Quatech ES-100M User manual

ES-100M / QS-100M
Multi-port Asynchronous
Communications Adapter
User's Manual
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ES-100
User's Manual
Version 2.00
October 1994
P/N. 940-0019-200

WARRANTY INFORMATION
Quatech Inc. warrants the ES-100M / QS-100M to be free of
defects for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Quatech Inc. will
repair or replace any adapter that fails to perform under normal operating
conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this
document during the warranty period. Any damage that results from
improper installation, operation, or general misuse voids all warranty
rights.
The authors have taken due care in the preparation of this
document and any associated software program(s). In no event will
Quatech Inc. be liable for damages of any kind, incidental or
consequential, in regard to or arising out of the performance or form of
the materials presented herein and in the program(s) accompanying this
document. No representation is made regarding the suitability of this
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or the product(s) to which it refers at any time and without notice.
Please complete the following information and retain for your
records. Have this information available when requesting warranty
service.
Date of purchase:
Model Number: ES-100 / QS-100M
Product Description: Multi-port Asynchronous Communications
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures iii
I. General Information 1
II. Installation 2
III. Addressing Ports 5
IV. Interrupt Level (IRQ) 8
Interrupt Sharing 8
Interrupt Status Register 8
V. External Connections 10
Channel Output Configuration 11
VI. Serial Port Functional Description 14
Accessing the Serial Port Registers 15
Interrupt Enable Register 16
Interrupt Identification Register 16
FIFO Control Register 18
Line Control Register 19
Modem Control Register 20
Line Status Register 21
Modem Status Register 22
Scratchpad Register 22
FIFO Interrupt Mode Operation 23
FIFO Polled Mode Operation 24
Baud Rate Selection 25
VII. Serial Port Functional Description 27
VIII. Troubleshooting 28

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Default address and IRQ settings 2
Figure 2. Diagram of QS-100M / ES-100M 3
Figure 3. Port address map 5
Figure 4. Examination of a serial port base address 6
Figure 5. Serial port base I/O address selection switches 7
Figure 6. Interrupt level (IRQ) selection 8
Figure 7. Enabling the Interrupt Status Register 9
Figure 8. Interrupt Status Register contents 9
Figure 9. Use of DTEs and DCEs in a communications link 10
Figure 10. Cabling requirements for RS-232-C devices 10
Figure 11. QS-100M / ES-100M connector definitions 11
Figure 12. QS-100M / ES-100M output connectors 11
Figure 13. Auxiliary signal configuration jumpers 12
Figure 14. Output connector configuration 13
Figure 15. Serial port register address map for 16450/16550 15
Figure 16. Interrupt Enable Register bit definitions 16
Figure 17. Interrupt Identification Register bit definitions 17
Figure 18. Interrupt Identification Register bit decoding 17
Figure 19. 16550 FIFO Control Register bit definitions 18
Figure 20. Line Control Register bit definitions 19
Figure 21. Modem Control Register bit definitions 20
Figure 22. Line Status Register bit definitions 21
Figure 23. Modem Status Register bit definitions 22
Figure 24. Input clock frequency options 25
Figure 25. Divisor latch settings for common baud rates 26

I.GENERAL INFORMATION
The Quatech, Inc. ES-100M provides eight RS-232 asynchronous
serial communication interfaces for IBM-compatible personal computer
systems using the 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion
bus. The QS-100M is a four-port version of the same product (with
several blank areas on the circuit card). External connections are made
using RJ-11 "phone jack" connectors. This document uses "QS/ES-100M"
when information applies to either product.
The QS/ES-100M's serial ports are implemented using 16450
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitters (UARTs). For higher
performance, 16550 UARTs can be installed in place of the 16450 UARTs.
The 16550 contains a hardware buffer that reduces processing overhead.
Software must be aware of the 16550 UART for the device's extra
capabilities to be used, otherwise it will act as a 16450 UART. The 16550 is
suggested for multitasking environments and for applications involving
high data rates.
