DEC VNswitch 900EX (DVNEX)

EK-DVNEX-IN VNswitch 900EX Installation and Configuration
DEC VNswitch 900 100baseT PCB


VNswitch 900 Mid Range Board, Top 54-24831

160 Pin
48 Pin
5N05HD Motorola 5N05HD
ADM232 Analog ADM232AARN
CYB185 - Cypress CYB185-12VC
DRAM 2x32 FP
FANS Three pin power
FB Philips FB2041BB
FLASH 5MB Flash 54-24845
FM - Fil-Mag 128 SM
HALO MDQ-001
KM44 - KM44C1004CJ-6
KM416 - KM416C254BJ-6
LEDs
LM339 NS LM339
LM336 NS LM336
LSI MIPS - LSI MIPS CNTRL
LSI L2A0527
LXT - Level One LXT901PC
MC68EN360 - MC68EN360FE25C
MCM MCM6226AWJ25
P1 LDM Port
P2 RJ45 Port, covered by bezel
RISER
S1 Reset / Dump button
S2 Hot Swap Switch
SCN2661 Philips SCN2661CC1A28
TC170 - TC170G26HF
Y1  4.9152 MHz osc
Y2 100.00 MHz osc

DRAM MH2M32CJJ-7 8MB 2x32 FP DRAM, 70 ns, 5 V.
S2 - Fits inside locking tab. It opens up when the module is pulled off the DEChub.
P2 - RJ45 port that is covered on the DVNEX.
LSI MIPS CNTRL - LR33300QC-25
P1 - LDM Port - Dedicated 10BaseT Ethernet port. Loads and upline dumps of an operational image. Wired as a straight-through connector.
S1 - Reset/Dump Button Used to either reset the module or perform an upline dump of the operational image, followed by a reset.
HALO MDQ-001 Thin Net Transceiver (TNT) datasheet
L2A0527 Custom ASIC device originally made by LSI (REI might know something)


VNswitch 900 Mid Range Board, Bottom 54-24831

CYB185 - Cypress CYB185-12VC
FB - Philips FB2041BB
IDT 71028 - IDT 71208S15Y
KM416 - KM416C254BJ-6
LM317T - NS LM317T
MACH110 - AMD MACH110
MACH220 - AMD MACH220
MCM - MCM6226AWJ25

DEC had something called the "Utopia" bus. My suspicion is the Philips FB2014BB FutureBus chip is just that. Notice the three LM317T voltage regulators on the left side. Must be for regulating the fans? Remember, on the other side, there are three LM339 voltage regulators as well.

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