StarTech.com EC1S1P55254 - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
The EC2S55254 2-Port Native 54mm ExpressCard RS232 Serial Adapter
Card and EC1S1P55254 1S1P 54mm ExpressCard Serial Parallel Card
with 16550 UART lets you add two RS232 serial ports or one serial and one
parallel port to your laptop using an available 54mm ExpressCard slot.
This high-performance RS232 ExpressCard adapter with included breakout
cable features a 256 byte transmit/receive FIFO buffer and supports baud
rates up to 128Kbps, with parallel data rates up to 1.5Mbps. A native chipset
provides reliability and performance improvements, as well as lower CPU
loads and power consumption over conventional bridge-chip serial cards.
Designed for use with laptop computers equipped with 54mm ExpressCard
slots, this serial card offers a broad operating system compatibility list
including Windows®, Mac OS X and Linux for simple integration into almost
any system.
Packaging Contents
• 1 x ExpressCard/54 Serial Card
• 1 x Breakout Cable
• 1 x Driver CD
• 1 x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• ExpressCard enabled computer system with available ExpressCard/54 slot
• Microsoft
® Windows ® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7
(32/64-bit), or Apple ® Mac OS ® 10.4/10.5 or Linux ® kernel 2.6.11 or later