Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Axagon ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:ExpressCard
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:PCIe
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:0 - 40 °C
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:-10 - 85 °C
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:-20 - 100 °C
Width
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:40 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:120 mm
Depth
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:116 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:105 mm
Height
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:15 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:20 mm
Weight
- ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter:31 g
- 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953:61 g

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Comparison of ECF-X1, PEX2S553
45 specifications	A Axagon ECF-X1 interface cards/adapter Model ECF-X1 View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9 Host Controller, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953 Model PEX2S553 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
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
BandwidthKnown for one	2.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 85 °C	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Wind
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows XP Embedded
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	40 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	116 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	31 g	61 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	690 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Windows 2000/XP (32/64bit)/Server 2003 (32/64bit)/ Vista (32/64bit)/Server 2008 (32/64bit)/ 7 (32/64bit) - Mac OS X 10.4.x - Linux 2.4.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	12V/1A DC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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