Technical description – Omega OMG-COMM8-PCI User Manual

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Technical Description

OMG-COMM8-PCI

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Technical Description

The OMG-COMM8-PCI utilizes the 16C554 UART. This chip features
programmable baud rate, data format, interrupt control and a 16-byte input and
output FIFO, and is functionally 4 16C550 UARTs. A full array of advanced
UARTS is also available for this card. Contact Omega Engineering for more
information.

Connector Pin Assignments

DB-25 (RS-232 DTE)

(DB25 MALE)

Signal

Name

Pin #

Mode

GND

Ground

7

TD

Transmit Data

2

Output

RTS

Request To Send

4

Output

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

20

Output

RD

Receive Data

3

Input

CTS

Clear To Send

5

Input

DSR

Data Set Ready

6

Input

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

8

Input

RI

Ring Indicator

22

Input

DB-9 (EIA-574 DTE) (DB9 MALE)

Signal

Name

Pin #

Mode

GND

Ground

5

TD

Transmit Data

3

Output

RTS

Request To Send

7

Output

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

4

Output

RD

Receive Data

2

Input

CTS

Clear To Send

8

Input

DSR

Data Set Ready

6

Input

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

1

Input

RI

Ring Indicator

9

Input


Technical Note: Please terminate any control signals that are not going to be
used. The most common way to do this is connect RTS to CTS and RI. Also,
connect DCD to DTR and DSR. Terminating these pins, if not used, will help
insure you get the best performance from your adapter.

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