Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card vs StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:Serial
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Parallel, Serial
Product colour
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:Black
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Black, Silver
Certification
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:CE, FCC
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:CE, FCC, REACH
Chipset
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:PLX OXPCIe952
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:128 B
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:256 B
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:0 - 50 °C
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:-20 - 60 °C
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:-40 - 85 °C
Width
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:15 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:23 mm

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Comparison of 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card, PEX2S1P553B
44 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card View product	B StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable Model PEX2S1P553B View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-profile
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, FCC, REACH
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	PLX OXPCIe952	ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230.4 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	128 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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 85 °C
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 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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	15 mm	23 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	95 mm
HeightDiffers	59 mm	79 mm
WeightDiffers	54 g	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	142 mm	173 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	143 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	270 g	317 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	5, 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ CE 5.0 Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2003(32/64)/ 2000 Linux 2.4.x/2.6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protectionKnown for one	15 kV	Unknown — not stated by the source

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