; ; Chase Research Intelligent Serial I/O Controllers ; ================================================= ; ; Module: EISA config files ( ISA cards ) ; File: !CHAA091.CFG ; Author: Paula Martin ; Version:1.00 ; Created:21 May 90 ; ; Copyright 1990 Chase Research plc. ; All rights reserved. ; ; EISA configuration file for Chase AT8+ board ; ; This file is required for the configuration of a Chase AT8+ controller ; card in an EISA machine. ; ; Revision History ; ; When Who What and Why ; ==== === ============ ; ; Describe the board BOARD ID = "CHAA091" NAME = "Chase AT8+ Intelligent Serial Controller" MFR = "Chase Research plc" CATEGORY = "COM" SLOT = ISA16 LENGTH = 339 AMPERAGE = 2000 SKIRT = NO READID = NO BUSMASTER = 100 ;Chase cards actually have no maximum latency ; restriction but there is no way to specify this and ; still specify a bus master device. IOCHECK = INVALID DISABLE = UNSUPPORTED COMMENTS = "This intelligent serial I/O controller supports eight asynchronous RS232 communications ports with their own dedicated I/O processor." HELP = "Upto 4 Chase AT cards may be installed at any one time allowing for a maximum of 64 ports. As it may be necessary to change links on the AT boards having selected a configuration it is advisable to run this configuration program before the cards are installed in order to check the link settings. Further information can be found in the User Manual. All Chase AT cards are interoperable with the Chase EISA cards which support EISA automatic jumperless configuration." ; Describe jumpers for DMA JUMPER(1) = 7 NAME = "LK1A" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = NO REVERSE = YES LABEL = LOC ( 1-7 ) "0""1""2""3""5""6""7" ;Skip DMA 4 ( cascade ) FACTORY = LOC ( 1-7 ) 0000100 COMMENTS = "This link field selects the DMA channel used by the card. It must have the same setting as linkfield LK1B." HELP = "The first card installed in a system (the master)normally uses DMA channel 5 with the slaves using channels 6, 7 and then 0 in turn as they are added to the system. If these values are changed it will be necessary to reconfigure the operating system device driver." JUMPER(2) = 7 NAME = "LK1B" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = NO REVERSE = YES LABEL = LOC ( 1-7 ) "0""1""2""3""5""6""7" ;Skip DMA 4 ( cascade ) FACTORY = LOC ( 1-7 ) 0000100 COMMENTS = "This link field selects the DMA channel used by the card. It must have the same setting as linkfield LK1A." HELP = "The first card installed in a system (the master)normally uses DMA channel 5 with the slaves using channels 6, 7 and then 0 in turn as they are added to the system. If these values are changed it will be necessary to reconfigure the operating system device driver." ; Describe interrupt jumpers JUMPER(3) = 8 NAME = "LK2 lower pair" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = NO REVERSE = NO LABEL = LOC ( 8-1 ) "15""12""11""10""7""5""4""3" FACTORY = LOC ( 8-1 ) 00010000 COMMENTS = "This link field selects the two interrupts used by the master (or first) card installed. A link on the upper pair of pins selects the CCI interrupt and on the lower pair the CAI interrupt. Subsequent slave cards use no interrupts and should not have any links installed in this field." HELP = "The cards as supplied use interrupt line 10 for the CAI and 15 for the CCI. If these values are changed it will be necessary to reconfigure the operating system device driver." JUMPER(4) = 8 NAME = "LK2 upper pair" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = NO REVERSE = NO LABEL = LOC ( 8-1 ) "15""12""11""10""7""5""4""3" FACTORY = LOC ( 8-1 ) 10000000 COMMENTS = "This link field selects the two interrupts used by the master (or first) card installed. A link on the upper pair of pins selects the CCI interrupt and on the lower pair the CAI interrupt. Subsequent slave cards use no interrupts and should not have any links installed in this field." HELP = "The cards as supplied use interrupt line 10 for the CAI and 15 for the CCI. If these values are changed it will be necessary to reconfigure the operating system device driver." ; Describe remaining jumpers JUMPER(5) = 2 NAME = "LK3" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO LABEL = LOC ( 2-1 ) "Master""Slave" FACTORY = LOC ( 2-1 ) 00 COMMENTS = "This is not a true link field but is used to connect the inter-card linking strap. The first card ( or master )has the strap plugged into the master location with the other end going to the slave location on the next card in the chain. Additional cards may be chained by linking from master to slave in the same way, with the second card acting as master to the third and so on." HELP = "No inter-card strap is required when a single card is installed. The Chase EISA cards do not require to be interlinked in this way and do not need to be linked to any Chase AT cards that are installed." JUMPER(6) = 2 NAME = "LK4" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = YES FACTORY = LOC ( 2-1 ) 00 COMMENTS = "This link field can be used to select an alternate I/O port base address for the card. The card uses eight bytes of I/O space starting at this location. All Chase AT cards should use the same I/O address." HELP = "As shipped all Chase AT cards use the I/O address 0x1F8. There should be no needed to change this but if changes are made then it will be necessary to reconfigure the device driver software." JUMPER(7) = 1 NAME = "LK5" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO FACTORY = LOC ( 1 ) 0 COMMENTS = "If a link is installed in this location then the card will output a test message on all ports at a speed of 9600 baud. The card will not function normally with this link installed and does not require the operating system to be booted