domingo, junho 24, 2018
Apple II SSM Microcomputer Products Inc AIO II (All-in-One)
Hello Apple II enthusiasts!
This post is an attempt to obtain and consolidate information for the SSM Micromputer Products All-in-one (AIO) II serial and parallel board here under.
I dug the web as hard as I could but came almost empty handed with information on this board - the last manual on sale was about a year from today, and I have missed it.
What I know so far about the jumpers:
A: activates Auto Line Feed*
B: could be related to printing/buffering*
C: no info so far
D: no info so far
E: could be related to printing/buffering*
F: no info so far
G: no info so far
Interrupt: no info so far
P4 P20: no info so far
Ram Rom: no info so far (IC type ?)
Baud Rate set: no info found - as far I could get, could be changed via software.
* as found on Transcend Bufferlink instruction manual.
If you have any additional info on this board that you can share, please, either drop a comment or post at Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/ ).
Any info with be greatly helpful into finding all jumper setting for this board!
Information obtained from Softerm instruction manual:
"SSM AIO II Serial & Parallel Apple Interface
The SSM AIO II Serial and Parallel Apple Interface can be specified in Softerm as the serial communications interface by entering SSM AIO II.SIO for the serial I/O driver when generating a configuration in terminal setup. It can also be specified as the printer interface by entering SSM AIO IlPIO as the printer driver.
The SSM AIO II provides a serial interface and two parallel interfaces. The serial interface uses connector J3 for printers and connector J4 for modems and is specified in the serial I/O or printer driver parameters as PORT I. A general purpose parallel connector is provided on J2 corresponding to the AIO II Parallel Port A referenced in Softerm as PORT 2. A Centronics parallel printer connector is provided on Jl corresponding to the AIO II Parallel Port B referenced in Softerm as PORT 3. Softerm allows the serial interface to be used for serial communications concurrently with a printer on one of the two parallel interfaces.
The serial interface provides all required modem signals and allows DTR to be used as the printer busy indicator if jumper option P20 is installed for connector J3. Although jumpers are provided to select the baud rate, the selection is also a programmable feature of the AIO II and Softerm selects the baud rate by software according to the value specified in terminal setup. The speeds which may be selected are llO, 134.5, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.
The two parallel interfaces provide 8 data, 1 strobe, and 1 acknowledge line. The polarity of the strobe and acknowledge signals is controlled by software and will be set according to the printer driver parameters specified in terminal setup. "
Best,
BBK
This post is an attempt to obtain and consolidate information for the SSM Micromputer Products All-in-one (AIO) II serial and parallel board here under.
I dug the web as hard as I could but came almost empty handed with information on this board - the last manual on sale was about a year from today, and I have missed it.
What I know so far about the jumpers:
A: activates Auto Line Feed*
B: could be related to printing/buffering*
C: no info so far
D: no info so far
E: could be related to printing/buffering*
F: no info so far
G: no info so far
Interrupt: no info so far
P4 P20: no info so far
Ram Rom: no info so far (IC type ?)
Baud Rate set: no info found - as far I could get, could be changed via software.
* as found on Transcend Bufferlink instruction manual.
If you have any additional info on this board that you can share, please, either drop a comment or post at Apple II Enthusiasts Facebook Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/ ).
Any info with be greatly helpful into finding all jumper setting for this board!
Information obtained from Softerm instruction manual:
"SSM AIO II Serial & Parallel Apple Interface
The SSM AIO II Serial and Parallel Apple Interface can be specified in Softerm as the serial communications interface by entering SSM AIO II.SIO for the serial I/O driver when generating a configuration in terminal setup. It can also be specified as the printer interface by entering SSM AIO IlPIO as the printer driver.
The SSM AIO II provides a serial interface and two parallel interfaces. The serial interface uses connector J3 for printers and connector J4 for modems and is specified in the serial I/O or printer driver parameters as PORT I. A general purpose parallel connector is provided on J2 corresponding to the AIO II Parallel Port A referenced in Softerm as PORT 2. A Centronics parallel printer connector is provided on Jl corresponding to the AIO II Parallel Port B referenced in Softerm as PORT 3. Softerm allows the serial interface to be used for serial communications concurrently with a printer on one of the two parallel interfaces.
The serial interface provides all required modem signals and allows DTR to be used as the printer busy indicator if jumper option P20 is installed for connector J3. Although jumpers are provided to select the baud rate, the selection is also a programmable feature of the AIO II and Softerm selects the baud rate by software according to the value specified in terminal setup. The speeds which may be selected are llO, 134.5, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.
The two parallel interfaces provide 8 data, 1 strobe, and 1 acknowledge line. The polarity of the strobe and acknowledge signals is controlled by software and will be set according to the printer driver parameters specified in terminal setup. "
Best,
BBK
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