COMTROL CORPORATION
HOSTESS
Card Type | Multi-user serial controller |
Chipset/Controller | Texas Instruments (UART) |
I/O Options | Serial ports (4 or 8) |
Maximum DRAM | N/A |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
100 Pin interface connector | CN1 | External reset connector 1 | CN4 |
Upgrade connector 1 | CN2 | External reset connector 2 | CN5 |
Upgrade connector 2 | CN3 | ||
I/O ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||||
Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 |
100h | On | On | On | On | Off | On | On |
140h | On | On | On | On | Off | On | Off |
200h | On | On | On | Off | On | On | On |
240h | On | On | On | Off | On | On | Off |
280h | On | On | On | Off | On | Off | On |
500h | On | On | Off | On | Off | On | On |
540h | On | On | Off | On | Off | On | Off |
580h | On | On | Off | On | Off | Off | On |
600h | On | On | Off | Off | On | On | On |
640h | On | On | Off | Off | On | On | Off |
680h | On | On | Off | Off | On | Off | On |
700h | On | On | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
Note: Switch SW1/1 in on for the four port controller and Off for the eight port model. | |||||||
FOUR/EIGHT PORT SELECTION | |||
Number of Ports | JP1 | SW1/1 | SW2/1 |
4 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | On | On |
8 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Off | Off |
SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION (MASK ENABLE ON) | |||||||
IRQ | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 | SW2/6 | SW2/7 |
2/9 | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3 | On | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
4 | On | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
5 | On | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
10 | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
11 | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECT (MASK ENABLE OFF) | |||||||
IRQ | SW2/1 | SW2/2 | SW2/3 | SW2/4 | SW2/5 | SW2/6 | SW2/7 |
2/9 | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3 | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
4 | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off |
5 | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off |
10 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
11 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTE |
Serial ports are located on an interface box which connects to Hostess via the 100-pin interface connector. |