Product Description:
The Comtrol RocketPort Plus uPCI 422 Octa/DB9 serial port expansion
card provides eight "native" serial ports utilizing a single PCI card
slot and is compatible with all current 3.3 and 5.0 Volt PCI bus
architectures. The DB9 serial ports support RS-422 serial
communications at speeds up to 921 Kbps. Every RocketPort serial card
features the high-performance RocketPort ASIC chip, consisting of a
dedicated 44MHz processor that minimizes host CPU utilization and
larger transmit-and-receive buffers than those of 16550 UART chips used
in standard PC serial ports and low-end serial cards. RocketPort ASIC
technology enables these cards to outperform other serial expansion
cards by handling the transmission of large amounts of data more
reliably and efficiently. Additionally, RocketPort products do not
require the assignment of interrupts, simplifying installation and
eliminating conflicts with other server cards. The product is fully
compliant with the RoHS directive 2002/95/EC.
- RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC compliant
- Universal PCI design supporting 3.3 and
5.0 Volt PCI bus architectures -- ensures compatibility with all
current PCI bus architectures
- I/O mapping capabilities -- simplifies
installation, eliminates memory conflicts, and enables plub-and-play
compatibility
- Multiport serial expansion using a single
slot -- maximizes host expansion capabilities; adds additional COM
ports using only one slot
- On-board dedicated 44MHz RISC processor
-- minimizes "host" CPU utilization
- RS-422 communications support --
enables transmit-and-receive speeds up to 921 Kbps
- Fan-out cable -- provides
cost-effective, compact, and flexible serial connections
- Transmit buffer 16 times larger, and
receive buffers 64 times larger than a 16550 UART -- helps ensure
smooth, efficient data transfer
- Robust driver support -- enables card
to work seamlessly with popular operating systems
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