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SPECIFICATIONS: 
 

 UART 

  16C854 

 
 

BUFFERING 

 

Transmit - 128 bytes 

    Receive 

128 

bytes 

 
 INTERFACE 

 RS-232C 

    TXD, 

RXD, 

DTR, 

DSR, DCD, RTS, CTS, RI 

 
 BUS 

  PCI 

 
 POWER 
 

     REQUIREMENTS:  +5 

600mA (Typical) 

    +12 

100mA 

    - 

12 

100mA 

 
 ADDRESS 
 

     REQUIREMENTS:  PCI Controller   

128 bytes 

 

 

 

 

UARTs  

 

64 bytes 

    Control 

Registers 4 

bytes 

 
 INTERRUPT 
 

     REQUIREMENTS:  1 (per board) 

 
 

FEATURES: 

 

High performance 16C854 UARTS 

 Standard on the Fastcom: 232/8-PCI, 

no extra charge 

 

All baud rates 

up to 725 Kbps* 

 

128 byte FIFOs for 

improved throughput 

 
User programmable baud rate 
 
Durable Cables with RFI shielding 
 
Comprehensive Hardware and Software Documentation 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RS-232 data rates are realistically limited by cable length and driver/receiver characteristics to less than 725 

Kbps.  A clock change is required to achieve baud rates higher than 115.2 Kbps. 

 

Summary of Contents for 232/8-PCI

Page 1: ...F A ASTCOM DAPTERS FASTCOM 232 8 PCI Advanced Eight Channel RS 232 Interface for PCI Bus Hardware Reference Manual Manufactured by 9011 E 37th St N Wichita KS 67226 2006...

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Page 3: ...ncluding those to reproduce this document or parts thereof in any form without permission in writing from Commtech Inc FASTCOM and SMART14 are trademarks of Commtech Inc IBM is a registered trademark...

Page 4: ...lug description 2 2 12 Changed warranty to 2 years 2 3 6 Added installation manual link 2 4 10 Updated contact information 2 5 3 4 6 8 Changed 1 5 Mbaud to 725 Kbps Updated Testing Installation and Fa...

Page 5: ...ription Block Diagram 3 Specifications Features 4 Board Layout 5 INSTALLATION Installing the Hardware Software 6 Testing the Installation 6 FASTCOM SERIAL SETTINGS 8 ADAPTER CABLE 9 TECHNICAL SUPPORT...

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Page 7: ...lass B Limits EN 50082 1 1992 EMC Generic Immunity Standard Part 1 Residential Commercial and Light Industry IEC 801 2 1984 Method of Evaluating Susceptibility to Electrostatic Discharge Level 4 IEC 8...

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Page 9: ...PCI are each capable of all standard baud rates plus a high speed mode capable of up to an amazing 725 Kbps RS 232 data rates are realistically limited by cable length and driver receiver characterist...

Page 10: ...EQUIREMENTS 1 per board FEATURES High performance 16C854 UARTS Standard on the Fastcom 232 8 PCI no extra charge All baud rates up to 725 Kbps 128 byte FIFOs for improved throughput User programmable...

Page 11: ...OM 232 8 PCI BOARD LAYOUT PCI CONTROLLER 16C854 UARTs DB78 CONNECTOR PACKING LIST FASTCOM 232 8 PCI CARD CABLE ASSEMBLY FASTCOM CD If an omission has been made please call technical support for a repl...

Page 12: ...the Fastcom Async PCI series cards section to return to this manual TESTING THE INSTALLATION 2 3 4 5 6 8 20 To fully test the installation of your Fastcom 232 8 PCI you will need to build a loop back...

Page 13: ...fending device 3 IRQ steering is enabled on Windows 98 and Windows is not assigning an IRQ to the Fastcom card Try disabling IRQ steering or varying the options in Control Panel System Device Manager...

Page 14: ...e updated to reflect other bauds that can be used with the calculated clock frequency If you wish to return to the standard rates you can set the top box to 115200 and hit tab the rest of the bauds wi...

Page 15: ...CHANNEL NUMBER PIN NUMBER SIGNAL NAME COLOR DB25 PIN NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DCD RED 8 1 4 6 8 10 13 15 17 CTS YELLOW 5 2 5 7 9 11 14 16 18 RXD BLUE 3 3 23 26 28 12 32 35 37 RI GREEN 22 21 24 27 29 30 33...

Page 16: ...ch positions your cables and your program We recommend that you build the loop back plug that is described in the Programming section of this manual With that plug you can quickly isolate the problem...

Page 17: ...11 APPENDIX A 16C854 UART DATA...

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