from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Apple Attachment Unit Interface
AAUI
<hardware, networking> (AAUI) A 14-position, 0.050-inch-spaced
ribbon contact connector. Early {Power Macintosh} and Quadras
had an AAUI (Apple Attachment Unit Interface) {port}
(rectangular shaped) for {Ethernet}, which requires a
{transceiver}. To use {twisted pair} cabling, you would need
to get a {twisted pair} transceiver for the computer with an
AAUI port. Some {Power Macintosh} computers had both an AAUI
and {RJ-45} port; you can use one or the other, but not both.
The pin-out is:
Pin Signal Name Signal Description
---- -------------- ---------------------------------
1 FN Pwr Power (+12V @ 2.1W or +5V @ 1.9W)
2 DI-A Data In circuit A
3 DI-B Data In circuit B
4 VCC Voltage Common
5 CI-A Control In circuit A
6 CI-B Control In circuit B
7 +5V +5 volts (from host)
8 +5V Secondary +5 volts (from host)
9 DO-A Data Out circuit A
10 DO-B Data Out circuit B
11 VCC Secondary Voltage Common
12 NC Reserved
13 NC Reserved
14 FN Pwr Secondary +12V @ 2.1W or +5V @ 1.9W
Shell Protective Gnd Protective Ground
AAUI signals have the same description, function, and
electrical requirements as the {AUI} signals of the same name,
as detailed in {IEEE 802.3}-1990 CSMA/CD Standard, section 7.
(2000-02-10)