StarTech.com PEX4S553 4 Port PCI Express Card RS232 Serial Adaptor Card with 165 PEX4S553

Add 4 RS-232 serial ports to your standard or small form factor computer through a PCI Express expansion slot
The PEX4S553 4-Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART lets you add 4 RS232 (DB9) serial ports, using a single PCI Express expansion slot.
Based on a native single-chip design, this 4-port serial adapter card allows you to 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 RS232 Serial Adapter Card includes 4 half-height/low-profile brackets, allowing the card to be installed into almost any PC case, regardless of form factor.
Backed by a StarTech.com Lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Native single-chip, single lane PCI Express chipset delivers true PCIe performance, up to 48% more efficient than bridge chip designs
- Standard and low profile/half-height brackets included to ensure fitment in any system

Design


Mean time between failures (MTBF)

26280 h


Internal

Yes


Certification

CE, FCC, REACH



Weight & dimensions


Height

19 mm


Width

130 mm


Depth

120 mm


Weight

74 g



Logistics data


Harmonized System (HS) code

84733020



Technical details


Sustainability certificates

RoHS



Features


Chipset

ASIX - MCS9904CV-AA


Data bits

5, 6, 7, 8


Baud rate

128 Kbit/s


FIFO (First In, First Out)

256 B



Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 50 �C


Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 85


Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 60 �C



Ports & interfaces


Host interface

PCIe


Serial interface type

RS-232


Serial ports quantity

4


Output interface

Serial



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

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, 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


Mounting brackets included

Yes


Package height

30 mm


Package depth

170 mm


Package width

141 mm


Package weight

230 g


Quantity

1


Manual

Yes


Drivers included

Yes