On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 22:59:12 +0100 (BST), ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
(Tony Duell) wrote:
AFAIK the signals on the 'mini centronics'
connector on the Mac are
much
the same as the 'real' AUI interface, with the exception that
there's a
5V power line, not 12V. In which case you can't link it directly to
a 10
base T hub. you need a trasnceriver.
All my Apple branded AAUI with an RJ45 do 10BASET just fine. The
power supply does not set the interface parameters, but the coupling
transformer. I've 100BASET designs running off 3.3 VDC.
CRC