User Guide

Introduction

Overview

Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution

The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio CP-168U

board is designed for the 32-bit PCI bus with Plug and Play feature. This board offers 8 RS-

232 serial ports for connecting terminals, modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar

code readers, keypads, numeric displays, electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, and

many other serial devices for the PC and compatible systems. With its well-designed and

fine-tuned device driver, the Smartio boards make full use of the 64 byte Tx/Rx FIFO and

on-chip H/W flow control, which makes possible transferring data without loss at

transmission speeds up to 230.4 Kbps. These boards offer a reliable and high performance

solution for serial multiport communications.

Board Applications

The CP-168U board can be used with many applications, including:

 Internet/Intranet Connections

 Remote Access Applications

 Multi-user Applications

 Industrial Automation

 Office Automation

 Telecommunications

 PC-based Vending Machines or Kiosk Systems

 POS (Point-of-Sale) Systems