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Article #13936Re: Replacing an 8250 with a 16550a chip
From: Doug Dougherty
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 15:26
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1991 15:26
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tedm@agora.rain.com (Ted Mittelstaedt) writes: >I was looking over the data sheets for the 16550a Uart, and I noticed that >there is a DIP version of the chip as well as the more common square chicklet >packaging. > Does anyone know if the pin-out on this chip is the same as the pinout of > the older 8250 chip? >I have a serial card that uses an 8250 and I would like to use the 16550a >so when I run DeskView the serial chip isin't chewing up all the processor >time. has anyone plugged the 16550a into a 8250 socket on a serial card? According to Chuck F. of Omen Tech, they are plug compatible. You should d/l and read the DSZ documentation for further information/confirmation of this. DSZ is available from the usual gang of FTP sites... -- (Another fine mess brought to you by valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!midway!gsbsun!valley From: valley@gsbsun.uchicago.edu (Doug Dougherty) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Replacing an 8250 with a 16550a chip Keywords: RS-232 Breakfast Cereal Communications Message-ID: <1991Apr22.152608.14809@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 22 Apr 91 15:26:08 GMT References: <1991Apr20.103614.1295@agora.rain.com> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (NewsMistress) Distribution: na Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 18