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- Page 1 ™ A ASTCOM DAPTERS FASTCOM™: 232/8-ISA Advanced Eight Channel RS-232 Interface for DOS and Windows ™ Hardware Reference Manual Manufactured by: 9011 E 37th St N Wichita KS 67226-2006...
- Page 3 All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this document or parts thereof in any form without permission in writing from Commtech, Inc. FASTCOM and SMART14 are trademarks of Commtech, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
- Page 4 REVISION NOTES REVISION PAGE NUMBER CHANGES MADE Swapped DSR and DCD on loop back plug description Changed warranty to 2 years Updated contact information Changed 1.5 Mbaud to 725 Kbps Updated revision level Changed warranty period to lifetime Correct default setting of address switch...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS CE CERTIFICATE ........................ 1 INTRODUCTION Description / Block Diagram .................... 3 Specifications / Features ....................4 Board Layout ........................5 INSTALLATION Installing the Board......................6 Testing the Installation..................... 7 SWITCH DESCRIPTIONS Switch 1, Address......................9 Switches 2 and 3, IRQ.................... -
Page 7: Ce Certificate
Information Technology Equipment The Company COMMTECH, INC. declares under its own and full responsibility that the product " Fastcom: 232/8-ISA - Revision 4.0 " on which is attached this Certificate is compliant to the "89/336/EEC" Directive, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/88/EEC. -
Page 9: Introduction
The Fastcom CD contains software drivers for DOS; in other operating systems the ports are set up using the system port driver. The FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA is designed with a compatible mode for operation in the Windows environment. -
Page 10: Specifications / Features
FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA CE certified Eight independent RS-232 channels Complete hand-shaking signals for each channel Compatible with our older models: Fastcom: 8 and Fastcom: 8-ST Address Mode Ports are assigned address/IRQ by the user High performance 16C854 UARTs Standard on the FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA, no extra charge... -
Page 11: Board Layout
FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA BOARD LAYOUT 16C854 UARTs DB78 CONNECTOR IRQ SELECT SWITCHES BASE ADDRESS SWITCH PACKING LIST FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA CARD CABLE ASSEMBLY FASTCOM CD If an omission has been made, please call technical support for a replacement. -
Page 12: Installation
3. Select an open slot in your PC (16 bit slot). 4. After removing the blank bracket from your PC, install the FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA in the PC by pressing it firmly into the slot. Install the bracket screw to hold it firmly in place. -
Page 13: Testing The Installation
TESTING THE INSTALLATION To fully test the installation of your FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA, you will need to build a "loop back plug". Materials needed are a DB25 female receptacle, solder cup style, and a few short pieces of 20 or 24 AWG stranded wire. - Page 14 3. From the menu bar on the TTY program, select Settings. Select the port to test (e.g., COM5) Uncheck all of the flow checkboxes (DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF). Click OK. 4. From the TTY main menu bar select Action, then Connect. 5.
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Page 15: Switch Descriptions
Illustration for location). Switch 1 (labeled Base Address) is used to set the I/O address of the FASTCOM: 232/8- ISA board. Switch 3 (labeled IRQ) serves two functions: it selects the IRQ level for the board and is used to enable/disable interrupt sharing. -
Page 16: Irq
PC. Keep in mind that the FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA requires 40 Hex contiguous bytes of address space. If you want to install more than one FASTCOM: 8 board in your computer, be sure to set each to a unique I/O address. We recommend the following addresses for a multi-board system:... -
Page 17: Interrupt Sharing
OFF position and Disables sharing in the ON position. Position 8 is called the "Board 1" switch. In the interrupt sharing mode, this switch must be ON for the first FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA board in your system, and OFF on all other FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA boards. -
Page 18: I-Stat Register
I-STAT register. The I-STAT register is located at Base Address plus 7. So, if your FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA board is set to Base Address 280H, reading address 287H will give you the contents of the I-STAT register. The following Assembler code illustrates how to read the I-STAT Register: MOV DX,BASE_ADDRESS+7 ;LOCATION OF I-STAT REGISTER... -
Page 19: Adapter Cable
FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA ADAPTER CABLE We provide access to the eight channels on the FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA adapter through a shielded DB78 connector and an adapter cable (supplied with the board). The adapter cable consists of a DB78 male plug fanning out to eight standard DB25 male plugs. -
Page 20: Technical Support
Commtech provides extensive technical support and application suggestions. Most of the problems that occur with the FASTCOM: 232/8-ISA can be corrected by double-checking the switch positions, your cables and your program. We recommend that you build the loop back plug that is described in the Programming section of this manual. -
Page 21: Appendix A I/O Address Settings
APPENDIX A I/O ADDRESS SETTINGS Each channel of the Fastcom: 232/8-ISA requires 8 contiguous bytes of address space. Since channels 2-8 are addressed as offsets of the base address, you will need 64 contiguous bytes (040 hex) of address space. The following are I/O addresses and devices that are typically assigned to them. - Page 22 ADDRESS SWITCH 1 POSITION ("1" = ON; "0" = OFF) Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦ 0h ( 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ¦ ¦...
- Page 23 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦1000h ( 4096) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ¦ ¦1880h ( 6272) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 ¦ |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦1040h ( 4160)
- Page 24 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦2100h ( 8448) 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 ¦ ¦2980h (10624) 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ¦ |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦2140h ( 8512)
- Page 25 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hex (Decimal) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦3200h (12800) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 ¦ ¦3900h (14592) 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 ¦ |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ¦3240h (12864)
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Page 26: 16C854 Uart Technical Data
APPENDIX B 16C854 UART DATA...