Table Of Contents - HP 30242 Installation And Service Manual

CONTENTS
Section 1
GENERAL INFORMATION
General Description 1-1
Equipment Supplied 1- 3
System Interface 1-4
Link Address 1- 5
Specifications......................................................................................... 1- 5
Section 2
INSTALLATION
Current Requirements 2-1
Channel Address Switch 2-1
Cables 2-3
Installing the LANIC 2- 4
Start Up ~ 2-6
Reshipment. , , " :
2- 6
Section 3
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
LAN Interface Controller (LANIC)
~ 3-1
Host to LANIC Communication
3-1
LANIC MPU and Firmware , 3-3
Local Communications Controller 3- 3
Direct Memory Access 3- 3
Firmware Download and Configuration
3- 3
Firmware Download
3-3
Setting Station Address 3- 3
Queue Initialization 3-4
Transmit Operation 3-4
Types of Packets Transmitted 3-4
Transmit Buffer Management. 3-4
Queuing of Transmit Buffers :::'
3-4
Transmit Operation Example 3-4
Receive Operation 3-4
Types of Packets Received 3-4
Receive Buffer Management 3- 5
Queuing of Received Packets 3- 5
Receiver Blind Spots 3- 5
Receive Operation Example 3- 5
Error Management ,............................... 3- 5
Self-Test Operation 3-6
System Interrupt. . . ..... . ... . .... ...... ..... ... ...... .. . ... .. .. ... .... . .... ..... .... . ... .. 3- 6
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