StarTech.com PCI2S4851050 - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
The PCI2S4851050 2 Port PCI RS422/485 Serial Adapter Card with 161050
UART adds two DB9 RS422/RS485 serial ports using a single PCI expansion
slot.
The serial card offers a high performance 16C1050 UART and is compliant
with PCI 2.3 local bus specifications. An efficient single-chip design and a
large 256-byte transit/receive FIFO buffer work together to provide high-speed
serial communication while reducing the overall load on the CPU.
With the included standard and low profile brackets, this PCI serial expansion
card suits a broad range of system form factors, and is a perfect addition for
connecting RS422/485 serial devices to a host computer. For added versatility,
the RS422/485 adapter is able to accommodate 3.3 or 5V PCI/PCI-X slots.
Packaging Contents
• 1 x PCI Serial Card
• 2 x Low Profile Installation Bracket
• 1 x Driver CD
• 1 x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• PCI enabled computer system with available 5V or 3.3V PCI slot
• Computer chassis/case with a single full profile expansion card slot, or dual
adjacent low profile expansion card slots
• Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7
(32/64-bit), or Linux ® kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x