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Publication# 20946
Rev: A Amendment/0
Issue Date: May 1996
Am79C930EVAL-HW
PCnet-Mobile Evaluation Kit
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
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Evaluation card for the Am79C930 single chip
Wireless LAN media access controller (MAC).
Allows evaluation of MAC device registers and
PHY layer development.
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PCnet-Mobile LAN card with on-board PCMCIA
and 10Base-2 connections. (No RF radio
components included.)
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Implements a Wireless LAN MAC subsystem
using the IEEE 802.11 (draft) standard or Xircom
NetwaveTM MAC protocol.
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Includes evaluation board, software driver
diskettes, and supporting documentation.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The PCnet-Mobile evaluation kit is a vehicle for evalua-
tion of the Am79C930 single chip Wireless LAN media
access controller (MAC). The board is designed to con-
nect to a PCMCIA bus and support the IEEE 802.11
(draft) standard and the Xircom Netwave MAC proto-
cols. The board has a connection to coax cable to allow
for serial output monitoring and contains a generic
Transceiver Attachment Interface (TAI) interface for
PHY development. The TAI interface signals connect to
a female PCMCIA type connector for small form factor
PHY development.
The Am79C930 evaluation kit contains diagnostic soft-
ware, which allows the user to access the device regis-
ters. Scripts are provided in the software to exercise
and evaluate PCnet-Mobile functionality. In addition,
Netwave protocol firmware is supplied to allow pro-
gramming of the PCnet-Mobile device with a proven
MAC protocol.
The included installation program can be used with two
evaluation kits connected together with a coax cable to
create a demonstration platform. The automated instal-
lation program works with both DOS and Windows.
Drivers include NDIS and ODI which are provided for
use with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell
Personal Netware network operating systems.
Am79C930 EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS
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Am79C930EVAL-HW Evaluation Board
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Four 3.5
diskettes with diagnostic software execut-
ables, example scripts, installation utilities, and
NDIS 2 and ODI network drivers
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Am79C930 Data Sheet (PID# 20183A)
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P C n e t - M o b i l e E va l u a t i o n K i t D a t a S h e e t
(PID# 20946A)
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TBUG/FBUG diagnostic software documentation
and Evaluation Kit setup procedures
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PCnet-Mobile Evaluation Kit schematics
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PCnet-Mobile Solutions Brochure (PID# 20192A)
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PCnet-Mobile News Release
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PCnet-Mobile Software Manual
The AMD ordering part number for this evaluation kit is
AM79C930EVAL-HW.
Trademarks
Copyright 1998 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
AMD, the AMD logo, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Am186, Am386, Am486, Am29000,
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IMR, eIMR, eIMR+, GigaPHY, HIMIB, ILACC, IMR, IMR+, IMR2, ISA-HUB, MACE, Magic Packet, PCnet,
PCnet-
FAST
, PCnet-
FAST
+, PCnet-Mobile, QFEX, QFEXr, QuASI
,
QuEST, QuIET, TAXIchip, TPEX, and TPEX Plus are trademarks of Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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