Moxa's Multiport Serial Boards

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Moxa provides a variety of Multiport Serial Board solutions from two to eight ports, as Smart PCI, Universal PCI or PCI Express models, with or without 2KV isolation protection. The boards have proven to be a good choice for point-of-sale, kiosk and ATM applications.
 
Specifications such as 921.6 Kbps maximum baud rate for super fast data transmission, 128-byte FIFO and on-chip H/W, S/W flow control and a vast range of drivers, such as Windows 7 x86/x64, XP/2003/Vista/2008 x86/x64, 2000, DOS, Linux 2.4/2.6,QNX 6, SCO Open Server 5/6, UnixWare 7 make them flexible and future-proof. A wide range of connection cables and boxes make them easy to install, and their low-profile form factor fits small-sized PCs. 15 KV ESD protection on the board guarantees secure operation.
 
CP-168EL-A is a smart, 8-port PCI Express board designed for POS and ATM applications that provides full modem control signals to ensure compatibility with a wide range of serial peripherals, and its PCI Express ‘x1’ classification allows it to be installed in any PCI Express slot. It is a low-profile board that requires only a 3.3 VDC power supply, so the board fits any host computer, ranging from shoebox to standard-sized PCs.
 
Moxa provides serial expansion products for all Windows versions, including Windows 7. The WHQL driver quality make their Multiport Serial Boards, Serial to Ethernet Device Servers and USB to Serial Hubs a good choice for Windows 7.
 
Moxa also provides a total solution for serial expansion, including Ethernet, PCI, PCIe, PC/104-Plus and USB interfaces. All of the product lines meet Microsoft Windows 7 requirements, including the installation process and the power management capability. Moxa develops their own Windows drivers, which are optimised for industrial automation. Special options, such as high performance mode, fast flush mode and FIFO disable mode, support different customer requirements for serial communication including throughput, latency and response time consideration.
 
Before WHQL testing, Moxa tests all drivers with the PComm Performance Analyzer for more than 100 hours to enhance driver reliability and confirm reliable driver operation 24/7. Moxa also tests the drivers for all Win32 communications functions such as SetCommState and SetCommTimeouts. All of their latest driver versions can be downloaded from Moxa’s website.