Advantech's New PCI-1611U Communication Card Used in Major ODM Project

Advantech Co., Ltd. announced today the launch of PCI-1611U, a 4-port RS-422/485 universal PCI communication card with optical isolation and surge protection. The surge-protected design shields the system from abrupt high voltages up to 2,500 VDC. Moreover, the PCI-1611U also supports optical isolation up to 2,000 VDC to improve signal quality and protect the circuitry of PCs and equipment against damages from ground loops. With universal PCI connectors for 3.3 V and 5 V signals, the card can be used in both old and new systems.

PCI-1611U has already been discovered by one of the largest European manufacturers of automation technology. Combined with Advantech's AWS-8259TP, the PCI-1611U helped to win an ODM project for a workstation that will be used in the car manufacturing industry. Each ODM workstation is equipped with two to four PCI-1611U communication cards to control eight to sixteen ports of data.

PCI-1611U and other PCI Communication cards such as PCI-1612U and PCI-1620U are all available for Windows® 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP® and Linux®, with full driver support. Also, with Advantech's bundled ICOM Tools, you can test the PCI card's performance by analyzing the port status, and easily configure the settings of the card.

PCI-1611U is now in mass production and is ready to meet customers' demands for cost-effective RS-422/485 data transmissions.