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ASUS P3B-F User’s Manual

3. HARDWARE SETUP

Connectors

3. H/W SETUP

10) IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR)

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared
module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this
feature. You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared in
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with
COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a
ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions.

Front View

+5V

IRTX

IRRX

(NC)

GND

Back View

P3B-F Infrared Module Connector

For the infrared feature to be available,
you must connect the optional Infrared
(IrDA) module to the motherboard.

+5V

GND

IR

TX

(NC)

IRRX

R

P3B-F

11) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices commu-
nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus de-
vices. The SMBus or System Management Bus is a specific implementation of
an I

2

C bus, which is a multi-master bus, that is, multiple chips can be connected

to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

R

P3B-F

P3B-F SMBus Connector

SMBCLK

Ground

SMBDA

T

A

+5V

1

SMB

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