The QS/ES-100M is highly flexible with respect to addressing and
interrupt level use. The serial ports are addressed in a contiguous block
that can be placed anywhere within the range of 0000 hex to FFFF hex,
and available interrupt levels include IRQ2 to IRQ7, IRQ10 to IRQ12,
IRQ14, or IRQ15. (Early versions of the QS/ES-100M are limited to
IRQ2-7.)
All ports on the QS/ES-100M share one interrupt level. A special
interrupt status register is provided to allow controlling software to
manage the shared interrupt level. The shared interrupt feature
minimizes the system resources consumed by the adapter.
In order to support the use of the shared interrupt feature of the
QS/ES-100M, Quatech has developed device drivers for several popular
operating systems and environments. The sales department can be
contacted for details on current offerings.
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II.INSTALLATION
If the default address and interrupt settings are sufficient, the
QS/ES-100M can be quickly installed and put to use. The factory defaults
are listed in Figure 1.
PORT ADDRESS IRQ
Serial 1 300 hex 3
Serial 2 308 hex 3
Serial 3 310 hex 3
Serial 4 318 hex 3
Serial 5 (ES only) 320 hex 3
Serial 6 (ES only) 328 hex 3
Serial 7 (ES only) 330 hex 3
Serial 8 (ES only) 338 hex 3
Figure 1--- Default address and IRQ settings for QS/ES-100M
The outputs of the QS/ES-100M are provided with RJ-11
connectors. See section Vof this manual for connector details.
1.If the default settings are correct, skip to step 2, otherwise refer to
sections III and IV of this document for detailed information on
how to set the address and IRQ level.
2.Turn off the power of the computer system in which the
QS/ES-100M is to be installed.
3.Remove the system cover according to the instructions provided by
the computer manufacturer.
4.Install the QS/ES-100M in any vacant expansion slot. The board
should be secured by installing the Option Retaining Bracket (ORB)
screw.
5.Replace the system cover according to the instructions provided by
the computer manufacturer.
6.Attach and secure the cable connectors to the desired equipment.
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Figure 2--- Diagram of QS/ES-100M
(Diagram not to scale)
SW1 SW2
Set addresses here
(SW1, SW2)
J1
CN1
16450/16550
16450/16550
16450/16550
16450/16550
J10
QUATECH INC.
16450/16550
16450/16550
16450/16550
16450/16550
J8 J9
J2
J3
J4
J5
J6 J7
J11
J13
J12 J14
J15 J17
J16 J18
Set IRQ level here
(J10)
Shaded parts are not present on the QS-100M.
ES-100 / QS-100M
IRQ 2
IRQ 3
IRQ 4
IRQ 5
IRQ 6
IRQ 7
IRQ 10
IRQ 11
IRQ 12
IRQ 14
IRQ 15
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III.ADDRESSING PORTS
Setting The Address
The base address of the QS/ES-100M is set using the two DIP
switch packs. When setting the address selection switches, a switch in the
"ON" position specifies that the corresponding address line must be a
logic 0 for the port to be selected. Similarly, a switch in the "OFF" position
forces the corresponding address line to be a logic 1 for the port to be
selected.
A full sixteen bit address decode is implemented to reduce the
chance of address conflicts with other adapters in the system. The base
address of the QS/ES-100M can be set anywhere in the range of 0000 hex
to FFFF hex. Each serial port on the QS/ES-100M uses 8 consecutive I/O
locations. The ports reside in a contiguous block of I/O space in eight
byte increments, for a total of 32 contiguous bytes in the case of the
QS-100M, or 64 contiguous bytes in the case of the ES-100M. This is
shown in Figure 3.
PORT ADDRESS RANGE
Serial 1 Base Address + 0 to Base Address + 7
Serial 2 Base Address + 8 to Base Address + 15
Serial 3 Base Address + 16 to Base Address + 23
Serial 4 Base Address + 24 to Base Address + 31
Serial 5 (ES only) Base Address + 32 to Base Address + 39
Serial 6 (ES only) Base Address + 40 to Base Address + 47
Serial 7 (ES only) Base Address + 48 to Base Address + 55
Serial 8 (ES only) Base Address + 56 to Base Address + 63
Figure 3--- Port address map
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Switch SW1 and the first four positions of switch SW2 select
address lines A15 through A6. The fifth position of SW2 selects address
line A5 on the QS-100M and is not used on the ES-100M. This reflects the
different I/O space requirements of the two products. The remaining
address lines, A4 - A0 for the QS-100M, or A5 - A0 for the ES-100M, are
used by the UART to select the register being accessed.
