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News Release from: Sealevel Systems | Subject: Ultra Comm+8.PCI
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 August 2003
PCI card adds eight serial ports
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI is a multi-interface, eight-port, Universal Bus compatible PCI adapter.
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI is a multi-interface, eight-port, Universal Bus compatible PCI adapter Offering eight field-selectable RS232/422/485 channels, the Ultra Comm+8.PCI delivers ultimate flexibility for expanding serial communications in a variety of test and monitoring, control and point-of-sale applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Ultra Comm+8.PCI supports standard PC datarates and boasts a top speed of 921.6Kbit/s.
The board is designed using the XR16C864 UART, which provides a 128byte FIFO - eight times larger than boards designed with 16C550 compatible parts.
The larger buffers allow error free operation even in high-speed applications.
In RS485 mode the Ultra Comm+8.PCI offers automatic control of the RS485 driver enable for trouble free network master arbitration.
Additionally, the Ultra Comm+8.PCI allows RS485 network termination, critical to robust multidrop communication, to be selectively added to the circuit via DIP-switches.
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI also features Universal Bus (3.3 and 5.0V) as required by PCISIG specifications 2.3, allowing compatibility with both legacy and new computer systems.
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI ships with Sealevel Systems' SeaCOM suite of Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP drivers.
Sealevel also includes WinSSD, a full featured diagnostic application, providing powerful testing and diagnostic capabilities, including BERT (bit error rate testing), throughput monitoring, loopback tests and transmitting test pattern messages.
In addition to Windows drivers and utilities, SeaCOM includes drivers, utilities, application notes, and technical details to simplify installations in DOS, QNX, and Linux.
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI, part number 7804, is $449.00 in single-piece quantities and includes fanout cable to eight DB9M connectors standard.
The Ultra Comm+8.PCI is available immediately from stock and like all Sealevel products carries a lifetime warranty.
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