ANTAIRA MSC-204A2 Installation Manual

4S RS232 Multi Serial PCI Express Card

1. Introduction

Congratulation on your purchasing this high performance PCI
Express multi-serial host adapter. The adapter is high speed PCI
Express bus based and plug-and-play compliant. Its serial ports
are fully 16C950 UART compatible with most of the RS232C
devices available from the market.
Features:
Full x1 PCI Express Throughput, 250Mbytes/sec
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Fully Compliant with PCI Express Base Specifications, Revision 1.0a
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16C950 UARTs, Fully Compatible with 16C550, Baud Rate up to
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115.2Kbps (Optional model for 921.6Kbps available upon request)
Supports 4S RS232 over one single PCI Express slot.
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Low Profile PCI Express model available with short bracket
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Supports Win98SE, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, XP, Vista, Win 7and
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Linux

2. Board Layout

J8: DB44 pin
Connector to
4-port Octopus
Cable
Installation Guide
J2~J5: Internal S1~S4 with
10-pin Header Connectors
JP1: Parallel Port
Enable/Disable Jumper
(for 4S1P Model Only)
1
J7: Aux. Power
Connector
JP3: Aux Power
Source Selector
JP2: Power over
Serial Connectors
Enable/Disable