A Board-Watcher's Field Guide To North American Computone Products 8/29/94 (With apologies to Roger Tory Peterson) This is a fairly complete list of part numbers which Computone has used since 1985. This is produced to aid in the field-identification of "mystery boards", and contains most multi-port products shipped in that period, except for prototype and specialty products (e.g., Ultra-X, LAP-top) General Guidelines: During most of our history, a complete product (as would be purchased from a distributor) has consisted of a multiport board bundled with a choice of cable assembly and software. Often the part number for this complete product would be derived from the board's assembly number (which appears on a label on the board), together with additional letters which indicate the bundling options. For example, the part number 3-01340 indicates an IntelliPort AT8. On the board there will be a label bearing this number, as well as (possibly) a revision letter. So the label on the board might say 3-01340 rev A. This board, bundled with a DB25 distribution cable, might be called 3-01340DB. Bundled with an RJ45 cable, called 3-01340RJ. With cable and drivers for SCO UNIX/XENIX, 3-01340DBS. Rather than listing all such bundlings separately, only the base numbers are listed. In other cases, the suffix 'K' was used on certain part numbers for internal purposes. This suffix, if it exists, may be ignored and it is omitted from the following list. Part numbers for "raw" printed circuit boards. Some are host adapter cards, that is, a board that is installed in your computer. Some are boards that are inside external boxes. If you are using a part number that is marked as a "prehistoric" form, please contact Computone VAR Sales or Technical support so we can properly recommend an appropriate replacement. These are generally NOT directly available through Advance replacement. For newer products, the abbreviations "IP-II" and "IP-IIEX" represent IntelliPort-II and IntelliPort-IIEX product lines. IntelliPort-II/EX products marked "ASIC-style" are generally compatible with the corresponding "original style", except for the EISA-CEX, where the ASIC board has additional features. Part No. Product Comments 1-1000 IntelliPort-AT8 Host Adapter: (see 2-1000) 1-1010 IntelliPort-PS8 Host Adapter: (see 2-1010) 1-10030 IP-II ISA-8 Host Adapter: ISA-8 (original style) 1-10040 IP-II ISA-4 Host Adapter: ISA-4: 4-port x RJ45 1-10065 IP-II EISA-CEX Host Adapter: EISA-CEX (ASIC style) 1-10075 IP-II MC-CEX Host Adapter: MC-CEX (ASIC style) 1-10130 IP-II MC-8 Host Adapter: MC-8 (original style) Micro Chan. 1-10140 ALC-VDE Host Adapter Card 1-10150 AFM-VDE Upper pc board in AFM-VDE box 1-10160 AFM-VDE Lower pc board in AFM-VDE box 1-10225 IP-II ISA-8 Host Adapter: ISA-8 (ASIC style) 1-10300 ISA-MPA2 Host Adapter: ISA-MPA2 (3-01265) 1-10310 MC-MPA2 Host Adapter: MC-MPA2 (3-01270) 1-11043 ATvantage-8 --Prehistoric form 1-11044 ATvantage-8$ Host Adapter card (3-01325) 1-11045 ATvantage-4 Host Adapter card (current?) 1-11055 IP-II ISA-CEX Host Adapter: ISA-CEX (ASIC style) 1-11056 IP-II MC-CEX Host Adapter: MC-CEX (original style) 1-11057 IP-II EISA-CEX Host Adapter: EISA-CEX (original style) 1-11059 IP-II EISA-8 Host Adapter: EISA-8 (original style) 1-11060 IP-II ISA-CEX Host Adapter: ISA-CEX (original style) 1-11065 ATvantage-8 (+422) Host Adapter card 1-11068 Atvantage-8 --Prehistoric form 1-11069 ATV Octo Board --Prehistoric ATv 8 with only 8K SRAM 1-11070 T.I. BOARD; REV E --Prehistoric ATv 8 with only 8K SRAM 1-11071 32K Mod Octo Board --Prehistoric ATV 8 1-11072 ATV NCR BOARD; REV- --Special OEM product 1-11073 ATV OCTO 8 PORT BD --Prehistoric ATv 8 1-11074 ATV 4 PORT Host Adapter card (current?) 1-11074-1 4 Port Board Host Adapter card (current?) 