5. Each Component Function
User’s Manual
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I/O Addresses and Instructions
The I/O addresses and instructions of COM1 are shown next.
Table 5.5. I/O Addresses
I/O address
DLAB
Read/Write
Register
0
W
Transmitter holding register
THR
R
Receive buffer register
RBR
03F8H
1
W
Divisor latch register (LSB)
DLL
1
W
Divisor latch register (MSB)
DLM
03F9H
0
W
Interrupt enable register
IER
03FAH
X
R
Interrupt ID register
IIR
03FBH
X
W
Line control register
LCR
03FCH
X
W
Modem control register
MCR
03FDH
X
R
Line status register
LSR
03FEH
X
R
Modem status register
MSR
03FFH
X
R/W
Scratch register
SCR
DLAB (Divisor Latch Access Bit) : The value in bit 7 of the line control register