Quatech SERIAL I-O CARD User Manual

Serial I/O Cards

Give your mobile computer the tools it needs to talk shop in your shop... or in your business

Wherever you need to control or access data from serial equipment, now you can do it from your mobile computer using a Serial I/O Card.

• Reliable – You can depend on Socket Serial I/O cards for secure, reliable

RS-232 communications between devices

• Lowest Power – Socket Battery Friendly® technology makes our Serial I/O Cards

the world’s lowest power plug-in cards and the best choice for hand-held, laptop and notebook computers running on batteries

• High Speed – While most RS-232 ports run at only 115 kbps, Socket Serial I/O

and Dual Serial I/O Cards oﬀer speeds up to 921 kbps

WHICH CARD IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

Serial I/O CF Card

Serial I/O PC Card

Dual Serial I/O PC Card

Quad Serial I/O PC Card

High speed CompactFlash (CF) card with one RS-232 port. Available with either removable or ruggedized cable. With adapter, also works in PC Card slot.*

High speed PC Card (PCMCIA) with one RS-232 port. Available with either removable or ruggedized cable.

High speed PC Card with two RS-232 ports. Choice of either removable or ruggedized cables.

PC Card with four RS-232 ports. Features a non-removable, ruggedized cable with a molded strain relief for durability.

HARDWARE FEATURES

• Easily add one, two or four RS-232 ports to a wide variety of mobile computers

• Connect to a wide range of serial devices, such as GPS receivers, bar code scanners, satellite phones, monitoring and control systems, lab equipment, diagnostic tools, printers, writers for court reporting, and much more

• Works with handheld, tablet and notebook computers running:

- Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE, 5.0

- Windows CE 2.11 or greater

- Windows 95**, 98SE, 2000, XP, XP Tablet, Vista ****

• Available in CompactFlash (CF) and PC Card (PCMCIA) form factors

• Industry standard DB-9 connectors

• “Ruggedized” cables are permanently attached to the card with a molded strain relief to protect against vibration, survive lateral stress and seal out dust and moisture

• Removable cable option for single and dualport cards

• 16550 compatible UARTs for internal data buﬀering to use full bandwith of RS-232 devices

• Hardware ﬂow control, Plug & Play and hot swapping support

• Works in both 3.3V and 5V systems

• Supports systems using multiple processors, including Intel® Core™ Duo

• Socket HIS-3 chip enables low power operation so you can use it longer on battery power

• Simultaneous use and separate conﬁguration of each RS-232 port for multiple port cards

• One-year warranty for plug-in card and ruggedized cables. 90-day warranty for removable cables

SOFTWARE FEATURES

• Socket Hi-Speed COM Tools software reports the COM port numbers assigned to the card. For Windows 2000/XP, you can also change COM port assignments

• For single and dual-port cards, the software enables you to use Windows applications at high COM speeds up to 921.6 kbps

• For single and dual-port cards, advanced users can set custom baud rates and modify ﬂow control properties

* PC Card adapter available separately ** Windows 95 v4.00.950B *** Minimum order of 1,000 units for custom cables **** Download may be required, no 64-bit OS support

Serial I/O Cards

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

Serial I/O CF Card

Serial I/O PC Card

Dual Serial I/O

Card

Quad Serial I/O

Card

SKU #

Standard: SL2700-096 Ruggedized: SL2703-138

Standard: SL0700-004 Ruggedized: SL0707-078

Standard: SL0703-081 Ruggedized: SL0723-116

Ruggedized: SL0751-161

Number of RS-232 Ports

1 1 2

Cable Length

Standard (with removable cable): 12 in. (31 cm) Ruggedized: 17 in. (43 cm)

Ruggedized: 24 in. (61 cm)

Connector

9-pin D Shell male

Interface Standard

CompactFlash Type I (works in Type I or Type II CF slot)

With adapter, also works in PC Card slot*

PC Card (PCMCIA) Type II (works in Type II or Type III PC Card slot).

JEIDA 4.1

Maximum Baud Rate

921 kbps

115 kbps

Serial Communicao ns

Asynchronous RS-232, fully RS-232 compliant

Operang System Support

Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE, 5.0 Windows CE 2.11 or greater Windows 95v4.00.950B, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, XP Tablet Edion, Vista ** Linux for Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, SL-5600 Red Hat Linux 9.0

Compability

Windows COM port

Warranty

Plug-in cards and Ruggedized cables: One year Removable cables: 90 days

Cerﬁcaon/ Compliance

FCC: Part 15, Class B CE: EN55024:1998 C-TICK s.182

Telecom Approval

FCC: Part 68, CTR 21

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* PC Card adapters available separately. ** Download may be required, no 64-bit OS support

Please see www.socketserial.com for additional products including our Cordless Serial Adapter

Sales Oces Corporate Headquarters: 39700 Eureka Drive

Newark, CA 94560 USA

Web: www.socketserial.com

Phone: 510-933-3000

USA & Canada Toll Free: 800-552-3300

Fax: 510-933-3030

Online: www.socketmobile.com/contact

© 2007, Socket Communications, Inc. dba Socket Mobile, Inc. Socket, the Socket Serial logo, Serial I/O Card, Dual Serial I/O Card, Quad Serial I/O Card, Hi-Speed COM Tools, and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. dba Socket Mobile, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change. 7/2007