6-Port Serial Card PEX16S550LP *actual product may vary from photos FR: Guide de l’utilisateur - fr.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.com IT: Guida per l’uso - it.startech.com For the latest information, technical specifications, and support for this product, please visit www.StarTech.com/PEX16S550LP.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
IC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limit set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 0.5cm between the radiator and your body. Déclaration d’exposition à la radiation Cet équipement respecte les limites d’exposition aux rayonnements IC définies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et mis en marche à une distance minimale de 0.
Table of Contents Product diagram.....................................................................................1 Top view........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Front view..................................................................................................................................................... 1 DB9 RS232 connector pinout - male..................................
Product diagram Top view Bracket (full-profile pictured) JP3: PWR 1-8 JP5: Mode JP2: PWR 9-16 SATA power connector JP1-AUX power source JP4-VART JP6-PME power PCI Express x1 connector Front view VHDC1-68 port 1 Screw locks Screw locks VHDC1-68 port 2 Instruction manual 1
DB9 RS232 connector pinout - male or power Introduction This serial card lets you add 16 RS232 serial ports to your full or small form-factor computer through a PCI Express expansion slot. It’s a convenient solution for connecting modern or legacy serial devices to your computer, with support for data transfer rates up to 921.6Kbps. It includes two 8-port breakout cables so you can connect up to 16 serial devices to this single card, even in low-profile computer systems.
Packaging contents • 1 x serial card • 1 x low-profile bracket • 2 x breakout cables • 1 x driver CD • 1 x quick-start guide Requirements • A host computer with a PCI Express x1 slot • A CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or other compatible optical drive (for driver CD installation) • RS232 serial cables (DB9) • Any of the following operating systems: • Windows® 10 • Windows 8.1 • Windows 8 • Windows 7 • Windows Server® 2012 • Linux® 2.4.x and later (tested up to 4.04) Requirements are subject to change.
About the jumpers JP1 – Power selector This jumper is used to provide pin number nine of the serial port connector(s) with DC5V or DC12V power. There are four sources depending on the jumper’s position.
JP3 and JP2 - Serial port power These two jumpers are used to provide external power to the two breakout cables or the 16 serial ports. JP3 enables or disables power over ports 1 to 8, and JP2 enables or disables power over ports 9 to 16. When enabled, the card connects DC power to pin 9 of the DB9 port(s).
Hardware installation Install the low-profile bracket The serial card can be installed in a low-profile (half-height) or a full-profile computer. The full-profile bracket comes preinstalled on the card, but if you have a small formfactor computer, you can install the low-profile bracket instead. 1. Remove the four screw locks that are securing the two VHDCI-68 ports to the fullprofile bracket. 2. Remove the full-profile bracket from the card. 3.
7. (Optional) Connect a SATA power cable from your computer’s power supply to the card’s SATA power connector. 8. Place the cover back onto your computer case. 9. Reconnect the power cable to the back of your computer. 10. Reconnect all of the peripheral devices that you disconnected in step 3. 11. Turn on your computer. Software installation Install the driver – Windows 1. Insert the provided driver CD into your computer’s CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 2. Navigate to and open Device Manager. 3.
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