1-11075 ATV 8 PORT --Prehistoric ATv 8 1-11075-1 ATvantage-8 Ribbon --Earliest Prehistoric form Part No. Product Comments 1-11400 IntelliPort-AT16 Board inside 16-port DB25 external box 1-12000 IntelliPort-AT8 Host Adapter Card (3-01340) 1-12001 IntelliPort-AT4 Host Adapter Card 1-12003 IntelliPort-AT16 Board insode 16-port DB25 external box 1-12004 AT Plus-8 Host Adapter adds 8 ports to existing AT8 1-12005 IntelliPort-PS8 Host Adapter Card (3-01360) (Micro Channel) 1-12007 IntelliPort-AT16 Host Adapter Card (3-01610) 1-12008 IntelliPort-AT6S Host Adapter Card (used in AT6S and AT6SE) 1-12014 IntelliPort-PSCC Host Adapter Card (cluster) (Micro Channel) 1-12020 IntelliPort-AT6 Host Adapter Card (3-01250) (asynchronous) 1-12025 AFM Upper pc board in AFM box 1-12030 AFM Lower pc board in AFM box 1-12050 NEC 6 PORT --Prehistoric 1-12060 IntelliPort-ATCC Host Adapter Card (cluster) 1-12065 IntelliPort-C16 Upper board in C16 box 1-12066 IntelliPort-C16 Lower board in C16 box 1-12090 ValuePort V8-ISA Host Adapter Card also called "Micro 8", "ATvantage 1/2 $" 1-12095 ValuePort V6-MC Host Adapter Card (Micro Channel) also called "Micro 6", "PS6" 1-13010 IntelliPort-PS16 Host Adapter Card (Micro Channel) 1-15000 ALC Host Adapber Card (EISA) (3-04110) 1-15010 EFM on board inside external box 1-17000 AETNA CC OEM similar to C16 with RS422 (external box) 1-17010 AETNA CC OEM similar to C16 with RS422 (external box) 1-21100 ATV 4 Port -- Prehistoric 1-21100-1 ATV 4 Port -- Prehistoric 1-21106-1 ATV 8 Port Board -- Prehistoric 1-21108 ATV Box 8P Ribbon -- Prehistoric 1-21108-1 ATV Conn Box RJ-45 -- Prehistoric 1-21108-2 ATV Conn Box DB-25 -- Prehistoric 1-21110-1 T.I. Board -- Prehistoric 1-21115 Octal Board -- Prehistoric 1-21115-1 octal board -- Prehistoric 1-21130-1 NCR Board -- Prehistoric 1-41500 8 port 16 bit bd -- Prehistoric Part numbers for top-level assemblies: On adapter cards, sometimes the part number will we etched into the pc board, but usually it will be on a label attached to the board. If a letter appears immediately after the part number on a pc board, it represents the hardware revision level of that assembly. Board assembly numbers 2-xxxx are original IntelliCom designations (see below). Assembly numbers 3-xxxxx are Computone designations. 2-1000 IntelliPort AT8 Host Adapter: (Original, still works) 2-1010 IntelliPort PS8 Host Adapter: (Original) 3-01010 ATvantage-8 (TI) -- Prehistoric, similar to ATvantage-8 3-01020 NCR BOARD -- Board will have "NCR" all over it! 3-01052 IP-II ISA-8 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01071 IP-II ISA-CEX Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01075 IP-II EISA-CEX Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01110 ATvantage 4 -- Prehistoric ATvantage-4 3-01130 ATvantage 4 -- Prehistoric ATvantage-4 3-01140 ATVantage 4 Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01152 IP-II ISA-4 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01191 IP-II MC-8 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01195 IP-II MC-CEX Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01197 IP-II EISA-8 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01200 IntelliPort AT6S Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01210 IntelliPort AT6 BOARD Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01215 IntelliPort AT6SE Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01225 IntelliPort AT6SE (ZENITH) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01250 IntelliPort AT6 Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01265 IP-II ISA-MPA2 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01270 IP-II MC-MPA2 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01310 ATV 8 PORT OCTAL BOARD -- Prehistoric form 3-01315 ATV 8P 8 PORT OCTAL BOARD -- Prehistoric form 3-01325 ATvantage 8$ Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01330 ATV X 8 PORT BOARD -- Prehistoric form 3-01340 IntelliPort AT8 Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01345 IntelliPort AT8 (+RAM) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01350 IntelliPort AT8 (+RAM) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01360 IntelliPort PS8 Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01370 intelliPort PS8 (+RAM) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01400 IntelliPort Plus 8 Host Adapter Card (used with AT8/16) 3-01410 IntelliPort Plus 8P Host Adapter Card (used with AT8/16) 3-01420 ATvantage-8 OCTO - EUROPE -- Prehistoric form 3-01430 ATvantage-8 Host Adapter Card (Modern form w/422) 3-01440 ATvantage 232/422 -- Prehistoric form 3-01610 IntelliPort AT16 Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01615 IntelliPort AT16 (+RAM) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01650 ValuePort V4-ISA (16550) Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01670 IP-II EISA-CEX (ASIC) Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01675 IP-II MC-CEX (ASIC) Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01665 IP-II ISA-CEX (ASIC) Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01765 IP-II ISA-8 Host Adapter Card (Current) 3-01810 IntelliPort ATCC Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01820 IntelliPort PSCC Host Adapter Card (Modern form) 3-01825 IntelliPort PSCC (IBM) Host Adapter Card (for IBM) 3-02100 ATVantage-8 RIBBON BOX -- Prehistoric ATvantage-8 ext. box 3-02110 ATV RJ-45 CONN BOX ASSY -- Prehistoric Form 3-02115 8 PORT RJ45 Expansion Option -- Prehistoric Form 3-02120 like 3-2320 with Dell logo External Cable module (OEM) 3-02210 16 PORT RJ-45 Expansion Box -- Prehistoric Form 3-02211 16 PORT EXPANSION BOX ASSY -- Prehistoric Form 3-02215 16 PORT DB25 EXPANSION BOX -- Prehistoric Form 3-02230 8-Port DB25 "Brick" cable External cable module (used w/ AT8, ATv8, IP-II) 3-02235 like 3-02230 with 8' cable (?) External cable module 3-02240 like 3-02230 with no logo (?) External cable module 3-02245 like 3-02230 with 10' cable External cable module 3-02250 like 3-02230 w/Dickens Logo External cable module (OEM) 3-02270 like 3-02310 w/Dickens Logo External Box (OEM & customized) 3-02272 like 3-02310 w/Dickens Logo External Box (OEM & customized) 3-02273 like 3-02340 w/Dickens Logo External Box (OEM) 3-02275 like 3-02330 w/Dickens Logo External Box (OEM) 3-02277 ? related to 3-02277 -- Prehistoric? 3-02280 like 3-02330 w/ Dell logo External Box (OEM) 3-02285 ValuePort V8-ISA Host Adapter (Modern form) 3-02290 like 3-02340 w/ Dell logo External Box (OEM) 3-02295 ValuePort V6-MC Host Adapter (Modern form) 3-02300 BOX ASSY;DICKENS 232/422 -- Prehistoric? 3-02306 IntelliPort-PS16 Host Adapter (Modern) 3-02310 C16 EXPANSION BOX External Box - labeled 3-02320 8 Port RJ45 box for AT8/PS8 External Box - labeled Replaced by 3-06030 3-02330 16 Port RJ45 box for AT16/PS16 External Box (Modern Form) 3-02340 16 Port DB25 box for AT16/PS16 External Box (Modern Form) 3-04110 ALC Host Adapter (Modern Form) EISA (replaced by 3-04130) 3-04130 ALC-VDE Host Adapter (Modern Form) EISA 3-04250 AFM (Asych Feature Module) External Box: labeled 3-04270 AFM-VDE (Asych Feature Module) External Box: labeled 3-06030 8 Port RJ45 "harmonica" cable External cable module (used w/ AT8, ATv8, IP-II) Chronological description of product lines: --------------------- Prehistoric --------------------- ATvantage-8 "ribbon" (c 1984) The earliest multiport boards were 8-port boards which connected to the external box via ribbon cables. The external box was a black flat metal box. Similar to but NOT compatible with current ATvantage product line. ATvantage-8 "octo" "TI" etc. (c 1985) These were similar to the ATvantage-8 "ribbon" except they connected to an external box via a HD62 cable. Boards have only 8K of SRAM, so are not compatible with current ATvantage line, external boxes use different pinout. ATvantage-4 (c 1985) Original ATvantage-4 had only 8K of SRAM, so are not compatible with current ATvantage-4 products. (4-port version) Atvantage-M The ATvantage-8 with a special EPROM for developers. For most applications, the