PCI Express Cards - Serial, Parallel

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PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), officially abbreviated as PCIe (or PCI-E, as it is commonly called), is a computer expansion card standard designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and AGP standards.
PCIe 2.1 is the latest standard for expansion cards that is available on mainstream personal computers.
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Summary of PCI Express Cards

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Sunix PCI Express Serial Cards

SUNIX PCI Express serial communication boards meet the PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1.
They are compatible with PCI Express x1, x2, x4, x8 and x16 lane Bus.
The majority of today’s motherboards are not equipped with serial ports or only have one serial port. With SUNIX PCI Express serial board, users can add up to 8 serial ports to their system, allowing them to use serial devices further.
Windows 2000 and later and Linux 2.4x kernel and later support the PCI Express bus system.
SUNIX PCI Express Serial Board is the advanced and high efficient solution for commercial and industrial automation applications.   ztr

APCIE-2S  Sunix PCI Express 2-port RS-232 serial card   $122+GST    4/10

APCIE-2SL Sunix PCI Express Low Profile Serial Board 2-port RS-232, $137+GST   11/11

APCIE-4S  Sunix PCI Express 4 Port Serial Card, full height, includes break-out cable to DB9 connectors  $197+GST      4/10

SER5466A or APCIE-8S    PCI Express 8-port RS-232 Serial Card

• Expands 8 independent RS-232 serial ports with communication speeds up to 115.2Kbps.   ztr
• High speed SUN1889 16C650 compatible UART controller on-board.
• Designed to meet PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1.
• Supports x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 (lane) PCI Express Bus connector keys.
• On-chip hardware auto flow control to guarantee no data loss.
• Built-in 32 byte hardware FIFO & 128K byte DMA software FIFO
• Built-in ±2KV ESD protection for all serial signals.
• Plug-n-Play, I/O address and IRQ assigned by BIOS.
• Certified by CE, FCC, RoHS, and Microsoft WQHL approval.
• Support Microsoft Windows, Linux, and DOS.

     Brochure on SER5466A or APCIE-8S (.pdf file, opens in new tab or window)     Data on SER5466A (Sunix site)

Note: APCIE-8S PCI-express serial card does not support SCO Unix at present (March 2010).

SER5466A or APCIE-8S  PCI Express 8 ports RS-232 Serial Board:  $310+GST     2/11

Also available:

APCIE-4S Sunix PCI Express 4-port RS-232 serial card

APCIE-2S Sunix PCI Express 2-port RS-232 serial card

APCIE-2S1P PCI Express 2 serial and 1 parallel port card

• High reliability SUNIX single chipset designed ASIC SUN1998.   ztr
• Expands two RS-232 and one IEEE1284 Parallel ports on system.
• Compliance with PCI Ver. 2.2 spec. and Power Management Ver1.0 standard.
• Supports both 64-bit & 32-bit PCI bus slot and 3.3V & 5V power.
• Expand 2 independent RS-232 serial ports with 5/12 V power output.
• Support IEEE 1284-1994 parallel port standard ECP(Enhance Capacity Port) / EPP(Enhance Parallel Port) SPP(Standard Parallel Port) / BPP(Bi-direction Parallel Port).
• Industrial grade design for stability and reliability
• Plug-n-Play, I/O address and IRQ assigned by BIOS.
• Built-in 1.5A fuse to prevent equipments from damage by excessive electrical current.
• Certified by CE, FCC, RoHS approval.
• Supports Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP, 2003,and Vista 32/64 system, Linux 2.4.x / 2.6.x, DOS, Mac 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and above

Data sheet on APCIE-2S1P (Sunix 4479AM)

APCIE-2S1P Sunix PCI Express 2 serial and 1 parallel port card (Sunix 4479AM): $152+GST   07/09

Digi Neo® Multiport Serial Cards - RS232 - PCI Express

Digi Neo®   1-Port DB-25   2-Port DB-9   2-Port RJ-45    4-Port RJ-45    4- or 8-Port

• One of the smallest form factors available.
• 1, 2, 4 or 8 RS-232 serial ports
• Digi Neo delivers more than 460.8 Kbps of throughput
• Universal PCI (3.3V/5V) and PCI Express slot support
• Enhanced monitoring and diagnostic tools for ease-of-use
• Flexible cabling and connector options
• Surge suppression on all signals protects against electrical interference with system operation
• Low latency for reliable performance
• Powered serial port options
• Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® driver support
• On-board surge suppression on each signal, protecting system operation from electrical interference
• Additional features include large buffers for data transfer, low latency and baud rate customization
• One of the only low profile eight-port cards on the market
• extensive range of cabling and software driver options makes Digi Neo a fexible and easy-to-install solution
• Enhanced software monitoring and diagnostic tools ensure proper installation and serial port performance

     Brochure showing full specs (pdf file, 2 pages)

Quatech PCI Express - Parallel Card

H-DP-PCIE-100     PCI Express 2 port parallel to DB25 $221+GST     12/07

See below for cards with both serial and parallel ports.

