelines Style 7 protection is achieved by wiring the nodes in a loop fashion. A single fault (except an Earth fault) will cause the network to reconfigure for degraded Style 7 (Style 4) operation.
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Wiring, Continued Fiber-Optic Wiring Connectors U1 (transmitter) and U2 (receiver) on the Fiber-Optic Media Card are used to connect 4100-6014 NICs across parts of a network. The maximum distance between nodes when using fiber cable is dependent on the size of the cable.
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Wiring, Continued 4190-9010 Coupler The 4190-9010 Coupler (271-012) is used with the 565-261 Fiber Optic Media Board, revision Requirements “C” or higher, the 566-376, or the 746-109. Two 4190-9010 Bi-Directional Couplers are required per connection, one at each node. The 4190-9010 is equipped with type ST connectors. To make type ST to type ST connections, an ST to ST coupler, by others, is required.
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Wiring, Continued 4190-9010 Coupler The illustration below shows coupler wiring. Requirements FigureTag FD9-182-02 ST TO ST COUPLER ST TO ST COUPLER 565-261 565-261 Rev. C, Rev. C, 566-376, 566-376, or 746-109 or 746-109 62.5/125 OR 50/125 MULTI-MODE GRADED INDEX FIBER LEFT (RIGHT) PORT RIGHT (LEFT) PORT BI-DIRECTIONAL...
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Wiring, Continued Wiring with the Table 5, below, lists the 4100U/4100ES CPU motherboard connections for the wired media card. Wired Media Card Table 5. 566-227 CPU Motherboard Wired Media Connections Motherboard Port for Media Wired Media Card Connection Card Connected to P5 (Left Port) TB1-4 TB1-5...
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Wiring, Continued Modem Guidelines Modem media wiring for NICs applies to non-4100U/4100ES systems only. Phone Line Classification consists of the following: - Private leased line for analog data communications - No dialtone - Full duplex operation - No conditioning required - No signaling required - Two-wire line interface - RJ-11 modular jack...
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Wiring, Continued Wiring Illustrations The figures below show how to wire the NIC. The illustrations use the 565-274 and 565-275 motherboards only. If you are using the 4100U/4100ES motherboard, refer to Figure 15, 17, or 18 along with the figures below. Wired Media, FD9-182-05 Style 7 Wiring...
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Wiring, Continued Fiber Optic, FigureTag FD9-182-03 Style 7 Wiring SEE NOTE 5 SEE NOTE 5 4020 FIBER OPTION ASSY 565-261, 566-376, OR NETWORK 746-109 EARTH INTERFACE 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EARTH LEFT PORT ASSY 565-411, FIBER OPTION FIBER OPTION 565-518, OR ASSY 565-261,...
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Wiring, Continued Wired Media and FigureTag FD9-182-04 Fiber Optic, Style 7 Wiring SEE NOTES 7 AND 8 SEE NOTE 6 “WIRED” LEFT MEDIA PORT OPTION NETWORK EARTH ASSY INTERFACE EARTH 565-413 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ASSY XMT RCV SEE NOTE 5 “WIRED”...
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Wiring, Continued Modem Media Wiring IMPORTANT: Figure 23 applies only to non-4100U/4100ES systems. (Non-4100U/4100ES FD9-182-06 Only) 4020 MODEM MEDIA NETWORK ASSY EARTH INTERFACE 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EARTH LEFT PORT ASSY “WIRED” MODEM MEDIA 565-518 MEDIA ASSY ASSY 565-413...
Checkout Procedure Checkout Procedure When the 4100 NIC installation is completed, verify its operation using the Network Programmer’s Reports. In addition, do the following: Test point status changes Test common annunciation Interrogate the network about point information ...
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