DP83200EB FDDI AT Evaluation Kit
February 1991
DP83200EB
FDDI AT Evaluation Kit
General Description
The DP83200EB FDDI is a complete design evaluation kit
(using an AT or compatible platform) that includes hard-
ware software and application documentation to imple-
ment a single node compliant with an ANSI X3T9 5 FDDI
network The kit has been designed to demonstrate the ca-
pabilities of National Semiconductor鈥檚 FDDI chip set
It contains a Link card and MAC card that together imple-
ment one FDDI Single Attach node
The Evaluation Boards allow evaluation of the many capa-
bilities of the chip set and serve as an educational tool for
customers designing products with the FDDI chip set High
performance as a goal was sacrificed at the expense of
simplicity and accessibility There are many laboratories
around the world with a spare IBM PC or compatible
These boards allow users to experiment and gain experi-
ence with the FDDI chip set in order to unleash its capabili-
ties in their own products
The DP83200EB can be combined with a DP83200EK Kit to
create a dual attach station The DP83200EK Kit contains
the additional Link card (PHY Layer) and appropriate ca-
bles
Features
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System modularity supports single attachment or dual
attachment
Utilizes a PC-AT compatible form factor
Built-in diagnostic capability for fault detection
Supports an external optical bypass switch
Supports asynchronous and synchronous transmission
classes
PAL based buffer management
Supported by demonstration and diagnostic software
Board schematics
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