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- From: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us (Jim Graham)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Help on upgrade to 16550A UART
- Message-ID: <711674669snx@n5ial.chi.il.us>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 18:21:06 GMT
- References: <RXc6NB7w164w@zswamp.UUCP>
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- In article <RXc6NB7w164w@zswamp.UUCP> geoff@zswamp.UUCP writes:
-
- > pozar@kumr.lns.com (Tim Pozar) writes:
- > > The 16550 can support higher speeds than 19200 where the 8250 cannot.
- >
- > Is that a fact? This doesn't agree with my (not documented) experience,
- > which suggests that an 8250 of recent manufacture is good to 57,600 (and a
- > 16450 to 115200) bps.
-
- well, I decided to pull out the old National Semiconductor data sheets
- on these chips to get the real story right from NS, and got a bit of a
- surprise....
-
- first, the old 8250 UART I once had installed most certainly refused to
- be programmed higher than 9600 bps. it was a UM8250B, which indicates
- to me that it's a clone of the NS chip, so this probably isn't too
- relevant. either way, the data sheets say 56k.
-
- second, I know I set a 16450 at 115.2 kb....but the data sheets for the
- 450 say it doesn't go that high. perhaps that chip is another clone,
- too....I can't open that computer up to find out, though. :-(
-
- anyways, here's what the data sheets have to say on the speeds that each
- can be set to (for the moment not considering reliability...just how
- fast they can be programmed at):
-
- INS8250/INS8250-B: DC to 56k page 4-3
- NS16450/INS8250A/NS16C450/INS82C50A: DC to 56k page 4-19
- NS16550AF: DC to 256k page 4-36
-
- All page numbers refer to the first page in the data sheets for each
- chip group, which lists the summary of features, in
- {Data Communications / Local Area Networks / UARTs Handbook}
- from National Semiconductor, 1990 (shipped to me w/in the last 6 months
- or so, so I assume this is still the most recent).
-
- later....gotta hit another post in this thread (I think...unless I just
- answered it).
- --jim
-
- --
- Standard disclaimer....Ever since my cat learned to type, there's no telling
- whose thoughts these really are.... 73 DE N5IAL (/9)
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