INT 14,5 - Extended Communication Port Control (PS/2 & later systems)
AH = 05 AL = read or write modem control register = 00 read modem control register = 01 read modem control register DX = zero based serial port number (0-1) (0-3 for AT) BL = modem control register │7│6│5│4│3│2│1│0│ BL │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └──── 1 = activate data terminal ready │ │ │ │ │ │ └───── 1 = activate request to send │ │ │ │ │ └────── OUT1 │ │ │ │ └─────── OUT2 │ │ │ └──────── 0 = normal, 1 = loopback test └─┴─┴───────── reserved, forced to zero on return: AH = port status AL = modem status BL = UART modem control register - for status bits see INT 14,STATUS