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# COMPUTER MODULES, INC.
BLASTRONIX 232/422/485
Card Type Serial
Chipset 16C552
I/O Options Serial ports (2)
Data Bus 16-bit ISA
Card Size Full height, half length
(IMG) IMG 1
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| CONNECTIONS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Function | Label | Function | Label |
|-----------------------+-------+--------------------+-------|
| RS-232, RS-422, or | CN1 | RS-232, RS-422, or | CN2 |
| RS-485 serial port 1 | | RS-485 serial port | |
| | | 2 | |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | Label | Position |
|------------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| | Serial line is not terminated | RN1 | Not installed |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| | Serial line is terminated | RN1 | Installed |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| » | Serial port 1 enabled | SW1/1 | On |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| | Serial port 1 disabled | SW1/1 | Off |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| » | Serial port 2 enabled | SW2/1 | On |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| | Serial port 2 disabled | SW2/1 | Off |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| » | Status register enabled | SW3/1 | On |
|---+--------------------------------+-------+---------------|
| | Status register disabled | SW3/1 | Off |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting | J2/A | J2/B | J2/C | J2/D | J2/E | J2/F |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 2/9 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 3 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 4 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 5 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 6 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 7 | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed | 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 INTERRUPT SELECTION (CON'T) |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J2/G | J2/H | J2/I | J2/J | J2/K |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 2/9 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 10 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 11 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 12 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 14 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The settings for jumper J3 are identical to |
| those for J2. J2 sets the interrupt for port 1, and |
| J3 sets the interrupt for port 2. |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SHARED INTERRUPT SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting | J1/A | J1/B | J1/C | J1/D | J1/E | J1/F |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 2/9 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 3 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 4 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 5 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 6 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
|--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------+-------|
| 7 | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed | 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 |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SHARED INTERRUPT SELECTION (CON'T) |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J1/G | J1/H | J1/I | J1/J | J1/K |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 2/9 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 10 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 11 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 12 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 14 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
|----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
| 15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:To use interrupt sharing, both ports should be |
| set to the same interrupt as is set with this table. |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| STATUS REGISTER ADDRESS SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | SW1/2 |SW1/3 |SW1/4 |SW1/5 |SW1/6 |SW1/7 |SW1/8 |
|----------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 000h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 008h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 010h | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 018h | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 020h | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|» | 300h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3D8h | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E0h | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E8h | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3F0h | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|---+------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3F8h | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note: A total of 128 base address settings are |
| available. The switches are a binary representation of |
| the decimal memory addresses. SW1/8 is the Most |
| Significant Bit and switch SW1/2 is the Least |
| Significant Bit. The switches have the following |
| decimal values: SW1/8=512, SW1/7=256, SW1/6=128, |
| SW1/5=64, SW1/4=32, SW1/3=16, SW1/2=8. Turn on the |
| switches and add the values of the switches that are on|
| to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=0, On=1) |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 1 ADDRESS SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting |SW2/2 |SW2/3 |SW2/4 |SW2/5 |SW2/6 |SW2/7 |SW2/8 |
|-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 000h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 008h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 010h | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 018h | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 020h | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 2E8h | On | Off | On | On | On | Off | On |
| |(COM4:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 2F8h | On | On | On | On | On | Off | On |
| |(COM2:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3D8h | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E0h | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E8h | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
| |(COM3:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3F0h | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|» | 3F8h | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
| |(COM1:) | | | | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note: A total of 128 base address settings are |
| available. The switches are a binary representation of |
| the decimal memory addresses. SW2/8 is the Most |
| Significant Bit and switch SW2/2 is the Least |
| Significant Bit. The switches have the following |
| decimal values: SW2/8=512, SW2/7=256, SW2/6=128, |
| SW2/5=64, SW2/4=32, SW2/3=16, SW2/2=8. Turn on the |
| switches and add the values of the switches that are on|
| to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=0, On=1) |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 2 ADDRESS SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting |SW3/2 |SW3/3 |SW3/4 |SW3/5 |SW3/6 |SW3/7 |SW3/8 |
