B & B ELECTRONICS
3PXSD4A, 3PXSD4B
Card Type | Serial |
Chipset | 16550A (3PXSD4A) 16750 (3PXSD4B) |
I/O Options | Serial ports (4) |
Data Bus | 8/16 bit ISA |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Function | Label | Function | Label |
RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial port 1 | P1 | RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial port 3 | P3 |
RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial port 2 | P2 | RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 serial port 4 | P4 |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
| » | RS-485 receiver disabled when transmitting on port 1 | JP3/B | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
RS-485 receiver always enabled on port 1 | JP3/B | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 1 enabled on high RTS only | JP3/D | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 1 enabled whenever transmission is attempted | JP3/D | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination enabled on port 1 | JP3/E | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination disabled on port 1 | JP3/E | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | RS-485 receiver disabled when transmitting on port 2 | JP4/B | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
RS-485 receiver always enabled on port 2 | JP4/B | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 2 enabled on high RTS only | JP4/D | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 2 enabled whenever transmission is attempted | JP4/D | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination enabled on port 2 | JP4/E | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination disabled on port 2 | JP4/E | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Serial port clock speed normal | JP5 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Serial port clock speed multiplied by 4 | JP5 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
Status register enabled | JP6 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
Status register disabled | JP6 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | RS-485 receiver disabled when transmitting on port 3 | JP7/B | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
RS-485 receiver always enabled on port 3 | JP7/B | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS (CON’T) | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 3 enabled on high RTS only | JP7/D | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 3 enabled whenever transmission is attempted | JP7/D | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination enabled on port 3 | JP7/E | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination disabled on port 3 | JP7/E | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | RS-485 receiver disabled when transmitting on port 4 | JP8/B | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
RS-485 receiver always enabled on port 4 | JP8/B | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 4 enabled on high RTS only | JP8/D | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
RS-485 transmitter for port 4 enabled whenever transmission is attempted | JP8/D | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination enabled on port 4 | JP8/E | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
RS-422/485 termination disabled on port 4 | JP8/E | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Serial port 1 uses normal interrupt set by JP8 | JP11/A | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Serial port 1 uses shared interrupt set by JP8 | JP11/A | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Serial port 2 uses normal interrupt set by JP13 | JP11/B | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Serial port 2 uses shared interrupt set by JP8 | JP11/B | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Serial port 3 uses normal interrupt set by JP7 | JP11/C | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Serial port 3 uses shared interrupt set by JP8 | JP11/C | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Serial port 4 uses normal interrupt set by JP15 | JP11/D | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Serial port 4 uses shared interrupt set by JP8 | JP11/D | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
| » | Interrupt sharing disabled | JP16 | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
Interrupt sharing enabled | JP16 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | |
SERIAL PORT 1 CONFIGURATION | |||||||
Setting | JP1/A | JP1/B | JP1/C | JP1/D | JP3/A | JP3/B | JP3/C |
RS-232 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 |
RS-422 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
RS-485 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | See note | Pins 1 & 2 |
Note:For correct settings of JP3/B for RS-485 mode, see its entry in the User Configurable Settings table. Pins designated are in the closed position. | |||||||
SERIAL PORT 2 CONFIGURATION | |||||||
Setting | JP2/A | JP2/B | JP2/C | JP2/D | JP4/A | JP4/B | JP4/C |
RS-232 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 |
RS-422 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
RS-485 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | See note | Pins 1 & 2 |
Note:For correct settings of JP4/B for RS-485 mode, see its entry in the User Configurable Settings table. Pins designated are in the closed position. | |||||||
SERIAL PORT 3 CONFIGURATION | |||||||
Setting | JP9/A | JP9/B | JP9/C | JP9/D | JP7/A | JP7/B | JP7/C |
RS-232 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 |
RS-422 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
RS-485 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | See note | Pins 1 & 2 |
Note:For correct settings of JP7/B for RS-485 mode, see its entry in the User Configurable Settings table. Pins designated are in the closed position. | |||||||
SERIAL PORT 4 CONFIGURATION | |||||||
Setting | JP10/A | JP10/B | JP10/C | JP10/D | JP8/A | JP8/B | JP8/C |
RS-232 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 |
RS-422 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 2 & 3 | Pins 1 & 2 |
RS-485 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | Pins 1 & 2 | See note | Pins 1 & 2 |
Note:For correct settings of JP8/B for RS-485 mode, see its entry in the User Configurable Settings table. Pins designated are in the closed position. | |||||||
SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION | ||||||
Setting | JP12/A | JP12/B | JP12/C | JP12/D | JP12/E | JP12/F |
IR/FONT> | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ3 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ4 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ5 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
IRQ6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
IRQ7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
IRQ10 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ11 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ12 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ14 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
SERIAL PORT INTERRUPT SELECTION (CON’T) | |||||
Setting | JP12/G | JP12/H | JP12/I | JP12/J | JP12/K |
IR/FONT> | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ3 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ4 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ5 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ6 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ7 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ10 | Closed | Open | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ11 | Open | Closed | Open | Open | Open |
IRQ12 | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
IRQ14 | Open | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
IRQ15 | Open | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
Note:JP12 sets the interrupt for port 1. The settings for JP13 through JP15 are identical and set the interrupts for ports 2 through 4, respectively. | |||||
SERIAL PORT ADDRESS SELECTION | |||||||
Setting | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 |
000h | On | On | On | On | On | On | On |
008h | Off | On | On | On | On | On | On |
010h | On | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
018h | Off | Off | On | On | On | On | On |
020h | On | On | Off | On | On | On | On |
2E8h (COM4:) | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
2F8h (COM2:) | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | Off |
3D8h | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3E0h | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3E8h (COM3:) | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3F0h | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
3F8h (COM1:) | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Note: A total of 128 base address settings are available. The switches are a binary representation of the decimal memory addresses. SW1/7 is the Most Significant Bit and switch SW1/1 is the Least Significant Bit. The switches have the following decimal values: SW1/7=512, SW1/6=256, SW1/5=128, SW1/4=64, SW1/3=32, SW1/2=16, SW1/1=8. Turn off the switches and add the values of the switches that are off to obtain the correct memory address. (Off=1, On=0)SW1 sets the address for port 1. The settings for SW2 through SW4 are identical and set the addresses for ports 2 through 4, respectively. | |||||||