
EDIMAX COMPUTER COMPANY

AL-3357/AL-3358 (VERSION 1.1)

NIC Type              ARCnet
Transfer Rate         2.5Mbps
Data Bus              16-bit ISA
Topology              Star (The AL-3358 cannot be used in a coaxial/star
                      configuration.)

                      Linear Bus (The AL-3357 cannot be used in a
                      coaxial/linear bus configuration.)
Wiring Type           Unshielded twisted pair

                      RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial
Boot ROM              Available

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                              NODE ID ADDRESS

  Node   SW1/1    SW1/2   SW1/3   SW1/4    SW1/5   SW1/6    SW1/7   SW1/8

   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)

                                CABLE TYPE

              Type                    JC1           JT1           JT2

       RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial       Closed         Open          Open

      Unshielded twisted pair       Open         Closed        Closed

                                           ONBOARD TERMINATOR

        Setting               Cable type               JC2                JC3                JT3

         Disabled         Coaxial or Twisted         Open               Open               Open
                                 pair

          Enabled               Coaxial              Closed             Closed              Open

          Enabled            Twisted pair             Open               Open              Closed

      Notes: If the card is on either end of a linear bus network segment, the onboard terminator can be
      used instead of using an external terminator.

                      I/O CHANNEL READY SIGNAL ENABLE

                 Setting                                JP1A

                  Enabled                             Closed

                   Disabled                             Open

                                WAIT STATE

                  Setting                                JP1B

                0 wait-states                          Closed

                  1 wait-state                           Open

                                BALE ENABLE

                 Setting                                JP1C

                  Disabled                             Open

                    Enabled                            Closed

  Note: This jumper can be enabled for systems with a faster I/O bus
  requiring the NIC to "latch" a memory address and the transfer width
  and preserve them until the NIC can complete thememory transfer. In
  other words if your system has a faster than average (>8MHz) I/O bus
  speed you might need to enable this option.

                            INTERRUPT SETTINGS

     IRQ          S1A         S1B          S1C         S1D         S1E

      2/9        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

                                 BOOT ROM

                 Setting                                S2

                  Disabled                      Pins 1 & 2 closed

                   Enabled                       Pins 2 & 3 closed

                             I/O BASE ADDRESS

       Address              SW2/6             SW2/7            SW2/8

        260 - 26Fh            On                On               On

        290 - 29Fh           Off                On               On

       2E0 - 2EFh            On               Off               On

        2F0 - 2FFh           Off               Off               On

        300 - 30Fh            On                On              Off

        350 - 35Fh           Off                On              Off

        380 - 38Fh            On               Off              Off

        3E0 - 3EFh           Off               Off              Off

                             DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)

       LED               Status                     Condition

       LED1                On              Data is being transmitted or
                                                    received

       LED1               Off            Data is not being transmitted or
                                                    received

       LED2                On             Card is being accessed by host
                                                    computer

       LED2               Off             Card is not being accessed by
                                                  host computer

               BUFFER MEMORY ADDRESS &AMP; BOOT ROM ADDRESS

     Buffer        Boot ROM    SW1/1    SW1/2    SW1/3    SW1/4    SW1/5
    Address        Address

       C0000 -      C2000 -      On       On       On       On       On
       C07FFh       C3FFFh

       C0800 -      C2000 -      On       On       On       On      Off
       C0FFFh       C3FFFh

       C1000 -      C2000 -      On       On       On      Off       On
       C17FFh       C3FFFh

       C1800 -      C2000 -      On       On       On      Off      Off
       C1FFFh       C3FFFh

       C4000 -      C6000 -      On       On      Off       On       On
       C47FFh       C7FFFh

       C4800 -      C6000 -      On       On      Off       On      Off
       C4FFFh       C7FFFh

       C5000 -      C6000 -      On       On      Off      Off       On
       C57FFh       C7FFFh

       C5800 -      C6000 -      On       On      Off      Off      Off
       C5FFFh       C7FFFh

       CC000 -      CE000 -      On      Off       On       On       On
       CC7FFh       CFFFFh

       CC800 -      CE000 -      On      Off       On       On      Off
       CCFFFh       CFFFFh

       CD000 -      CE000 -      On      Off       On      Off       On
       CD7FFh       CFFFFh

       CD800 -      CE000 -      On      Off       On      Off      Off
       CDFFFh       CFFFFh

      D0000 -      D2000 -      On      Off      Off       On       On
       D07FFh       D3FFFh

       D0800 -      D2000 -      On      Off      Off       On      Off
       D0FFFh       D3FFFh

       D1000 -      D2000 -      On      Off      Off      Off       On
       D17FFh       D3FFFh

       D1800 -      D2000 -      On      Off      Off      Off      Off
       D1FFFh       D3FFFh

       D4000 -      D6000 -     Off       On       On       On       On
       D47FFh       D7FFFh

       D4800 -      D6000 -     Off       On       On       On      Off
       D4FFFh       D7FFFh

       D5000 -      D6000 -     Off       On       On      Off       On
       D57FFh       D7FFFh

       D5800 -      D6000 -     Off       On       On      Off      Off
       D5FFFh       D7FFFh

       D8000 -      DA000 -     Off       On      Off       On       On
       D87FFh       DBFFFh

       D8800 -      DA000 -     Off       On      Off       On      Off
       D8FFFh       DBFFFh

       D9000 -      DA000 -     Off       On      Off      Off       On
       D97FFh       DBFFFh

       D9800 -      DA000 -     Off       On      Off      Off      Off
       D9FFFh       DBFFFh

       DC000 -      DE000 -     Off      Off       On       On       On
       DC7FFh       DFFFFh

       DC800 -      DE000 -     Off      Off       On       On      Off
       DCFFFh       DFFFFh

       DD000 -      DE000 -     Off      Off       On      Off       On
       DD7FFh       DFFFFh

       DD800 -      DE000 -     Off      Off       On      Off      Off
       DDFFFh       DFFFFh

       E0000 -      E2000 -     Off      Off      Off       On       On
       E07FFh       E2FFFh

       E0800 -      E2000 -     Off      Off      Off       On      Off
       E0FFFh       E2FFFh

       E1000 -      E2000 -     Off      Off      Off      Off       On
       E17FFh       E2FFFh

       E1800 -      E2000 -     Off      Off      Off      Off      Off
       E1FFFh       E2FFFh

