THOMAS-CONRAD CORPORATION
TC6843 ARC-CARD/SE
Card Type | Network Interface Card |
Chip Set | NCR 90C26 |
NIC Type | ARCnet |
Network Transfer Rate | 2.5Mbps |
Topology | Linear Bus, Star |
Wiring Type | RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial |
Data Bus | 16-bit Mac SE |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Function | Label | Function | Label |
Header to transceiver | J1A | RG-62A/U 93ohm coaxial connector | J2 |
Header to controller | J1B | ||
EXTENDED RANGE CONFIGURATION | ||||
Response Time | Recon Time | JP1 | JP2 | |
| » | 74.7 uS | 840 mS | Open | Open |
283.4 uS | 1680 mS | Closed | Open | |
561.8 uS | 1680 mS | Open | Closed | |
11118.6 uS | 1680 mS | Closed | Closed | |
Note: This setting should only be changed when the length of the ARCnet segments exceed 6000 meters. | ||||
NODE ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||||
Setting | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
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 |
5 | Off | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
249 | Off | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
250 | On | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
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 |
Note: A total of 253 node address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal memory addresses. SW1/8 is the Most Significant Bit and switch SW1/1 is the Least Significant Bit. The switches have the following decimal values: SW1/8=128, SW1/7=64, SW1/6=32, SW1/5=16, SW1/4=8, SW1/3=4, SW1/2=2, SW1/1=1. Turn off the switches and add the values of the switches to obtain the correct node address. (Off=1, On=0) Addresses 0, 254 and 255 are reserved and should not be used. | ||||||||