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UltraPort SI Serial Cards (RS232/RS422/RS485 software selectable interfaces)

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Perle UltraPort SI is the ideal solution for applications where multiple serial interface types and a fixed number of local serial ports are required. With 1 to 16 software selectable RS232/422/485 serial ports and industry-leading 25Kv ESD protection, the Perle UltraPort SI range offers flexibility, high performance, excellent throughput and reliable solutions that completely outperform the competition.

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Overview

Features and Benefits

  • Operates with all major Windows, Vista, Linux,
    Solaris and SCO Unix operating systems
  • 32 and 64 bit driver support
  • Flexible solutions with 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16
    serial ports
  • Software Selectable RS-232/422/485 interfaces
  • Each port can be configured individually to an
    RS232, RS422 or RS485 interface type
  • Low Profile options on 1, 4 and 8 serial
    port models
  • Speeds up to 3.6Mbps
  • Universal 3.3/5v PCI bus slot support
  • PCI-X compatible
  • Industry leading 25 kV ESD provides protection against
    electrostatic discharges and power surges
  • Full modem control and hardware/software flow control
  • Wide range of Specialix, Chase and Digi cabling and connection options
  • Reach, RoHS and WEEE Compliant
  • Lifetime Warrany

Diagram UltraPort SI Serial Card

The Perle UltraPort SI PCI serial cards are the most advanced
low profile serial card solutions on the market today for
your serial communications board, providing a complete range
of solutions for retail point of sale, data acquisition,
industrial automation, advanced kiosk design and much more.

The Perle UltraPort SI’s software selectable interfaces provide the ability to make dynamic configuration changes between RS232, RS422 and RS485 communications without having to take down the server. This
ensures maximum availability for mission-critical operations. Each serial port can be configured individually to any interface type.

A wide variety of DB9, DB25, and RJ45 cables
and connector boxes support the most popular pin-outs from
Specialix International, Chase Research and Digi International.
As you upgrade servers and cards to the latest PCI standard,
only Perle can ensure you don’t spend valuable budget
allocations on re-cabling costs.

Applications

  • Retail Point of Sale: Cash registers,
    receipt printers, bar code scanners, etc. need to be connected
    to back office servers
  • Medical: Connect bed-side health
    monitors in hospitals to central nurse stations.
  • Transportation: Connect Automatic
    Vehicle Identification (AVI) Equipment, Radar, Infrared
    Vehicle Scanners, Receipt printers and message signs in
    Toll Collection Systems
  • Manufacturing: Access serial
    devices for factory, industrial and warehouse automation
  • Kiosks: Connect internal
    modems, touch screens, receipt printers, keyboards, etc
    inside coin counting machines, gas station pay stations
    and airport check-in’s
  • Education: Access control
    (door entry) systems with 100’s card and/or badge
    readers, monitor computer room usage
  • Connect modem pools for remote access dial-in/dial-out

Class Leading Support and Warranty

Perle UltraPort Serial Cards are backed by
the best service and support in the industry, including Perle’s
unique lifetime warranty. Since 1976 Perle has been providing
its customers with networking products that have the highest
levels of performance, flexibility and quality.

HTSUS Number: 8517.62.0050 ECCN Code: 5A991


Technical Specs

Supported Operating System Drivers:   Download

  • Linux 3.x, 2.6.x, 2.4.x, 2.2.16+ (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Solaris (x86 and SPARC 32 / 64 Bit)
  • SCO OpenServer
  • SCO UnixWare
  • Windows® Server 2016
  • Windows® 10
  • Windows® Server 2012 R2
  • Windows® 8.1 (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® Server 2012
  • Windows® 8 (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® Server 2008 R2
  • Windows® Server 2008 (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® Server 2003 (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® 7 (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® Vista (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® XP (32 / 64 Bit)
  • Windows® 2000
  • Windows® NT
  • Windows® 95, 98

Connectors

UltraPort1
SI-LP:
1
on-board DB9M connector on low profile card
UltraPort2
SI:
2
on-board DB9M
UltraPort4
SI-LP:
Single
VHDCI-68 connector on low profile card
UltraPort8
SI-LP:
Single
VHDCI-68 connector on low profile card
UltraPort16
SI:
Dual
VHDCI-68 connectors
VHDCI-68
Connector Options include DB9, DB25 and RJ45 connector
boxes and fan-out cables with Specialix International,
Chase Research and Digi International standard pin-outs

EIA
422/485 Wiring Topology

EIA-422: 4-wire
Full Duplex (point-to-point)
EIA-485: 4-wire
Full Duplex (multi-drop)
  2-wire
Half Duplex (multi-drop)
  2-wire
Full Duplex (point-to-point)

Host Interface:

  • 32 Bit PCI Bus
  • PCI 2.1 3.3/5v
  • Full PCI plug and play compliant
  • Single interrupt per card
  • Up to 4 cards per host

Serial Port Protection:

15Kv Electrostatic Discharge Protection ( ESD )

Signal
Support:

TXD,
RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DCD, DSR, RI

Power
Requirements:


UltraPort1 SI-LP:

+5V
+/-5% 300mA
-/+12V +/-5% 5mA


UltraPort2 SI:

+5V
+/-5% 410mA
-/+12V +/-5% 10mA


UltraPort4 SI

+5V
+/-5% 800mA
-/+12V +/-5% 20mA


UltraPort8 SI:

+5V
+/-5% 1500mA
-/+12V +/-5% 30mA


UltraPort16 SI:

+5V
+/-5% 3000mA
+12V +/-5% 65mA

Dimensions:

UltraPort1
SI-LP: 56mm (H) x 120mm (L) MDI PCI Standard
UltraPort2 SI: 88mm (H) x 132mm (L)
UltraPort4 SI-LP: 56mm (H) x 168mm (L) MD2 PCI Standard
UltraPort8 SI-LP: 56mm (H) x 168mm (L) MD2 PCI Standard
UltraPort16 SI: 98.5mm (H) x 188mm (L)

Environmental:

  • Operating temperature: 0° to 55° C
  • Storage temperature: -40° to 66° C
  • Relative Humidity: 10 to 90%, non-condensing

Approvals:

IEC
60950
EN60950-1:2001 +A11:2004
ANSI/UL 60950
EN55024:1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2003
FCC Part15 ,Class B
EN55022:1998 + A1:2000 + A2:2003 Class A
CAN/CSA 22.2, No.60950
ICES-003, Class B

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