Moxa Technologies CP-118EL - Manual (Page 69)

PCI Express Board User’s Manual Technical Reference
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Configuration
Data Bits 5, 6, 7, 8
Stop Bits 1, 1.5, 2
I/O address/IRQ BISO assigned
Parity None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark
Flow Control RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Power and Environment
Power Requirement 430 mA (3.3V)
Operating Temperature 0 to 55
°C (32 to 132°F)
Operating Humidity 5 to 95% RH
Storage Temperature -20 to 85
°C (-4 to 185°F)
Surge Protection Embedded 15 KV ESD Surge Protection
Regulatory Approvals EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN6100-3-2, EN61000-3-3,
FCC Part 15 Class B
Warranty 5 years
PCI Express
The PCI-SIG has defined a new I/O technology, PCI Express, which over time is expected to
replace the current I/O bus technologies PCI, PCI-X, and AGP.
One advantage of the serial architecture of PCI Express is the lower pin count for all PCI Express
devices compared to PCI and PCI-X. For example, a
× 1 Link uses only 8 traces—significantly
less than a PCI bus, which uses a minimum of 74 traces. This more pin-efficient design not only
reduces manufacturing costs, it also greatly reduces the number of traces that are required on the
PCB, thus simplifying the routing of traces. Additionally, this architecture reduces the electrical
issues that limit the signaling rate of PCI and PCI-X.
The advantages of PCI Express compared to PCI, PCI-X, AGP, and CardBus include the
following:
y Support for multiple marker segments and emerging applications
y Cost effective implementation and manufacture
y Compatibility with the PCI software model
y Superior performance and scalability
y Support for new modules
MOXA UART
The MOXA UART is an intelligent asynchronous controller that supports one full duplex channel
that simultaneously transfers data at a transmission speed of 921.6 Kbps. To increase overall data
throughput, special features such as on-chip FIFO and on-chip hardware flow control are used to
reduce the number of interrupts to the onboard CPU, helping to prevent data loss.