Asynchronous Communications Adapter
The Asynchronous Communications Adapter
is
a
4"H
x
5"W
card
that plugs into a System Expansion Slot. All system control signals and
voltage requirements are provided through a 2 x
31
position card edge
~
tab. Ajumper module is provided to select either RS-232-C or current
loop operation.
The adapter
is
fully programmable and supports asynchronous
communications only.
It
will add and remove start bits, stop bits, and
parity bits. A programmable baud rate generator allows operation from
50 baud to 9600 baud. Five, six, seven or eight bit characters with
1,
1-1/2, or 2 stop bits are supported. A fully prioritized interrupt system
controls transmit, receive, error, line status and data set interrupts.
Diagnostic capabilities provide loopback functions oftransmit/receive
and input! output signals.
Figure (22)
is
a block diagram ofthe Asynchronous Communications
Adapter.
The heart
of
the adapter
is
a INS8250 LSI chip
or
functional equiva-
lent. The following
is
a summary
of
the 8250's key features:
• Adds
or
Delete Standard Asynchronous Communication Bits
(Start, Stop, and Parity) to
or
from Serial
Data
Stream.
• Full Double Buffering Eliminates Need for Precise
Synchronization.
• Independently Controlled Transmit, Receive, Line Status, and
Data
Set Interrupts.
• Programmable Baud Rate Generator Allows Division
of
Any
Input Clock by 1 to (2
16
-1) and Generates the Intemal16x Clock.
• Independent Receiver Clock Input.
•
MODEM
Control Functions Clear to Send (CTS), Request to
Send (RTS),
Data
Set Ready (DSR),
Data
Terminal Ready
(DTR), Ring Indicator (RI), and Carrier Detect.
• Fully Programmable Serial-Interface Characteristics
5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-Bit Characters
Even, Odd, or No-Parity Bit Generation and Detection
1-, 1 1/2-, or 2-Stop Bit Generation
Baud Rate Generation
(DC
to 9600 Baud)
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