Connect Tech NT960/PCI Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5
Intellicon-NT960/PCI User's Manual, ver. 0.02
Figure 1 shows the locations of various hardware components of
the NT960/PCI Host Adapter.
Figure 1: NT960/PCI Host Adapter
P3P3
PCI Bridge
Intel i960 Processor
DB37
Connector
1MB SRAM
DIP Sw itch SW1
CPLD
Intellicon-NT960/PCI ACM/16
The ACM/16 (Asynchronous Communication Module) is an
external module that connects to the NT960/PCI Host Adapter via
a high speed 37 pin external bus cable. Figure 2 shows a top
view of the ACM/16. The ACM/16 offers the following features:
16 asynchronous RS-232-C serial ports.
Four CLCD1400 RISC-like quad UARTS c/w 12 bytes of
receive and 12 bytes of transmit FIFO for each port.
Each port is individually programmable for baud rates up to
115 Kbps.
Each RS-232 port supports the following signals: TxD, RxD,
DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, DCD, RI.
Support for 5 to 8 data bits per character plus optional parity;
odd, even, no or forced parity; and 1 or 2 Stop Bits.
Includes a 37 pin bus cable and an external power supply.