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PCI-1254U

PCI-1254U is a general-purpose communication card, intended for PCI (3.3V or 5V) or PCI-X bus. The card provides four isolated ports (three RS-232 and one RS-422/485).

The PCI-1254U card is based on the Oxford Semiconductor controller OXmPCI954 that provides PCI bus interface, four efficient UARTs (16C950 standard) and parallel interface in one circuit.

The first two ports at the PCI-1254U card lead to the D-Sub 9 connectors located on the card mounting bracket, the other two ports are accessible via the expansion card PCI-1026, fitted with the interface circuits located in the next slot. The RS-232 ports provide full modem control signals and standard pin layout.

Ports provide the optical isolation. Optional surge arresters (ESD-X4) can be added to protect isolation barrier against breakdown caused by induced overvoltage.
For more information see safety guidelines for preventing overvoltage damage.

Like any other TEDIA products, the RS-422/485 output circuits provide surge protection (TVS diodes) and termination impedances with fail-safe bias resistors, as advised by many standards (e.g. Profibus).

Useful feature are LED indicators on the card mounting bracket (a pair for every port) providing a comfortable check of the line activity.

Delivery details

The product packet includes the PCI card and expansion card, all documentation and software are available in the Download section.

Specifications

Type PCI-1254U
Number of ports 4
Ports type 3x RS-232 + 1x RS-422/485
Communication controller OXmPCI954 (Oxford Semiconductor)
Transfer rate up to 230.4kBd
up to 921.6kBd
Supported signals RS-232: TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, RI
RS-422: TXD+ (B), TXD- (A), RXD+ (B), RXD- (A)
RS-485: TXD/RXD+ (B), TXD/RXD- (A)
Transceiver type HIN211E (Texas Instruments, RS-232)
SN75176 (Texas Instruments, RS-422/485)
RS-232 flow control XON/XOFF, DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS
RS-422/485 operating modes RS-422, RS-422 multimaster, RS-485
RS-422/485 flow control automatic (ADFC), DTR
RS-232 ESD surge protection 15kV IEC 61000-4-2, air-gap
RS-422/485 ESD
surge protection
300A, 8/20 µs, IEC 801-5 (TVS diodes 5V8/600W)
Isolation voltage 1kVDC (600VDC when ESD-X4 used)
Isolation protection Surge arrester CG5-600L
(ESD-X4 option)
RS-422/485
termination impedance
120Ω/0.7V
Bus type PCI, 3V3/5V, 32-bit, 33MHz
(64-bit PCI and PCI-X compatible)
I/O and MEM address,
Interrupt channels
assigned by PnP PCI BIOS
Dimensions approx. 90x125 mm (PCI-1254U)
approx. 80x65 mm (PCI-1026)
Weight
(expansion card included)
approx. 160 g
Weight and dimensions
of product packaging
approx. 220 g
cardboard box approx. 180x130x40 mm