Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit TNETX3270 du fabricant Texas Instruments
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TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 1 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 752.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 2 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 description The TNETX3270 provides highly integrated switching solutions that allow network designers to lower overall system costs.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 3 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 SDRAM Interface 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 4 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 V DD(2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 • .
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 6 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 752.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 7 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 752.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 8 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T erminal Functions (Continued) 10-/100-Mbit/s MAC interface (ports 24–26) (continued) † TERMINAL I/O INTERNAL DESCRIPTION NAME NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 9 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T erminal Functions (Continued) SDRAM interface TERMINAL I/O INTERNAL DESCRIPTION NAME NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 10 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T erminal Functions (Continued) host DIO interface TERMINAL I/O INTERNAL DESCRIPTION NAME NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 11 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T erminal Functions (Continued) serial MII management PHY interface TERMINAL I/O INTERNAL DESCRIPTION NAME NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 12 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T erminal Functions (Continued) miscellaneous TERMINAL I/O INTERNAL DESCRIPTION NAME NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 13 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 DIO register groups T able 1.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 14 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 15 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 16 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 17 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 18 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 19 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 network management port Frames can be received or transmitted via the DIO interface using a built-in port, the network management (NM) port.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 20 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 frame format on the NM port The frame format on the NM port differs slightly from a standard Ethernet frame format.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 21 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 22 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 23 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 receive filtering of frames Received frames that contain an error (e.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 24 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 25 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 5.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 26 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 27 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 28 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 29 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 JT AG interface The TNETX3270 is fully IEEE Std 1 149.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 30 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 10. LED Status Bit Definitions and Shift Order ORDER NAME FUNCTION slast = 0 slast = 1 NAME FUNCTION 1–7 1–7 0 Zero.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 31 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 T able 1 1.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 32 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 33 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 34 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 35 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 36 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 37 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 SDRAM interface (continued) T able 15.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 38 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 39 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 frame routing VLAN support The internal routing engine supports the IEEE Std 802.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 40 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 IEEE Std 802.1Q headers – reception When the internal address-lookup engine (IALE) examines the received frame, it contains an IEEE Std 802.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 41 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 42 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 Unknown Multicast Destination Start Known VLAN? Source Port = 1 in.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 43 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 44 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 45 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 46 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 47 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 pause frame reception The IEEE Std 802.3X standard defines a MAC control frame as any frame containing a length/type value = 88.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 48 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 49 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 TNETX3270 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 NM 09 26 Figure 10.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 50 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 51 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 absolute maximum ratings over operating junction temperature range (unless otherwise noted) † Supply voltage range: V DD(2.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 52 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 P ARAMETER MEASUREMENT INFORMA TION Outputs are driven to a minimum high-logic level of 3.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 53 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 10-Mbit/s interface (ports 00–23) timing requirements (see Notes 3 through 6 and Figure 13) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 54 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 55 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 10-/100-Mbit/s transmit ports (24, 25, and 26) timing requirements (see Figure 15) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 56 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 57 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 SDRAM subcycle operating characteristics over recommended operating conditions (see Figure 17) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 58 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 DIO/DMA interface The DIO interface is asynchronous to allow easy adaptation to a range of microprocessor devices and computer system interfaces.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 59 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 DIO/DMA read cycle timing requirements (see Figure 19) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 60 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 serial MII management interface timing requirements (see Figure 20) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 61 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 EEPROM interface operating characteristics over recommended operating conditions (see Figure 21) NO P ARAMETER TNETX3150 TNETX3150A UNIT NO .
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 62 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 LED interface operating characteristics over recommended operating conditions (see Figure 22) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 63 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75265 power-up OSCIN and RESET timing requirements (see Figure 23) NO.
TNETX3270 ThunderSWITCH 24/3 ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 24 10-MBIT/S PORTS AND 3 10-/100-MBIT/S PORTS SPWS043B – NOVEMBER 1997 – REVISED APRIL 1999 64 POST OFFICE BOX 655303 • DALLAS, TEXAS 75.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Texas Instruments TNETX3270 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Texas Instruments TNETX3270 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Texas Instruments TNETX3270, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Texas Instruments TNETX3270 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Texas Instruments TNETX3270, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Texas Instruments TNETX3270.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Texas Instruments TNETX3270. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Texas Instruments TNETX3270 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.