prehistoric products have adaquate successors in our must current product lines. There are two known exceptions: (1) CSDOS Designed to run on original ATvantage-8 boards. Can run with modern ATvantage-8 but only if the original ATvantage-8 firmware is substituted. No migration to IntelliPort-II line. (2) ATvantage-M Developers who wrote code for the ATvantage-M may use modern ATvantage with the EPROMS changed to original ATvantage-M, but no migration to IntelliPort-II line. ATvantage boards of this vintage sold into the XENIX/UNIX environment were sold under the product name "ATvantage-X". The only IntelliFeature supported was IntelliPrint, then called "transparent print". Ports were named /dev/ttya0, /dev/ttya1, ... ------------------------------------ IntelliPort/ATvantage ------------------------------------ -- ATvantage watershed -- In 1986 Computone purchased IntelliCom Corporation, the developers of the IntelliPort-AT8 product line. In the process, the ATvantage products were changed to what was pretty much the final form. The SRAM was increased, and the connector pinouts were changed. Thereafter, the IntelliPort/ATvantage products were considered a single product line: drivers which worked for one member of the family worked for the entire family. There are two exceptions to this: (1) The Micro Channel products (PS8/PS16) used separate drivers from the remaining (ISA) products. and (2) SVR4 drivers were written which support IntelliPort-AT... boards but not ATvantage or Micro Channel cards. Common properties of the IntelliPort/ATvantage product line: If UNIX/XENIX drivers are used, the driver version will be in the range 4.00 through 4.62. Furthermore, the devices were named /dev/ttyi00, i01, i02, and so on. These are the only Computone drivers to use the nomenclature ttyi [something] (IntelliPort-II uses ttys..., ATCC used ttyj..., ALC used ttyf...) All 8-port products with HD62 connectors can use either of three external boxes: (1) 8-port DB25 "brick". Originally a cable with HD62 on one end and a flat molded box (approximately 6" x 6" x 1" high) on the other, having two rows of four female DB25 connectors. The molded unit was later replaced with a plastic shell. (2) 8-port RJ45 metal box with four RJ45 connectors emerging from each side. Connected to the board with a separate HD62 cable. (3) 8-port RJ45 "harmonica": Cable with HD62 on one end and a plastic shell containing a single row of 8 RJ45 connectors on the other. Items (1) and (3) are generally the same as those currently being sold with the IntelliPort-II 8-port products. The IntelliPort-AT16 and PS16 also used HD62 connectors, with a choice of two external metal boxes to support either DB25 connections or RJ45. The DB25 box had two rows of 4 ports on each side of the box, while the RJ45 had a single row of 8 on each side. These 16-port boxes are NOT compatible with IntelliPort-IIEX boards. Limitations of IntelliPort/ATvantage: Since the IntelliPort/ATvantage products were memory-mapped, they are sometimes impossible to install in machines having 16MB or more or memory. In most cases, the IntelliPort-II or IntelliPort-IIEX line would be the logical successor. Modern ATvantage boards were available in three connector styles ATvantage-4 4-port with 4 RJ45 on the board ATvantage-8 8-port RS232/RS422 version (HD62) ATvantage-8$ 8-port with 8 RJ11 connectors on the board. Current style ATvantage products can be identified by the following field markings: A single Eprom marked with a software revision 3.00 through 3.19 (depending on vintage). A single LED (probably red) mounted on the board. DIP switch close to the gold fingers. 8088 processor. 32K of static RAM adjacent the EPROM (part number would probably have '256' in it). IntelliPort-AT8 The original offering of IntelliCom Corporation, mostly unchanged by the merger. Many boards currently supported by Computone still bear the IntelliCom logo. These 8-port boards can be identified by> Two EPROMS marked with revision 3.00 through 3.19, often with chip numbers IC5 and IC4. A "Bar-graph" style red LED panel near the top of the board. 