Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:PCI
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:PCIe
Output interface
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Serial
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factor
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Full-height / Low-profile
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Low-profile
Product colour
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Green
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Black, Silver
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:16 B
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:256 B
Package width
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:150 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:173 mm
Package depth
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:40 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:143 mm
Package height
- IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:45 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:32 mm

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Comparison of IS-250, PEX2S1P553B
39 specifications	A Brainboxes IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model IS-250 View product	B StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable Model PEX2S1P553B View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorDiffers	Full-height / Low-profile	Low-profile
Serial ports quantity	2	2
Serial interface type	RS-232	RS-232
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black, Silver
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, REACH
Features1 differ
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230.4 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	16 B	256 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 6, 7, 8
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parity bitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Even, Mark, No, Odd, Space
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows XP Embedded
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	79 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	150 mm	173 mm
Package depthDiffers	40 mm	143 mm
Package heightDiffers	45 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	133 g	317 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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