NEC POWERMATE PRO2180 - SERVICE 1997, Service Manual

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1-12 Technical Information
Parallel Interface
The system has a 25-pin parallel bidirectional enhanced parallel port on the system board.
Port specifications conform to the IBM-PC standards. The port supports Enhanced
Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) modes for devices that require
ECP or EPP protocols. The protocols allow high-speed bidirectional transfer over a parallel
port and increase parallel port functionality by supporting more devices.
The BIOS has automatic ISA printer port sensing. If the BIOS detects an ISA printer port
mapped to the same address, the built-in printer port is disabled. The BIOS also sets the
first parallel interface port it finds as LPT1 and the second port it finds as LPT2. The
interrupt is selected to either IRQ5 or IRQ7 via Setup. Software selectable base addresses
are 3BCh, 378h, and 278h.
I/O addresses and interrupts for the parallel port are given in Table 1-5.
NOTE:
Any interrupts used for the built-in
parallel port are not available for ISA parallel
ports.
Table 1-5 Parallel Port Addressing and Interrupts
Starting I/O Address Interrupt Level Port
378 IRQ05 LPT1
278 IRQ05 LPT1 or LPT2
3BC IRQ05 LPT1 or LPT2
378 IRQ07 LPT1
278 IRQ07 LPT1 or LPT2
3BC IRQ07 LPT1 or LPT2
Parallel interface signals are output through the system board’s 25-pin, D-subconnector.
The connector is located at the rear of the system unit. Pin locations for the parallel
interface connector are given in Appendix A of the PowerMate Pro2200/2180 Service and
Reference Manual.
Serial Interface
The system has two 16C550 UART compatible serial ports (COM1 and COM2) integrated
on the I/O controller. The serial ports support the standard RS-232C interface and the IR
interface (see Table 1-6). The buffered high-speed serial ports supports transfer rates up to
19.2 KB. These ports allow the installation of high-speed serial devices for faster data
transfer rates.