80186 processor. 64K of SRAM (2 32K chips). 4 large UART chips arranged logitudinally. HD62 connector. IntelliPort-AT6 (NOT IntelliPort-AT6S or -AT6SE) This was a 6-port version of the AT8, using 6 RJ45 connectors. Otherwise same field marks. IntelliPort-AT6S IntelliPort-AT6SE Same as the AT6 except that two ports support sychronous communication. These two ports use 10-pin RJ45 connectors, the remaining ports use 4 RJ11 connectors. These are the only boards having this particular connector arrangement. The AT6SE is an AT6S with additional SRAM memory. IntelliPort-AT16 A 16-port version of the AT8. Also uses HD62 connector to an external box, but the boxes are different! Beware. Connecting an 8-port box to a 16-port board or vice-versa is not good for you. Field markings Similar to the AT-8, except that the AT-16 has 9 small UART chips (Signetics) arranged transversely. IntelliPort-PS8 Micro Channel version of AT8. Field markings similar to AT8, except Uses a single 8-port UART (Signetics) IntelliPort-PS16 Micro Channel version of AT16. Field markings similar to AT16, except No DIP switch or bar-graph LED, Uses two 8-port UART's (Signetics) ---------------------------------- Early Cluster Products: ATCC, PSCC ---------------------------------- Computone's first cluster offering (1987) was the ATCC - C16 combination, followed closely by a Micro Channel version, the PSCC. These used separate drivers from the IntelliPort/ATvantage line, and the PSCC used different drivers from the ATCC. UNIX/XENIX drivers for either the ATCC or PSCC name the ports ttyj00, ttyj01, and so on. The driver version number will be 4.00-4.62. ATCC Host controller, containing 4 RJ45 receptacle. A special 6-wire twisted-pair cable connects each receptacle to an external box, called the C16. Field marks for the ATCC: Like an AT8, has bar-graph LED display and DIP switches. Like an AT8, has two EPROMS of version 3.00 or greater. However, there has never been a 4-port IntelliPort in wide circulation (an ATvantage-4 would have only 1 EEPROM). PSCC Micro Channel version of the ATCC. There were two variations produced. The first was sold directly by Computone. The second was sold to IBM, who purchased manufacturing rights and bundled the card into RS6000's. The latter products were sold and supported directly by IBM. C16 The external 16-port cluster module used with either ATCC or PSCC. Metal box consisting of an extruded top and bottom, flat side plates with 8 RJ45 connectors on each side, held together by two metal end caps, with 4 screws on each cap. On one end there is an RJ45 connector and, since these boxes are designed to run at great distance from the host computer, a circular connector for an external transformer which we supply. The C16 box is nearly indistinguishable from the more recent AFM module (see below), other then by part number and, say, knowing that they are connected to an ATCC rather than an ALC. Other than the firmware used, the AFM is in fact functionally identical to the the C16, except that the newer AFM box contains modifications to reduce EMI emissions. If you want to remove the cover from the box in order to read the firmware labels, please place the box upside down. Then remove the top (now on the bottom) by removing 2 screws on each side. Then lift apart. In the event that extracting these screws liberates any metal dust, it will not then fall on the board. Naturally power has been removed. C16 firmware EEPROMS are typically labelled with part numbers 2-55006 and 2-55007, and with version numbers of the form 3.nn.nn (for example, 3.22.02). AFM firmware EEPROMS are typically labelled with part numbers 2-55026 and 2-55027, the word "AFM" is usually present, and the versions run 1.0 through 1.6. Limitations of ATCC/PSCC: Like the