Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART vs StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

29specifications compared
18differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:Parallel, Serial
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Serial
Serial ports quantity
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:1
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:4
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:87600 h
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:26280 h
Certification
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:CE, FCC, TAA
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:CE, FCC, REACH
Chipset
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe952
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:ASIX - MCS9904CV-AA
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:128 B
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:256 B
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:-10 - 80 °C
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART:-20 - 100 °C
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:-20 - 60 °C

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Comparison of PEX1S1P952, PEX4S553
47 specifications	A StarTech.com 1S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16950 UART Model PEX1S1P952 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX4S553 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel, Serial	Serial
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCIe 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	4
Serial interface type	RS-232	RS-232
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	87600 h	26280 h
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, TAA	CE, FCC, REACH
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe952	ASIX - MCS9904CV-AA
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	128 B	256 B
Data bits	5, 6, 7, 8	5, 6, 7, 8
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 1.5, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for one	Even, Mark, No, Odd, Space	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow Control typeKnown for one	XON/XOFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 Kbit/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 80 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 100 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%	5 - 85%
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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Pre	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows XP Embedded	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows XP Embedded
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	12 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	65 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	64 g	74 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets included	Yes	Yes
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	141 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm
Package heightDiffers	31 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	148 g	230 g
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	75 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	357 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	675 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	312 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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