before the test takes place." HELP = "This test can be used to check the cabling and function of terminals before checking for possible problems with a particular operating system." JUMPER(8) = 1 NAME = "LK6" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO FACTORY = LOC ( 1 ) 0 COMMENTS = "This link is used to connect the host computers +5V power supply to the 78 way connector on the board in order to supply specialist external adapters. This link should not be installed with the standard Chase adapters." HELP = "Do not install this link unless you have had explicit instructions to do so with your external adapter." JUMPER(9) = 1 NAME = "LK7" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO FACTORY = LOC ( 1 ) 0 COMMENTS = "This link is used to connect the host computers +12V power supply to the 78 way connector on the board in order to supply specialist external adapters. This link should not be installed with the standard Chase adapters." HELP = "Do not install this link unless you have had explicit instructions to do so with your external adapter." JUMPER(10) = 1 NAME = "LK8" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO FACTORY = LOC ( 1 ) 0 COMMENTS = "This link is used to connect the host computers -12V power supply to the 78 way connector on the board in order to supply specialist external adapters. This link should not be installed with the standard Chase adapters." HELP = "Do not install this link unless you have had explicit instructions to do so with your external adapter." JUMPER(11) = 2 NAME = "LK9" JTYPE = INLINE VERTICAL = NO REVERSE = YES INITVAL = LOC ( 2^3 ) 1 FACTORY = LOC ( 2^3 ) 1 COMMENTS = "The purpose of this link is to enable asynchronous connunications." HELP = "Do not remove this link." JUMPER(12) = 1 NAME = "TESTL1" JTYPE = PAIRED VERTICAL = YES REVERSE = NO INITVAL = LOC ( 1 ) 1 FACTORY = LOC ( 1 ) 1 COMMENTS = "This jumper enables a factory test requiring specialist equipment and should never be removed." HELP = "Do not remove this link." GROUP = "Hardware resources used" TYPE = "COM,ASY,MPX" FUNCTION = "Chase Acknowledge Interrupt (CAI)" COMMENTS = "This is one of the two interrupts used by the master ( or first ) card. All Slave ( or subsequent ) cards do not use interrupts and should set to NONE." HELP = "As supplied the first card is configured to use IRQ 10 for the CAI." CHOICE = "IRQ 3" LINK IRQ = 3 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00000001 CHOICE = "IRQ 4" LINK IRQ = 4 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00000010 CHOICE = "IRQ 5" LINK IRQ = 5 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00000100 CHOICE = "IRQ 7" LINK IRQ = 7 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00001000 CHOICE = "IRQ 10" LINK IRQ = 10 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00010000 CHOICE = "IRQ 11" LINK IRQ = 11 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00100000 CHOICE = "IRQ 12" LINK IRQ = 12 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 01000000 CHOICE = "IRQ 15" LINK IRQ = 15 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 10000000 CHOICE = "NONE (slave cards)" DISABLE = YES LINK INIT = JUMPER(3) LOC(8-1) 00000000 FUNCTION = "Chase Completion Interrupt (CCI)" COMMENTS = "This is the second of the two interrupts used by the master ( or first ) card. All Slave ( or subsequent ) cards do not use interrupts and should set to NONE." HELP = "As supplied the first card is configured to use IRQ 15 for the CCI." CHOICE = "IRQ 3" LINK IRQ = 3 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00000001 CHOICE = "IRQ 4" LINK IRQ = 4 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00000010 CHOICE = "IRQ 5" LINK IRQ = 5 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00000100 CHOICE = "IRQ 7" LINK IRQ = 7 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00001000 CHOICE = "IRQ 10" LINK IRQ = 10 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00010000 CHOICE = "IRQ 11" LINK IRQ = 11 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00100000 CHOICE = "IRQ 12" LINK IRQ = 12 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 01000000 CHOICE = "IRQ 15" LINK IRQ = 15 SHARE = NO TRIGGER = EDGE INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 10000000 CHOICE = "NONE (slave cards)" DISABLE = YES LINK INIT = JUMPER(4) LOC(8-1) 00000000 FUNCTION = "DMA channel for Chase card" COMMENTS = "Select a seperate DMA channel for each card." HELP = "As supplied the device driver will expect the first card to use DMA channel 5. With additional cards using channels 6, 7, 0 in that order." CHOICE = "DMA 5" LINK DMA = 5 SHARE = NO TIMING = DEFAULT INIT = JUMPER(1) LOC (1-7) 0000100 INIT = JUMPER(2) LOC (1-7) 0000100 CHOICE = "DMA 6" LINK DMA = 6 SHARE = NO TIMING = DEFAULT INIT = JUMPER(1) LOC (1-7) 0000010 INIT = JUMPER(2) LOC (1-7) 0000010 CHOICE = "DMA 7" LINK DMA = 7 SHARE = NO TIMING = DEFAULT INIT = JUMPER(1) LOC (1-7) 0000001 INIT = JUMPER(2) LOC (1-7) 0000001 CHOICE = "DMA 0" LINK DMA = 0 SHARE = NO TIMING = DEFAULT INIT = JUMPER(1) LOC (1-7) 1000000 INIT = JUMPER(2) LOC (1-7) 1000000 FUNCTION = "Chase I/O address" COMMENTS = "Select an IO address range that does not conflict with any other devices. All Chase AT cards should use the same address range." HELP = "As supplied the device driver will expect the cards to use the address range 1F8h-1FFh" CHOICE = "1F8h-1FFh" LINK PORT = 1F8h-1FFh SHARE = YES SIZE = BYTE INIT = JUMPER(6) LOC(2-1) 00 CHOICE = "390h-397h" LINK PORT = 390h-397h SHARE = YES SIZE = BYTE INIT = JUMPER(6) LOC(2-1) 01 CHOICE = "3E0h-3E7h" LINK PORT = 3E0h-3E7h SHARE = YES SIZE = BYTE INIT = JUMPER(6) LOC(2-1) 10 CHOICE = "100h-107h" LINK PORT = 100h-107h SHARE = YES SIZE = BYTE INIT = JUMPER(6) LOC(2-1) 11 ENDGROUP