FarSync X.25 PCI, PCIe, USB and PMC Adapters Overview and Product Comparison
Product Range Overview
The FarSync X.25 range of adapters have been developed to provide very high performance X.25 connectivity for Linux, Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Server 2012 and Server 2008.
The competitively priced 1, 2 and 4 port Universal PCI and 2 and 4 port PCI Express adapters in the range are capable of driving each line at speeds of over 2,048 Mbits/s with support for E1, RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530 and RS422 network interfaces.
The USB adapter can support 1 port up to 2,048 Mbits/s with network interfaces RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530 and RS422 and is line powered.
The PMC adapters can support 2 ports and are capable of driving each line at speeds of over 2,048 Mbits/s with support for RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530 and RS422 network interfaces.
The X.25 software has a host of features including IP over X.25, a Sockets API, a Java API and an API to HDLC. A comprehensive development toolkit that includes many sample applications for each API is supplied as part of the product. Using the High Capacity Pack up to 4095 connections can be supported on each line. For Linux there is an option of XOT support.
A fully featured GUI multi-port Line Monitor and a Line Statistics application is included with the products.
There are 4 product ranges, the T-Series Universal PCI and PCI express adapters, the Flex USB Series and the PMC Series. See product range for more details.
Watch our informative video about FarSite’s X.25 and XOT products
Example Applications
The FarSync product range is suitable for connection to all types of X.25 network, including access via the ISDN D channel, Dialup X.25 and leased lines. Many many thousands of FarSync X.25 adapters are in use today all over the world in a wide variety of applications including:
- Private X.25 networks such as Lottery, Police, Customs, Military, Financial, Government and Airline
- E-Commerce gateways for credit verification
- Mixed X.25 and IP networks
- Billing and Mediation
- Satellite data feeds
- SMS message gateways
- X.400
- X.25 multiport switch with XOT
Product Range
There are 13 adapters across the FarSync PCI T-Series, Flex USB series and PMC series product ranges. The adapters support E1 or X.21 (V.11), V.24 (RS232), RS530 (RS422) and V.35 type network connections. See on the pages for the individual adapters for more detailed information.
Universal PCI
- FarSync X25 T1U 1 port Universal PCI X.25 adapter
- FarSync X25 T2U 2 port Universal PCI X.25 adapter
- FarSync X25 T4U 4 port Universal PCI X.25 adapter
- FarSync X25 T4E+ 4 port Universal PCI X.25 adapter with extended clocking
- FarSync X25 TE1 E1 Universal PCI X.25 adapter
PCI Express (PCIe)
- FarSync X25 T2Ue 2 port PCIe X.25 adapter
- FarSync X25 T2Ee 2 port low profile PCIe adapter with extra line signalling modes
- FarSync X25 T4Ue 4 port PCIe X.25 adapter
- FarSync X25 T4Ee 4 port PCIe X.25 adapter with extra line signalling modes
- FarSync X25 TE1e E1 PCIe X.25 adapter
USB
- FarSync Flex X25 a USB line powered intelligent adapter supporting 1 X.25 port.
PMC
- FarSync X25 T2U-PMC-F 2 port PMC (PCI Mezzanine) X.25 adapter with front I/O
- FarSync X25 T2U-PMC-R 2 port PMC (PCI Mezzanine) X.25 adapter with rear I/O
Application Development
Application developers have a choice of APIs. An API selector guide is provided assist the developer in choosing the most appropriate interface. The Developers Toolkit is included with the product, it contains sample applications and full documentation to fast track your development process. Free email and telephone support is provided to application developers using the APIs.
Sockets API – X.25, XOT and ISO Transport – available on: Linux and Windows
The Sockets API is extremely popular as a simple, powerful, easy to use API to access TCP/IP communications networks. The Sockets support for the FarSync X.25 and XOT products retains this ease of use and also allows the special features of X.25 and ISO Transport classes 0 to 3 to be accessed. Documentation and a wide variety of sample applications are provided. Applications using the .NET framework can use the Sockets interface. Further details on the Sockets API
Java API – X.25 and XOT – available on: Linux and Windows
The Java API allows applications written in Core Java Software (J2SE) and Enterprise Java Software (J2EE) easy access to the functions and features of X.25 and XOT offered by the FarSync X.25 adapters. Full documentation and sample applications are provided.
HDLC API – LAPB – available on: Windows
Easy to use API to access Lapb layer 2 (HDLC). This interface allows X.25 layer 3 to be completely bypassed. An example application in C is provided.
NCB API – available on: Linux and Windows
A legacy API for the FarSync X.25 products providing compatibility with older version of the products only.
FarSync XOT Extension and XOT Runtime
The XOT extension allows applications using the same API to transmit data over XOT (X.25 over TCP/IP). TCP/IP is normally routed over Ethernet on PCs and Servers. The XOT support is compatible with FarSite’s FarLinX X25 Gateways and also other manufactures XOT products. The XOT and X.25 interfaces can be used simultaneously.