Quatech PCI Express - Serial Cards

• New generation of I/O interconnect standard
• 2, 4 or 6 port configurations
• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
• Variety of configurations: serial, parallel, serial and parallel
• Advanced architecture making use of point-to-point technologies
• Data bus transfer rate of up to 2.5Gbps under one-lane operation
• 1.5 times faster compared to existing 32 bit PCI bus
• Broad product offering with multiple serial/parallel I/O configurations
• RoHS compliant
• 1 year warranty

Advance PCI technology with the introduction of the PCI Express Card. The PCI Express is the new standard serial connectivity card in PCI technology and the successor for server- and client-system I/O interconnects.

In addition to the bus technology upgrades, such as faster speeds and deeper FIFO rates, the PCI Express Card touts many advantages over the traditional PCI card including point-to-point link dedicated to each device, instead of PCI shared bus; lower latency in server architectures due to a more direct connection to the chip set; small connectors with easier implementation for system designers and advanced features via isochronous channels for guaranteed bandwidth delivery, advanced power management and hot swap support.

PCI Express Technology
The PCI Express Cards are available in 2, 4 or 6 port serial card configurations and offer high-speed, serial I/O bus that maintains backward compatibility with PCI applications and drivers. The layered architecture supports existing PCI applications and drivers by maintaining compatibility with existing PCI model.
Defined by high performance, scalable, serial bus, the PCI Express card is dedicated to the device while multiple PCI Express devices can be active without interfering with each other.

Quatech also offers 2 port parallel cards (see above); 2 and 4 port serial/parallel I/O cards and PCI Express to ExpressCard converters.

Advanced features
As client system boards migrate from the PCI connector to the PCI Express connector, Quatech’s PCI Express Card maximizes advanced features such as:

• Advanced power management
• Support for real-time data traffic
• Hot plug and hot swap
• Data integrity and error handling

PCI Express vs. Universal PCI
Although PCI and UPCI Cards can be used in a variety of platforms, the PCI Express reflects an industry trend to replace legacy shared parallel buses with high-speed serial buses.
They both have the same dimensions and are equipped with rear brackets, the difference lies in the I/O connectors.
PCI Express has 36 pins versus the 120 pins on a standard PCI connector.

Warranty: 1 year

H-DS-PCIE-100      PCI Express 2 port RS-232 to DB9 $221
H-DSSP-PCIE-100  PCI Express 2 port RS-232 to DB9, 1 port parallel DB25, requires 2 brackets $238

H-QS-PCIE-100      PCI Express 4 port RS-232 to DB9, requires 2 brackets $279
H-QSSP-PCIE-100  PCI Express 4 port RS-232 to DB9, 1 port parallel DB25, requires 3 brackets $296

H-HS-PCIE-100      PCI Express 6 port RS-232 to DB9, requires 3 brackets $382

Details of the PCI Express cards

H-DP-PCIE-100

Interface: EPP Parallel
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Enhanced Capability Port (ECP)
Data transfer rate up to 1.5MB/sec
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 2 x DB-25n pins parallel, requires 2 PC slot brackets
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-DS-PCIE-100

Interface: RS-232
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Built-in 16C550 compatible UART with 16 byte transmit-receive FIFO
Data transfer rate up to 115200bps
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 2 DB-9 serial
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-QS-PCIE-100

Interface: RS-232
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Built-in 16C550 compatible UART with 16 byte transmit-receive FIFO
Data transfer rate up to 115200bps
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 4 DB-9 serial, requires 2 PC bracket slots
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-HS-PCIE-100

Interface: RS-232
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Built-in 16C550 compatible UART with 16 byte transmit-receive FIFO
Data transfer rate up to 115200bps
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 6 DB-9 serial, requires 3 PC bracket slots
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-DSSP-PCIE-100

Interface: RS-232/EPP Parallel
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Enhanced Capability Port (ECP)
Parallel data transfer rate up to 1.5MB/sec
Supports 2 x 16550 fast UART serial port
Serial data transfer rate up to 115200bps
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 1 x DB-25 parallel, 2 x DB-9 serial, requires 2 PC bracket slots
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-QSSP-PCIE-100

Interface: RS-232/EPP Parallel
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Enhanced Capability Port (ECP)
Parallel data transfer rate up to 1.5MB/sec
Supports 4 x 16550 fast UART serial port
Serial data transfer rate up to 115200bps
Bus: PCI-Express X1
Connectors: 1 x DB-25 parallel, 4 x DB-9 serial, requires 3 PC bracket slots
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista

H-XCD-B/PCIE-ST

Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a
Supports ExpressCard (34/54 Form Factor Module)
OS Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
System Requirements: PCIe enabled system with available PCIe slot