IntelliPort/ATvantage line, these boards are memory-mapped, and require even larger blocks of addressing space. This often makes it impossible to install them in hosts having 16Meg or more of DRAM. ------------ The ALC/AFM ------------ The next cluster product was an EISA bus-mastering board called the ALC. The ALC has three RJ45 connectors for connecting to external boxes called "Asynchronous Feature Modules", or AFM's. It also has a female HD26 connector, discussed below. The original ALC was designed while EISA motherboards were first becoming available, and is unusual in that it uses hardware jumpers for interrupt selection. This version was supplanted about a year later by the "ALC-VDE", which eliminated the IRQ jumpers and uses the EISA Config utility to select interrupts in a more standard fashion. There were also some modifications to the board to reduce EMI emissions (hence the VDE suffix). Aside from those differences (which require different config files) the boards are functionally identical. The only Computone boards having three RJ45 and one HD26 connector, are these two types of ALC boards. The original ALC has interrupt jumpers, the ALC-VDE does not. The AFM boxes are physically similar to the C16 boxes described above. The main difference it that they use different firmware. See the notes under the C16 above to distinguish which you have. Of course, if it is attached to an ALC and it is working, it must be an AFM. The ALC originally supported an "Ethernet Feature Module", an external Ethernet interface connected to the ALC using the HD26 connector and a short cable. EFM drivers were available for UNIX/XENIX which allowed the EFM to be used much as a "standard" Ethernet adapter card. The EFM was discontinued shortly after its introduction, mainly owing to lack of market demand. The EFM is the only Computone product consisting of a metal extrusion box with three connectors: AUI and BNC for Ethernet, and a male DB25 to connect to the ALC. The EFM interconnect cable is our only cable with male HD26 on one side and female DB25 on the other. If you accidently come accross an EFM, do not attempt to get it working. (You can now buy a perfectly good off-the-shelf Ethernet controller for less than the repair cost of an EFM). The AFM's, on the other hand, are quite well-behaved, and only recently has the ALC-AFM combination been made obsolete by the IntelliCluster product. All ALC-AFM combinations were sold into the UNIX/XENIX marketplace. The ports are called ttyf00, ttyf01, ttyf02, and so on. There are drivers for SVR4 as well as UNIX3.2. The driver versions all begin with "1." (That is, if you are using driver version 2.45, you aren't using an ALC). Limitations of ALC/AFM: Since the ALC depends quite heavily on its bus-mastering architecture, it was never produced in ISA or Micro Channel flavours. Since it is not memory mapped, the compatibility problems of the IntelliPort/ATvantage and ATCC are not an issue, however, one must be certain to install the board in a slot that supports bus mastering. Each board can connect to only 3 AFM's for a total of only 48 ports per board. (Unlike earlier ATCC or later IntelliPort-IIEX, which support 64). Like the ATCC/PSCC, the link between the host adapter and the external boxes uses a proprietary protocol. ------------------------------- ValuePort: V8-ISA, V6-MC, V4-ISA ------------------------------ Although sold as part of the "ValuePort" line, the V8-ISA and V6-MC are quite different from the V4-ISA. V8-ISA This is essentially a Cirrus CD180 8-port Intelligent UART, with on-board logic to map it into the ISA host's i/o space. The primary field mark is the single large Cirrus chip which dominates the board. On some early boards the manufacturers' chip designation has been covered. This is also a "short" card, so interrupts 10-15 are not available, as they are with most of our other products. There are 8 RJ11 connectors on the board, as