Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA vs StarTech.com 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 9identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:USB Type-B
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:PCIe
  • Serial ports quantity
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:1
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:2
  • Serial interface type
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:RS-232/422/485
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:RS-232
  • Internal
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:No
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:Yes
  • Product colour
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:Grey
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:Green
  • Chipset
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:FTDI - FT2232H
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
  • Baud rate
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:921.6 Kbit/s
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:460.8 Kbit/s
  • Flow Control type
    • 2 Port USB to RS232 RS422 RS485 Serial Adapter with COM Retention - TAA:No, XON/XOFF
    • 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF

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Comparison of ICUSB2324852, PEX2S553LP
46 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffersUSB Type-BPCIe
Serial ports quantityDiffers12
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-232/422/485RS-232
Expansion card standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCIe 1.1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Product colourDiffersGreyGreen
LED indicatorsKnown for onePowerUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
ChipsetDiffersFTDI - FT2232HASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Baud rateDiffers921.6 Kbit/s460.8 Kbit/s
Data bitsKnown for one7, 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Stop bitsKnown for one1, 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for oneEven, Mark, No, Odd, SpaceUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow Control typeDiffersNo, XON/XOFFDTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-25 - 85 °C-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 95%5 - 85%
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7,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 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic,
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, 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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big SuMac 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
Other operating systems supportedDiffersWindows XP EmbeddedDOS, Windows XP Embedded
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers44.2 mm80 mm
DepthDiffers82.3 mm105 mm
HeightDiffers23 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers300 g63.5 g
Packaging data5 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffersUSB Type-A to USB Type-BSerial
Package widthDiffers145 mm143 mm
Package depthDiffers209 mm173 mm
Package heightDiffers45 mm32 mm
Package weightDiffers310 g180 g
Logistics data4 differ
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers40 pc(s)50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthDiffers406 mm363 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers500 mm684 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers330 mm320 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ Server 2008(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Mac 9.8/OS X, Linux 2.4.x; Windows XP Embedded, CE 4.2/ 5.2/ 6.0, PocketPC 2003, Mobile 5, 6Unknown — not stated by the source

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