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UC-253 & UC-734
UNIVERSAL DUAL RS232
SERIAL CARDS ENGINEERED TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
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2 Port RS232
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Universal PCI
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128 Byte FIFOs with user definable
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trigger level
Up to 115,200 baud
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• Standard Profile and Low Profile Options
Drivers for all popular operating systems
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Sample Programs, Test &
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Terminal software - all with source code
Lifetime Support and Lifetime Warranty
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Universal PCI card provides 2 industry standard 9 pin RS232 serial
COM ports in a single PCI slot.
Available as a standard Profile or Low Profile card. Low Profile is the
industry standard small form factor design for PCI.
Universal PCI is fully compatible with both 3.3Volt and 5Volt PCI
slots; protecting your investment into the future.
Now with Brainboxes Lifetime Warranty and Lifetime Support!
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Microsoft signed drivers (easy installation & robust operation) for:
o Windows Server 2003 x32 bit & x64 bit Editions
o Windows XP x32 bit & x64 bit Editions
o Windows 2000.
Fully tested drivers also included for:
o Windows Me, Windows 98 & 95, Windows NT.
As well as: full product documentation, a thorough troubleshooting
guide and terminal software. Detailed sample source code for all
popular programming languages.
Need support for other operating systems? Please telephone or email.
Find out about Brainboxes excellent driver configurability: Click Here
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Low Profile: UC-253
Standard Profile:
UC-734
For Optional printer port see: UC-257
For Higher baud rates see: UC-607 & UC-302
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Description Code
UNIVERSAL LOW PROFILE DUAL RS232 UC-253
UNIVERSAL DUAL RS232 UC-734
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UNIVERSAL DUAL RS232
Full
Specification
Product
Serial Port
Serial Port Settings
General
Interface
Code UC-2257
RS232 Pinout (9 pin Male)
1234 5
Ports 2 Port RS232
Connector 44 WAY D TO: 2 x DB9 (9 Pin Male)
UART type 16950 UART inside Brainboxes LYNX BB16PCI958
FIFO size 128 Byte with user definable trigger level
Powered Output No (for powered output see Universal Powered range (UP))
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Transmitted Signal Strength +/- 12 Volts open circuit RS232 Standard
Operating Distance 100ft (30metres) RS232 Standard
Baud Rate (bits per second) up to 115,200
Data Bits 5,6,7 or 8
Parity Odd, Even, None, Mark or Space
Stop Bits 1, 1.5 or 2
Flow Control CTS/RTS DTR/DSR
IRQs Plug and Play - Shared interrupts for all ports
Connection Schemes Point to Point
Bracket Profile Standard Profile (UC- 734) Low Profile (UC- 253)
PCB Layers 4
Power 260mA @ 5V
Weight 0.079Kg
Size 65 x 120 mm
BUS Compatibility 32/64 bit Universal (3.3V or 5V) PCI or PCI-X
OS Compatibility Windows 98/ NT4/ 2000/ XP/ Server 2003
PCI Compliance Version 3.0
30mA @ 12V
Windows XP x64 bit Edition / Windows Server 2003 x64 bit
Linux
UC-253
UC-734
Microsoft Approvals Windows Server 2003 Editions, Windows XP Home,
Windows XP Professional
Approvals & Accreditations UL, EMC: CE, FCC, PCI Power Management 1.1 Compliant,
PCI 3.0 Compliant
Box Contents Installation CD including manual, Microsoft signed drivers,
utilities and sample programs with source code
Universal Dual RS232
Installation Guide
OEM option Available for bulk buy OEM
Product Support Lifetime Email and Phone Support
from fully qualified, friendly staff 40 hours a week
Warranty Lifetime
Made In Manufactured in the UK by Brainboxes
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“Manufacturer of the Year”
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UNIVERSAL DUAL RS232
UC-253
UC-734
Glossary:
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Universal products allow compatibility with both 3.3 Volt and 5 Volt PCI systems. This ensures that Brainboxes
universal card range is backward compatible with older systems and works with all new PCI systems.
