StarTech - PEX4S552B - 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

The StarTech.com PEX4S552B Serial PCI Express card lets you add four RS232 serial ports using a single PCIe expansion slot.

The serial card features a native single chip design that provides optimum reliability and speed, while reducing the CPU load by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards that utilize a "bridge chip" for communication with the host PCI Express bus - a cost-effective solution for connecting legacy serial devices to modern PCIe-enabled computers.

The (x1) PCI Express Multiport Serial Adapter Card includes a full profile and low profile bracket to ensure compatibility with both standard and small form factor computers, and is compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (32 and 64 bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 and up, as well as MAC OS 10.4 and above.

Backed by a StarTech.com Lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Low profile bracket makes this the perfect card for small form factor embedded applications
• Works for any style PC with both low and full profile brackets included
• Only one expansion slot is needed to add four additional serial ports to any system
• Lower CPU load due to native single-chip, single lane PCI Express design ensures optimized system performance
• Use your existing serial and parallel devices with PCI Express desktop PCs
• Broad OS Support including 64-bit Windows Operating systems

Features

• Includes a full profile and low profile bracket
• Supports Re-map function for legacy ports(Supported OSs only)
• Supports DOS, Windows 2000, XP 32-/64-bit, Server 2003 32-/64-bit, Vista 32-/64-bit, Server 2008 32-/64-bit, Linux & Mac OS
• Single-Lane (x1) PCI-Express with throughput up to 2.5Gbps
• Supports 1 or 2 Stop bit operation
• Supports even, odd, none, space & mark parity
• Supports 5-, 6-, 7-, 8- bit serial format
• Native single-chip, single lane PCI Express
• Transfer data rates up to 250Kbps on each port
• Compliant with PCI Express base specifications revision 1.0a
• Automated out-of-band flow control using CTS/RTS and DSR/DTR
• Supports hardware and software flow control
• On chip 256-byte depth FIFO in transmit/receive path of each port

Applications

• Healthcare (patient monitoring equipment, nurses' stations, modems)
• Point-of-Sale (POS credit/debit card readers, receipt printers, bar code scanners, cash registers, scales)
• Security (UPS control, access key panels, video cameras, card readers, modems)
• Manufacturing (CNC machinery, process control equipment, bar code scanners, serial printers)
• Connect parallel and serial devices like printers, scanners, ISDN terminal adapters, CD-R/RWs, Zip® drives and memory card readers
• Environmental Control (lighting, temperature, clocks)
• ISDN Networking
• Hospitality/Restaurant (serial printers, bar code scanners, keyboard, mouse, receipt printer, credit/debit card reader)
• Consumer (modems, PDAs, digital cameras, printers)
• Entertainment (video lottery terminals, slot machines, gaming systems)