PCI-SIO4BX High-performance Multi-Protocol Serial I/O

Four Independent Multi-Protocol Serial Channels
Synchronous Serial Data Rates up to 10 Mbits/sec
Asynchronous Serial Data Rates up to 1 Mbit/sec
Independent Transmit and Receive FIFOs for each channel - Up to 32 Kbytes each
Serial Mode Protocols include Asynchronous, Bisync, SDLC, HDLC, and IEEE 802.3
Multiprotocol Transceivers support RS422 (V.11)/RS485, RS423 (V.10), RS232 (V.28), V.35, RS530, as well as other Mixed Protocol modes.
Parity and CRC detection capability
Four Programmable Oscillators provide increased flexibility for Baud Rate Clock generation
SCSI II type 68 pin front edge I/O Connector with optional cable adapter to four DB25 connectors
Eight signals per channel, configurable as either DTE or DCE configuration: 3 Serial Clocks, 2 Serial Data signals, Clear-To-Send (CTS), Ready-To-Send(RTS), and Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
Unused signals may be reconfigured as general purpose IO
Fast RS422/RS485 Differential Cable Transceivers Provide Data Rate up to 10Mbps
RS423 and RS232 Cable Transceivers Provide Data Rate up to 230kbps
Industry Standard Zilog Z16C30 Multi-Protocol Universal Serial Controllers (USC®)
Dual PCI DMA Engine to speed transfers and minimize host I/O overhead
A variety of device drivers are available, including VxWorks, WinNT, Win2k, Linux, and Labview