Specifications

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David K. Z. Harris
PC Weasel Pointers
Ø PC Weasel
² http://www.realweasel.com/
Ø Detail demo ability via Internet.
² http://www.realweasel.com/demo.html
Ø Add-in card, with a serial port
² Available in EISA & PCI card formats
² On-board 16550 UART
² Send/monitor keystrokes
² Press/release/cycle reset button
² Cycle power as well
The devices appears to the computer to be a monochrome video adapter. The
P.O.S.T. information that is sent to the video adapter interface is then sent to
the serial port on the card.
Once the system starts booting the OS, and switches into a graphical mode, the
card does two things;
1) Gives you the ability to perform some basic functions, including
examining the keyboard buffer, and/or sending keystrokes into the
keyboard buffer. You can also push, release, or cycle (push-release) the
reset button.
2) If the OS tries to use a serial port as a serial console, the UART on
the card will then connect that stream to the serial port on the card.
That allows you to use the same connection for your serial console as
for basic CPU control.
There have been lots of requests for PCI cards, but clearly not enough (yet).
Canada Connect Corp., Calgary, Alberta
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