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COMTROL CORPORATION

SMART HOSTESS

Card Type

I/O controller

Chipset/Controller

Texas Instruments (UART)

I/O Options

Serial ports (4 or 8)

Maximum DRAM

N/A

CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

100 Pin interface connector

CN1

Upgrade module connector 2

CN3

Upgrade module connector 1

CN2

   

PRIMARY I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION

Address

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/3

SW1/4

SW1/5

SW1/6

SW1/7

SW1/8

218h-21Bh

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

21Ch-21Fh

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

238h-23Bh

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

23Ch-23Fh

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

On

Note:Primary addresses are used with Compaq 386, PC’s Limited 386, Kaypro 386, Mylex, AMI and most other models.

SECONDARY I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION

Address

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/3

SW1/4

SW1/5

SW1/6

SW1/7

SW1/8

218h-21Bh

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

On

21Ch-21Fh

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

On

On

238h-23Bh

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

On

On

23Ch-23Fh

Off

Off

Off

On

Off

Off

On

On

Note:Secondary addresses are used with ALR FlexCache 20386, Mitsubishi MP386, Olivetti 386, and AT&T WGS models.

BASE MEMORY ADDRESS

Address

SW1/1

SW1/2

SW1/4

SW1/5

SW1/6

SW1/7

SW1/8

80000h-8FFFFh

On

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

90000h-9FFFFh

Off

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

A0000h-AFFFFh

On

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

D0000h-DFFFFh

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

Off

I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION

Address

SW1/3

»

238h-23bh

On

 

338h-33bh

Off

INTERRUPT SELECTION

IRQ

JP30

JP31

JP32

JP33

JP34

JP35

IRQ2

Pins 1 & 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ3

N/A

Pins 1 & 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ4

N/A

N/A

Pins 1 & 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ5

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 1 & 2

N/A

N/A

IRQ6

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 1 & 2

N/A

IRQ7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 1 & 2

IRQ9

Pins 2 & 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ10

N/A

Pins 2 & 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ11

N/A

N/A

Pins 2 & 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

IRQ12

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 2 & 3

N/A

N/A

IRQ14

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 2 & 3

N/A

IRQ15

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pins 2 & 3

Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position. For AT & T, UNIX and INTERACTIVE, the available interrupts are 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. For SunOS the available Interrupts are 3, 5, 10, and 11.

BIOS CONFIGURATION

EPROM Type

JP3

JP4

»

2764, 27128

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

27256

Pins 2 & 3 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

 

27512

Pins 1 & 2 closed

Pins 1 & 2 closed

PC/AT MODE SELECTION

Mode

JP1

PC compatible

Pins 2 & 3 closed

AT compatible

Pins 1 & 2 closed

ASYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION

Port

Jumper

Ports 1 & 2

J8B & J8G closed

Ports 3 & 4

J9B & J9G closed

Ports 5 & 6

J10B & J10G closed

Ports 7 & 8

J11B & J11G closed

SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR RECEIVE CLOCK SIGNAL

Port

Jumper

Ports 1 & 2

J8E & J8J closed

Ports 3 & 4

J9E & J9J closed

Ports 5 & 6

J10E & J10J closed

Ports 7 & 8

J11E & J11J closed

SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR TRANSMIT CLOCK SIGNAL(DCE SOURCE)

Port

Jumper

Ports 1 & 2

J8D & J8I closed

Ports 3 & 4

J9D & J9I closed

Ports 5 & 6

J10D & J10I closed

Ports 7 & 8

J11D & J11I closed

SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR TRANSMIT CLOCK SIGNAL(DTE SOURCE)

Port

Jumper

1

J8A closed

2

N/A

3

N/A

4

N/A

5

J10A closed

6

N/A

7

N/A

8

N/A

SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR RS-422 INTERFACE

Port

Jumper

1

J8A pin 2 and J8B pin 2 vertically jumpered, J8E closed

2

J8F closed

3

J9A closed

4

J9F closed

5

J10A pin 2 and J10B pin 2 vertically jumpered, J10E closed

6

J10F closed

7

J11A closed

8

J11F closed

MISCELLANIOUS TECHNICAL NOTE

Serial ports are located on an interface box which connects to the Smart Hostess via the 100-pin interface connector.