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Discontinued
2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART
PEX2S552
Add 2 RS-232 serial ports to your standard or small form factor computer through a PCI Express expansion slot
This product has been replaced with:
2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART (PEX2S553)The PEX2S552 PCI Express serial card lets you turn a PCI Express slot into 2 RS-232 (DB9) serial ports. Based on a native single chip design (no bridge chip), this 2-port serial adapter card allows you to harness the full capability offered by PCI Express (PCIe), and reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards.
The RS232 Serial Adapter Card (PEX2S552) 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, and MAC OS 10.4 and above.
Plus, the card includes an optional half-height/low profile bracket that allows the card to be installed in any PCI Express slot, regardless of the size of the computer case.
Backed by a StarTech.com Lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Native single-chip, single lane PCI Express offers increased speed and reduced CPU load by up to 48%
- Data transfer rates of up to 460 Kbps for peak serial device performance
- Easy to install and use with full step-by-step instruction providing a hassle free serial solution
Features
- Two high speed RS-232 serial ports with data transfer rate up to 460.8 Kbps
- Compliant with PCI Express base specifications revision 1.0a
- Includes half-height/low profile mounting bracket
- Selectable power output on pin 9 for the serial port
- 128-byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver
- Native single-Chip, single lane PCI Express
- Automated out-of-band flow control using CTS/RTS and DSR/DTR
- Automated in-band software flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff in both directions
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.
Product appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Technical Specifications
| Warranty Information | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | Lifetime |
| Hardware | |
| Card Type | Standard Profile (LP bracket incl.) |
| Ports | 2 |
| Interface | Serial |
| Bus Type | PCI Express |
| Port Style | Integrated on Card |
| Chipset ID | ASIX/MosChip - MCS9901CV-CC |
| Connector(s) | |
| Connector Type(s) | 1 - PCI Express x1 Male |
| External Ports | 2 - DB-9 (9 pin; D-Sub) Male |
| Performance | |
| Maximum Data Transfer Rate | 460.8 Kbps |
| Serial Protocol | RS-232 |
| Software | |
| OS Compatibility | Windows® 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), XP Embedded, POS Ready 2009, Embedded System 2009, CE 5.0/6.0, 2000, 98SE, 95, DOS Windows® Server 2008 R2, 2003(32/64) Mac OS 10.4 and up Linux |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Color | Green |
| Product Length | 4.1 in [105 mm] |
| Product Width | 4.7 in [120 mm] |
| Product Height | 0.8 in [20 mm] |
| Product Weight | 2.2 oz [63.5 g] |
| Special Notes / Requirements | |
| Note | Selectable power output on pin 9 of the serial port |
| Packaging Information | |
| Shipping (Package) Weight | 0.4 lb [0.2 kg] |
| What's in the Box | |
| Included in Package | 1 - 2 Port PCI-Express RS-232 Serial Card |
| 2 - Low Profile Brackets | |
| 1 - Driver CD | |
| 1 - Instruction Manual | |
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Downloads
Driver(s):
- ASIX_MCS99xx.zip
Version: 2.0.1.0
Manual(s):
- PEXxS552xx.pdf
English - PEXxS552xx-ES.pdf
Español - PEXxS552xx-FR.pdf
Français
Data Sheet(s)
- PEX2S552_Datasheet.pdf
English - PEX2S552_Datasheet-DE.pdf
Deutsch - PEX2S552_Datasheet-ES.pdf
Español - PEX2S552_Datasheet-FR.pdf
Français - PEX2S552_Datasheet-IT.pdf
Italiano - PEX2S552_Datasheet-NL.pdf
Nederlands
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