AMD PCnetä -Home Software Release 1.03
How to Run the HOMELANDIAG Utility
Copy HOMELANDIAG.EXE and ND_MAIN.EXE to the same directory.
At the prompt, type -
HOMELANDIAG
HOMELANDIAG /? displays the command line parameters that can be used.
The '/log' option creates two log files
HOMELANDIAG.LOG - Provides a log of test executed.
ND_MAIN.LOG - Provides a detailed log of tests executed.
Tests Supported
The following tests are supported in this utility:
Test name
Resource Test
Test Category
I/O access
Description
Check CSR88/CSR89
DMA (Bus Master)
Interrupt
Check ability to DMA Initialization Block
Check IDON interrupt generation
Internal Loopback
Internal Loopback
External Loopback
Register Bits
Check 10 and 100 Tx/Rx Loopback w/Interrupt
Check 10 and 100 Tx/Rx Loopback w/Interrupt
Walking 1 in zeros, walking 0 in ones
External Loopback
EPROM/REGISTER/SRAM Test
EEPROM checksum Check checksum value currently in EEPROM.
PCI register access
SRAM write/read
Check PCI Configuration Space access
Check SRAM Write/Read capability
Link Test SENDER
Please refer to the 'SENDER RESPONDER' section below for a
detailed explanation of the test setup.
This test requires 2 systems on the network.
This Test must be started ONLY after the Link Test Responder has
been started on the other Test System. The purpose of this test is to
check if the link between two systems enabled with PCnet-Home
adapter cards.
Link Test RESPONDER
Please refer to the 'SENDER RESPONDER' section below for a
detailed explanation of the test setup.
This test when started sets the system in a state such that for every
packet it receives it transmits a broadcast packet.
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PCnetä -Home Evaluation Kit