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PCI Vital Product Data (VPD) is also supported to provide the information that uniquely
identifies hardware (i.e., the OEM brand name of RTL8101L LAN card). The information
may consist of part number, serial number, and other detailed information.
To provide cost down support, the RTL8101L is capable of using a 25MHz crystal or OSC
as its internal clock source. The RTL8101L keeps network maintenance costs low and
eliminates usage barriers. It is the easiest way to upgrade a network from 10 to 100Mbps. It
also supports full-duplex operation, making 200Mbps bandwidth possible at no additional
cost. To improve compatibility with other brands’ products, the RTL8101L is also capable of
receiving packets with InterFrameGap no less than 40 Bit-Time. The RTL8101L is highly
integrated and requires no “glue” logic or external memory.
The RTL8101L includes a PCI and Expansion Memory Share Interface (Realtek patent) for
a boot ROM and can be used in diskless workstations, providing maximum network security
and ease of management.
— ITE IT8888 PCI to ISA Bridge
The IT8888F/G is a PCI to ISA bridge single function device. The IT8888F/G serves as a
bridge between the PCI bus and ISA bus. The IT8888F/G’s 32-bit PCI bus interface is
compliant with PCI Specification V2.1 and supports both PCI Bus Master & Slave. The PCI
interface supports both programmable positive and full subtractive decoding schemes.
The IT8888F/G also integrates two enhanced DMA Slave controllers for achieving PCI
DMA cycles: PC/PCI DMA Slave Controller & Distributed DMA Slave Controllers.
The device also contains one SM bus (single master mode) which can be connected to a
Serial E2PROM for automatic power-on configuration. ITE’s proprietary (USA & Taiwan
patent pending) power-on auto-configuration through SM bus can provide customer with
maximum design flexibility. The IT8888F/G also implements the optional fast positive
decode of F, E, D, C memory segments. This special feature can provide a direct
connection to an FALSH boot ROM.
The NOGO function, which is also implemented in the IT8888F/G for enabling or disabling
subtractive decode of PCI interface could be a software controlled output pin from other
host controlled devices. The Serial IRQ is also implemented in the device for sending and
receiving ISA IRQs & IOCHCK#. The device includes an ISA interface which supports full
ISA compatible functions.
— Compact Flash Interface
A Compact Flash type II connector is connected to the secondary IDE controller. The
Compact Flash storage card is IDE compatible. It is an ideal replacement for standard IDE
hard drives. The solid-state design offers no seek errors even under extreme shock and
vibration conditions. The Compact Flash storage card is extremely small and highly suitable
for rugged environments, thus providing an excellent solution for mobile applications with
space limitations. It is fully compatible with all consumer applications designed for data
storage PC card, PDA, and Smart Cellular Phones, allowing simple use for the end user.