5 speaker interface, 9 controllers, 1 interrupt controllers – Kontron MSM800XEL User Manual

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6.8.5 Speaker Interface

One of the board's CPU devices provides the logic for a PC compatible speaker port. The speaker logic signal is
buffered by a transistor amplifier, and provides approximately 0.1 Watt of audio power to an external 8 Ohm speaker.
Connect the speaker between VCC and speaker output to have no quiescent current.

6.9 Controllers

6.9.1 Interrupt Controllers

An 8259A compatible interrupt controller, within the chipset, provides seven prioritized interrupt levels. Of these,
several are normally associated with the board's onboard device interfaces and controllers, and several are available
on the AT expansion bus.

Interrupt

Sources

Used Onboard

IRQ0

ROM-BIOS clock tick function, from timer 0

yes

IRQ1

Keyboard controller output buffer full

yes

IRQ2

Used for cascade 2. 8259

yes

IRQ3

COM2 serial port

yes

IRQ4

COM1 serial port

yes

IRQ5

LPT2 parallel printer (if present)

no

IRQ6

Floppy controller

yes

IRQ7

LPT1 parallel printer

yes

IRQ8

Battery backed clock

yes

IRQ9

Free for user

no

IRQ10

Free for user

no

IRQ11

Free for user

no

IRQ12

PS/2 mouse

yes

IRQ13

Math. coprocessor

yes

IRQ14

Hard disk IDE

yes

IRQ15

Free for user

no

May depend on the LAN configuration.

6.10 Timers and Counters

6.10.1 Programmable Timers

An 8253 compatible timer/counter device is also included in the board's ASIC device. This device is utilized in
precisely the same manner as in a standard AT implementation. Each channel of the 8253 is driven by a 1.190MHz
clock, derived from a 14.318MHz oscillator, which can be internally divided in order to provide a variety of
frequencies.

Timer 2 can also be used as a general purpose timer if the speaker function is not required.

Timer Assignment:

Timer

Function

0

ROM-BIOS clock tick (18.2Hz)

1

DRAM refresh request timing (15µs)

2

Speaker tone generation time base

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