Description
This card is a half length 4 port multiport card. It may be used in any ISA bus computer(PC-AT or PC-XT). It has two modes of operation, compatibility mode and enhanced mode. In compatibility mode, COM1 and COM2 have the default configuration of the normal PC compatibles (e.g., ADR 3F8, IRQ4 and ADR 2f8, IRQ 3) while the other ports addresses are selectable and shared IRQ selectable. In enhanced mode all ports are attached to one IRQ. The port addresses can be selected as one of two blocks. There may be up to two four port cards in one machine. This card is compatible with the AST 4 Port card as well as Longshine Microsystems LCS-8880.
Technical Specifications
- UART Type: 16550
- Selectable Base Addresses: 1a0-1bf or 2a0-2bf
- Selectable IRQs: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
- Status Register: Bit mapped to indicate which port has data
- RS232 Signals: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, RI, CD, GND
- Cards Per Computer: Up to two cards
- Cables: Octupus cable with 4 DB25 male connectors
- Maximum Baud Rate: 115,200 baud
- OS Compatibility: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, UNIX