Introduction

Add 1 parallel port and 2 RS-232 serial ports to your standard or low-profile computer through a PCI Express expansion slotThe PEX2S5531P 2S1P PCI Express Card turns a PCI Express slot into two RS232 (DB9) serial ports and one Parallel port. The adapter card features a native PCI Express single chip design that allows you to take advantage of full PCI Express capability, providing improved speed and reliability while reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards which use a bridge chip design.Compatible with a broad range of operating systems including Windows® 2000/XP/2003/VistaT/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (32 and 64-bit), Linux Kernel 2.6.11 and up, and MAC OS 10.4, this 2 Port Serial 1 Port Parallel PCI-Express Card also features an optional low profile/half-height bracket that allows the card to be installed in virtually any computer case, regardless of the case form factor.This product is a replacement for our PEX2S5521P card.Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Ports & interfaces

Host interface

PCIe

Output interface

Serial

Expansion card standard

PCIe 1.0a

Serial ports quantity

2

Serial interface type

RS-232

Parallel ports quantity

1

Design

Internal

Y

Product colour

Green, Stainless steel

Features

Chipset

ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC

Baud rate

460.8 Kbit/s

FIFO (First In, First Out)

128 B

Flow Control type

DTR/DSR,RTS/CTS,XON/XOFF

Supported protocols

EPP, ECP, SPP, PS/2

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

-10 - 80 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 100 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 85%

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home,Windows 10 Home x64,Windows 10 Pro,Windows 10 Pro x64,Windows 2000,Windows 2000 Professional,Windows 7 Enterprise,Windows 7 Enterprise x64,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows 95,Windows 98SE,Windows CE,Windows ME,Windows Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64

Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016,Windows Server 2019

Other operating systems supported

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009,Windows Embedded Standard 2009

Technical details

Sustainability certificates

CE, RoHS

Weight & dimensions

Width

120 mm

Depth

105 mm

Height

20 mm

Weight

112 g

Packaging data

Drivers included

Y

Manual

Y

Package width

145 mm

Package depth

174 mm

Package height

31 mm

Package weight

208 g

Logistics data

Products per master (outer) case

75 pc(s)

Master (outer) case width

355 mm

Master (outer) case length

679 mm

Master (outer) case height

320 mm