ADLINK PCI-C588/PCIe-C588/C584 - Manual (Page 8)

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• Introduction
1.2 Overview of C514
1.2.1 What is C514?
The C514 is an enhanced four ports serial communication card used for PC
with PCI bus. It includes a PGA to support the serial communication
controller and a 37-pin connector to connect external I/O port.
The expansion cable has four standard DB25 connectors and one DB37
connector to connect to C514 interface card.
1.2.2 Feature of C514
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PCI Rev.2.1 Plug and Play
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IRQ and IO address automatically assigned by PCI plug-n-play
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4 communication ports intelligent buffer
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3 RS-232C compatible ports plus 1 isolated RS-422/485 interface
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Suitable for modems, data display, data collection,
telecommunication
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Supports up to 8 cards/32 ports per system
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Supports Windows 95/98, NT operation system
1.2.3 Specification of C514
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Compliant with PCI Spec.2.1
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Serial communication controller:
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16C550A compatible
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1.8432 ~ 7.3728 MHz
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Baud programmable upto 112Kbps ~ 448Kbps
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System IO mapping:
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Assigned by PCI BIOS
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Shared IRQ