Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

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

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:Serial
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:RS-232
Product colour
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:Green
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Silver
Width
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:65 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:110 mm
Depth
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:90 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:210 mm
Height
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:20 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
Weight
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:48 g
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:75 g
Package width
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:42 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:31 mm
Package depth
- 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:213 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:175 mm

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Comparison of PEX1S952, PEX4S552
31 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART Model PEX1S952 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX4S552 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	RS-232
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB9
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Green	Silver
Featuresidentical
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	128 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9901
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	65 mm	110 mm
DepthDiffers	90 mm	210 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	48 g	75 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	42 mm	31 mm
Package depthDiffers	213 mm	175 mm
Package heightDiffers	145 mm	144 mm
Package weightKnown for one	100 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4608 Mbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista (x32, x64), Linux Kernel 2.6.11, MAC 10.4
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.5 cm

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