Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA vs StarTech.com 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:IDC
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
Product colour
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:Black, Green, Silver
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Green
Chipset
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:FTDI - FT232RL
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Baud rate
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:115.2 Kbit/s
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:256 B
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:128 B
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:-10 - 85 °C
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:-10 - 80 °C
Width
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:123 mm
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:80 mm
Depth
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:45 mm
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:105 mm

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Comparison of ICUSB232INT1, PEX1S553
39 specifications	A StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA Model ICUSB232INT1 View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX1S553 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	IDC	PCIe
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Green, Silver	Green
Features3 differ
ChipsetDiffers	FTDI - FT232RL	ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Baud rateDiffers	115.2 Kbit/s	460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	256 B	128 B
Data bitsKnown for one	7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 85 °C	-10 - 80 °C
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Bas	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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS, Windows XP Embedded
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	123 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	31 g	51.5 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	38 mm
Package depthDiffers	143 mm	213 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	138 mm
Package weightDiffers	160 g	200 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	75 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	697 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	319 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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