StarTech.com 1 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16550 PEX1S553LP

Add a RS-232 serial port to your standard or small form factor computer through a PCI Express expansion slotThe PEX1S553LP PCI Express Serial Card turns a PCI Express slot into an RS232 (DB9) serial connection.The card is constructed using a native single chip design that lets you harness the full capability offered by PCI Express (PCIe), while reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional bridge chip serial cards.The PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card is compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows� and Linux Kernel 2.6.11 to 4.11.x, and ships with a low profile/half-height bracket installed, but includes an optional full profile bracket that lets you add a serial port to virtually any computer (regardless of the case form factor).This product is a replacement for our PEX1S552LP card.Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.The StarTech.com Advantage

Features


1 PORT SERIAL CARD: Serial controller card w/ 16550 UART based on ASIX MCS9922CV-AA, allows 1x DB9 port w/bi-directional RS232 speeds up to 460.8Kbps per port, available 256 byte FIFO buffer; Upgraded version of our popular card PEX1S552LP


OPTIONAL CONFIGURABLE POWER: PCI Express RS232 serial adapter card provides choice of 12v, 5v, or none through pin 9


STANDARD PROFILE & LOW PROFILE BRACKET: PCIe serial card comes w/ a low profile bracket pre-installed & 1x full profile bracket is incl for versatile install; Supports Windows & Linux


VERSATILE APPLICATIONS: For low/standard profile desktop/servers w/ uses in point of sale terminals, PLCs, control/automation in factories, scientific sensors, medical equipment, scanner, oscilloscope


THE IT PRO'S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this PCIe serial adapter card is backed for life, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance



Design


Internal

Yes


Product colour

Green



Weight & dimensions


Height

20 mm


Width

80 mm


Depth

105 mm


Weight

44 g



Logistics data


Master (outer) case width

365 mm


Master (outer) case height

315 mm


Products per master (outer) case

75 pc(s)


Harmonized System (HS) code

84733020


Master (outer) case length

692 mm



Technical details


Sustainability certificates

CE, RoHS



Other features


Compatible operating systems

Linux, Mac OS 10.4.x



Features


Chipset

ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA


Baud rate

460.8 Kbit/s


FIFO (First In, First Out)

128 B



Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

-10 - 80 �C


Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 85


Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 100 �C



Ports & interfaces


Host interface

PCIe


Serial interface type

RS-232


Serial ports quantity

1


Output interface

Serial


Expansion card standard

PCI 1.1


Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)

1



System requirements


Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019


Other operating systems supported

DOS, Windows XP Embedded


Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks


Linux operating systems supported

Yes



Packaging data


Package height

32 mm


Package depth

174 mm


Package width

143 mm


Package weight

130 g


Manual

Yes


Drivers included

Yes