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Publication#
20794
Issue Date:
March 1996
Rev:
A
Amendment/
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IMR2/QuIET-EVAL-KT
Evaluation Kit for the Am79C983 and Am79C988 Devices
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
ISA-bus adapter card with two IMR2
QuIET devices
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Supports twelve 10BASE-T ports and two AUI
ports
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Expansion bus can be used to connect two
IMR2/QuIET evaluation boards together
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and three
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Functions as an IEEE 802.3-compliant,
managed repeater
Includes AMD’s Advanced Monitoring (AMON)
software to evaluate all IMR2 management
functions
Complete support documentation provided
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The IMR2/QuIET Evaluation Kit is an evaluation platform
for the Am79C983 Integrated Multiport Repeater 2
(IMR2) and the Am79C988 Quad Integrated Ethernet
Transceiver (QuIET). When used in an ISA-bus host sys-
tem, the evaluation board functions as a managed
10BASE-T repeater. Twelve 10BASE-T ports and two AUI
ports are provided. The expansion bus cable can be used
to interconnect two evaluation boards to construct a larger
port count repeater.
The evaluation kit includes AMD’s Advanced Monitoring
(AMON) software. AMON is a menu-driven, MS-DOS
software program that can be used to access various
registers in the IMR2 device, including the IEEE 802.3
Repeater MIB and RMON MIB counters. By providing
the user with extensive control of the IMR2 management
functions, AMON will aid in the software development of
IMR2-based managed repeaters.
Port switching capability is supported by the evaluation
board and the AMON software program. Port switching
allows each twisted pair port to be switched individually
via software to either of the two IMR2 devices on the
evaluation board.
The evaluation board provides on-board LED displays
for full evaluation of the LED capabilities of the IMR2 de-
vice. The AMON program can be launched directly from
the 3.5” diskette or installed on a local hard drive. The
IMR2/QuIET evaluation board is not intended to be a ve-
hicle for Electro Magnetic Compliance (EMC) testing.
IMR2/QUIET EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS
ISA adapter board
AUI extension cable w/metal bracket (Qty. 2)
12-port RJ-45 connector
12-port RJ-45 connector cable
Expansion bus jumper cable
3.5” diskette with AMON evaluation software
IMR2/QuIET
Technical Manual
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IMR2/QuIET Evaluation Kit User’s Manual
Am79C983 IMR2 Data Sheet
Am79C988 QuIET Data Sheet
IMR2/QuIET Evaluation Board Schematics
IMR2/QuIET Product Brief
Business Reply Card
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The AMD Ordering Part Number for this evaluation kit
is: IMR2/QuIET-EVAL-KT.