Does this mean that I can use one of the Rocketport multi-port
serial cards that
uses either a shared interrupt or NO IRQ's at all?
Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC
At 01:59 14-03-98 GMT, Gilbert Baron wrote:
>>On Fri, 13 Mar 1998 18:31:26 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>The question is...Since TR can access cards by the I/O
address, can a card
>>be put in a system without assigning it an interrupt? I have a
system that
>>is basically full. If I could not use an IRQ, I wonder if it
would work.
>>This is, of course, in DOS and only because TR can access
ports by address
>>as it does not care about IRQ.
>>
>
>If you have a PCI system redo your configuration and set up your bios
>to allow pci cards to use only one interrupt. PCI CAN share
interrupts
>and you can save a lot of them this way. It is the default that they
>don't but you can force it.
>
>If you need an interrupt for your card there is no way you can run
>without it and if it is an ISA card you cannot share it.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: CF McGarvey <n2hig@ibm.net>
>>To: ham-computers@qth.net <ham-computers@qth.net>; kenwood@qth.net
>><kenwood@qth.net>; N6tr Reflector <trlog@contesting.com>;
wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com
>><wf1b-rtty@wf1b.com>
>>Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 6:22 PM
>>Subject: [TRLog] Serial Card Multi I/O MULTI IRQ
>>
>>
>>>Dalco Electronics has a serial/parallel card that has
multiple serial ports
>>(four) with three parallel ports.
>>>
>>>They have multiple IRQ's and addresses. Compatible ith the
current UARTs.
>>>
>>>Perhaps an ideal solution to the comport/irq crunch syndrone.
>>>
>>>Part Number 49570 and costs $62.80.
>>>
>>>1- 800 445 5342
>>>
>>>PS, I am not affiliated with Dalco or any oter commercial
enterprise.
>>>73, Chas
>>>
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