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- Page 1 FabiaTech Corporation IPC Solution Website: http://www.fabiatech.com Email: support@fabiatech.com Small Cube System Fanless Series FX5635 User’s Manual SEP 2009 Version: 1.0 Part Number: FX5635...
- Page 2 FabiaTech shall not be reliable for technical or editorial errors or omissions, which may occur in this document. FabiaTech shall not be reliable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this document.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents FX5635 User’s Manual ......................i Chapter 1 Introducing the FX5635 System ................1 Overview..........................1 Series Comparison Table .......................2 Layout............................3 Specifications..........................4 Packing List ..........................5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ....................7 Before Installation ........................7 Removing Covers –Installing Hardware............8 LED Indicators (On the Front Panel)...............16 ... - Page 4 Security setup........................48 Chipset Setup........................50 Northbridge VIA CN700 Configuration............51 Southbridge VT8237 Configuration ..............52 Chapter 4 Software Installation ....................55 VIA HyperionPro Driver......................55 WINXP/WIN2000 XP Driver ..................55 VGA Drivers ...........................55 WINXP/WIN2000 Driver ....................55 Audio Drivers .........................56 WINXP/WIN2000 Driver ....................56 LAN Utility & Driver ........................56 BIOS Flash Utility........................57 Watchdog Timer........................58 Watchdog Timer Setting ...................59...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introducing The Fx5635 System
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 1 Introducing the FX5635 System Overview The FX5635 is an embedded system with low-power CPU module inside. This user’s manual provides information on the physical features, installation, and BIOS setup of the FX5635. Built to unleash the total potential of the VIA-C7 Processors, Able to support 1 GHz CPU, this system supports one10/100/1000M Base –TX and one 10/100 base-T LAN... -
Page 8: Series Comparison Table
FabiaTech Corporation Series Comparison Table Model FX5635 System Processor VIA C7 1GHz N+S Chipset VIA CN700 + VT8237R 1 240 Pin-DIMM (Max.) DDR2 533MHz Watchdog Timer Multi I/O Five RS232 and One RS232/RS422/RS485 Storage One CF /One ATA/Two SATA2 COMBO Drive DVD/CD-RW(OPTION) USB 2.0... -
Page 9: Layout
FabiaTech Corporation Layout RESET POWER POWER SWITCH LIGHT LIGHT COM3 COM4 LINE MOUSE COM2 LAN1 LAN2 COM6 COM5 ANTENNA KEYBOARD AC/110~240V COM1... -
Page 10: Specifications
FabiaTech Corporation Specifications Processor Board – VIA C7 1GHz Processor 1 DIMM slot support DDR II 533 MHz SDRAM Up to 1GB I/O Outlets – One 10/100 and One 10/100/1000 base-TX Ethernet LAN ports. Four USB ports (2.0) and six RS-232 serial ports. -
Page 11: Packing List
Verify the accessories in the package according to the packing list and see if there is anything missing or incorrect package is included. • If the cable(s) you use to install the FX5635 is not supplied from us, please make sure the specification of the cable(s) is compatible with the FX5635 system. - Page 12 FabiaTech Corporation...
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Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter introduces the system connectors & jumper settings, and guides you to apply them for field application. Before Installation Before you install the system, make sure you follow the following descriptions. 1. Before removing the cover, shut down the operation System and disconnect power switch to off and unplug AC power code cable. -
Page 14: Removing Covers -Installing Hardware
If you are installing hardware option, you can remove the top or bottom cover. The following figure will guide you how to install 2.5" HDD inside, Compact Flash modules, expansion PCI card, mini PCI WLAN module and DDR2-RAM module the FX5635 and how to install the FX5635 fixers. a. Unscrew top cover M3*P0.5*6mm... - Page 15 FabiaTech Corporation b. Installing Mini PCI Card: Mini PCI Socket for WLAN Modules You may extend additional mini PCI WLAN module to FX5635 by removing the top cover. Connect the antenna cable from right side antenna hole to Mini PCI WLAN (the auxiliary board).
- Page 16 Screw the Antenna c. Installing Memory & Compact Flash The FX5635 support DIMM socket and Compact flash socket, See as following figure and rear pictures. The DIMM socket supports 512MB to 1GB of DDR2 RAM modules. c1.DIMM: Installing Memory...
- Page 17 FabiaTech Corporation c2. Unscrew and remove the bottom side cover c3. CF Socket: Installing Compact Flash Module...
