IBM ARTIC186 manual Example, Field Number Description

Example 1:	One IBM		ARTIC	Adapter
The following	example		shows		an	ICAPARM.PRM			file	that can be used if you have only one
adapter installed in your computer.
Field Number 1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	1ð	11
#	ðððð	ðð	ðð	1ð	1ð	1ð	1ð	ðF	Eð1ð	$

Field

Number Description

1 Beginning-Record Delimiter. If a # is not present, the line will be treated as

2Base I/O address (ISA) or physical instance (PCI). For PCI adapters, the range 0000–00FFh.

3

Shared

Memory

Address,

Meg

Value. Range 00–0Fh

for

all

IBM

ARTIC

adapters. (See

4).

4

Shared

Memory

Address,

Page

Value. Range

60–6Fh

for all IBM ARTIC adapters. Used

Meg

Value

(Field 3) to define the

window, in shared memory,

used by the

ada

communicate

with the

system

unit. The

Page

Value

is

the

memory

offset

in 8

KB

A meg

value

of 00h and a page value

of

60h

results in a window address of

C000

5

Maximum

Task

Number on the adapter. Range 00–F8h; set to 10h.

6

Maximum

Task

Priority. Range 01–FFh; set to 10h.

7

Maximum

Task

Queue Number. Range 00–FEh; set to

10h.

8

Maximum

Task

Timer Number. Range 00–FEh; set to 10h.

9 and 10 The

system

address

used to call an

adapter

reset. Use

the

values

shown: 0Fh,

supported

on

this adapter.)

11End-Record Delimiter. Value ';' or '$'. If this is the last adapter in the ICAPA otherwise, set to ';'.

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