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StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable vs StarTech.com 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:PCIe
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:IDC
  • Serial ports quantity
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:4
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:1
  • Product colour
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Black
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:Stainless steel
  • Package width
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:208 mm
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:37 mm
  • Package depth
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:145 mm
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:102 mm
  • Package height
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:41 mm
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:213 mm
  • Package weight
    • 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:343 g
    • 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:100 g

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Comparison of PEX4S553B, PLATE9MB
35 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffersPCIeIDC
Output interfaceSerialSerial
Serial ports quantityDiffers41
Serial interface typeRS-232RS-232
Design1 differ
InternalYesYes
Product colourDiffersBlackStainless steel
CertificationKnown for oneREACH, CEUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.229 m
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AAUnknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one230.4 Kbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one256 BUnknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one5, 6, 7, 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for oneEven, Mark, No, OddUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 85 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, WindoUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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 MavericksUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneDOS, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows XP EmbeddedUnknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesRoHSRoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one12 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one80.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one68 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one239 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for oneSerialUnknown — not stated by the source
Mounting brackets includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers208 mm37 mm
Package depthDiffers145 mm102 mm
Package heightDiffers41 mm213 mm
Package weightDiffers343 g100 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source

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