- Page 18 FabiaTech Corporation d. Installing PATA or SATA Hard Disk The following figure will guide you install fix support HDD and to inside the FX5635. d1. Screw the HDD Metal Frame to the HDD Note: Use caution when handling the hard disk to prevent damage to IDE1 connector (-pin) as you inserted PATA hard disk.
- Page 19 Installing Expansion PCI Card If you are installing Expansion PCI hardware, you can remove the top side cover. The following figure will guide you how to install PCI interface card inside the FX5635 and how to install the FX5635 fixers.
- Page 20 FabiaTech Corporation e1. Add the L-Type Metal: Screw the L-Type Metal on the PCI card Bracket e2. Installing PCI card e3. Screw the PCI card...
- Page 21 FabiaTech Corporation e3. PCI card Limit Dimension f. Installing the L-Type Universal fixers Please refer to the back side figure for installing the FX5635 with universal fixers.
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Page 22: Led Indicators (On The Front Panel)
FabiaTech Corporation g. Screw Plastic Foot Please refer to the back side figure for installing the FX5635 with plastic foot. LED Indicators (On the Front Panel) The Power and HDD LED’s has two distinctive statuses: Off for inactive operation and blinking light for activity. -
Page 23: I/O Peripheral Connectors
FabiaTech Corporation I/O Peripheral Connectors View from the back side, If you are connecting the monitor, keyboard, mouse, LAN, audio, COM and USB to the FX5650. See following figure and a side pictures. COM3 COM4 LINE MOUSE COM2 LAN1 LAN2... - Page 24 (Front View) USB Ports The FX5635 supports a four port USB connector. Any USB device can be attached to USB ports with plug-and-play supported. The right side port is USB # 1/2 and the left side port is USB # 3/4.
- Page 25 AC/110V~240V AC-Power: Use AC power cord Power Button and Reset Button (Front Panel) Pushing the Power button once will switch the FX5635 on and off, depending on system BIOS (Advanced>APM Configuration>Restore On AC/Power Lose). And Reset push button is switcher for system reset;...
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Page 26: Jumper Setting
FabiaTech Corporation Jumper Setting The COM2 is designed for multiple proposes, Use BIOS setting or JP6 of the CPU board selects RS-232, RS422 or RS-485 of COM2 connector And JP5/JP7 is select COM1/COM2 of pin9 RI# signal., and JP1 of CPU board is used to select clear CMOS data. - Page 27 FabiaTech Corporation b. JP1: Clear CMOS Setting You can use JP1 to clear CMOS data. The CMOS stores information like system date, time, boot up device, password, IRQ… which are set up with the BIOS. To clear the CMOS, set JU5 to 2-3 and then return to 1-2 before system powers off.
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Page 29: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter describes the BIOS setup. Overview BIOS are a program located on a Flash memory chip on a circuit board. It is used to initialize and set up the I/O peripherals and interface cards of the system, which includes time, date, hard disk drive, the ISA bus and connected devices such as the video display, diskette drive, and the keyboard. -
Page 30: Bios Functions
FabiaTech Corporation BIOS Functions On the menu, you can perform the following functions 1. Main 2. Advanced CPU Configuration IDE Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration APM Configuration USB Configuration 3. PCIPnP 4. Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot Device Priority... -
Page 31: Keyboard Convention
FabiaTech Corporation North Bridge Configuration South Bridge Configuration 7. Exit Save Changes and Exit: Exit system setup after saving the changes.F10 key can be used for this operation. Discard Changes and Exit: Exit system setup without saving any changes. ESC key can be used for this operation. -
Page 32: Main Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Main Setup This section describes basic system hardware configuration, system clock setup and BIOS version information. If the CPU board is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option anymore. System Memory This option is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. -
Page 33: Advanced Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Advanced Setup Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display an Advanced BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>... -
Page 34: Ide Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation IDE Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the IDE Configuration Settings. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. A description of the selected item appears on the right side of the screen. - Page 35 FabiaTech Corporation Hard Disk Type The BIOS supports various types for user settings, The BIOS supports <Pri Master>, <Pri Slave>, so the user can install up to two hard disks. For the master and slave jumpers, please refer to the hard disk’s installation descriptions and the hard disk jumper settings.
- Page 36 FabiaTech Corporation ATA (PI) 80 Pin Cable Detection Set this option to select the method used to detect the ATA (PI) 80 pin cable. The use of an 80-conductor ATA cable is mandatory for running Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/100 and Ultra ATA/133 IDE hard disk drives. The standard 40-conductor ATA cable cannot handle the higher speeds.
