Specifications, Hardware specifications – Comtrol ISA User Manual

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Specifications

The following tables illustrate RocketPort conditions and
specifications.

Environmental Condition

Value

Air temperature:

System on
System off

0 to 40

-20 to 85

Humidity (non-condensing):

System on
System off

8% to 80%

20% to 80%

Altitude

0 to 10,000 feet

Electromagnetic Compliance

Status

Emission:

Canadian EMC requirements
CISPR-22/EN55022 Class A
FCC PART 15: Class A

Yes

Immunity:

EN50082: 801-2 ESD, 801-3 RF,

801-4 FT

Yes

UL Recognized

Yes

RocketPort ISA Card

Specification

Baud rate:

RS-232 DTE (4J, Quad/
Octacable models)

RS-232/422 (models
with interface box)

50 to 460.8K baud

(without interface box)

50 to 230.4K baud

(with interface box)

Note: Baud rate is dependent upon hardware and

operating system configuration.

Bus interface

ISA

Note: EISA files are on the FTP site or Comtrol CD.
Control by device driver:

Data bits
Parity
Stop bits

7 or 8

Odd, Even, None

1 or 2

Current consumption:

RocketPort 4
4J/8J/Quad/Octacable
RocketPort 8
RocketPort 16
32-Port

+5V

+12V

-12V

700 mA 65 mA

80 mA

350 mA 100 mA

160 mA

700 mA 105 mA

115 mA

950 mA 210 mA

330 mA

1.9 A

420 mA

660 mA

Dimensions:

4J/8J/Quad/Octacable
4/8/16-Port
32-Port

6.25” by 4.2”

8.1” by 4.2”

13” by 4.2”

Heat output:

4/8-Port
4J/8J/Quad/Octacable
16-Port
32-Port

17.9 BTU/Hr
16.6 BTU/Hr
26.6 BTU/Hr
53.3 BTU/Hr

Note: Interface heat output is approximately 25% of this

total.

I/O ports/expansion slot

From 4 to 32

Interfaces:

All models except 422

With optional switch-
selectable interface box

RS-232

RS-422

Interrupt (software

selectable)

None, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15

Mean time between

failures (MTBF):
4-Port, 8-Port
4J
Quad/Octacable
8J
16-Port (Standard)
16-Port (Rack)
32-Port

78.5 Years
85.3 Years
28.8 Years
84.4 Years
56.4 Years
42.8 Years
33.6 Years

RocketPort cards/system

Surge protection
with standard and rack
mount interface boxes

Provides ESD surge
protection exceeding 10 KV.

Surge protection
with Surge interface box

Meets standard EIA-232-E
and provides ESD surge
protection exceeding 25 KV.

Surge Interface Box Operating Specifications

Description

Limit

Maximum surge current (8x20uS)

100 amps (total)

Capacitance

<350pf

Clamping voltage

30 volts

Clamping response time

<5 nanoseconds

Transient energy (10/1000 MS)

300 mJ

Inductance

<1.5 nh

ESD withstand (surge-protection)

25KV

RocketPort ISA Card

Specification