Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!wuarchive!udel!rochester!kodak!gardner From: gardner@kodak.UUCP (Dick Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: How do get COMx to do 19,200 baud Summary: There IS a card. Message-ID: <2386@kodak.UUCP> Date: 7 Mar 90 12:39:41 GMT References: <32894@prls.UUCP> <2956@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <8422@chaph.usc.edu> <33150@prls.UUCP> Reply-To: gardner@kodak.UUCP (Dick Gardner) Distribution: usa Organization: Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY Lines: 57 In article <33150@prls.UUCP> gordon@prls.UUCP (Gordon Vickers) writes: [Deleted text to shrink message] > The serial cards I have seen do not buffer the incoming data and this > bothers me, I've written ALOT of serial communications code (on a variety > of other machines) and have never liked dealing with charector interupt > devices. What I would like to find is a serial card that > does buffer the data and lets me know in some more polite manner > that data is ready, and interupt me only if the high water mark is > reached. If anyone knows of such a card then I would very much appreciate > hearing about it since this type of solution would unburden the CPU > enough to assure me that the PC will be a suitable platform. Ideally, > I'm looking for an RS422 serial card that supports tri-stating the > transmitters but I could live with RS232 becouse I've already designed and > implimented an RS422 converter. > Gordon You might check out the following: Intellicon-2 (2 - RS232C or RS422/485 channels) Intellicon-4 (4 - RS232C or RS422-485 channels) Intellicon-8 (8 - RS232C channels) * Will run 38.4K on all ports (Intellicn-8 runs 19.2K on all ports) * Uses Z80B processor & DARTS * Requires block of memory between 640K & 1meg * Memory and port addresses switch-selectable * 16-bit card - uses IRQ 2-7,10,11,12,14,15 * Comes w/drivers for MANY operating systems Made by: Connect Tech Inc. 20-340 Woodlawn Road West Guelph, Ontario Canada, N1H 7K6 (519) 836-1291 FAX: (519) 836-4878 They have a U.S. distributor, if that is a problem. We've used these boards in a variety of machines with several operating systems with great success. #include I'm only a satisfied customer. =#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=# Dick Gardner -- Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, New York 14652-4201 Phone: (716) 477-1002 UUCP: rutgers!rochester!kodak!gardner Net: gardner@kodak.com My new whiz-bang computer is SOOOOOOO fast ---- (How fast is it??) it executes an infinite loop in 50 msec!!! =#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#