COMTROL CORPORATION
SMART HOSTESS
Card Type | I/O controller |
Chipset/Controller | Texas Instruments (UART) |
I/O Options | Serial ports (4 or 8) |
Maximum DRAM | N/A |

CONNECTIONS | |||
Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
100 Pin interface connector | CN1 | Upgrade module connector 2 | CN3 |
Upgrade module connector 1 | CN2 | ||
PRIMARY I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION | ||||||||
Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
218h-21Bh | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
21Ch-21Fh | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
238h-23Bh | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | On |
23Ch-23Fh | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | On |
Note:Primary addresses are used with Compaq 386, PC’s Limited 386, Kaypro 386, Mylex, AMI and most other models. | ||||||||
SECONDARY I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION | ||||||||
Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/3 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
218h-21Bh | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
21Ch-21Fh | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
238h-23Bh | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | On | On |
23Ch-23Fh | Off | Off | Off | On | Off | Off | On | On |
Note:Secondary addresses are used with ALR FlexCache 20386, Mitsubishi MP386, Olivetti 386, and AT&T WGS models. | ||||||||
BASE MEMORY ADDRESS | |||||||
Address | SW1/1 | SW1/2 | SW1/4 | SW1/5 | SW1/6 | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
80000h-8FFFFh | On | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
90000h-9FFFFh | Off | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
A0000h-AFFFFh | On | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
D0000h-DFFFFh | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
I/O ADDRESS CONFIGURATION | ||
Address | SW1/3 | |
| » | 238h-23bh | On |
338h-33bh | Off | |
INTERRUPT SELECTION | ||||||
IRQ | JP30 | JP31 | JP32 | JP33 | JP34 | JP35 |
IRQ2 | Pins 1 & 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ3 | N/A | Pins 1 & 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ4 | N/A | N/A | Pins 1 & 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 1 & 2 | N/A | N/A |
IRQ6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 1 & 2 | N/A |
IRQ7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 1 & 2 |
IRQ9 | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ10 | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ11 | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IRQ12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A | N/A |
IRQ14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 | N/A |
IRQ15 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pins 2 & 3 |
Note: Pins designated should be in the closed position. For AT & T, UNIX and INTERACTIVE, the available interrupts are 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. For SunOS the available Interrupts are 3, 5, 10, and 11. | ||||||
BIOS CONFIGURATION | |||
EPROM Type | JP3 | JP4 | |
| » | 2764, 27128 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
27256 | Pins 2 & 3 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
27512 | Pins 1 & 2 closed | Pins 1 & 2 closed | |
PC/AT MODE SELECTION | |
Mode | JP1 |
PC compatible | Pins 2 & 3 closed |
AT compatible | Pins 1 & 2 closed |
ASYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION | |
Port | Jumper |
Ports 1 & 2 | J8B & J8G closed |
Ports 3 & 4 | J9B & J9G closed |
Ports 5 & 6 | J10B & J10G closed |
Ports 7 & 8 | J11B & J11G closed |
SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR RECEIVE CLOCK SIGNAL | |
Port | Jumper |
Ports 1 & 2 | J8E & J8J closed |
Ports 3 & 4 | J9E & J9J closed |
Ports 5 & 6 | J10E & J10J closed |
Ports 7 & 8 | J11E & J11J closed |
SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR TRANSMIT CLOCK SIGNAL(DCE SOURCE) | |
Port | Jumper |
Ports 1 & 2 | J8D & J8I closed |
Ports 3 & 4 | J9D & J9I closed |
Ports 5 & 6 | J10D & J10I closed |
Ports 7 & 8 | J11D & J11I closed |
SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR TRANSMIT CLOCK SIGNAL(DTE SOURCE) | |
Port | Jumper |
1 | J8A closed |
2 | N/A |
3 | N/A |
4 | N/A |
5 | J10A closed |
6 | N/A |
7 | N/A |
8 | N/A |
SYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR RS-422 INTERFACE | |
Port | Jumper |
1 | J8A pin 2 and J8B pin 2 vertically jumpered, J8E closed |
2 | J8F closed |
3 | J9A closed |
4 | J9F closed |
5 | J10A pin 2 and J10B pin 2 vertically jumpered, J10E closed |
6 | J10F closed |
7 | J11A closed |
8 | J11F closed |
MISCELLANIOUS TECHNICAL NOTE |
Serial ports are located on an interface box which connects to the Smart Hostess via the 100-pin interface connector. |