The sixth position on SW2 is used to enable or disable the interrupt
status register (see page 9).
Figure 4 shows how the switches on the QS/ES-100M represent the
address values for serial ports. This figure can be used to explain the
examples shown in Figure 5.
Figure 4--- Examination of a serial port base address
two, and one, hence the maximum value of 8+4+2+1 = 15.
A serial port's address is a 16-bit quantity that is most often expressed
in four hexadecimal (base 16) digits. A hex digit can hold a value from 0 to
15 (decimal), and is made up of four binary bits given weights of eight, four,
A possible serial port address is 5220 hex. The example below shows
how the hex digits are broken down into binary bits.
Bit weight
Binary bits
Sum of bits
Hex digits 220
5
8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1
0+4+0+1 0+0+2+0 0+0+2+0 0+0+0+0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
These address bits are set by the switches.
All other bits are considered to be zero.
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Figure 5--- Serial port base I/O address selection switches
Switch on
bit = 0 Switch off
bit = 1
Factory default setting --- 0300 hex
ON
2 0 0
0
1
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW2
00 0 0
0
03
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW1
00
(no digits)
Position 6 of SW2 is used to enable or
disable the interrupt status register.
Another Example --- 5AC0 hex
ON
2 0 8 4
C
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW2
80 0 1
5
4A
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW1
00
(no digits)
ES-100M
Position 6 of SW2 is used to enable or
disable the interrupt status register.
Factory default setting --- 0300 hex
ON
02 0 0
0
1
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW2
00 0 0
0
03
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW1
00
(no digits)
Another Example --- 5AC0 hex
ON
02 0 8 4
C
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW2
80 0 1
5
4A
1 2 3 4 5 6
SW1
00
(no digits)
QS-100M
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IV.INTERRUPT LEVEL (IRQ)
The QS/ES-100M allows the use of any interrupt level in the range
IRQ2 to IRQ7, IRQ10 to IRQ12, IRQ14, or IRQ15, selected using jumper
pack J10. (Early versions of the QS/ES-100M are limited to IRQ2-7.) In
Figure 6, the factory default setting of IRQ3 is shown. To select a different
IRQ, move the jumper to the appropriate position on J10.
Figure 6--- Interrupt level (IRQ) selection
Interrupt Sharing
All ports on the QS/ES-100M share the same interrupt level. In
addition, an interrupt sharing circuit allows the QS/ES-100M to share its
interrupt with another Quatech adapter supporting sharable interrupts.
In either case, the software driving the serial ports must determine which
port or ports are requesting service when an interrupt is generated.
The QS/ES-100M signals a hardware interrupt when any port
requires service. The interrupt signal is maintained until no port requires
service. Because the ISA bus is edge-sensitive, this behavior forces the
interrupt service routine to ensure that all ports are checked before
exiting. A way to do this is to poll each port until an interrupting port is
found. After servicing the port, all ports should be checked again. If any
interrupting port is left unserviced the QS/ES-100M will be unable to
signal any further interrupts.
Interrupt Status Register
The QS/ES-100M is equipped with an interrupt status register
which can be used to simplify the servicing of shared interrupts. If this
feature is enabled, the read-only interrupt status register is accessed in
place of the scratchpad of any given UART at base address + 7. Virtually
no commercially available software makes use of the scratchpad register.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
IRQ7 IRQ2 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6
IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14
IRQ15
IRQ10
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
12
J10 Default is IRQ 3
---
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The choice of using the interrupt status register or the UART scratchpads
(factory default) is made using position 6 of switch SW2 as shown in
Figure 7.
Figure 7--- Enabling the Interrupt Status Register
When a hardware interrupt occurs, reading the interrupt status
register will return the interrupt status of the entire QS/ES-100M, as
shown in Figure 8. Individual bits are cleared as the interrupting ports are
serviced. The interrupt service routine must ensure that the interrupt
status register reads zero before exiting, or the QS/ES-100M will be
unable to signal subsequent interrupts.