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Low-Profile PCI is a new PCI card standard for space-constrained system designs. The new form factors maintain
the same electricals, PC signals and software drivers as standard PCI v3.0 expansion cards. They are also
mechanically similar; however, Low-Profile PCI is an additional form factor that defines a shorter raw card and new
mounting bracket for card retention.
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The majority of Brainboxes products, including this one, have been approved by Microsoft as a fully tested and
compatible product with popular Microsoft Operating Systems. For the full list of Brainboxes approved products
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All Brainboxes Universal PCI cards are fully PCI version 3.0 compliant, in accordance with the PCI-Special Interest
Group (PCI-SIG).
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FIFO means First In First Out, a FIFO is memory space on the Brainboxes card. A larger FIFO allows more memory
space for buffering data, so calls to the computer processor are less frequent. This significantly increases data
throughput and improves CPU availability for other applications.
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Printed Circuit Board with 4 layers of circuitry complies with the PCI SIG best practice guideline and ensures a more
reliable card. 1 layer is for power and 1 for ground which leads to greater EMC shielding for the signals. This
ultimately gives greater signal integrity.
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Most components on a Brainboxes card are placed by a surface mount machine. The surface mount machine
allows for highly accurate and fast production of Brainboxes cards. Orders can be met quickly, reliably and with
outstanding quality.
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As required by the PCI-SIG all Brainboxes cards have capacitors connected to all the power pins on the PCI
connector, near to the connector. This ensures that the electrical power rails on the Brainboxes card stay at the
right voltage, regardless of the power demands placed on them. This helps data signals keep their integrity.
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RS232 [25 Pin] Pinout
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RS232 [9 Pin] Pinout
European Electronics Industry Awards
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Product of the Year
Manufacturer of the Y ear
UNIVERSAL DUAL RS232
UC-253
UC-734
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“Brainboxes offers free lifetime support for ALL customers.”
We aim to provide industry leading support for our customers. Our highly trained and helpful support
engineers sit and work closely with the product designers, developers, and testers to ensure an in-depth
knowledge of the products. Support can be found by emailing [email protected] or
calling: +44 (0)151 220 2500 during UK office hours.
Support website: www.brainboxes.com/support/index.asp
“Brainboxes’ passionately believes in the quality of its manufacturing process and will reflect this by
offering a Lifetime Warranty on ALL of its universal serial card range.”
Brainboxes is pleased to be able to extend a new Lifetime Warranty for all universal serial cards products. We have
introduced this based on our exceptional manufacturing and design quality and the company ethos of kaizen.
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"Brainboxes constantly strives to achieve higher standards for the benefit of customers."
‘Kaizen’ is a Japanese term meaning ‘continuous improvement’. Kaizen has been implemented
throughout Brainboxes, resulting in significant improvements to our products and our customer service,
as illustrated by the development of our own custom ASIC “LYNX” and our new lifetime warranty. As part of this
ongoing process, in 2004 we embarked on ‘Lean’ and ‘6 Sigma’ programs which are successfully increasing
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We developed the Brainboxes LYNX (BB16PCI958) to enable us to drive product performance, and supply customer
needs for Universal PCI products (3.3V and 5V compatible). By reducing the part count and incorporating several
components into one chip (FIFO, UARTs, PCI interface), we have also increased board reliability. The LYNX also features
thorough backwards compatibility with legacy systems, tested beyond the databook for compatibility with standard
TL16C550, 750 UARTs. The chip is designed so that Brainboxes products will work with all applications designed for TI
UARTs.
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communication (using transmit, receive and ground lines only), to more complex
hardware and software handshaking.
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RS232 is the best known industry standard providing
asynchronous serial communication using ± 12 Volt logic
levels over distances up to 100 feet (30 metres). RS232
can be configured to suit all needs from 3 wire
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info:
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