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Page 37: Super Io Chipset - Configuration Ite8712 Super Io Chipset
FabiaTech Corporation Super IO Chipset - Configuration ITE8712 Super IO Chipset This section describes the function of Super I/O settings. Serial Port 1 Address These fields select the I/O port address for each Serial port. Available Options: Disabled, 3F8H/IRQ4, 3E8H/IRQ4, and 2E8H/IRQ3. - Page 38 FabiaTech Corporation Available Options: RS-232, RS-422, RS485 and Disabled Default setting: RS-232 Serial Port 3 Address These fields select the I/O port address for each Serial port. Available Options: Disabled, 3E8, 2E8, 2E0, 3F8, and 2F8. Default setting: 3E8H Serial Port3 IRQ These fields select the Serial Port 3 Interrupt.
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Page 39: Hardware Health Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation Serial Port 6 Address These fields select the I/O port address for each Serial port. Available Options: Disabled, 2D8, 2D0, 2E0, 3E8, and 2E8. Default setting: 2D0H Serial Port6 IRQ These fields select the Serial Port 3 Interrupt. -
Page 40: Advanced Acpi Settings
FabiaTech Corporation Advanced ACPI Settings ACPI Aware O/S This filed specifies allow you set this value to utilize the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. Available Options: Yes, and No Default setting: Yes General ACPI Configuration Suspend Mode This filed specifies allow you select the ACPI states used for system suspend. - Page 41 FabiaTech Corporation Available Options: ACPIv1.0, ACPIv2.0, and ACPIv3.0 Default setting: ACPIv1.0 ACPI APIC Support Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI APIC table pointer to RSDT point list. Available Options: Disabled, and Enabled Default setting: Enabled AMI OEMB Table Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root System Description Table (RSDT) table.
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Page 42: Apm Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation APM Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. Power Management/APM Select Enabled to activate the chipset Power Management and APM (Advanced Power Management) features. Available Options: Disabled and Enabled Default setting: Enabled... - Page 43 FabiaTech Corporation Restore On AC/Power Loss This field specifies the option controls how the PC will behave once power is restored following a power outage (or other unexpected or ungraceful shutdown). The "Last State" option returns the PC to the state in effect at the time the power outage or shutdown occurred.
- Page 44 FabiaTech Corporation Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video monitor enters when the BIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. Available Options: Standby, Suspend, and Off...
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Page 45: Usb Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation USB Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the USB Configuration. USB 1.1 Ports Configuration Set this value to allow the system to enable or disable the onboard USB ports. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is 4 USB Ports. - Page 46 FabiaTech Corporation Legacy USB Support Legacy USB Support refers to the USB mouse and USB keyboard support. Normally if this option is not enabled; any attached USB mouse or USB keyboard will not become available until a USB compatible operating system is fully booted with all USB drivers loaded.
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Page 47: Pcipnp Setup
FabiaTech Corporation PCIPnP Setup Select the PCI/PnP tab from the setup screen to enter the Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen. You can display a Plug and Play BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys. All Plug and Play BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The Plug and Play BIOS Setup screen is shown below. - Page 48 FabiaTech Corporation PCI Latency Timer This field specifies the latency timings (in PCI clock) PCI devices installed in the PCI expansion bus. Available Options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160,192, 224, and 248 Default setting: 64 PCI IDE BusMaster This option is to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus have bus- mastering capability.
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Page 49: Boot Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Setup Select the Boot tab from the setup screen to enter the Boot BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as Boot Device Priority, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display a Boot BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>... -
Page 50: Boot Setting Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Setting Configuration Quick Boot This field is used to activate the quick boot function of the system. When set to Enabled, 1. BIOS will not wait for up to 40 seconds if a Ready signal is not received from the IDE drive, and will not configure its drive. - Page 51 FabiaTech Corporation Available options: On, Off Default setting: On PS/2 Mouse Support The PS/2 mouse function is optional. Before you configure this field, make sure your FX5632 supports this feature. The setting of Enabled allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on boot up.
