Startech PEX2S1P553B User Manual

2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable

StarTech ID: PEX2S1P553B

The PEX2S1P553B 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable combines the
functionality of Parallel and Serial cards, adding 2 RS232 serial ports and 1 parallel port through a single PCI
Express (PCIe) slot.

Suitable for almost any computer, the card offers a low profile/half-height design and includes an optional full­height bracket. The included break-out cable uses a single connector on the card to deliver 3 ports, avoiding
crowded connections that can occur with fixed/static ports. Compatible with a broad range of operating systems
including DOS, Windows® 7/Server 2008 R2/Vista/XP/Server 2003/2000/98SE (32/64 bit), Linux and Mac OS X.

The card also features a native single-chip design that provides improved speed and reliability while reducing
the CPU load by as much as 48% over conventional (bridge chip) cards.

This product is a replacement for our PEX2S1P552B card.

Backed by a StarTech.com Lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.

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Applications

Connect legacy parallel and serial devices like printers, scanners, ISDN terminal adapters, CD-R/RWs,
Zip® drives and memory card readers
Manufacturing (CNC machinery, process control equipment, bar code scanners, serial printers)
Point-of-Sale (POS credit/debit card readers, receipt printers, bar code scanners, cash registers, scales)
Healthcare (patient monitoring equipment, nurses' stations, modems)
Security (UPS control, access key panels, video cameras, card readers, modems)
Environmental Control (lighting, temperature, clocks)
Entertainment (video lottery terminals, slot machines, gaming systems)
Hospitality/Restaurant (serial printers, bar code scanners, keyboard, mouse, receipt printer, credit/debit
card reader)
Consumer (modems, PDAs, digital cameras, printers)
ISDN Networking

Features

Low profile/half-height design with optional full profile bracket
Supports Re-map function for legacy ports (Supported OSs only)
Single-chip architecture, no bridge chip
Supports parallel data transfer rates up to 1.5 Mbps
Supports serial data transfer rate up to 250 Kbps (per port)
Compatible with industrial standard 16C450/16C550 UART
Supports (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), Enhanced Capability Port(ECP)
PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a compliant
On-chip 256-byte depth FIFO in transmit/receive path of each port
Single-Lane (x1) PCI-Express host connection

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