Product Data Sheet / Brochure

2 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16550 UART

Product ID: PEX2S553LP

The 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.

Certifications, Reports and Compatibility

Applications

• Self service automated machines and kiosks to control serial devices such as scales, touchscreens, magnetic card

readers, bar code scanners, receipt printers, label printers

• Bank teller workstations in either full profile or low profile versions to control their serial devices such as cash

drawers, card readers / card swipes, printers, keypads / pinpads, pen pads

• POS retail applications in grocery stores, and any other retail store to control keyboards, cash drawers, receipt

printers, card readers / card swipes, scales, and elevated displays on poles

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2 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16550 UART Product ID: PEX2S553LP The 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.
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• Standard ATM automated teller machines to control keypads, receipt printer, card readers / card swipes, touchscreen LCD's, camera control, etc. • Used to control multiple surveillance / security cameras in a parking structure, office building, etc. Features • One high speed RS232 serial port with data transfer rate up to 460.
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Connector(s) Connector Type(s) PCI Express x1 Internal Ports LP4 (4 pin; Large Drive Power) External Ports DB-9 (9 pin, D-Sub) OS Compatibility Windows DOS, 95, 98SE, 2000, CE 5.0/6.0, Embedded System 2009, POS Ready 2009, XP Embedded, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Software Windows Server 2003, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.10 Linux kernel 2.6.x to 4.11.
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Box Included in Package PCI-Express Serial Card DB9 Ribbon cable Full Profile Bracket Low profile bracket Driver CD Instruction Manual *Product appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.