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Page 52: Boot Device
FabiaTech Corporation Boot Device Use this screen to specify the order in which the system checks for the device to boot from. To access this screen, select Boot Device Priority on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. First /Second /Third Hard Disk Boot Device Set the boot device options to determine the sequence in which the computer checks which device to boot from. -
Page 53: Hard Disk Drives
FabiaTech Corporation Hard Disk Drives Use this screen to view the hard disk drives in the system. To access this screen, select Hard disk drives on the Boot Setup screen and press <Enter>. -
Page 54: Security Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Security setup There are two security passwords: Supervisor and User. Supervisor is a privileged person that can change the User password from the BIOS. According to the default setting, both access passwords are not set up and are only valid after you set the password from the BIOS. - Page 55 FabiaTech Corporation 5. Select System or Setup. Always: a visitor who attempts to enter BIOS or operating system will be prompted for password. Setup: a visitor who attempts to the operating system will be prompted for user password. You can enter either User password or Supervisor password.
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Page 56: Chipset Setup
FabiaTech Corporation Chipset Setup This section describes the configuration of the board’s chipset features. • NorthBridge VIA CN700 Configuration • SouthBridge VIA VT8237 Configuration... -
Page 57: Northbridge Via Cn700 Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation Northbridge VIA CN700 Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the North Bridge Configuration. Use the up and down <Arrow> keys to select an item. Use the <Plus> and <Minus> keys to change the value of the selected option. -
Page 58: Southbridge Vt8237 Configuration
FabiaTech Corporation Default setting: 128MB AGP 3.0 Mode This field is select AGP transfer video data. Available Options: 1x, 2x and 4x Default setting: 4x OnChip VGA Configuration VGA Frame Buffer Size This field is share memory architecture (SMA) for frame buffer memory. SMA allows system memory to be efficiently share by the host CPU and allocated depending on user preference, application requirements, and total size of system memory. - Page 59 FabiaTech Corporation On Board LAN1/2 Controller This field specifies the Enabled or Disabled of the onboard LAN chip. Available Options: Disabled, Enabled Default setting: Enabled LAN Boot ROM1/2 Controller This field specifies the PXE boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.
- Page 60 FabiaTech Corporation PCI Delayed Transaction This field specifies the chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2. Available Options: Disabled, Enabled Default setting: Enabled...
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Page 61: Chapter 4 Software Installation
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 4 Software Installation The enclosed diskette includes FX5635 VGA, Audio, System and LAN driver. To install and configure you FX5635 system, you need to perform the following steps. VIA HyperionPro Driver WINXP/WIN2000 XP Driver Installs VIA Chipset, IRQ Routing, AGP Driver, SATA HDD driver and PCI IDE Bus Master 4in 1Driver. -
Page 62: Audio Drivers
FabiaTech Corporation The screen shows the SETUP type. Press any key to enter the main menu. As the setup is completed, the system will generate the message as follows: Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Installation is done! No, I will restart my computer later. -
Page 63: Bios Flash Utility
FabiaTech Corporation Note: In the RTL8110SX directory, a README.TXT is included to provide installation information. BIOS Flash Utility In the <UTILITY> directory, there is the Afu409.EXE file. Step 1: Use the Afu409.EXE program to update the BIOS setting. Step 2: And then refer to the chapter “BIOS Setup”, as the steps to modify BIOS. -
Page 64: Watchdog Timer
This section describes how to use the Watchdog Timer, including disabled, enabled, and trigger functions. The FX5635 is equipped with a programmable time-out period watchdog timer. You can use your own program to enable the watchdog timer. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, the program should trigger the I/O every time before the timer times out. -
Page 65: Watchdog Timer Setting
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer Setting The watchdog timer is a circuit that may be used from your program software to detect system crashes or hang-ups. The watchdog timer is automatically disabled after reset. Once you have enabled the watchdog timer, your program must trigger the watchdog timer every time before it times out. -
Page 66: Watchdog Timer Enable & Trigger
FabiaTech Corporation Watchdog Timer Enable & Trigger After you enable the watchdog timer, your program must write the same factor as enabling to the watchdog register at least once every time-out period to its previous setting. You can change the time-out period by writing another timer factor to the watchdog register at any time, and you must trigger the watchdog before the new time-out period in the next trigger. -
Page 67: Programming Rs-485
(All of the communication protocol buses of the RS-485 are in the same.) Step 2: Disable TXC (transmitter control), the bit 1 of the address of offset+4 just sets “0”. NOTE: Control the FX5635 system “RTS” signal to the RS-485 TXC communication. -
Page 68: Send Out One Character (Transmit)
FabiaTech Corporation Send out one character (Transmit) Step 1: Enable TXC signal, and the bit 1 of the address of offset+4 just sets “1”. Step 2: Send out the data. (Write this character to the offset+0 of the current COM port address) Step 3: Wait for the buffer’s data empty. - Page 69 RETURN REM Read one character from COM2: buffer INPSTR$=INPUT$(1,#1) RETURN NOTE: The RS-485 of the FX5635 uses COM2. If you want to program it and hardware setup, please refer to the BIOS Setup for COM2 address setup and Chapter 2 “Hardware...
