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   FEATURES

• Emulates the VGA video board, outputting the video
  characters written by the host PC as RS-232 serial data.
  
  
• Supports 80x25 text mode. 40x25, 80x25, 80x43, 80x50 + All other non-standard modes.
  
  
• Emulates the PC/AT keyboard, accepting the user's keystrokes
  via the RS-232 port and presenting them to the motherboard.
  
  
• Provides host PC "hard" reset, either manually (under command
  from the serial port), or automatically (via the PC Weasel's
  onboard watchdog timer).
  
  
• Access to the last-written POST (Power On Self Test) bytes
  to aid the user in diagnosing a crashed system or dead
  motherboard.

   System Requirements

• Available PCI slot
  
  
• BIOS must permit the use of a PCI VGA board as
  the primary video device, and if necessary, any other video
  controller on the motherboard must be disabled.
  
  
• Motherboard header connector for connection to the
  PC Weasel's reset output.

   Specifications

Bus Interface:	PCI (32-bit, 33MHz, 5V)
Power Requirements:	+5V @ 200mA
Form Factor:	4" x 7" PCI card, not including edge connector and mounting bracket.
PCI Resources:	VGA video emulation (text-mode only). Keyboard emulation Standard 16550 PC COM port POST I/O port Watchdog control registers
Communications Interface:	EIA RS-232 via "PC-standard" DB9-P connector. Speed user-configurable from 300 to 38.4.
Advanced Features:	Watchdog timer configuration Keyboard mapping configuration "Attention character" configuration

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