Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Axagon ECA-SP interface cards/adapter vs StarTech.com 8-Port PCI Serial Card

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:ExpressCard
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:PCI
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:0 - 40 °C
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:-20 - 85 °C
Depth
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:64 mm
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:126.5 mm
Height
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:24 mm
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:20 mm
Weight
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:53 g
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:60 g
Data transfer rate
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:16 Mbit/s
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:0.4 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:3
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:8
Mac compatibility
- ECA-SP interface cards/adapter:Yes
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:No

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Comparison of ECA-SP, 8-Port PCI Serial Card
27 specifications	A Axagon ECA-SP interface cards/adapter Model ECA-SP View product	B StarTech.com 8-Port PCI Serial Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x DB 9-pin Serial M
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC,WHQL
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OXPCIe958 + PI7C9X
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	64 mm	126.5 mm
HeightDiffers	24 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	53 g	60 g
WidthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	16 Mbit/s	0.4 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	3	8
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LP
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	MS Windows XP/Vista/7/2003/2008/Linux 2.6.11+/MacOS 10.4+	Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Linux 2.4.x +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 3.3V
Data link protocolsKnown for one	16C550, RS-232, SPP, PS2, EPP, ECP, IEEE 1284	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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