StarTech - PEX2S950 - 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART

This PCI Express Serial Adapter card can be installed into any PCI Express slot on a computer, to provide two high performance 16C950 RS232 serial UART channels/ports - a convenient solution for connecting modern or legacy serial devices with support for data transfer rates of up to 460 Kbps.

The serial adapter card is easy to install, with support for Windows® 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista. Plus, the card features IRQ sharing and supports plug and play serial device connections, guaranteeing convenient, hassle-free installation.

The 2 Port PCI Express 16C950 Serial Card is backed by StarTech.comâ?Ts lifetime warranty and FREE LIFETIME tech support.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Data transfer rates of up to 460 Kbits/sec for peak serial device performance
• Automated in-band software flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff in both directions
• Easy to install and use with full step-by-step instructions

Features

• 128-byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver
• Automated in-band software flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff in both directions
• Automated out-of-band hardware flow control using RTS / CTS and/or DSR / DTR
• Maximum data transfer rate of 460 Kbps
• PCI 2.2 and PCI Power Management 1.0 compliant
• Dual Channel 16C950 UART
• UARTâ?Ts fully compatible with 16C550 type devices
• Uses 1x PCI Express lane and compatible with 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x lanes

Applications

• Manufacturing (CNC machinery, process control equipment, bar code scanners, serial printers)
• POS (credit/debit card readers, receipt printers, bar code scanners, cash registers, scales)
• Consumer (modems, PDAs, digital cameras, printers)
• Security (UPS control, access key panels, video cameras, card readers, modems)
• Casino (video lottery terminals, slot machines)
• Environmental Control (lighting, temperature, clocks)
• Healthcare (patient monitoring equipment, nurses' stations, modems)
• Hotel Front Desk (serial printers, bar code scanners, keyboard, mouse, receipt printer, credit/debit card reader)
• Hospitality/Restaurant (credit card/debit card reader, serial printers)
• ISDN Networking