Modem Chipsets:

Motorola

    SM56 Soft AC-link AMR (Audio Modem Riser)
    SM56 Soft AC-link CNR
    (Communication Network Riser)
    SM56 Soft AC-link MDC
    (Modem Daughterboard Card)
(AC97 2.1 compatible Riser Cards)
 
 
Table of contents:
  Chipset References
Driver Info
Driver Version (found within)
Drivers - Linux
Drivers - Windows®
General Notes
Known Conflicts
Manuals
Uninstaller
Driver Info
Date Version Notes
15 Jun 2000 Build 83.17 Build 83.8 - V.34 throughput fix
Build 83.6 - ALi motherboard support added
Build 83.4 - First universal driver freeze (whatever that means); V.34 and K56FlexTM improvements, including with Rockwell headends; New Zealand/Australia dialling bugs fixed; Speakerphone support added; telephony bug fixed for South Africa, Poland, and South Korea
    Driver info obtained from Motorola Revision History Log
General Notes Soft Linux- & Windows-only V.90/K56FlexTM AC97 2.1-compatible chipset
general info: This is a variant of the SM56 software used within ISA & PCI modems.
driver version:  
chipset refs: AMR Specifications
CNR Specifications
known conflicts: Some problems reported with some Cable companies in the UK due to the lower line-voltages employed compared with BT lines (sorry, no details).

See Smart Link HAMR5600TM for generic AMR, CNR & MDC problems.

uninstaller:  
obtain Linux drivers:
Linux 2.2 logo
Linux:
Motorola Non-Supported AMR-Intel Build 5.1
obtain drivers:
Windows logo
Windows XP:

Please Note: Motorola have abandoned all development of this chipset. There is no XP support of any kind.

  Windows 2000:
Motorola SM56 generic AMR/CNR/MDC Intel/Via/SiS chipsets Build 84.40.1

AOpen MR-M Data/Fax Modem Riser Build 81
CIS WS-5614DML(G) Modem Riser Card AMR Build 82.2
GVC-Canada MD0304 56K AMR Motorola SM56 AC-L
Motorola SM56 Soft AC-Link
Puretek PT-3037 Data/Fax/Voice AMR

Win95/98/Me/NT:
Motorola SM56 generic AMR/CNR/MDC

  • win95/98 - Build 84.42 Data/Fax Intel/Via/SiS chipsets
  • winMe - Build 84.41 Data/Fax Intel/Via/SiS chipsets
  • winNT4.0 - Build 83.6 Data/Fax Intel chipsets
  • winNT4.0 - Build 83.18 Data/Fax SiS chipsets
  • winNT4.0 - Build 82.3 Data/Fax Via chipsets
AOpen MR-M Data/Fax Modem Riser Build 82
Aztech MR 8800-U Modem Riser Card AMR (none)
CIS WS-5614DML(G) Modem Riser Card AMR Build 83.27
GVC-Canada MD0304 56K AMR Motorola SM56 AC-L
Motorola SM56 Soft AC-Link
Puretek PT-3037 Data/Fax/Voice AMR
Manuals: CIS [Wisecom]
GVC-Canada MD0304 56K AMR Motorola SM56 AC-L
A soft Windows-only Riser card that supports both V.90 and K56FlexTM. Utilises an AC-link (AC97 2.1 compatible) AMR slot, CNR or MDC interface on appropriate motherboards to use the motherboard's DSP (Digital Signal Processer) chip.

09 Jan 2002 Thanks to Michael House for (finally) a Motorola download address.
01 Jul 2001 Motorola SPD announces that it is discontinuing all soft modem products and future development. Technical Support will be available until 31 Dec 2001