• Pruthvi Shree E.A
• Mrs Meghashree A.C
• Dr .G. F. Ali Ahammed

In embedded world, NIC (Network Interface Card) is a part of network mainly used for data routing. Diagnostics software is used to qualify the hardware components present in the Ethernet based NIC and detect the manufacturing faults in NIC. NIC is a FPGA based line card, FPGA contains multiple virtual devices. To check the functionalities of virtual devices LINUX based diagnostics software is developed. Communication with the devices can be done by using device drivers and then add the test cases such as access tests, interrupt tests and OHXC bus testing. Diagnostics software tests the newly manufactured system before NIC is used by end user and reduces the complexity of the system management and also reduces the maintenance cost.

Diagnostics ,Access tests, Interrupt tests, OHXC bus testing .

"DIAGNOSTICS SOFTWARE FOR ETHERNET BASED NETWORK INTERFACE CARD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.793-797, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807129.pdf

"DIAGNOSTICS SOFTWARE FOR ETHERNET BASED NETWORK INTERFACE CARD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp793-797, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807129.pdf