programming serial port over PCI

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vid
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vid 19 Jul 2007, 23:40

hi,

if i have serial-port (COM) card in PCI slot, can i program it same way as usual COM (port 3F8 etc), or not?

19 Jul 2007, 23:40

Maverick

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Maverick 20 Jul 2007, 06:51

Some yes, some others not, really: depends by how the card is mapped.
Some have a PCI<>ISA bridge and will work that way, others (not few) will be completely different and will require their drivers under Winslows or Linux or whateverOS.

Check the specifications.

20 Jul 2007, 06:51

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