I/O & Storage Controllers

Ideal for systems where manual settings of IRQ and COM addresses is a must, the LAVA DSerial-550 doubles the serial ports in a system short on ISA slots. Offers a generous selection of IRQ and COM port settings to minimize potential conflicts in resource allocation.

The LAVA Parallel Bi-directional has been a Lava product since 1984. Since that time, the board has gone through relatively few design changes. Other than gaining an 8-bit bi-directional mode, it is functionally identical to the original Lava Parallel. In the fast-moving world of computer hardware, that might be some sort of a record! The board has been hailed as the most reliable bi-directional product on the market with the widest range of operating system support.

The Lava SSerial-PCI improves your data throughput rates, and saves valuable ISA slot real estate. The most common method of connecting an external peripheral (modem, digital camera, etc.) to a PC is through a serial port. Many PC users want a product that improves connectivity, and solves their real estate problems.

What better way to efficiently use system resources than with the LAVA four port Quattro-PCI? The board provides the easiest way to add four high-speed 16550 UART serial ports to your system while using only one system IRQ! The Quattro-PCI's strength lies in its Moko ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit). This chip only available on LAVA products consolidates a number of separate components into one chip, adding efficiency in manufacture, while eliminating any possibility of component failure. The Quattro-PCI is used for connecting high-speed consumer peripherals to a PC, industrial applications, point-of-sale systems, and more.

This PCI bus 8-port serial board, with a fan-out (octopus) cable, configures 8 COM ports on the faster PCI bus, at data rates up to 115.2 kbps. It is an extremely dependable communication solution for ISPs or any type of RAS system that does not deal with an overwhelming amount of traffic. Each port includes integrated 16-byte FIFO buffer with software-configurable Tx/Rx triggers.

All eight ports share one PCI bus IRQ, even when accessed simultaneously, and thus saves valuable resources for other expansion cards. The first four serial ports have all of the standard serial signals, while the the last four serial ports do not include the Ring Indicator (RI) input. With easy plug-and-play installation, the Lava Octopus-550 automatically selects the next available IRQ and COM address; just plug it in and go!