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KINO-LX Motherboard
o Compatible with IBM PC AT disk drive systems
o Variable write pre-compensation with track selectable capability
o Support vertical recording format
o DMA enable logic
o 16-byte data FIFOs
o Support floppy disk drives and tape drives
o Detects all overrun and underrun conditions
o Built-in address mark detection circuit to simplify the read electronics
o FDD anti-virus functions with software write protect and FDD write enable
signal (write data signal was forced to be inactive)
o Support up to four 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch floppy disk drives
o Completely compatible with industry standard 82077
o 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M/2.88M format; 250K, 300K, 500K, 1M, 2M bps
data transfer rate
o Support 3-mode FDD, and its Win95/98 driver
UART
o Two high-speed 16550 compatible UARTs with 16-byte send/receive
FIFOs
o MIDI compatible
o Fully programmable serial-interface characteristics:
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5, 6, 7 or 8-bit characters
• Even, odd or no parity bit generation/detection
• 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits generation
o Internal diagnostic capabilities:
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Loop-back controls for communications link fault isolation
• Break, parity, overrun, framing error simulation
o Programmable baud rate generator allows division of 1.8461 MHz and 24
MHz by 1 to (216-1)
o Maximum baud rate up to 921k bps for 14.769 MHz and 1.5M bps for 24
MHz
Infrared
o Support IrDA version 1.0 SIR protocol with maximum baud rate up to
115.2K bps
o Support SHARP ASK-IR protocol with maximum baud rate up to 57,600
bps
Parallel Port
