104I-COM-8SM Family

The 104I-COM-8SM Series are feature-rich and allow for the connection of multiple serial devices—ideal for a variety of applications such as POS, gaming systems, retail, hospitality, automation, kiosks, defense industries, high-density networking, or any other application requiring the connection of RS-232/422/485 serial devices to a PCI-104 compatible system. ACCES offers the 104I-COM-8SM, 4SM, and 2SM in both standard and extended temperature versions ideal for outdoor applications, harsh industrial surroundings, or military use.

Accessories

Available accessories include a broad range of cable assemblies, screw terminal boards, adapters, and enclosure/system solutions for quick and easy embedded application setup.

SPECIAL ORDER

Please contact ACCES with your precise requirement. Examples of special orders would be conformal coating, latching and/or right-angle I/O connectors, RJ45 connectivity, longer breakout cables, custom baud rates, custom software, etc... we will work with you to provide exactly what is required.

Software

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Specifications

Specification

• PCI Bus: Rev. 2.3
• Memory Space: Requires 4k
• I/O connection: 40-pin headers 0.1” spacing x 2
• Serial ports: 8, 4, or 2-ports, RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485, selectable

16550 Compatible

• UART: Octal type 16C550 with eight 64-byte transmit & 64 byte receive FIFO, 16C550 compliant
• Data Size: 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits
• Stop bit length: 1, 1.5 or 2 bits
• Parity: Odd, even, none, mark, or space
• Flow Control: RTS/CTS and/or DSR/DTR, Xon/Xoff
• Break condition: On or off
• Maximum Baud Rate: 1.8432Mbps (RS-422 & RS-485 modes), 460.8Kbps (RS-232 mode standard model), 921.6kbps (RS-232 Fast (-F) factory option)
• Full Duplex Operation
• Software programmable FIFO trigger levels (16C550 trigger levels are fixed)
• 12 standard registers for UART monitoring and control plus special registers
• Loop-back mode
• Scratch pad register

RS-232 Transceiver I/O Characteristics

• Receiver Input Resistance: 3KΩ to 7KΩ
• Receiver Input Sensitivity: ±3V
• Receiver Input Voltage Range: ±15V
• Driver Slew Rate: 30V/µS minimum
• Driver Load Impedance: 3KΩ to 7KΩ
• Driver Output Signal Levels: Loaded ±5.4V typical
• Meets or exceeds the IEEE RS-232 standard

RS-422/RS-485 Transceiver I/O Characteristics

• Receiver Input Sensitivity: ±200mV differential input
• Common Mode Voltage Range: +12V to -7V
• Transmitter Output Drive: 60 mA with thermal shutdown
• Input Impedance: 12 K ohm Min
• Input Hysteresis: 50mV typical

Transceiver ESD Characteristics

• ±15kV Human Body Model
• ±15kV Air Discharge
• ±8kV Contact Discharge

Communications Interface

• Eight channels split between two 40 pin male headers
• Meets or exceeds the IEEE RS-232 standard

Environmental

• Operating Temperature Range:
  • Commercial: 0° to 70°C
  • Industrial: -40°C to +85°C
• Humidity: 5% to 95%, non-condensing
• Storage Temperature Range: -65°C to +125°C
• Power Required: +5VDC, 50mA quiescent, 150mA maximum (nothing connected on I/O connectors)
• Size: PCI-104 format, 3.5" x 3.75"

Regulatory Compliance

• This product is designed to be in full compliance with CE requirements. CE testing & approval must be done at the system level, in the designed enclosure, and is not done on individual boards.