Network Router User Manual

TMS380C26

NETWORK COMMPROCESSOR

SPWS010A–APRIL 1992–REVISED MARCH 1993

POST OFFICE BOX 1443 • HOUSTON, TEXAS

77251–1443

Adapter-Internal Pointers for Ethernet

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ADDRESS DESCRIPTION

>00.FFF8

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Software raw microcode level in chapter 0.

>00.FFFA

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Pointer to starting location of copyright notices. Copyright notices are separated by a >0A character and

terminated by a >00 character in chapter 0.

>01.0A00 Pointer to burned-in address in chapter 1.

>01.0A02 Pointer to software level in chapter 1.

>01.0A04 Pointer to TMS380C26 addresses in chapter 1:

Pointer + 0 node address.

Pointer + 6 group address.

Pointer + 10 functional address.

>01.0A08 Pointer to MAC buffer (a special buffer used by the software to transmit adapter generated MAC frames) in chapter 1.

>01.0A0A Pointer to LLC counters in chapter 1:

Pointer + 0 MAX_SAPs.

Pointer + 1 open SAPs.

Pointer + 2 MAX_STATIONs.

Pointer + 3 open stations.

Pointer + 4 available stations.

Pointer + 5 reserved.

>01.0A0C Pointer to 4-/16-Mbps word flag. If zero, then 4 Mbps. If nonzero, then the adapter is set to run at 16-Mbps data rate.

>01.0A0E Pointer to total TMS380C26 RAM found in Kbytes in RAM allocation test in chapter 1.

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This table describes the pointers for release 1.00 and 2.x of the TMS380C26 software.

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This address valid only for microcode release 2.x.