User`s manual

UART Mode Select (Normal)

This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to

any option but Disabled. UART Mode Select enables you to

select the infrared communication protocol: Normal (default),

IrDA, or ASKIR. IrDA is an infrared communication protocol

with a maximum baud rate up to 115.2K bps. ASKIR is Shar-

p's infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud

rate up to 57.6K bps.

UR2 Duplex Mode (Half)

This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either

ASKIR or IrDA. This item enables you to determine the infra-

red function of the onboard infrared chip. The options are Full

and Half (default).

Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information

simultaneously. Half-duplex is the transmission of data in both

directions, but only one direction at a time.

Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7)

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt re-

quest (IRQ) for the onboard parallel port.

Parallel Port Mode (ECP)

Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel

port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port),

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities

Port) and ECP+EPP.

SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)

and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, al-

lowing both data input and output. ECP and EPP modes are only

supported with EPP- and ECP-aware peripherals.