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1.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/si.4 79727 2001-07-14 19:41:16Z schweikh $
2.Dd September 16, 1995
3.Os
4.Dt SI 4
5.Sh NAME
6.Nm si
7.Nd "driver for Specialix International SI/XIO or SX intelligent serial card"
8.Sh SYNOPSIS
9.Cd "device si"
10.Cd "device si0 at isa? irq 12 iomem 0xd0000"
11.Sh DESCRIPTION
12The Specialix SI/XIO and SX hardware makes up an 8 to 32 port RS-232 serial
13multiplexor.
14.Pp
15The first instance of the device lines above is for EISA and PCI host cards,
16the second is for ISA host cards.
17.Pp
18The system uses two components: A "Host adapter", which is plugged into
19an ISA, EISA or PCI slot and provides intelligence and buffering/processing
20capabilities, as well as an external bus in the form of a 37 pin cable.
21.Pp
22On this cable, "modules" are connected. The "SI" module comes in a 4 and 8
23port version. The "XIO" and "SX" modules come only in
248 port versions.
25.Pp

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