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Eight Port
Serial Card (PCI Bus 16550)
The LAVA Octopus-550 provides the easiest way to add eight 16550 UART
serial ports to a PC system while using only one system IRQ!
This eight-port board is one of the most dependable multi-port serial
cards around. It is an ideal communications solution in an ISP or remote
access system environment. The Octopus-550 is also popular in
Point-of-Sale systems, where it is a very cost-effective alternative to
many other eight-port boards on the market.
System
Requirements: 1 PCI slot
Ports/Connectors: 8 nine-pin serial ports
Warranty: Lava
Lifetime Warranty
Shipping weight: 24.71 oz 700 g
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Features & Benefits:
Adds eight high-speed 16550 UART serial COM
ports to any PCI-equipped PC
Serial ports support up to 115.2 kbps throughput rate
All eight ports require only one system IRQ
Automatically selects next available IRQ and COM addresses
Carries the standard pin-out for serial ports
Easy Plug and Play installation
Includes octopus cable with eight
DB-9 connectors
Includes Lava Com Port Redirect Utility for renaming COM
Ports in Windows 95/98/Me.
Allows for backward compatibility with software that
supports COM 1-4 only
Lava Lifetime Warranty |
TSX-32 Gen Definition for the LAVA Octopus-550:
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! LAVA Octopus-550
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DEVICE=TT/HANDDEF=SERIAL/CONTROLLER=D/IO_ADDRESS=AC00/INTERRUPT=3
UNIT=1/PORT_ADDRESS=AC00/NAME="Lava 1"
UNIT=2/PORT_ADDRESS=B000/NAME="Lava 2"
UNIT=3/PORT_ADDRESS=B400/NAME="Lava 3"
UNIT=4/PORT_ADDRESS=B800/NAME="Lava 4"
UNIT=5/PORT_ADDRESS=BC00/NAME="Lava 5"
UNIT=6/PORT_ADDRESS=C000/NAME="Lava 6"
UNIT=7/PORT_ADDRESS=C400/NAME="Lava 7"
UNIT=8/PORT_ADDRESS=C800/NAME="Lava 8"
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*** The
Parameter IO_ADDRESS in the DEVICE statement is not used but it
needs to be included for the serial handler to load during boot.
The PORT_ADDRESS parameter on the UNIT statements are the actual
address that are used. These addresses are determined by using
the LAVACONF.EXE
program that came with your card.
Click Here to
download LAVACONF.EXE.
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