EDIMAX COMPUTER COMPANY
AL-3357/AL-3358 (VERSION 1.0)
NIC Type | ARCnet |
Transfer Rate | 2.5Mbps |
Data Bus | 16-bit ISA |
Topology | Star Linear Bus |
Wiring Type | Unshielded twisted pair RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial |
Boot ROM | Available |

NODE ID ADDRESS | ||||||||
Node | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
2 | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
3 | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
4 | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
251 | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
252 | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
253 | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
254 | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
255 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Notes:Node address 0 is used for messaging between nodes and must not be used. A total of 255 node address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal node addresses. Switch 1 is the Least Significant Bit and switch 8 is the Most Significant Bit. The switches have the following decimal values: switch 1=1, 2=2, 3=4, 4=8, 5=16, 6=32, 7=64, 8=128. Turn off the switches and add the values of the off switches to obtain the correct node address. (On=0, Off=1) | ||||||||
MODEL, CABLE TYPE, AND TOPOLOGY | ||||||
Model | Cable Type | Topology | JA1 | JA2 | JA3 | JA4 |
AL-3357 | Coaxial | Star | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
AL-3358 | Coaxial | Linear Bus | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
AL-3357 or AL-3358 | Twisted pair | Linear Bus | Closed | Closed | Open | Open |
Note:The AL-3357 cannot be used in a coaxial/linear bus configuration. The AL-3358 cannot be used in a coaxial/Star configuration. | ||||||
INTERRUPT SETTINGS | ||||||
IRQ | S1A | S1B | S1C | S1D | S1E | |
| » | 2/9 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
3 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
BOOT ROM | ||
Setting | S2 | |
| » | Disabled | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Enabled | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
I/O BASE ADDRESS | ||||
Address | SW2/6 | SW2/7 | SW2/8 | |
260 - 26Fh | On | On | On | |
290 - 29Fh | Off | On | On | |
| » | 2E0 - 2EFh | On | Off | On |
2F0 - 2FFh | Off | Off | On | |
300 - 30Fh | On | On | Off | |
350 - 35Fh | Off | On | Off | |
380 - 38Fh | On | Off | Off | |
3E0 - 3EFh | Off | Off | Off | |
DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) | ||
LED | Status | Condition |
LED1 | On | Data is being transmitted or received |
LED1 | Off | Data is not being transmitted or received |
LED2 | On | Card is being accessed by host computer |
LED2 | Off | Card is not being accessed by host computer |
BUFFER MEMORY ADDRESS & BOOT ROM ADDRESS | |||||||
Buffer Address | Boot ROM Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | |
C0000 - C07FFh | C2000 - C3FFFh | On | On | On | On | On | |
C0800 - C0FFFh | C2000 - C3FFFh | On | On | On | On | Off | |
C1000 - C17FFh | C2000 - C3FFFh | On | On | On | Off | On | |
C1800 - C1FFFh | C2000 - C3FFFh | On | On | On | Off | Off | |
C4000 - C47FFh | C6000 - C7FFFh | On | On | Off | On | On | |
C4800 - C4FFFh | C6000 - C7FFFh | On | On | Off | On | Off | |
C5000 - C57FFh | C6000 - C7FFFh | On | On | Off | Off | On | |
C5800 - C5FFFh | C6000 - C7FFFh | On | On | Off | Off | Off | |
CC000 - CC7FFh | CE000 - CFFFFh | On | Off | On | On | On | |
CC800 - CCFFFh | CE000 - CFFFFh | On | Off | On | On | Off | |
CD000 - CD7FFh | CE000 - CFFFFh | On | Off | On | Off | On | |
CD800 - CDFFFh | CE000 - CFFFFh | On | Off | On | Off | Off | |
| » | D0000 - D07FFh | D2000 - D3FFFh | On | Off | Off | On | On |
D0800 - D0FFFh | D2000 - D3FFFh | On | Off | Off | On | Off | |
D1000 - D17FFh | D2000 - D3FFFh | On | Off | Off | Off | On | |
D1800 - D1FFFh | D2000 - D3FFFh | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | |
D4000 - D47FFh | D6000 - D7FFFh | Off | On | On | On | On | |
D4800 - D4FFFh | D6000 - D7FFFh | Off | On | On | On | Off | |
D5000 - D57FFh | D6000 - D7FFFh | Off | On | On | Off | On | |
D5800 - D5FFFh | D6000 - D7FFFh | Off | On | On | Off | Off | |
D8000 - D87FFh | DA000 - DBFFFh | Off | On | Off | On | On | |
D8800 - D8FFFh | DA000 - DBFFFh | Off | On | Off | On | Off | |
D9000 - D97FFh | DA000 - DBFFFh | Off | On | Off | Off | On | |
D9800 - D9FFFh | DA000 - DBFFFh | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | |
DC000 - DC7FFh | DE000 - DFFFFh | Off | Off | On | On | On | |
DC800 - DCFFFh | DE000 - DFFFFh | Off | Off | On | On | Off | |
DD000 - DD7FFh | DE000 - DFFFFh | Off | Off | On | Off | On | |
DD800 - DDFFFh | DE000 - DFFFFh | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | |
E0000 - E07FFh | E2000 - E2FFFh | Off | Off | Off | On | On | |
E0800 - E0FFFh | E2000 - E2FFFh | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | |
E1000 - E17FFh | E2000 - E2FFFh | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | |
E1800 - E1FFFh | E2000 - E2FFFh | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | |