Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Serial interface type
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:RS-422/485
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:RS-232
Internal
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Yes
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:No
Product colour
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Green
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Black
Width
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:18 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:14 mm
Depth
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:162 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:81 mm
Height
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:120 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68.5 mm
Weight
- PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:83 g
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:46 g

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Comparison of PX-310, PEX2S553B
36 specifications	A Brainboxes PX-310 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model PX-310 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX2S553B View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeDiffers	RS-422/485	RS-232
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
CertificationKnown for one	AEO C-TP AT Microsoft Certified Gold Partner WEEE EMC: CE TAA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9922
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18 mm	14 mm
DepthDiffers	162 mm	81 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	68.5 mm
WeightDiffers	83 g	46 g
Other features1 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	1200 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 32 bit & 64 bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit & 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit & 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit & 64 bit	DOS Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2 Linux Mac OS 10.4.x + Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Power requirementsKnown for one	320mA @ 3.3V, 70mA @ 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 Mbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	264 g

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