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Technical Description
OMG-COMM8-PCI Page 5
Technical Description
The OMG-COMM8-PCI utilizes the 16C554 UART. This chip features
programmable baud rate, data format, interrupt control and a 16-byte input and
output FIFO, and is functionally 4 16C550 UARTs. A full array of advanced
UARTS is also available for this card. Contact Omega Engineering for more
information.
Connector Pin Assignments
DB-25 (RS-232 DTE) (DB25 MALE)
Signal Name Pin # Mode
GND Ground 7
TD Transmit Data 2 Output
RTS Request To Send 4 Output
DTR Data Terminal Ready 20 Output
RD Receive Data 3 Input
CTS Clear To Send 5 Input
DSR Data Set Ready 6 Input
DCD Data Carrier Detect 8 Input
RI Ring Indicator 22 Input
DB-9 (EIA-574 DTE) (DB9 MALE)
Signal Name Pin # Mode
GND Ground 5
TD Transmit Data 3 Output
RTS Request To Send 7 Output
DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 Output
RD Receive Data 2 Input
CTS Clear To Send 8 Input
DSR Data Set Ready 6 Input
DCD Data Carrier Detect 1 Input
RI Ring Indicator 9 Input
Technical Note: Please terminate any control signals that are not going to be
used. The most common way to do this is connect RTS to CTS and RI. Also,
connect DCD to DTR and DSR. Terminating these pins, if not used, will help
insure you get the best performance from your adapter.