Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

APC AP9631 interface cards/adapter vs StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:SmartSlot
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:PCIe
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:-5 - 45 °C
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:0 - 45 °C
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:0 - 95%
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:5 - 85%
Width
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:121 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:65 mm
Depth
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:114 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:90 mm
Height
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:38 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:20 mm
Weight
- AP9631 interface cards/adapter:90 g
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card:277 g

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Comparison of AP9631, PEX4S952
38 specifications	A APC AP9631 interface cards/adapter Model AP9631 View product	B StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953 - 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART - PCIe RS232 Serial Card Model PEX4S952 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	SmartSlot	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	87600 h
CertificationDiffers	AS/NZS 3548 (C-Tick) A, EN 55022 A, EN 55024, FCC Part 15 A, GOST, ICES-003, VCCI A, REACH	CE, FCC, TAA
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe954
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 6, 7, 8
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 45 °C	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	114 mm	90 mm
HeightDiffers	38 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	90 g	277 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	235 mm	209 mm
Package depthDiffers	159 mm	146 mm
Package heightDiffers	51 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	340 g	379 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	338 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	477 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	238 mm
Other featuresidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source

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