StarTech - PEX8S952 - 8 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART

The PEX8S952 8 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART allows you to turn a PCI Express slot into eight RS232 (DB9) serial connections using the included breakout cable.

The serial card is based on a native single chip design, that allows you to harness the full capability of PCI Express (PCIe) - providing optimum reliability and speed, and reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards.

The RS232 Serial Adapter Card is compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows®, Linux, and MAC OS for easy integration into mixed environments.

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

StarTech.com Advantage

• High Performance Dual Channel Oxford 950 UART provides reliability, speed and broad OS compatibility
• Native single-Chip, single lane PCI Express design reduces overall load on the CPU
• The included breakout cable helps to reduce cluttered connections

Features

• 8 high speed RS-232 serial ports with data transfer rate up to 460.8 Kbps
• Breakout dongle cable included
• 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 Tx/Rx/RTS/CTS/DSR/DTR/DCD/RI/GND
• Compliant with PCI Express base specifications revision 1.0a
• High Performance Dual Channel Oxford 950 UART
• Native single-Chip, single lane PCI Express

Applications

• Self service automated machines and kiosks to control serial devices such as scales, touchscreens, magnetic card readers, bar code scanners, receipt printers, label printers
• POS retail applications in grocery stores, and any other retail store to control keyboards, cash drawers, receipt printers, card readers / card swipes, scales, and elevated displays on poles
• Bank teller workstations in either full profile or low profile versions to control their serial devices such as cash drawers, card readers / card swipes, printers, keypads / pinpads, pen pads
• Standard ATM automated teller machines to control keypads, receipt printer, card readers / card swipes, touchscreen LCD's, camera control, etc.
• Used to control multiple surveillance / security cameras in a parking structure, office building, etc.