COM-8C-LPE Serial Communication Low Profile PCI Express Card RS-232C 8ch

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Overview / Features

This product is a Low Profit PCI Express bus-supported board designed for extending RS-232C compatible serial communication functionality on your PC. The product has eight RS-232C communication ports. With a 128byte built-in FIFO buffer for transmission and reception of each channel, the product supports a baud rate of up to 921,600bps. Windows / Linux compatible driver software is available that can be used just like a COM port on a PC. This product supports CONTEC-defined driver library “APIPAC(W32)” that provide local routines.

• Max. 921,600bps RS-232C Serial Communication

  • The product has eight RS-232C-standard serial ports. Baud rates from 2 to 921,600bps can be set. When using the supported “Standard COM Driver Software” and “Driver library API-PAC(W32)”, baud rates from 15 to 921,600bps can be set.
• Possibly used as Windows, Linux-standard COM ports, using the supported driver library

  • Driver software is available for use on Windows / Linux in the same way as a COM port on a PC. Under Windows, the product supports the OS standard Win32 API communication function as well as Visual Basic MSComm. Under Linux, OS-standard tty driver’s standard-function can be used. In addition, supplies a diagnostic program to confirm hardware operation and to perform a communication test with equipment.
• Support for both of Low Profile and standard size slots

  • Support for both of Low Profile and standard size slots (interchangeable with a bundled bracket).
• Conversion cable is available as optional

  • Distribution cable for 8channels is available as optional.
• Equipped with separate 128-byte FIFO buffers for transmit and receive.

  • Employed a buffer memory 128-byte dedicated to transmission and 128-byte. These are FIFO format, useful for high speed communications and to reduce the load to the CPU when transmitting/receiving. As the device manager can be used to enable/disable the use of FIFO and set the FIFO trigger size, this permits operation to be adjusted to achieve optional performance for your system.
• The control line for RS-232C can be controlled and monitored by software.

  • The control lines for RTS, CTS, DTR and DSR can be controlled and monitored using software.