CE SERIAL

Serial I/O PC Card

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Your gateway to the Serial World . . .

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DESCRIPTION
Add a high-speed RS-232 port to your mobile computer with the Socket Serial I/O Card. Connect to the world of serial devices such as fax/modems, digital cameras, bar code scanners, monitoring and control systems, writers for court reporting, data collection gear, lab equipment, GPS or DGPS receivers, wireless receivers and transceivers, label printers -- you name it!

The Serial I/O's 16550 UART gives your serial peripherals optimum performance under Microsoft Windows CE. Built-in buffers support a continuous data stream from high speed peripherals such as digital cameras, 33.6 modems and ISDN modems.

Socket's High-Integration Serial (HIS) chip reduces chip count to improve reliability and reduce power consumption. The Serial I/O Card uses only 5 mA in standby mode compared to over 50 mA for other serial PC Cards. That extends the battery life of your mobile computer in situations where it's impractical to use an AC power adapter.

The Serial I/O Card works with Windows notebooks and H/PCs, Apple PowerBooks and Newton MessagePads, the Sharp Zaurus and the Sun Voyager.

The Serial I/O Card is the first PC Card serial adapter to be certified by Microsoft for Windows 95 and Windows CE. It works out of the box with all current versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows CE and Windows NT.


FEATURES


SPECIFICATIONS

PC Card Size: 3.37 in x 2.13 in x 0.197 in
(85.6mm x 54.0mm x 5.0mm)
PC Card Weight: 1 oz (25.4) gm)
Interconnect Cable Length: 13 in (330mm)
Interconnect Cable Weight: 1.1 oz (27.9 gm)
Interconnect Cable Serial Connectors: 9-Pin D Shell Males
Temperature: 0°C to +55°C
Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Electrical MTBF: more than 100,000 Power On Hours, demonstrated
Connectors: 10,000 insertions
Power Consumption:
Minimum: 5 mA or 25 mW
Typical: 13 mA or 65 mW
Maximum: 16 mA or 96 mW
PC Card Interface: PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) Type II, JEIDA 4.1
Serial Communications: Asynchronous RS-232, Custom options for IrDA: RS-422 and RS-485
PC Card Computers Supported:
All PC Card notebooks with Type II or III socket, including Acer, Apple PowerBook, AST, AT&T, Canon, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, HP Omnibook, IBM, NEC, Olivetti, Sun Voyager, Toshiba, and Zenith. Also works with Apple Newton MessagePad, Sharp Zaurus and Windows CE H/PCs.
Operating System Support:
DOS, Windows 3.X, Windows 95, Windows CE, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, OS/2 Warp, Solaris, Mac OS Version 7.5, Newton and Zaurus. HP LX 200 Palmtop drivers available as an extra cost.
Compatibility: DOS COM port: 1,2,3 or 4
Programmable Characteristics:
Character length: 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-bits
Parity: Even, odd or none
Baud rate: Up to 115 Kbps; up to 230.4 Kbps available with custom software drivers
Certification: FCC: Part 15, Class B CE: EN55022 (pending)
Software Included:
Auto Installation Utility
Direct enablers for most PC Card host controllers
Warranty: Lifetime