User manual
Table Of Contents
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Copyright Notice
- Trademark Acknowledgment
- Contact Information
- BlueStorm/Express Installation Overview
- Hardware Configuration
- Interrupts and Memory Address Selection
- RS-232 Electrical Interface
- RS-422/485 Electrical Interface
- Jumper Block Settings
- Tri-state Operation
- Installing the BlueStorm/Express into your system
- Software First Installation
- Hardware First Installation
- Windows XP Installation
- Port Settings
- Advanced Port Settings
- Software Settings for RS-422/485
- Specifications

Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual
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Specifications
Operating Environment
● Storage temperature: -40° C to 105° C
● Operating temperature: 0° C to 70° C
● Relative humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
● Air movement: no requirement
PCI Express Interface
● One PCI Express x1 card edge
Communications
Baud Rates
● RS-232: 50 bps – 921.6 Kbps
● RS-422/485: 50 bps – 1.8432 Mbps
Custom baud rates are also available; please contact our Sales department for
information.
UARTs
BlueStorm/Express (2 and 4 port models)
● 17D152 dual UARTs with 64 byte TxD/RxD FIFO buffers
BlueStorm/Express (8 and 16 port models)
● 17V258 octal UARTs with 64 byte TxD/RxD FIFO buffers
BlueStorm/Express Opto
● 17D152 dual UARTs with 64 byte TxD/RxD FIFO buffers
Surge Suppression
BlueStorm/Express (2, 4, 8, and 16 port models)
● TransGuard
Transient Voltage Suppression, able to withstand multiple strikes on
every signal of every port
● Transient Energy dissipation 0.05 joules on every signal of every port
● Transient peak current rating 15A on every signal of every port
● EN61000-4-2/3/4 compatible
Optical Isolation
BlueStorm/Express Opto
● 3kV peak to peak on every signal of every port
Dimensions
BlueStorm/Express (2 and 4 port models)
● Length: 10.86 cm, 4.275 inches
● Height: 10.92 cm, 4.300 inches