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

Drivers and Downloads

Full list of available Downloads: Software Packages, Drivers, Manuals, and other documents

Custom Software

ACCES also offers Custom Software Services for our products. Our prices are unbelievably low, often as inexpensive as free! If you need something tweaked to support your needs, or an entire enterprise application developed from scratch, it is definitely worth your time to inquire with us, first.

Further information about available ACCES Software:

Redistributing Windows Drivers

A list of ACCES drivers and the files that compose them under different versions of Windows, so you can easily redistribute ACCES cards and drivers.

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.