PC/AT-compatible floppy drive controller PC/AT-compatible RS232C serial port IDE interface for hard disk expansion Stacks directly with Ampro CoreModule products and other PC/104 modules Ultra compact PC/104 form-factor: 3.6 x 3.8 inches (90 x 96 mm) Low power, rugged, and reliable The MiniModule/FSI expansion module is a compact, low power, multifunction unit intended to stack directly with Ampro's AT-compatible CoreModule CPUs and other PC/104 modules via its stackthrough bus header. The MiniModule/FSI provides three key interfaces for expanding CoreModule- based systems: a floppy drive controller, a serial port, and an IDE drive interface. *Floppy Interface* Support for one or two 360K, 720K, 1.2M, or 1.44M floppy disk drives is pro- vided through the fully AT-compatible floppy disk controller. *Serial Port* The module's AT-compatible RS232C serial port can be configured as either COM2 or COM3 (COM1 already exists on CoreModule CPUs). Jumpers permit selection of a desired interrupt request. Because of its AT compatibility, the MiniModule/FSI serial port can be oper- ated under any of the many programs written to work with standard PC and PC/AT serial ports. The MiniModule/FSI serial port also sup- ports a unique interrupt sharing scheme. This option allows multiple ports on cer- tain modules (e.g., the MiniModule/SSP) to share a single interrupt request on the PC bus (Note: this requires customized software). *IDE Interface* The module's IDE interface can connect to one or two "Integrated Device Elec- tronics" (IDE) disk drives. IDE drives are intelligent disk drives that contain an embedded AT bus hard disk controller. Because of the compatibility IDE drives provide with the standard AT bus hard disk controller, virtually all operating systems, drivers, utilities, and applica- tions can be used without modification. SPECIFICATIONS FLOPPY CONTROLLER Standard AT-compatible floppy controller (NEC765 equivalent) Supports one or two drives Supports all standard AT formats: 360K, 720K, 1.2M, and 1.44M bytes I/O address: 3F0-3F7h Interrupt: IRQ6 DMA: channel 2 This interface may be disabled via a jumper SERIAL PORT Standard AT-compatible RS232C COM port (82C50 equivalent) Full handshaking support Software-controlled baud rates Onboard +9V DC generation I/O address: jumper selectable as COM2 (2F8- 2FFh) or COM3 (3E8-3EFh) Interrupt: jumper selectable to IRQ2-IRQ7 DMA: none used Ampro-style interrupt sharing option This interface may be disabled via a jumper IDE INTERFACE Drives supported: one or two IDE hard disk drives Cable to drive: 40-conductor cable, 2 ft. maxi- mum length I/O address: 1F0-1F7h and 3F6-3F7h Interrupt: IRQ14 DMA: none used This interface may be disabled via a jumper MECHANICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Size: 3.6 x 3.8 x 0.6* in. (90 x 96 x 15 mm) *Add 0.3 in. (8 mm) for stackthrough pins Power requirements (typical): +5V +/-5% at 50 mA (+9V for RS232C generated onboard) Operating environment: - 0¡ to +70¡C temperature - 5% to 95% relative humidity, non condensing Storage temperature: -55¡ to +85¡C Weight: 2.2 oz. (63 gm) ORDERING INFORMATION When ordering, refer to the following model numbers: MMX-FSI-K-52 Development Kit, MiniModule/FSI, stackthrough bus MMX-FSI-Q-52 MiniModule/FSI, stackthrough bus (Quantity Orders) CBL-FSI-Q-01 Cable set for MiniModule/FSI (floppy, serial, and IDE drive cables) The MiniModule/FSI is compatible with AT bus CoreModule products only, and is, therefore, not usable with the CoreModule/XT. Development Kits include: MiniModule/FSI with stackthrough bus, 40-conductor AT bus cable, cable set (floppy, serial, and IDE), and technical manual. Quantity orders include only the module and the 40-conductor AT bus cable. Please contact your local Ampro representative or Ampro Sales Administration for ordering information. NOTE: The MiniModule/FSI is available in stackthrough bus version only.
Last modified: Wed Sep 6 00:02:06 1995