BRAIN BOXES
LYNX 8 RS232 (VER. 4.5)
Card Type | Serial controller |
Chip Set | Unidentified |
Maximum Onboard Memory | Unidentified |
I/O Options | Serial ports via octopus cable (8) |
Data Bus | 16-bit ISA |

CONNECTIONS | |
Function | Label |
78-pin octopus cable connector | CN1 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Function | Label | Position | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP1 | Closed |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP3 | Open |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | JP3 | Closed |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | SW1/1 | On |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | SW1/2 | On |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | SW1/3 | On |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter | SW1/4 | Unidentified |
SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | JP5/A | JP5/B | JP5/C | JP5/D | JP5/E | |
3F8h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
| » | 2F8h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
3E8h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
2E8h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
Bank | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | JP6/A | JP6/B | JP6/C | JP6/D | JP6/E | |
3F8h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
2F8h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
| » | 3E8h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
2E8h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
Bank | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 3 ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | JP7/A | JP7/B | JP7/C | JP7/D | JP7/E | |
3F8h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
2F8h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
3E8h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
| » | 2E8h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
Bank | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 4 ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | JP8/A | JP8/B | JP8/C | JP8/D | JP8/E | |
3F8h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
2F8h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
3E8h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
2E8h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
| » | Bank | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
SERIAL PORT 5 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||
Setting | JP9/A | JP9/B | JP9/C | JP9/D | |
| » | 180h | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
188h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
190h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
198h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 6 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||
Setting | JP9/A | JP9/B | JP9/C | JP9/D | |
180h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
| » | 188h | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
190h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
198h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 7 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||
Setting | JP9/A | JP9/B | JP9/C | JP9/D | |
180h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
188h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
| » | 190h | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
198h | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 8 ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||
Setting | JP9/A | JP9/B | JP9/C | JP9/D | |
180h | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
188h | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
190h | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
| » | 198h | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
SERIAL PORT 1 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP15/A | JP15/B | JP15/C | JP15/D | JP15/E | JP15/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 1 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP15/G | JP15/H | JP15/I | JP15/J | JP15/K | JP15/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 2 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP16/A | JP16/B | JP16/C | JP16/D | JP16/E | JP16/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 2 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP16/G | JP16/H | JP16/I | JP16/J | JP16/K | JP16/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 3 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP17/A | JP17/B | JP17/C | JP17/D | JP17/E | JP17/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 3 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP17/G | JP17/H | JP17/I | JP17/J | JP17/K | JP17/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 4 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP18/A | JP18/B | JP18/C | JP18/D | JP18/E | JP18/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 4 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP18/G | JP18/H | JP18/I | JP18/J | JP18/K | JP18/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 5 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP13/A | JP13/B | JP13/C | JP13/D | JP13/E | JP13/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 5 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP13/G | JP13/H | JP13/I | JP13/J | JP13/K | JP13/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 6 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP12/A | JP12/B | JP12/C | JP12/D | JP12/E | JP12/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 6 INTERRUPT SELECTION CONTINUED | |||||||
IRQ | JP12/G | JP12/H | JP12/I | JP12/J | JP12/K | JP12/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 7 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP11/A | JP11/B | JP11/C | JP11/D | JP11/E | JP11/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 7 INTERRUPT SELECTION (CON’T) | |||||||
IRQ | JP11/G | JP11/H | JP11/I | JP11/J | JP11/K | JP11/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT 8 INTERRUPT SELECTION | |||||||
IRQ | JP10/A | JP10/B | JP10/C | JP10/D | JP10/E | JP10/F | |
| » | Shared | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
SERIAL PORT 8 INTERRUPT SELECTION (CON’T) | |||||||
IRQ | JP10/G | JP10/H | JP10/I | JP10/J | JP10/K | JP10/L | |
| » | Shared | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
2 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
7 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
10 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | |
11 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | |
12 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | |
14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | |
15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | |
SERIAL PORT BANK ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||||||||
Port 1 | Port 2 | Port 3 | Port 4 | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 | SW2/6 | SW2/7 | |
- | - | - | - | On | Off | On | On | Off | Off | Off | |
- | - | - | - | On | Off | On | On | Off | Off | On | |
- | - | - | - | On | Off | On | On | Off | On | Off | |
- | - | - | - | On | Off | On | On | Off | On | On | |
- | - | - | 100h | On | Off | On | On | On | Off | Off | |
| » | 180h | 188h | 190h | 198h | On | Off | Off | On | On | On | On |
3A0h | 3A8 | 3B0 | 3B8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | |
3A8h | 3B0 | 3B8 | 3C0 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | |
3B0h | 3B8 | 3C0 | 3C8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | On | |
3B8h | 3C0 | 3C8 | 3D0 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | Off | |
3C0h | 3C8 | 3D0 | 3D8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | On | |
Note: A total of 96 base address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal memory addresses. SW1/7 is the Least Significant Bit, and switch SW1/1 is the Most Significant Bit. Turn off the switches and add the values of the switches to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=1, On=0). Low address settings will leave some ports disabled. Ports may not be assigned addresses below 100h. | |||||||||||
SERIAL PORT BANK ADDRESS SELECTION (CON’T) | |||||||||||
Port 5 | Port 6 | Port 7 | Port 8 | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 | SW2/6 | SW2/7 | |
- | - | - | 100h | On | Off | On | On | Off | Off | Off | |
- | - | 100h | 108h | On | Off | On | On | Off | Off | On | |
- | 100h | 108h | 110h | On | Off | On | On | Off | On | Off | |
100h | 108h | 110h | 118h | On | Off | On | On | Off | On | On | |
108h | 110h | 118h | 120h | On | Off | On | On | On | Off | Off | |
| » | 180h | 188h | 190h | 198h | On | Off | Off | On | On | On | On |
3A0h | 3A8 | 3B0 | 3B8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | |
3A8h | 3B0 | 3B8 | 3C0 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | |
3B0h | 3B8 | 3C0 | 3C8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | On | |
3B8h | 3C0 | 3C8 | 3D0 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | Off | |
3C0h | 3C8 | 3D0 | 3D8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | On | |
Note: A total of 96 base address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal memory addresses. SW1/7 is the Least Significant Bit, and switch SW1/1 is the Most Significant Bit. Turn off the switches and add the values of the switches to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=1, On=0). Low address settings will leave some ports disabled. Ports may not be assigned addresses below 100h. | |||||||||||
SHARED INTERRUPT STATUS REGISTER ADDRESS SELECTION | ||||||||||
Setting | SW3/1 | SW3/2 | SW3/3 | SW3/4 | SW3/5 | SW3/6 | SW3/7 | SW3/8 | SW2/8 | |
100h | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | |
108h | Off | On | On | On | On | Off | On | On | On | |
110h | Off | On | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On | |
118h | Off | On | On | On | Off | Off | On | On | On | |
120h | Off | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On | |
| » | 3A0h | Off | Off | On | Off | On | On | On | On | Off |
3D0h | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | On | On | On | Off | |
3D8h | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | On | On | Off | |
3E0h | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | Off | |
3E8h | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | On | On | Off | |
3F0h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On | On | Off | |