Advantech announced today the launch of PCI-1612AU, a 4-port RS-232/422/485 Universal PCI communication card for both old 3.3 and new 5 V PCI Bus systems. Equipped with a 128-byte FIFO, the card has good performance, and is applicable to many areas.

With a Universal PCI connector for 3.3 V and 5 V signals, the card can be used in both old and new systems. Configuration is also easy with Plug & Play, and four cards can be used in the same system for communication with up to 16 devices.

With a selection of RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485, the PCI-1612 series of serial communications cards are flexible and are suitable for industrial monitoring, SCADA, POS, retail, medical, security, utilities monitoring, and intelligent transportation systems.

PCI-1612AU and other PCI-1612 serial communication card such as PCI-1612A, PCI-1612B, PCI-1612U and PCI-1612CU are all available for Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP and Linux® , with full driver support. Also, with Advantech's bundled ICOM Tools software, you can test the PCI card's performance by analyzing the port status, and easily configure the settings of the card.

PCI-1612AU is ready for ordering now, and Advantech is confident that it will be as well received as the previous products in the PCI-1612 series.

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