Appendix A. Power Requirements for 8250/8260 Modules

A.1 Power Requirements for 8250 Ethernet Modules

Table 41. Power Requirements for 8250 Ethernet Modules

Module

Feature Code

Type

Description

#

 

 

Power Consumption

 

 

 

 

 

of

 

(watts by voltage type)

 

 

 

 

 

Slots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ 5

 

+ 1 2

-12

-5

 

-2

 

 

 

 

Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10BASE-T

3800E

Ethernet

8 ports

One

10

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

8-pin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10BASE-T

3801E

Ethernet

12 ports

One

11

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

TELCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10BASE-T

3829E

Ethernet

24 ports

One

9

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

Ethernet

Port switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

7385

Ethernet

12 ports

One

11

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELCO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transceiver

3803ET

Ethernet

3 ports

One

9

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

AUI male

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeater

3804ER

Ethernet

2 ports

One

6

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

AUI female

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber

3805EF-07EF

Ethernet

4 ports

One

8

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber

3808EF-10EF

Ethernet

4 ports

One

10

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

6774, 7391,

 

Port switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber

6775, 7392, 7395

Ethernet

4 ports

One

8

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber

3811EF-13EF

Ethernet

2 ports

One

8

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

6773, 7390

 

Port switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOIRL

3814EFL-16EFL

Ethernet

4 ports

One

10

 

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNC

3817EF

Ethernet

6 ports

One

12

 

4.5

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

BNC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCP/IP/LAT

3818ES,

Ethernet

16 ports

One

14

 

3.5

0

0

 

0

terminal server

3896ES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMM

3819 3788

Ethernet

Ethernet Mgmt.

One

14

 

0.5

.25

0

 

0

 

 

 

Module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8260 specifications

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