Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

ATEN USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module) vs StarTech.com 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):USB
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:PCIe
Output interface
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):USB 2.0
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:Serial
Internal
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):No
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:Yes
Width
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):56 mm
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:18 mm
Depth
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):91 mm
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:170 mm
Height
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):21 mm
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:68 mm
Weight
- USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module):104 g
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:83 g

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Comparison of KA7169, PEX8S232485
26 specifications	A ATEN USB - DisplayPort to Cat5e/6 KVM Adapter Cable (CPU Module) Model KA7169 View product	B StarTech.com 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485 Model PEX8S232485 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232/422/485
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4608 Gbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
System requirementsidentical
Windows 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 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	56 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	91 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	68 mm
WeightDiffers	104 g	83 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	553 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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