Brainboxes Universal 1-Port Velocity RS422/485 PCI Card UC-324 User Manual

Product codes
UC-324
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UNIVERSAL 1 PORT VELOCITY RS422/485
Product Code
UC-320 & UC-324
Serial Port
Ports
1 Port RS422/485
Connector
DB9 (9 Pin Male)
UART type
16950 UART inside Brainboxes LYNX BB16PCI958
FIFO size
128 Byte with user definable trigger level
Transmitted Signal Strength
+/- 5 Volts open circuit RS422/485 Standard
Operating Distance
4000 ft (1200 metres) RS422/485 Standard
Electrical Protection
+ve transient spikes > 12V, -ve transient spikes >6.8V , 
Serial Port Settings
Baud Rate (bits per second)
up to 921,600
Data Bits
5,6,7 or 8
Parity
Odd, Even, None, Mark or Space
Stop Bits
1, 1.5 or 2
Flow Control
CTS/RTS    
IRQs
Plug and Play - Shared interrupts for all ports
Tx/Rx Modes
Full Duplex, Half Duplex Autogating
Connection Schemes
Point to Point,
One talker; many listeners, (32 Max)
Many talkers / listeners Half Duplex (32 Max)
RS485 Gating
Hardware Autogating, TxD always / RTS true enabled,
RxD always enabled, RxD RTS true disabled, CTS forced true
General
Bracket Profile
Low Profile (UC-320) Standard (UC-324)
PCB Layers
4
Power
550mA @ 5V
Weight
0.097Kg
Size
64 x 125 mm
Interface
BUS Compatibility
32/64 bit Universal (3.3V or 5V) PCI or PCI-X
OS Compatibility
Windows 98/ NT4/ 2000/ XP/ Server 2003
Windows XP x64 bit Edition / Windows Server 2003 x64 bit
Linux
PCI Compliance
Version 3.0
Approvals & Accreditations
UL, EMC: CE, FCC, PCI Power Management 1.1 Compliant, 
PCI 3.0 Compliant
Box Contents
Installation CD including manual, Microsoft signed drivers, 
utilities and sample programs with source code
UNIVERSAL 1 PORT VELOCITY RS422/485
Installation Guide
OEM option
Available for bulk buy OEM
Product Support
Lifetime Email and Phone Support
from Fully qualified, friendly staff 40 hours a week
Warranty
Lifetime
UC-320
UC-324
Made In
Manufactured in the UK by Brainboxes
Winner 2005 European Electronics Industry Awards
“Manufacturer of the Year”
Customisable
Brainboxes operate a "Perfect Fit Custom Design" 
Pin 1  TXD- 
Pin 2  TXD+ 
Pin 3  RTS- 
Pin 4  RTS+ 
Pin 5  GND 
Pin 6  RXD- 
Pin 7  RXD+ 
Pin 8  CTS- 
Pin 9  CTS+ 
1 2 3 4  5
6 7 8 9 
RS422/485
Pinout (9 pin Male)