If the QS/ES-100M is of revision level 'B' or higher, an I/O write to
the interrupt status register will cause another hardware interrupt to be
generated if the interrupt status register is non-zero. The value written is
ignored and has no effect on the contents of the interrupt status register.
Software written to take advantage of this retriggering will be transparent
to an older revision of the QS/ES-100M.
BIT DESCRIPTION
7 (MSB) Serial 8 --- 1 if interrupt pending (always 0 on QS-100M)
6Serial 7 --- 1 if interrupt pending (always 0 on QS-100M)
5Serial 6 --- 1 if interrupt pending (always 0 on QS-100M)
4Serial 5 --- 1 if interrupt pending (always 0 on QS-100M)
3Serial 4 --- 1 if interrupt pending
2Serial 3 --- 1 if interrupt pending
1Serial 2 --- 1 if interrupt pending
0Serial 1 --- 1 if interrupt pending
Figure 8--- Interrupt Status Register contents
ON
123456
SW2
ON
123456
SW2
Slide position 6 of SW2 toward the top of the QS/ES-100M to enable the
interrupt status register, or toward the bottom of the QS/ES-100M to disable it.
Scratchpad Register
(factory default)
Interrupt Status Register
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V.EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS
RS-232-C devices are classified by their function as either Data
Terminal Equipment (DTE) or Data Communication Equipment (DCE).
Generally, data terminal equipment is defined as the communication
source and data communication equipment is defined as the device that
provides a communication channel between two DTE-type devices.
Figure 9--- Use of DTEs and DCEs in a communications link
DTE- and DCE-type devices have complementary pinouts to allow
terminals and modems to be connected directly using a one-to-one cable
as shown in Figure 10. In many applications, DCEs are unnecessary, and
in these cases a cable called a "null modem cable" or "modem eliminator
cable" is used to directly connect two DTE-type devices. A typical null
modem cable is also shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10 --- Cabling requirements for RS-232-C devices
(cables using 25-pin connectors shown)
Telephone
line
DCE
DCE
DTE
DTE RS-232-C
RS-232-C Modem
Modem
Terminal
Terminal
RxD
TxD
RTS
CTS
DTR
DSR
DCD
GND
(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(20)
(6)
(8)
(22)
(7) RI
TxD
RxD
CTS
RTS
DSR
DTR
DCD
GND
(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(20)
(6)
(8)
(22)
(7)
RI
RxD
TxD
RTS
CTS
DTR
DSR
DCD
GND
(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(20)
(6)
(8)
(22)
(7) RI
DCD
GND
(8)
(22)
(7)
Typical DTE-to-DCE cable
RI
DCD
GND
RxD
TxD
RTS
CTS
DTR
DSR
(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(20)
(6)
(8)
(22)
(7) RI
DCD
GND
(8)
(22)
(7)
RxD
TxD
RTS
CTS
DTR
DSR
(3)
(2)
(4)
(5)
(20)
(6)
Typical DTE-to-DTE null modem cable
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Channel Output Configuration
The QS/ES-100M connects to peripheral equipment through RJ-11
connectors, or using the optional adapter cables, male D-25 connectors.
When the RJ-11 connector is converted to a D-25 connector, the conversion
cable must be assembled with respect to either a DTE or DCE
configuration. The standard serial port connections are listed in Figure 11.
RS-232 Signal
Description DTE connection DCE connection
RJ-11 D-25 RJ-11 D-25
AuxIn (CTS)
(DSR) 1 5 61 4 20
Transmit Data (TxD) 2223
Chassis Ground
Carrier Detect (DCD) 3 1 83 1 8
Signal Ground 4747
Receive Data (RxD) 5352
AuxOut (DTR)
(RTS) 620 46 6 5
Figure 11 --- QS/ES-100M connector definitions
Figure 12 --- QS/ES-100M output connectors
D-25 connector
(using adapter cable)
20
21
22
23
24
25
14
15
16
17
18
19
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
4
123 5 6
RJ-11 connector pinout
RJ-11 connectors in CN1
(5-8 present on ES-100M only)
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
(Top of board)
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The AUXIN and AUXOUT signals on the RJ-11 connector must be
determined as well. AUXIN may be selected to be either CTS or DSR.
