Subject: Re: DS5240 serial ports
To: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 05/12/1999 03:35:16
On Tue, May 11, 1999 at 03:06:58PM -0700, Jonathan Stone wrote:
> 
> In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905111442410.12734-100000@freeby.mesanet.com>,
> Peter W allace writes:
> 
> >> FSVO "fine".  It has a 1-byte FIFO.  Your DECstation will *not* receive data
> >> above 38,400 and do anything else useful.
> 
> Thor, why on earth do you say that? There's, what, a 3-byte fifo, and
> 57600 bits/sec at 1 start bit and 1 stop bit comes out under 2k
> interrupts/sec.  Not at all outrageous for a 25Mhz r3000.

Isn't it the 85230 that has the 3-byte FIFO, and the plain 8530 with just 1
byte?