Antaira MSC-202A1 2-Port RS-232 Board with Oxford PCI Express Interface

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Antaira MSC-202A1 PCI Express Card with 2 Ports of RS-232 and Oxford Single-Chip PCIe

The MSC-202A1, from Antaira Technologies, is an RS-232 PCI Express card that adds 2 ports of serial communication to industrial computers, rack mount servers and desktops.  It may function as a client or server to connect older serial based equipment like point-of-sale terminals, scanners, card readers and instruments. It has two male DB-9 front panel connectors with pins to supply 5V and 12V power. 

The MSC-202A1 features the Oxford Semiconductor single-chip PCIe interface which offers increased throughput and low CPU utilization.  It’s ideal for demanding communication applications requiring high-level system performance.

Key Features

• 2 RS-232 serial ports, male DB-9 connectors
• UARTs compatible with16C550 and16C950 peripherals
• Conforms to PCI Express specification 1.1
• Oxford Semiconductor  PCI Express chip
• x1 PCI Express with 250 MB/s transfer speed
• Deep 128 byte high performance FIFO
• 5V or 12V power provided over the DB-9 serial connectors
• Baud rate up to 921.6 kb/s
• 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-bit data framing
• Automated in-band bi-directional flow control using Xon/Xoff
• Automated out-of-band flow control using CTS#RTS# and/or DSR#DTR#
• CD with drivers, utilities and a quick start guide is included
• 5 year warranty

The MSC-202A1 software supports Windows and Linux operating systems.  With the PCI plug-and-play wizard, installation is easy.