Serial Communications

• 4 x asynchronous serial channels provided by 4 x enhanced 16550 UARTs
• implemented by Oxford Semiconductor OXmPCI954
• serial I/O via 68-way front panel connector and via rear I/O connector
• RS232 data rates up to 230Kbps full duplex
• RS422/RS485 data rates up to 4Mbps
• operates in RS422 mode supporting:-
  • TXD, RXD, CTS, RTS, DCD, DSR, DTR and RI
• operates in RS485 mode supporting:-
  • simplex or duplex bus
  • selectable RXD resistor termination
  • master/slave selection accessible via software
  • per channel flow control selectable by DTR or RTS

Parallel Communications

• IEEE 1284 compatible parallel interface supporting:-
  • SPP (Standard Parallel Port)
  • PS2 (Simple Bidirectional)
  • EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
  • ECP (Enhanced Capability Port)

PMC Interface

• complies with PCI Protocol Specification 3.0
• complies with PCI Electrical Specification 2.3
• supports PCI clock rates up to 33 MHz
• 3.3V and 5V compatible 32-bit PCI signaling interface
• base address software configurable

Software Support

• Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows® XP Embedded, Linux®, QNX®, VxWorks® and Solaris™ supported

Electrical Specification

• all voltages to be within ±5%
• 0.3A (typical) current consumption at 5V for RS232
• 0.7A (typical) current consumption at 5V for RS422
• 3.3V, +12V and -12V not utilized

Environmental Specification

• operating temperatures:-
  • 0°C to +55°C (N-Series)
  • -25°C to +70°C (E-Series)
  • -40°C to +85°C (K-Series)
• storage temperature: -40°C to +85°C
• 10% to 90% Relative Humidity, non condensing (operating or storage):-
  • K-Series includes humidity sealant

Mechanical Specification

• single size CMC (Common Mezzanine Card) 74mm x 149mm
• 10mm height stack module
• IEEE 1386-2001 compliant