SX PCI Serial Card – Expandable
Range
The SX PCI Serial Card is designed for multi-user
systems and remote access server (RAS) environments, where
high performance, reliable and expandable serial communications
solutions are required .
The SX serial card provides users with an intelligent, expandable
connectivity system for 8 to 128 serial devices such as modems,
printers, E-POS devices, industrial control and management
peripheral devices.
Features and Benefits
- Universal 3.3/5v PCI and PCI-X solutions
- 8 to 32 ports expanding to 128 ports per server
- EIA-232 (RS-232) or EIA-422 (RS-422) interfaces
- Windows, Linux, Unix and Solaris Operating System Support
- Bi-directional speeds up to 921.6 Kbps on all ports
- 15Kv ESD provides protection against electrostatic discharges
and power surges
- RISC based
- RoHS and WEEE Compliant
- Lifetime Warranty
Flexible connectivity
The SX Universal PCI serial card consist of
PCI adapter cards and external 8 port SX Device Concentrators
available with a range of connectors for RS232, RS422 and
parallel printer applications. The system is easily expandable
up to a maximum of 32 ports when 4 Device Concentrators are
used. Up to 4 adapter cards can be installed per system giving
a total of 128 serial ports.
High Performance
With fully balanced throughput across multiple ports, each
configurable up to a maximum of 921.6 Kbps/sec., the SX serial
card is a high performance solution ideally suited for ISP
and enterprise remote access applications. Full modem control
combined with hardware/software flow control ensures total
data integrity, even from remote sites. In addition, to ensure
exceptional reliability in harsh environments, all signals,
on every port, are ESD protected as standard.
The SX PCI Host Card is PCI 2.3 compliant
and approved for 2000 and NT environments. Windows®2000
and NT users benefit from PortDirector, a graphical configuration
and monitoring utility included with the NT driver.
Applications
- Retail Point of Sale: Cash registers, receipt printers,
bar code scanners, etc. need to be connected to back
office servers
- Medical: Connect bed-side health monitors in hospitals
to central nurse stations.
- Transportation: Connect Automatic
Vehicle Identification (AVI) Equipment, Radar, Infrared
Vehicle Scanners, Receipt printers and message signs
in Toll Collection Systems
- Manufacturing: Access serial
devices for factory, industrial and warehouse automation
- Kiosks: Connect internal modems, touch screens,
receipt printers, keyboards, etc inside coin counting
machines, gas station pay stations and airport check-in’s
- Education: Access control (door entry) systems
with 100’s card and/or badge readers, monitor
computer room usage
- Connect modem pools for remote access dial-in/dial-out
Class Leading Support and Warranty
Perle SX Serial Cards are backed by the best
service and support in the industry, including Perle’s
unique lifetime warranty. Since 1976 Perle has been providing
its customers with networking products that have the highest
levels of performance, flexibility and quality.
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HTSUS Number: 8471.80.1000 Code ECCN : 5A991
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