PRELIMINARY FASTcardTM 2 FDDI PC/AT-Based SUPERNET 2 Technology Card (FASTcard) Dual Attachment Concentrator Board Set and Software Package Advanced Micro Devices DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS ■ IBM PC-AT or compatible plug-in board to implement an FDDI station ■ Protocol independent—operates with all standard protocols and network operating systems ■ Highly integrated: single board DAS, four master ports per MP board ■ Built-in interface for external address matching logic (e.g. CAM) ■ AMD’s FORMAC Plus (Am79C830A) and AmPHY (Am79C864, Am79865 and Am79866) second generation FDDI devices ■ LED status indicators for ring operational and for port A, port B, and master ports physical connection ■ 128K byte SRAM buffer memory with parity ■ Station management (SMT) software and device drivers for on-board resources ■ Extensive implementation of station management (SMT) services in silicon (including physical connection management (PCM), station insertion and removal, station configuration management and fault detection, isolation and recovery, and duplicate address detection) ■ Software support package — pDEMO 2 (demonstration software) GENERAL DESCRIPTION The FASTcard 2 is a PC/AT-based, single MAC, dual attachment FDDI concentrator board-set, based on AMD’s second generation SUPERNET 2 FDDI devices. The board set consists of two board types: a dual attachment station (DAS) board, and a master ports (MP) board. The basic 2-board set configures a 4-station dual attachment concentrator. By adding additional MP boards, 8-station or 12-station dual attachment concentrators can be configured. The FASTcard 2 evaluation board uses AMD’s proven SUPERNET 2 hardware solution to operate as an FDDI compliant node. The kit can be used as a model design to base new FDDI development on or it can be used to debug and test your existing system. The hardware and Publication# 16047 Rev. B Amendment /0 Issue Date: December 1993 software have been tested and revised to make them more robust and interoperable with multiple vendors’ equipment. In fact, you can use the FASTcard 2 tools to check your own system for interoperability. The FASTcard 2 provides complete hardware and software tools to implement a FDDI Dual Attachment Station (DAS) or a concentrator. Along with the board, the DAS card comes with pDEMO 2 ( a user interface application), user manuals, SUPERNET 2 Data Book, ribbon cable and connectors, and 10 ft fiber optic cables and connectors. The Master Port board(s) may be purchased separately to configure a 4, 8 or 12 station dual attachment concentrator. This document contains information on a product under development at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. The information is intended to help you to evaluate this product. AMD reserves the right to change or discontinue work on this proposed product without notice. 5-3 AMD PRELIMINARY External Interface Advanced Micro Devices FASTcard 2 DAS 32Kx8 SRAM Am79C830A FORMAC Plus 32Kx8 SRAM Am79C864 PLC PDR Optical Data Link Primary-In PDT Optical Data Link Secondary-Out PDR Optical Data Link Secondary-In PDT Optical Data Link Primary-Out 32Kx8 SRAM Am79C864 PLC 32Kx8 SRAM PROM 32Kx8 SRAM XTAL DAS Card Am79C864 PLC Am79C864 PLC Am79C864 PLC PDR PDT PDR Am79C864 PLC PDT Advanced Micro Devices FASTcard 2 Master Port Optical Data Link Optical Data Link Optical Data Link Optical Data Link External Interface MP Card HARDWARE The FASTcard 2 hardware consists of two main sections; the FDDI station logic and the associated interface logic. The FDDI station logic consists of the SUPERNET 2 chip set, the buffer memory, and the fiber optic transmitter/receiver. The chip set performs the buffer memory management tasks in addition to the MAC and PHY layer functions. The buffer memory on the FASTcard 2 hardware consists of 128K bytes organized as 32K x 36 bits. Buffer memory control logic provides the host CPU with direct access to the FDDI buffer memory via the host DMA interface of the FORMAC Plus (Am79C830A). 5-4 PDT Optical Data Link PDR Optical Data Link PDT Optical Data Link PDR Optical Data Link 16047B-1 The interface logic consists of the AT bus interface, the host-buffer memory interface, counter and interrupt logic, Connection Management (CMT) logic, and FDDI configuration hooks and control logic. The CMT logic is responsible for gathering connection statistics of the network to report them to the station. The DAS board provides interface signals to additional MP cards when constructing a concentrator. The DAS board makes use of the AT’s processor as the host and node controller. The SUPERNET 2 Family for FDDI 1994 Data Book PRELIMINARY AMD ORDERING INFORMATION Ordering Part Number (OPN) Description AmFDDI-PC-DAS Dual Attachment Station (DAS) Board AmFDDI-PC-MP 4-Port Master Port (MP) Board AmFDDI-PC-CON Concentrator Board Set (1-DAS, 1-MP) For more information, please contact your local AMD sales office. FASTcard 2 5-5