National Instruments RS-232 User Manual

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MN2000000198 Page 3Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Product IntroductionRS-232 I/O series, a line of Universal PCI Multi-port SerialCommunication Board, is designed for both 3.3V/5V 32/64-bit PCIBus with Plug and Play feature. It can be installed in virtually anyavailable PC system and compatible with all major operating systems.Users do not need to manually set jumpers to configure I/O addressesand IRQ locations. Besides this board supports 5VDC or 12DV ofpower from each serial port via 1/4/8/9 pin output. It’s convenient forusers connecting serial devices without addition external power supply.This board offer independent serial ports for connecting terminals,modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers, keypads,numeric displays, electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, andother serial devices for the PC and compatible systems. This boardoffers a reliable and high performance solution for serial multi-portcommunications.