|-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 000h | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 008h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 010h | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 018h | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 020h | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 2E8h | On | Off | On | On | On | Off | On |
| |(COM4:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|» | 2F8h | On | On | On | On | On | Off | On |
| |(COM2:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3D8h | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E0h | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3E8h | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
| |(COM3:) | | | | | | | |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3F0h | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|--+--------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | 3F8h | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
| |(COM1:) | | | | | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note: A total of 128 base address settings are |
| available. The switches are a binary representation of |
| the decimal memory addresses. SW3/8 is the Most |
| Significant Bit and switch SW3/2 is the Least |
| Significant Bit. The switches have the following |
| decimal values: SW3/8=512, SW3/7=256, SW3/6=128, |
| SW3/5=64, SW3/4=32, SW3/3=16, SW3/2=8. Turn on the |
| switches and add the values of the switches that are on|
| to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=0, On=1) |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 1 TYPE SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|JP4/G |JP4/H |SW4/1 |SW4/2 |SW4/3 |SW4/4|SW4/5|SW4/6|
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-232 | Open | Open | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-422 | Open | Open | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-485 |Closed|Closed| Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 1 TYPE SELECTION (CON'T) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|SW4/7|SW4/8|SW4/9|SW4/10|SW4/11|SW4/12|SW5/1|SW5/2|SW5/3|
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-232 | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-422 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-485 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 1 TYPE SELECTION (CON'T) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|SW5/4|SW5/5|SW5/6|SW5/7|SW5/8|SW5/9|SW5/10|SW5/11|SW5/12|
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-232 | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-422 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-485 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 2 TYPE SELECTION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|JP5/G |JP5/H |SW6/1 |SW6/2 |SW6/3 |SW6/4|SW6/5|SW6/6|
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-232 | Open | Open | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-422 | Open | Open | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+------+------+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-485 |Closed|Closed| Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 2 TYPE SELECTION (CON'T) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|SW6/7|SW6/8|SW6/9|SW6/10|SW6/11|SW6/12|SW7/1|SW7/2|SW7/3|
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-232 | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-422 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------+-----+-----+-----|
|RS-485 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 2 TYPE SELECTION (CON'T) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Setting|SW7/4|SW7/5|SW7/6|SW7/7|SW7/8|SW7/9|SW7/10|SW7/11|SW7/12|
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-232 | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-422 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
|-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+------|
|RS-485 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J6 |
|---------+--------------------------------------------------|
| DTE | Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & |
| | 12, 13 & 14 closed |
|---------+--------------------------------------------------|
| DCE | Pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 5 & 7, 6 & 8, 9 & 11, 10 & 12 |
| | closed |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| SERIAL PORT 2 CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J7 |
|---------+--------------------------------------------------|
| DTE | Pins 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10, 11 & |
| | 12, 13 & 14 closed |
|---------+--------------------------------------------------|
| DCE | Pins 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 5 & 7, 6 & 8, 9 & 11, 10 & 12 |
| | closed |
+------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PORT 1 RS-422/485 DRIVER CONFIGURATION |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J4/A | J4/B | J4/C | J4/D | J4/E | J4/F | J4/I | J4/J |
|------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|»| Transmit |Closed|Closed| Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| | and | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | drivers | | | | | | | | |
| | always | | | | | | | | |
| | enabled | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open |Closed|Closed| Open | Open | Open | Open |
| | enabled, | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | disabled | | | | | | | | |
| | on high | | | | | | | | |
| | RTS | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed|Closed| Open | Open |
| | and | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | drivers | | | | | | | | |
| |controlled| | | | | | | | |
| | by | | | | | | | | |
| | software | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed|Closed|
| | enabled, | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | disabled | | | | | | | | |
| |when port | | | | | | | | |
| | attempts | | | | | | | | |
| | to | | | | | | | | |
| | transmit | | | | | | | | |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The drivers may not be always enabled in RS-485 mode. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PORT 2 RS-422/485 DRIVER CONFIGURATION |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Setting | J5/A | J5/B | J5/C | J5/D | J5/E | J5/F | J5/I | J5/J |
|------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
|»| Transmit |Closed|Closed| Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| | and | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | drivers | | | | | | | | |
| | always | | | | | | | | |
| | enabled | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open |Closed|Closed| Open | Open | Open | Open |
| | enabled, | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | disabled | | | | | | | | |
| | on high | | | | | | | | |
| | RTS | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed|Closed| Open | Open |
| | and | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | drivers | | | | | | | | |
| |controlled| | | | | | | | |
| | by | | | | | | | | |
| | software | | | | | | | | |
|-+----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
| | Transmit | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |Closed|Closed|
| | enabled, | | | | | | | | |
| | receive | | | | | | | | |
| | disabled | | | | | | | | |
| |when port | | | | | | | | |
| | attempts | | | | | | | | |
| | to | | | | | | | | |
| | transmit | | | | | | | | |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Note:The drivers may not be always enabled in RS-485 mode. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+