AUXOUT may be selected to be either RTS or DTR. The decision of which
signals to use is made separately for each channel.
Figure 13 --- Auxiliary signal configuration jumpers.
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A feature available on the ES/QS-100M revision B and newer is the
ability to input the carrier detect (DCD) signal from the RJ-11 connector.
When shipped from the factory, the ES/QS-100M is configured for
compatibility with revision 'A' of the adapter as shown in Figure 14(A)
below. In this configuration, pin 3 of the RJ-11 is connected to chassis
ground i.e. the frame of the PC.
For applications requiring the carrier detect signal, pin 3 of the
RJ-11 connector may be configured to input DCD in place of the chassis
ground connection. The decision to connect pin 3 to chassis ground or
DCD may be made on a per channel basis using jumpers J11 through J18.
Figure 14 --- Output connector configuration.
Chassis Ground
Carrier Detect (DCD)
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VI.SERIAL PORT FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
This section contains information intended for advanced users
planning to do custom programming with the QS/ES-100M. The
information presented here is a technical description of the interface to the
16450 or 16550 UART.
The 16450 UART is an improved functional equivalent of the 8250
UART, performing serial-to-parallel conversion on received data and
parallel-to-serial conversion on output data. Designed to be compatible
with the 16450, the 16550 UART enters character (non-FIFO) mode on
reset. In this mode, the 16550 appears as a 16450 to application software.
An additional mode, FIFO mode, can be invoked through software
to reduce CPU overhead. FIFO mode increases performance by providing
two 16-byte hardware buffers, one for transmit and one for receive. This
can reduce the frequency of interrupts issued to the CPU by the UART.
Other features of the 16450 and 16550 include:
Programmable baud rate, character length, parity,
and number of stop bits.
Automatic control of start, stop, and parity bits.
Independent and prioritized interrupts.
Transmit clock output / receive clock input.
The QS/ES-100M's serial ports are controlled by 16450 or 16550
UARTs. The serial ports will generate interrupts in accordance with the
bits set in the interrupt enable register of the UARTs. In order to maintain
compatibility with earlier personal computer systems, the user-defined
output OUT2 is used as an external interrupt enable and must be set
active for interrupts to be generated. OUT2 is accessed through the
UART's MODEM control register.
The following pages provide a brief summary of the internal
registers available within the 16450 and 16550 UARTs. Registers and
functions specific to the 16550 will be indicated with boldface italic
notations.
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Accessing The Serial Port Registers
Figure 15 lists the address map for the 16450 and 16550 UARTs.
Each register can be accessed by reading from or writing to the proper
I/O address. This I/O address is determined by adding an offset to the
base address set for the particular serial port. The base address is set
using DIP switches on the QS/ES-100M (see section III).
Notice that two locations access different registers depending on
whether an I/O read or I/O write is attempted. Address [base+0]
accesses the receive buffer on an I/O read, or the transmit buffer on an
I/O write. Address [base+2] accesses the Interrupt Identification register
on an I/O read or the FIFO control register (16550 only) on an I/O write.
Also, notice that if address [base+0] or [base+1] is used with the DLAB bit
from the Line Control Register set to '1', the baud rate divisor latches are
accessed.
NOTE: All figures displaying bitmapped registers are
formatted such that bit 7 is the high-order bit.
UART Addressing Register Description
DLAB I/O Address
0Base + 0 Receive buffer (read)
Transmit holding register (write)
0Base + 1 Interrupt enable
XBase + 2 Interrupt identification (read) (16450 and 16550)
FIFO control (write) (16550 only)
XBase + 3 Line control
XBase + 4 MODEM control
XBase + 5 Line status
XBase + 6 MODEM status
XBase + 7 Scratchpad
1Base + 0 Baud rate divisor latch (LSB) *
1Base + 1 Baud rate divisor latch (MSB) *
(X = don't care)
* DLAB in Line Control Register must be set to access baud rate divisor latch.
Figure 15 --- Serial port register address map for 16450/16550 UART
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