Input/Output Interfaces

The serial interface configuration registers are listed in the following table:

Table 5-11.

Serial Interface Configuration Registers

Index Address

Function

R/W

 

 

 

30h

Activate

R/W

 

 

 

60h

Base Address MSB

R/W

 

 

 

61h

Base Address LSB

R/W

 

 

 

70h

Interrupt Select

R/W

 

 

 

F0h

Mode Register

R/W

 

 

 

Serial Interface Control

The BIOS function INT 14 provides basic control of the serial interface. The serial interface can be directly controlled by software through the I/O-mapped registers listed in Table 5-12.

Table 5-12.

Serial Interface Control Registers

COM1

COM2

 

 

Addr.

Addr.

Register

R/W

 

 

 

 

3F8h

2F8h

Receive Data Buffer

R

 

 

Transmit Data Buffer

W

 

 

Baud Rate Divisor Register 0 (when bit 7 of Line Control Reg. Is set)

W

 

 

 

 

3F9h

2F9h

Baud Rate Divisor Register 1 (when bit 7 of Line Control Reg. Is set)

W

 

 

Interrupt Enable Register

R/W

 

 

 

 

3FAh

2FAh

Interrupt ID Register

R

 

 

FIFO Control Register

W

 

 

 

 

3FBh

2FBh

Line Control Register

R/W

 

 

 

 

3FCh

2FCh

Modem Control Register

R/W

 

 

 

 

3FDh

2FDh

Line Status Register

R

 

 

 

 

3FEh

2FEh

Modem Status

R

 

 

 

 

Technical Reference Guide

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