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- Page 1 INTELLIGENT S S ERIAL C A R D Intelligent 3.3 volt/5 volt High Speed Serial PCI Card PCI232INTE INTEBOX8 Instruction Guide * Actual product may vary from photo The Professionals’ Source For Hard-to-Find Computer Parts...
- Page 2 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing a high-speed intelligent serial card and/or RS232 connector box from StarTech.com. Designed to reduce the load on the CPU and improve system performance, the PCI232INTE intelligent card uses a high speed RISC style processor to manage data flow between the main CPU and external serial devices. -
Page 5: Installation
Installation Note: In one system, you can install two intelligent serial cards. Each card can support up to eight INTEBOX8 connectors boxes, for a total of up to 64 devices per card or 128 serial devices per system. Installing the Card 1. -
Page 6: Driver Installation
Manager/Multi-Port Serial Adapter/Setup. From here you will be able to set the target value. • To install two PCI232INTE cards in the same system: You can differentiate between the two cards by using the jumper (located near the end of the card). The card with the jumper ON will have the lower COM number. - Page 7 You can now use the serial ports on the external connector box. • To install two PCI232INTE cards in the same system: You must differentiate between the two cards by using the jumper (located near the end of the card). The card with the jumper ON will have the lower COM number.
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Page 8: Sco Unix
If you experience boot problems, you may have a low voltage level. Either use only one PCI232INTE in your system, reduce the number of INTEBOX8 boxes connected to your cards, or use a higher wattage power supply. - Page 9 • If the system does not boot successfully, check the voltage level. If your voltage level is too low to support your system, reduce the number of PCI232INTE cards or INTEBOX8 boxes connected to your system.
- Page 10 Serial Port Device Definitions Card Definitions Card Number Device Name Note: Card 1 is the card with the jumper ON. tty6?? tty7?? External Box Definitions Box Number Device Name Note: The box nearest the card is Box 1. tty?1? tty?2? tty?3? tty?4? tty?5?
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Page 11: Linux
Linux Because there are so many different versions and configurations of Linux, it is impossible to provide one driver that will work for every configuration. Instead, this procedure uses the source code from your Linux kernel to compile a driver that is specific to your setup. You will create a one-time image file that will work with your current configuration. - Page 12 Serial Port Device Definitions Card Definitions Card Number Device Name Note: Card 1 is the card with the jumper ON. tty6?? tty7?? External Box Definitions Box Number Device Name Note: The box nearest the card is Box 1. tty?1? tty?2? tty?3? tty?4? tty?5?
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Page 13: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Connectors PCI232INTE: 1 x DB 37-pin (male) INTEBOX: 2 x DB 37-pin (female, male) 8 x 25-pin RS232 (male) Serial Interface RS232C System 133 MHz RISC style processors Bus Interface 32-bit universal PCI Memory 16 MByte SDRAM I/O Buffer... -
Page 14: Technical Support
Limitation of Liability In no event shall the liability of StarTech.com Ltd. and StarTech.com USA LLP (or their officers, directors, employees or agents) for any damages (whether direct or indirect, special, punitive incidental, consequential, or otherwise), loss of profits, loss of business, or any pecuniary loss, arising out of or related to the use of the product exceed the actual price paid for the product. - Page 15 Revised: January 7, 2004...