The FarSync XOT Extension for Linux is available under product code FS9508, it should be ordered at the same time that the FarSync X25 adapter is purchased, although a retrofit is possible.
The FarSync XOT Runtime for Windows is available under product code FS9511.
FarSync XOT Runtime software for Linux is also available that allows XOT to run over the PCs standard TCP/IP connection.
TCP/IP over X.25
The IP over X25 support supplied on the CD-ROM as part of the standard product enables Linux and Windows PCs to run the IP protocol over an X.25 network.
| Features can vary between the Linux and Windows implementations | |||||||||||||
| USB | PMC | PCI / PCI-X (Universal PCI) | PCI Express (PCIe) | ||||||||||
| Product Name | FarSync Flex X25 | FarSync X25 T2U-PMC-F | FarSync X25 T2U-PMC-R | FarSync X25 T1U | FarSync X25 T2U | FarSync X25 T4U | FarSync X25 T4E+ | FarSync X25 TE1 | FarSync X25 T2Ue | FarSync X25 T2Ee | FarSync X25 T4Ue | FarSync X25 T4Ee | FarSync X25 TE1e |
| Product Code | FS6100 | FS6280 | FS6281 | FS6140 | FS6240 | FS6440 | FS6446 | FS6170 | FS6250 | FS6256 | FS6450 | FS6456 | FS6155 |
| Hardware Features | |||||||||||||
| Adapter Bus Type |
USB 3.0, 2.0 or 1.1
|
PMC (PCI mezzanine) |
PCI / PCI-X 32 and 64 – Universal PCI – |
PCI Express (PCIe) | |||||||||
| Max Port Count | 1 port | 2 ports | 2 ports | 1 port | 2 ports | 4 ports | 4 ports | E1 Port | 2 ports | 2 ports | 4 ports | 4 ports | E1 Port |
| Multiple adapters in a PC | 8 or more | Multiple: PMC site count dependant | Multiple: PMC site count dependant | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more | 12 or more |
| Network Interfaces | RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
Front and Rear I/O: RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
Rear I/O: RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
Unstructured E1 (G.703), Fractional E1 (G.704) |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
RS232, X.21, V.35, RS449, RS530, RS422. |
Unstructured E1 (G.703), Fractional E1 (G.704) |
| Line signal encoding | NRZ, FM0, FM1, NRZI | NRZ | NRZ | NRZ | NRZ | NRZ | NRZ, FM0, FM1, Conditioned diphase, Manchester encoding | N/A | NRZ | NRZ, FM0, FM1, Conditioned diphase, Manchester encoding | NRZ | NRZ, NRZI, FM0, FM1, Conditioned diphase, Manchester encoding | N/A |
| Adapter Size | N/A | PMC card | PMC card | Half card | Half card | Half card | Half card | Half Card | Half card | Low profile half card | Half card | Half card | Half card |
| Max Line Speed | 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048Mbits/s | > 2,048Mbits/s | 64Kbits/s to 2,048 MBits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | > 2,048 Mbits/s | 64Kbits/s to 2,048 MBits/s |
| Extra ESD Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data Packets per Second | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps | > 2000 pps |
| Approvals / Compliance Declarations | EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
EN55022 class B, CE, FCC class B, RoHS2 |
| Operating Temperature range | 0 to 55°C ambient air temperature | -40°C to 70°C ambient air temperature | -40°C to 70°C ambient air temperature | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. Wider temperature version available on special order. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. Wider temperature version available on special order. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. Wider temperature version available on special order. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. Wider temperature version available on special order. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. -20°C to +60°C temperature version available on special order. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. | 0 to 60°C ambient air temperature. |
| Internal/External Line Clocking | Both | Both | Both | Both (limited adapter generated range) | Both | Both | Both (very wide range of internal clocks), Terminal Timing | External line sourced | Both | Both (very wide range of internal clocks), Terminal Timing |
Both | Both (very wide range of internal clocks), Terminal Timing |
External line sourced and external input |
| Cables | Order separately | not supplied | Order separately | Order separately | RJ48 cable included | RJ48 cable included | |||||||
| Software Features | |||||||||||||
| X.25 software | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| IP over X.25 module | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| X.25 CCITT Compliance | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 | 1980, 84 & 88 |
| DTE/DCE Operation | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select | Both & Auto Select |
| Max SVCs / PVCs (all types) |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254 per line, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254 per line, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254 per line, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254 per line, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254 per line, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
254, 4095 per line with high capacity pack |
| Data Packet size range | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 | 16 to 4096 |
| X.25 Developers Toolkit | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| On-Line API Reference Manuals |
Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| C, Java, Delphi and Visual Basic sample programs |
Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| X.25 High Capacity Pack Supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XOT option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 32 and 64 bit support on Windows and Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Operating Systems supported |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008Linux |