AQUILA COMMUNICATIONS
AQ-PCA 108/AQ-PCA 208/AQ-PCA 308
NIC Type: | ARCnet |
Transfer Rate: | 2.5Mbps |
Data Bus: | 8-bit ISA |
Topology: | Linear Bus (AQ-PCA-208/308) Star (AQ PCA-108/308) |
Wiring Type | AUI tranceiver via DB-15 port RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial (AQ-PCA-208) Shielded/Unshielded twisted pair |
Boot ROM | Available |

BOOT ROM | |
Setting | JP1 |
Enabled | Closed |
Disabled | Open |
INTERRUPT SELECT - JP2 | ||||||
IRQ | Jumper A | Jumper B | Jumper C | Jumper D | Jumper E | |
» | IRQ2 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| IRQ3 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
| IRQ4 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| IRQ5 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| IRQ7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
EXTENDED TIME-OUT | |||
Setting | E1 | E2 | |
» | 78µs | Open | Open |
| 285µs | Open | Closed |
| 563µs | Closed | Open |
| 1130µs | Closed | Closed |
Note:All nodes in the network must have identical time-out settings. | |||
NODE ID NUMBER | |||||||||
ID # | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 | |
» | 255 | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
| 1 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
Note:Nodes can be numbered from 1 to 255. The switches are a binary representation of the node numbers. When a switch is on, the corresponding bit is set to 1 and has the following decimal value: SW1/1=128, SW1/2=64, SW1/3=32, SW1/4=16, SW1/5=8, SW1/6=4, SW1/7=2, SW1/8=1. | |||||||||
MEMORY ADDRESS | |||||||
RAM Address | ROM Address | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 | |
» | D0000h | D2000h | On | Off | Off | On | On |
| D0800h | D2000h | On | Off | Off | On | Off |
| C0000h | C2000h | On | On | On | On | On |
| C0800h | C2000h | On | On | On | On | Off |
| C1000h | C2000h | On | On | On | Off | On |
| C1800h | C2000h | On | On | On | Off | Off |
| C4000h | C6000h | On | On | Off | On | On |
| C4800h | C6000h | On | On | Off | On | Off |
| C5000h | C6000h | On | On | Off | Off | On |
| C5800h | C6000h | On | On | Off | Off | Off |
| CC000h | CE000h | On | Off | On | On | On |
| CC800h | CE000h | On | Off | On | On | Off |
| CD000h | CE000h | On | Off | On | Off | On |
| CD800h | CE000h | On | Off | On | Off | Off |
| D1000h | D2000h | On | Off | Off | Off | On |
| D1800h | D2000h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| D4000h | D6000h | Off | On | On | On | On |
| D4800h | D6000h | Off | On | On | On | Off |
| D5000h | D6000h | Off | On | On | Off | On |
| D5800h | D6000h | Off | On | On | Off | Off |
| D8000h | DA000h | Off | On | Off | On | On |
| D8800h | DA000h | Off | On | Off | On | Off |
MEMORY ADDRESS | ||||||
RAM Address | ROM Address | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 |
D9000h | DA000h | Off | On | Off | Off | On |
D9800h | DA000h | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
DC000h | DE000h | Off | Off | On | On | On |
DC800h | DE000h | Off | Off | On | On | Off |
DD000h | DE000h | Off | Off | On | Off | On |
DD800h | DE000h | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
E0000h | E2000h | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
E0800h | E2000h | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
E1000h | E2000h | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
E1800h | E2000h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Note:ROM address locations are only valid if JP1 is closed (Boot ROM enabled). | ||||||
I/O ADDRESS | ||||
Address | SW2/6 | SW2/7 | SW2/8 | |
» | 2E0h | On | Off | On |
| 260h | On | On | On |
| 290h | On | On | Off |
| 2F0h | On | Off | Off |
| 300h | Off | On | On |
| 350h | Off | On | Off |
| 380h | Off | Off | On |
| 3E0h | Off | Off | Off |