Eurotech Apollo User Manual page 66

APOLLO user manual
Configuring parallel ports
To specify parallel port configuration settings, highlight Parallel Port Configuration in
the I/O Device Configuration menu and press Enter. The following screen is displayed:
The details you are prompted to specify are explained in the following table:
Field
Parallel port
Mode
Base I/O Address
Interrupt
DMA channel
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Explanation
Choose how this port is to be configured. The options available
are:
• Disabled
. The port is not configured at all - it is turned off.
• Enabled
. You are going to configure the port (by completing
the following fields).
• Auto
. The port is configured automatically by the BIOS or the
operating system.
OS Controlled is displayed if configuration of the port is
controlled by the operating system.
Set the mode for the parallel port. The options you can choose
are listed in the Item Specific Help panel on the right.
Specify the I/O address to be used by the parallel port. This can
be 378 or 278.
Specify the interrupt line to be used by the parallel port. This can
be IRQ5 or IRQ7.
Set up the DMA channel for the parallel port. You can choose
DMA 1 or DMA 3.
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