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MODULAR PARALLEL ADAPTERS AND MODULAR MEDIA UNITS
2.2 Features
The Modular Parallel Adapter has these features:
• Fits any Ethernet cable type through the use
of snap-on Modular Media Units.
• Supplied with drivers for Microsoft Windows
®
and
Windows NT
®
(NDIS 3), Microsoft
®
LAN Manager
®
(NDIS), Novell
®
NetWare
®
(ODI™), ARTISOFT
®
LANtastic
®
, and Packet TCP/IP.
• Powered by the PC’s keyboard or mouse port
through an interface-power cable, or (optionally)
by any standard non-regulated power supply that
outputs between 4 and 20 VDC at 500 mA.
• Supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) for
increased performance.
• Provides extensive diagnostics and self-testing.
• Automatically selects unidirectional or bidirectional
mode.
• Supports parallel ports LPT1 through LPT4.
• Supports interrupt lines IRQ7 and IRQ5, as well
as polling mode when no interrupt line is available.
