Many newer motherboards now have PCIe slots instead of the older standard PCI slots, so if you need to add serial RS232 COM ports to your desktop computer then this PCIe serial card is the best way to do it.
Using a PCIe serial card is often more reliable way of creating a serial port and provides better performance than using a USB to serial adapter. The reason is that the PCIe card is connected directly to the PCIe slot on the motherboard which gives the drivers a more direct way of communicating with the port, whereas when using a USB to serial adapter the drivers works on a higher level requiring more resources which results in higher latencies, data delays and electrical noise which eventually can result in a higher error rate.
This PCIe card adds one high-speed 9-pin serial RS232 COM port to any PCIe-equipped PC. It uses an all-in-one high quality chipset solution (MCS9922) from MosChip Technology which provides superior performance and unmatched serial PCIe data transfer rates.
The created serial port share same IRQ which saves valuable resources if other expansion cards are used.
The drivers will automatically configure the next available serial PCIe COM port and IRQ address within Windows. The COM port number can be renamed with the included COM port Redirect Utility.
This card will work with most serial RS232 devices including modems, serial printers, handheld PDAs, mice and trackballs, keypads, serial POS devices, digital cameras and more.
Overall features
- PCIe serial card with one RS232 port
- Low Profile bracket included
- Drivers available for most operating systems
- High performance and reliable chipset
- Compliant with serial PCIe card specification 1.0a
- Works in 5V and 3.3V tolerance options
- Compatible with Standard 16C550 UART
- Support PCI Power Management
- WHQL certified drivers available
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SPECIFICATIONS |
Part number |
SD-PEX15021 |
Operating system |
Windows 10 (32/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit), Windows 8 (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64-bit), XP, DOS, Android 1.x/2.x/3.x/4.x, Linux kernel 2.6.15 and later, Windows CE 6.0, 5.0 / Mobile 5 / Mobile 6 Driver |
Processor |
MCS9922 |
Interface |
1 port serial RS232, DB9 male connector |
Data Bits |
5, 6, 7, 8 |
Parity |
Even, Odd, None, Space, Mark |
Bus type |
Serial PCIe / PCI-X (5 and 3.3V) |
Buffer |
On Chip 256 Byte FIFOs for Transmit and Receive per port |
Serial signals |
DCD, RXD, TXD, DTR, GND, DSR, RTS, CTS, RI |
Parity |
Even, Odd, None, Space, Mark |
Flow control |
Supports Hardware and Software flow control |
Baud rates |
50 bps to 250Kbps |
PCIe specification |
Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.1 |
Differential PCI Express Common Ref. Clock |
100-MHz |
PCI with transfer rate |
1-Lane (x1) 2.5Gb/s |
Warranty |
1 year limited warranty |
For alternative serial port cards please see our full selection of serial RS232 port cards