ref: http://www.sunfar.com.tw/dirdesc.aspx?dict_no=S0159
Super I/O介面卡是在個人電腦當中,結合了序列埠 (COM port)、列表機埠 (Printer port)、遊戲埠1 (Game port)、PS/2鍵盤與滑鼠控制器、紅外線連接埠 (IrDA) 與軟碟機控制器於一體,提供電腦系統基本的輸出入功能。
在Super I/O卡內,經常使用16450、16550晶片作為序列埠的控制器,它提供16位元組的緩衝區;雙向列表機埠提供ECP(Extended Capabilities Port) 與EPP(Enhanced Parallel Port) 能力;滑鼠與鍵盤則使用業界標準的8042晶片;軟碟控制器可能是8473或82077,支援2.88 MB軟碟機。
ref: http://ithelp.ithome.com.tw/question/10032805
Super I/O,Super I/O晶片一直是主機板上的固定元件,Surper I/O晶片整合較為中低速率的介面,以定義而論最少都有整合2S1P1G1FD,也就是具備兩個串列埠(Serial Port,COM1&COM2)、一個平行列印埠(Parallel Port)、一個遊戲/搖桿介面(GAME/Joystick I/O),還有一組軟碟機控制介面(FDC Controller),後期的Super I/O晶片還函蓋了紅外線傳輸介面(InfraRed,IR).
Super I/O整合了一些control,後來還有溫控風扇控制等,所以這也是不能小覷的一部分.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_I/O
Super I/O is a class of I/O controller integrated circuits that began to be used on personal computer motherboards in the late 1980s, originally as add-in cards, later embedded on the motherboards. A super I/O chip combines interfaces for a variety of low-bandwidth devices. The functions provided usually include:
A super I/O chip may also have other interfaces, such as a game port or an infrared port. By combining many functions in a single chip, the number of parts needed on a motherboard is reduced, thus reducing the cost of production.
Some chips have support to detect if the case gets opened (chassis intrusion).
The original super I/O chips communicated with the central processing unit via a connection with an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus. With the evolution away from ISA towards use of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, the Super I/O chip was often the biggest remaining reason for continuing inclusion of ISA on the motherboard.
Modern super I/O chips use the Low Pin Count (LPC) bus instead of ISA for communication with the CPU. This normally occurs through an LPC interface on the southbridge chip of the motherboard.
Companies that make super I/O controllers include Nuvoton, ITE, Fintek, and SMSC. Nuvoton is the former logic business group of Winbond Electronics Corporation. National Semiconductor used to make them but sold that business to Winbond in 2005.