Acceleport Xe

• Intelligent serial I/O for small to medium workgroups
• 2, 4 or 8 RS-232 serial ports
• 4 or 8 RS-422 serial ports
• Product datasheet

Designed to deliver fast, reliable connections for multiuser workgroups, the AccelePort Xe multiport serial adapter is a low-priced solution for supporting terminals, printers, modems and other asynchronous peripherals.

Recommended for point-of-sale, data acquisition, factory automation and industrial control applications, the AccelePort Xe is among Digi's most popular add-in solutions. Equipped with powerful on-board I/O processing to reduce host CPU utilization, and supplied with full modem control and hardware handshaking, the AccelePort Xe easily accommodates the varying connectivity needs of small to medium sized workgroups.

Features

• 2/4/8 ports with RS-232 interfaces
• 4/8 ports with RS-422 interfaces
• ISA bus support
• 64K RAM memory (dual ported) with 8K memory window
• Supports 115.2 Kbps on 2 ports; full 57.6 Kbps on 4/8 ports

Connectors

• AccelePort Xe 2-port RS-232
  • 2 DB-9 male connectors
• AccelePort Xe 4-port and 8-port RS-232
  • DB-25 or DB-9 fan-out cables
  • RJ-45 connector box
  • DB-25 I/O box with 4-foot cable
• AccelePort Xe 4-port and 8-port RS-422
  • DB-9 or DB-25 male fan-out cable options

Power Requirements

• AccelePort Xe 2-port
  • +5 V +/-5% 1.0 Amps typical
  • +12 V +/-5% 0.80 Amps typical
  • -12 V +/-5% 0.50 Amps typical
• AccelePort Xe 4-port and 8-port
  • +5 V +/-5% 1.9 Amps typical
  • +12 V +/-5% 0.11 Amps typical
  • -12 V +/-5% 0.11 Amps typical

Regulatory Approvals

• FCC Part 15, Class B
• ICES-003 Class B
• EN55022 Class B
• EN50082-2
• UL 1950
• CSA 22.2 No. 950
• EN60950
• AS3548

System Requirements

• 1 16-bit ISA slot
• 8K or 32K unused memory address space for static RAM
• One unused I/O port address

Software Compatibility

• Linux
• Windows NT®
• Windows® 95/98/Me
• Windows 2000/XP/Server™ 2003
• Novell NetWare® †
• OS/2 †
• QNX †
• SCO OpenServer™
• SCO UnixWare™
  *Drivers ship with product on CD-ROM.
  †Legacy only

Dimensions

• AccelePort Xe 2-port
  • Length: 17.02 cm (6.70 in)
  • Width: 8.90 cm (3.50 in)
  • Height: 1.27 cm (0.50 in)
  • Weight: 0.09 kg (3.25 oz)
• AccelePort Xe 4-port and 8-port
  • Length: 22.10 cm (8.70 in)
  • Width: 8.90 cm (3.50 in)
  • Height: 1.27 cm (0.50 in)
  • Weight: 0.13 kg (4.50 oz)

Environmental

• Ambient temperature: 10° C to 55° C (50° F to 131° F)
• Storage temperature: -25° C to +85° C (-13° F to +185° F)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non condensing
• Altitude: 0 to 3,600 meters (0 to 12,000 feet)
• Air movement: 30 CFM forced