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Page 71: Chapter 5 Technical Reference
FabiaTech Corporation Chapter 5 Technical Reference This section outlines the errors that may occur when you operate the system, and also gives you the suggestions on solving the problems. Topic include: Trouble Shooting for Post Beep & Error Messages Technical Reference Trouble Shooting for Post Beep and Error Messages The following information informs the Post Beep &... - Page 72 FabiaTech Corporation CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR This error informs that the CMOS has corrupted. When the battery runs weak, this situation might happen. Please check the battery and change a new one when necessary. DISK BOOT FAILURE When you can‘t find the boot device, insert a system disk into Drive A and press <...
- Page 73 FabiaTech Corporation MEMORY ADDRESS ERROR When the memory address indicates error, you can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips. MEMORY SIZE HAS CHANGED Memory has been added or removed since last boot. In EISA mode, use Configuration Utility to re-configure the memory configuration.
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Page 74: Technical Reference
5°C to 40°C (W/HDD)/0°C to 45°C (W/CF card only) Real-Time Clock and Non-Volatile RAM The FX5635 contains a real-time clock compartment that maintains the date and time in addition to storing configuration information about the computer system. It contains 14 bytes of clock and control registers and 114 bytes of general purpose RAM. - Page 75 FabiaTech Corporation Address Description Diagnostic status byte Shutdown status byte Diskette drive type byte, drive A and B Fixed disk type byte, drive C Fixed disk type byte, drive D Reserved Equipment byte Low base memory byte High base memory byte...
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Page 76: Cmos Ram Map
FabiaTech Corporation CMOS RAM Map Register Description 00h -10h Standard AT-compatible RTC and Status and Status Register data definitions 11h – 13h Varies Equipment Bits Number of Floppy Drives 1 Drive 2 Drives Bits Monitor Type Not CGA or MDA 01 40x25 CGA... -
Page 77: I/O Port Address Map
FabiaTech Corporation I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses, which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a total of 1K-port address space available. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used on the Industrial CPU Card. -
Page 78: Interrupt Request Lines (Irq)
FabiaTech Corporation Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ) There are a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the Industrial CPU Card. Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on the Industrial CPU Card. -
Page 79: Dma Channel Map
FabiaTech Corporation DMA Channel Map The equivalents of two 8237A DMA controllers are implemented in the FX5635 board. Each controller is a four-channel DMA device that will generate the memory addresses and control signals necessary to transfer information directly between a peripheral device and memory. This allows high speeding information transfer with less CPU intervention. -
Page 80: Serial Ports
FabiaTech Corporation Serial Ports The ACEs (Asynchronous Communication Elements ACE1 to ACE2) are used to convert parallel data to a serial format on the transmit side and convert serial data to parallel on the receiver side. The serial format, in order of transmission and reception, is a start bit, followed by five to eight data bits, a parity bit (if programmed) and one, one and half (five-bit format only) or two stop bits. - Page 81 FabiaTech Corporation Bit 1: Enable Transmitter Holding Empty Interrupt (ETBEI) Bit 2: Enable Receiver Line Status Interrupt (ELSI) Bit 3: Enable MODEM Status Interrupt (EDSSI) Bit 4: Must be 0 Bit 5: Must be 0 Bit 6: Must be 0...
- Page 82 FabiaTech Corporation Bit 5: Stick Parity Bit 6: Set Break Bit 7: Divisor Latch Access Bit (DLAB) MODEM Control Register (MCR) Bit 0: Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Bit 1: Request to Send (RTS) Bit 2: Out 1 (OUT 1) Bit 3: Out 2 (OUT 2)
- Page 83 FabiaTech Corporation Bit 4: Clear to Send (CTS) Bit 5: Data Set Ready (DSR) Bit 6: Ring Indicator (RI) Bit 7: Received Line Signal Detect (RSLD) Divisor Latch (LS, MS) Bit 0: Bit 0 Bit 8 Bit 1: Bit 1...
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