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
• Connectors
• Power Requirements
• Regulatory Approvals
• System Requirements
• Software Compatibility
• Dimensions
• Environmental

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