Acer TM7100 Series Laptop User Manual


 
Major Chips Description 2-49
The Bidirectional Parallel Port:
Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) compatible
Extended Capabilities Port(ECP) compatible, including level 2 support
Bidirectional under either software or hardware control
Compatible with ISA, and EISA, architectures
Ability to multiplex FDC signals on parallel port pins allows use of an external Floppy Disk
Drive(FDD)
Includes protection circuit to prevent damage to the parallel port when a connected printer
is powered up or is operated at a higher voltage
The UARTs:
Software compatible with the PC16550A and PC16450
MIDI baud rate support
Infrared support on UART2 (IrDA 1.0 SIR, IrDA 1.1 MIR and FIR, and Sharp SIR)
The Address Decoder
6 bit or 10 bit decoding
External Chip Select capability when 10 bit decoding
Full relocation capability(No limitation)
Enhanced Power Management
Special configuration registers for power-down
Enhanced programmable power-down FDC command
Auto power-down and wake-up modes
2 special pins for power management
Typical current consumption during power-down is less than 10 uA
Reduced pin leakage current
Voltage support
3.3/5V operation
The General Purpose Pins:
1 pin, for 2 separate programmable chip select decoders, can be programmed for game
port control
Plug and Play Compatible:
16 bit addressing(full programmable)
10 selectable IRQs
4 selectable DMA Channels
3 SIRQ Inputs allows external devices to mapping IRQs
100-Pin TQFP package - PC87338VJG