PC104P-SIO4BX User Manual, Revision: 0
General Standards Corporation
8302A Whitesburg Drive Huntsville, AL 35802, Phone: (256) 880-8787
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
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General Description
The PC104P-SI04BX/PCI104-SIO4BX board is a four channel serial interface card which provides high speed, full-
duplex, multi-protocol serial capability for PC104P applications. The SIO4BX combines two multi-protocol Dual
Universal Serial Controllers (USC®), 8 external FIFOs, and multiprotocol transceivers to provide four fully
independent synchronous/asynchronous serial channels. These features, along with a high performance PCI interface
engine, give the PC104P-SIO4BX unsurpassed performance in a serial interface card.
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Figure 1-1 Block Diagram of PC104P-SIO4BX / PCI104-SIO4BX
Four Independent Multi-Protocol Serial Channels
Synchronous Serial Data Rates up to 10 Mbps
Asynchronous Serial Data Rates up to 1.25 Mbps
Independent Transmit and Receive FIFOs for each Serial Channel – Up to 32k Deep Each
Serial Mode Protocols include Asynchronous, MonoSync, BiSync, SDLC, and HDLC
Multiprotocol Transceivers support RS422 (V.11)/RS485, RS423 (V.10), RS232 (V.28), and V.35 Modes
Parity and CRC detection capability
On-Board Programmable Oscillators provide increased flexibility for exact Baud Rate Clock generation
SCSI II type 68 pin front edge I/O Connector with optional cable adapter to four DB25 connectors.
Six signals per channel, configurable as either DTE or DCE configuration: 2 Serial Clocks, 2 Serial Data
signals, Clear-To-Send (CTS), and Ready-To-Send (RTS).
Unused signals may be reconfigured as general purpose IO.
Fast RS422/RS485 Differential Cable Transceivers Provide Data Rate up to 10Mbps
RS423 and RS232 Cable Transceivers Provide Data Rate up to 230kbps
Industry Standard Zilog Z16C30 Multi-Protocol Universal Serial Controllers (USC®)
Dual PCI DMA Engine to speed transfers and minimize host I/O overhead
A variety of device drivers are available, including VxWorks, WinNT, Win2k, WinXP, Linux, and Labview
PCI104 form factor available