Owner`s manual

Page A-11Serial, Parallel, UPS and Ethernet Connector Configurations
ETHERNET FEMALE DB-15 A.U.I CONNECTOR (EAGLE 300-550 COMPUTERS)
Eagle 300-550 computers have an on-board 15-pin high performance Ethernet port that
supports standard (thick) Ethernet cabling configurations. The 15-pin connector is A.U.I.
(Attachment Unit Interface) compatible, and with the addition of a commercially
available transceiver, the port can be converted for thin Ethernet operation.
Eagle 300-550 computers actually have two Ethernet connectors; the DB-15 A.U.I.
connector described above, and one RJ-45 10Base-T connector. You can’t use both
connectors at the same time, you must select one or the other. Information on how to
select the desired Ethernet port can be found in the
Eagle Computer Service Manual .
For Eagle 550 computers the selection of this port is controlled from the CMOS setup
menu. Please refer to the CMOS setup procedure in this manual.
To use the Ethernet port, you need Alpha Micro’s networking software, AlphaTCP
and/or AlphaNET. For AlphaTCP setup instructions, please refer to the
AlphaTCP
Administrator’s Guide
, DSO-00187-00. The AlphaNET Installation Instructions ,
DSO-00064-00, explain how to configure an AlphaNET network.
During network setup, you must enter a network driver name. Alpha Micro offers two
types of network drivers, NDVs and LDVs. The Eagle computers use these drivers:
Computer LDV Name NDV Name
Eagle 100/200 AM366E.LDV AM366B.NDV
Eagle 300-500 AM319.LDV AM319.NDV
Eagle 550 AM319S.LDV None
The Super Eagle (Eagle 550) does not support AlphaNET, and therefore does not need
an NDV. If you need to use AlphaNET with an Eagle 550, use ITC tunneling. See the
AlphaTCP Administrator’s Guide for more information.
LDVs work only with AlphaTCP networks. You cannot use an LDV with an AlphaNET
network. You can, however, use ITC tunneling (using AlphaNET protocols over an
AlphaTCP connection) with an LDV.
ETHERNET RJ-45 10BASE-T CONNECTOR
The Ethernet RJ-45 10Base-T port functions exactly like the DB-15 Ethernet A.U.I. port
described in the previous section. In fact, both of these ports use the same Ethernet
driver. The following section explains some of the technical aspects of Ethernet
networking, as well as the cable pinouts required when using the 10Base-T (RJ-45)
interface connector.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 04