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Section One: Introduction
You have purchased the IO Turbo Series by Boca for the IBM and compatible family of personal computers. Compatible with ISA systems, the IO Turbo Series comes in two varieties:
•Turbo 2x2: two 9-pin male serial port connectors and two 25-pin female parallel port connectors
•Turbo 1x1: one 9-pin male serial port connector and one 25-pin female parallel port connector.
The board features a convenient compact size and requires a 16-bit slot. Drivers for configuration and high performance settings are included on diskette (Windows 98, 95, DOS only).
The ISA-bus Plug-and-Play interface features:
•TI Plug-and-Play Controller TL16PNP200
•IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
•DMA channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6
The IO Turbo Series also features high-speed buffer 16C650 UART technology. Its 32-byte FIFO buffers can send and receive data with throughput speeds up to a maximum of 460Kbps to increase data throughput between the host PC and its serial devices. Modem control signals are also provided. Its parallel port interface comes with:
