Infrared (IR) Subsystem

The IR subsystem supports the following functions:

MIF/FIR mode

9.6 Kbps

57.6 Kbps

115.2 Kbps

1.152 Mbps

4.0 Mbps

Sharp** mode

– 9,600 bps

The I/O address can be selected from the following with the system utility program. The IR subsystem uses one serial port address and one IR controller register address:

I/O Address

03F8–03FF

Serial

port

1 (default)

02F8–02FF

Serial

port

2

03E8–03EF

Serial

port

3

02E8–02EF

Serial

port

4

03F8–03FF

IR

controller

register

1 (default)

02F8–02FF

IR

controller

register

2

03E8–03EF

IR

controller

register

3

02E8–02EF

IR

controller

register

4

IRQ Level and DMA Channel

The IR subsystem uses one IRQ level and two DMA channels for ThinkPad mode. (Generic mode and Sharp mode do not require

DMA channels.)

IRQ Level

 

DMA

Channel

 

 

 

 

 

IRQ

3

 

DMA

0

IRQ

4

(default)

DMA

3

IRQ

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 600 manual Infrared IR Subsystem, IRQ Level and DMA Channel

600 specifications

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