well as a DIP switch for setting the i/o address, and a group of four IRQ jumpers. Over the years, this products has been sold as the ECONO-8, the Micro-8, and the ATvantage-Half$. V6-MC This is a Micro Channel version of the V8-ISA. Because it is Micro Channel, it supports a full range of interrupts. It supports only 6 ports rather then 8 because of space limitations at the connectors. It has been sold under the names Micro-6 and PS6. Under UNIX/XENIX drivers, ports are called /dev/ttyk00, /dev/ttyk01, and so on. Limitations: The UNIX/XENIX drivers for this product to not support IntelliFeatures. The RJ11 connectors do not support separate DCD and CTS signals. The V8-ISA cannot use high interrupts. Separate drivers support the V8-ISA and the V6-MC. V4-ISA: The V4-ISA is hardware compatible with a product formerly produced by AST called the "async cluster adapter". Essentially this is a 4-port dumb cards using 16550's or 16450's. As of this writing, it is the only Computone board to use this type of UART. The board is connected to an "Octopus" cable which terminates in four male DB25 RS232-DTE connections. This card is supported by many existing OS's, for example SCO's serial drivers. The important field marks are the presence of 16450/16550 chips and the octopus cable. Under SCO, the ports are called /dev/tty1A, /dev/tty1B, and so on. (May vary depending on how they are installed. ----------------------------------------- IntelliPort-II and IntelliPort-IIEX ----------------------------------------- Full details about the current product line are freely available elsewhere. The main field marks I want to cover here are: (1) The host controller cards ALL have tri-color LED's which will blink yellow on power up, and will blink green during normal operation. Usually the LED is mounted on the bracket so it can be seen when the cover is on the machine. For the Micro Channel versions, space does not permit, and the LED is mounted inside, near the bracket. (2) IntelliPort-II 8-port controller cards all use HD62 connectors of a pinout identical to IntelliPort/ATvantage cards. (3) IntelliPort-IIEX (Including the boards sold with "F16" products) use DB37 connectors which are cabled to various types of expansion modules. The same UNIX/XENIX drivers are used for ALL varieties of IntelliPort-II and IntelliPort-IIEX. The devices are called /dev/ttys00, /dev/ttys01, and so on. (This is unique: if the port names start ttys... and it's a Computone board, then it's IntelliPort-II or IntelliPort-IIEX. ------------------------------------------------- Recent Changes to IntelliPort-II/EX line: ASIC's ------------------------------------------------- In order to improve product reliability and streamline the manufacturing process, several of the IntelliPort-II/EX controller cards have been re-designed to use custom-designed "ASIC" (Application-Specific IC) chips. These changes involved both the controller cards and external expansion boxes. Since you never see the boards inside the external expansion boxes, and the new products are 100% compatible with the original products, many of the changes are invisible. The controller cards are of course visible to the installer, and the change of appearance may cause some confusion to those familiar with the original products. The following table may provide some re-assurance: The part numbers refer to the numbers you will find on stickers on the board, not the part numbers for ordering purposes. Original New ASIC-style Product Part No. Part No. Notes ISA-8 (DB or RJ) 3-01052 3-01765 --- ISA-CEX 3-01071 3-01665 --- EISA-CEX 3-01075 3-01670 (1) MC-CEX 3-01195 3-01675 --- (1) One additional feature, the ability to support edge-triggered as well as level-triggered interrupts, was added to the ASIC version of the EISA-CEX. Because of this difference, it uses a separate *.CFG file from the original and has a different EISA board I.D. ------------------------------------------------------------ Recent Changes to IntelliPort-II/EX line: De-bundling ------------------------------------------------------------ In the spring of 1994, we changed the way in which IntelliPort-II/EX products were sold. The changes involved three areas: (1) De-bundling of IntelliPort-IIEX sales kits. Originally, IntelliPort-IIEX controller boards were always sold with the first expansion box and cable included. With the addition of the SlimLine boxes to the product line, there became too many possible permutations of controllers (3 kinds) and expansion boxes (7 kinds) to want to cover the possibilities with 21 different part numbers. Now when you buy an IntelliPort-IIEX controller, you must remember to buy the appropriate expansion box. IntelliPort-II (non-expandable) boards are still shipped with the appropriate 8-port concentrator box, RJ or DB style. (2) Elimination of the F16 expansion box in favour of the newer "SlimLine" Expansion boxes. Originally, the IntelliPort-II F16 was sold as a non-expandable 16-port solution. The controller was actually the same one used with the IntelliPort-IIEX line, but the box was a stripped-down "non-expandable" expansion box. But now the SlimLine Expansion boxes are available making an expandable solution available at a comparable price, making the F16 bundle obsolete (3) Revising sales part numbers. Sales part numbers were re-vamped in order to be more descriptive. (This confuses some, because the part numbers sound like what used to be the descriptions. Who's on first?). For example: Old part number 3-01071-16DC consisted of: ISA-CEX controller and a 16-port DB25 Tower expansion box, together with the interconnect cable. It would now be replaced with the two part numbers (yes, these are the part numbers): ISA-EX Board EX-16DB Tower The interconnect cable and drivers come with the controller, since you only need as many cables and drivers as you have controllers. For a complete translation chart, please contact our VAR Sales department, 1-800-241-3946 x230 or 1-770-475-2725 x230. ------------------------------------------------------- The "Final" Firmware revisions of some older products. ------------------------------------------------------- Because most of our newer products use downloadable "firmware" of one form or another, it is seldom necessary to replace chips in order to add new features or fix bugs. For our older products, firmware changes were not entirely uncommon. For those of you who weren't watching, here is a list of the most recent (and probably final) versions of firmware on most of our older products. Where "" marks are used, it indicates that the board on that line takes exactly the same firmware (not merely the same version number) as the board above. Product (number)/location Version number Prehistoric: ATvantage-M (1) .20 ATvantage-X (1) 2.30 IntelliPort/ATvantage: ATvantage-8 (1) 3.19 ATvantage-4 (1) "" ATvantage-8$ (1) 3.19 IntelliPort-AT6 IC4 & IC5 3.19 IntelliPort-AT8 "" "" IntelliPort-AT16 "" "" IntelliPort-PS8 IC4 & IC5 3.19 IntelliPort-PS16 IC4 & IC5 3.19 Comments: Versions 3.00 and above are compatible with latest drivers, (e.g. 4.62 for SCO UNIX/XENIX). 3.19 fixes spurrious "unexpected interrupt" messages from the driver when IntelliView is used. 3.17 and earlier generally address issues such as data set signals, flushing output buffers, etc. Functionality with terminals generally ok by 3.14. IntelliPort-AT6SE IC4 & IC5 3.14 IntelliPort-AT6SE (Zenith) 3.13b Comments: A separate branch of the family tree. 3.14 fixes a bug where DCD transitions are not reported properly on the async. ports. (This is a sync/async board). ATCC/PSCC ATCC Controller IC4 & IC5 3.23 C16 Cluster Box IC4 & IC5 3.22.02 ALC ALC IC54 & IC39 2.1 ALC/VDE "" "" AFM IC4 & IC5 1.6 AFM/VDE "" "" Comments: AFM Box firmware less than 1.6 can cause spurrious "box disconnect" messages. The latest drivers require up-to-date firmware on the ALC.