SIIG Legacy and Beyond Series 2 Port (Dual) Serial / RS-232 PCIe Card with 16C550 UART
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5 and 3 are not present in PCIe. 3 volt options are available. Simple 32-bit PCI will suffice.
I'm not sure what a g540 is, but I know it works in an ex-military environment. Linuxcnc is running on a Windows 10 desktop, and it communicates with the BOB boards that I use to control my Bridgeport CNC. I tried the LEGACY boards for the fourth time, and they were the first to work. Take a look at them and see if you can't find something you like. It is possible to return them at any time.
I just got two of these in the mail, and they don't come with low-profile brackets: (Fortunately, I had some low-profile brackets in our spare parts bin that I could use to make these work.) There's no reason why they couldn't include them because the card is short enough and fits perfectly.
Yes, half-priced items will be supported. Card slots that are low in profile (also known as high profile). The following is taken from the documentation: "Installs in standard height or low profile chassis with included brackets"br>br>I've been using this card in our manufacturing plant for several years. It's a full-featured product. height card, but it comes with brackets that can be swapped in (with a screwdriver) to turn it into two half-height (low-profile) slots. As a result, you'll need to make sure you have two half-height slots to put them in.
Selected User Reviews For SIIG Legacy and Beyond Series 2 Port (Dual) Serial / RS-232 PCIe Card with 16C550 UART
For a week, I couldn't stop thinking about it. (Yes, I spent too much time debugging it) The board would transmit and receive just fine TO ITSELF (loop back), but it turned out after a lot of investigation (O-) that the problem was with the power supply. All of the baud rates on this board were incorrect, according to my scope and logic analyzer. I eventually tracked down the data sheet for the chip used on this board (MCS9900CV), and it turns out that the serial port refclock is EXPECTED to be 30 MHz. My board came with a 25MHz crystal (see page 38 of the data sheet). I've wasted a lot of time looking for this, and I'm now past the return period. FAIL.
I ordered this to use on a customer's computer, which has some very old legacy printers and software installed. It doesn't come with a low-profile bracket, which is my only complaint. Because of the lack of a low-profile bracket, it was my second choice for an adaptor card, and I ended up ordering it after my first option, a "competitor product," failed a few days after installation. Fortunately, the competitors' bracket fit perfectly on this card, and I had no trouble installing or configuring it. Best of all, my customer is pleased that they can continue to use their old printers. This was installed on a fresh Win7 32x system that had all of the latest updates as of November. 2019 The adapter card is extremely useful.
To connect my Windows computer to Mach 3 software, I needed a parallel port. This, however, will not work; there appears to be a problem with frequency timing. When Windows detects the card, it assigns it to some bizarre interrupt rather than the standard 03F8, and there appears to be no way to change this. Okay, Mach 3 can be told what the new interrupt is, and I believe it eventually saw the card, but it won't recognize any signals coming from it; I suspect the card's working clock frequency is incompatible with Mach 3. This is also a known problem with other add-on parallel cards.
I needed a Parallel port for my Windows 10 machine, and this one appeared to have decent reviews and a reasonable price. br>It worked perfectly. I had to go online and download the driver because the one included on the small CD didn't work. The disk does not read, so it appears to be defective. Anyway, it's not a big deal because getting the most recent driver from the company's website is always a good idea.
I'm one of those guys who still requires a significant amount of RS-232 for his hobby. 232 ports are available. This type of card is becoming increasingly rare. Thankfully, SIIG, a reputable manufacturer with whom I've had excellent results in the past, continues to produce them! br>br>Installed on a brand new PC running Windows 10. I loaded the drivers and was up and about in 10 minutes, both 45. There were no problems with 45 and 75 baud RTTY. br>br>Thank you, SIIG!.
Windows 10 is installed and running. It worked for a while, then stopped until I rebooted my computer. Initially, I used the mini-SD card to install the card. The unit included a CD. It worked for a while and then stopped. I rebooted after uninstalling the device. br>After that, I went to the vendor's website and downloaded and installed their Win 10 driver in the hopes of getting better results. It didn't, and I was getting the same "works when it wants to" message unless you re-installed it. the computer to start up Normally, I'd give something like this ONE star, but I received the card quickly and it was easy to return it to the vendor for a refund, so I gave them TWO stars. I'm sure I'm in a good mood right now.
Simply put, this was a success. br>br>I installed it, booted up the computer, and Windows 10 automatically detected and installed it with no effort on my part; I didn't need to download or install any drivers. This was used to connect a Datamax label printer to a computer with only a parallel connection - on a new machine with no parallel port. br>br>By the way - The card recognized and worked perfectly with the dongle that was required for the printer to work with the installed software. br>br>Instead of dealing with a usb to parallel or other type of adapter cable and dealing with the manufacturer's drivers, this is highly recommended. I've found that these cards work about 90% of the time while the adapter cables work about 30% of the time of the time of the time of the time of the time of the.
We previously purchased two of these to allow us to continue using some older, but still capable HP Laserjet printers after upgrading to newer computers without the old style printer ports. They're fantastic, and it was a much more cost-effective option than purchasing new laser printers. As a result, I've just purchased another one to use with a third PC that I recently purchased. These parallel printer cards are still available, which I am grateful for. I would strongly suggest it.
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