Expresscard to serial adapter

This is the best possible solution for computer users who need a serial port client or writer hook-ups but do not have a PCMCIA Card Slot on their computer. This card belongs to the "Performance Series," promising perfect functionality at faster speeds and efficiency than other card protocols. Moreover, because there's no USB stack for the drivers to contend with, throughput can be higher and latency will be lower considerably so in many cases.

Being expresscard, this card will work in both expresscard and expresscard slots. In fact, most of those cards actually use the same drivers as a USB-to-Serial adapter, which are prone to sporadic blue screens and realtime freezes.

Today I had time to try drip feeding my 4Mb test file. It is a buunnnch of. Ran that program 3 times perfectly. Maybe I just got lucky and time will tell. For the time being, I'm pretty happy with how this worked out. There is two varieties of express cards. One is usb based and potentially not any better than usb dongles the express card slot has also usb bus Another variety is pci-express bus based and potentially lot more compatible with various serial port based crap like cnc machines.

FYI: Ftr based usb adapters have been "best" in my experience with timing-critical hardware. Originally Posted by MattiJ. I was told by Allen Bradley tech support that the reason a lot of USB to RS converters don't talk well to machinery is that they don't adhere strictly to the RS standard for voltages, and RS is a 12volt standard.

We had to buy AB converters. They sucked because they were really expensive and failed constantly. We went through a bunch and the field guys started carrying two. Security Concerns. Contact Us. Privacy Notice. Conditions of Use. Site Map. Newsletter Unsubscribe. Reviews [more] works fine, good card considering the price. Used it with Description This item has been discontinued.

Displaying 1 to 2 of 2 reviews. Says what it does, does what it says. Performed as expected. Fast shipping.