Add 2 high-speed RS-232 serial ports to your low profile/small form factor computer with a PCI Express expansion slotThe PEX2S553LP low profile/half-height PCI Express Serial Card turns a PCI Express slot into two RS232 (DB9) serial connections.The card is constructed using a native single chip design that lets you harness the full capability offered by PCI Express (PCIe), while reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional bridge chip serial cards.The PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card is compatible with a broad range of operating systems, including Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista™/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (32 and 64-bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 to 4.11.x, and ships with a low profile/half-height bracket installed but includes an optional full profile bracket that lets you add 2 serial ports to virtually any computer (regardless of the case form factor).This product is a replacement for our PEX2S552LP card.Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Specification

Design
Product colour	Green
Internal	Yes
Features
Flow Control type	DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
FIFO (First In, First Out)	128 B
Baud rate	460.8 Kbit/s
Chipset	ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020
Products per master (outer) case	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case width	363 mm
Master (outer) case length	684 mm
Master (outer) case height	320 mm
Operational conditions
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 100 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	-10 - 80 °C
Packaging data
Cables included	Serial
Mounting brackets included	Yes
Drivers included	Yes
Manual	Yes
Package width	143 mm
Package depth	173 mm
Package height	32 mm
Package weight	180 g
Ports & interfaces
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1
Serial interface type	RS-232
Serial ports quantity	2
Expansion card standard	PCIe 1.1
Output interface	Serial
Host interface	PCIe
System requirements
Other operating systems supported	DOS, Windows XP Embedded
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Linux operating systems supported	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	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
Windows operating systems supported	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, 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 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Technical details
Sustainability certificates	CE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions
Weight	63.5 g
Height	20 mm
Depth	105 mm
Width	80 mm

Features

Internal

Host interface: PCIe

Output interface: Serial

Green