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.\" $FreeBSD$ | .\" $FreeBSD$ | ||||
.Dd September 16, 1995 | .Dd July 8, 2017 | ||||
.Dt SI 4 | .Dt SI 4 | ||||
.Os | .Os | ||||
.Sh NAME | .Sh NAME | ||||
.Nm si | .Nm si | ||||
.Nd "driver for Specialix International SI/XIO or SX intelligent serial card" | .Nd "driver for Specialix International SI/XIO or SX intelligent serial card" | ||||
.Sh SYNOPSIS | .Sh SYNOPSIS | ||||
.Cd "device si" | .Cd "device si" | ||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||
For ISA host cards put the following lines in | For ISA host cards put the following lines in | ||||
.Pa /boot/device.hints : | .Pa /boot/device.hints : | ||||
.Cd hint.si.0.at="isa" | .Cd hint.si.0.at="isa" | ||||
.Cd hint.si.0.maddr="0xd0000" | .Cd hint.si.0.maddr="0xd0000" | ||||
.Cd hint.si.0.irq="12" | .Cd hint.si.0.irq="12" | ||||
.Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE | |||||
The | |||||
.Nm | |||||
driver will be removed in | |||||
.Fx 12.0 . | |||||
.Sh DESCRIPTION | .Sh DESCRIPTION | ||||
The Specialix SI/XIO and SX hardware makes up an 8 to 32 port RS-232 serial | The Specialix SI/XIO and SX hardware makes up an 8 to 32 port RS-232 serial | ||||
multiplexor. | multiplexor. | ||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||
The system uses two components: a "Host adapter", which is plugged into | The system uses two components: a "Host adapter", which is plugged into | ||||
an ISA, EISA or PCI slot and provides intelligence and buffering/processing | an ISA, EISA or PCI slot and provides intelligence and buffering/processing | ||||
capabilities, as well as an external bus in the form of a 37 pin cable. | capabilities, as well as an external bus in the form of a 37 pin cable. | ||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||
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