Aaxeon released ExpressCards to provide a reliable solution for notebook PCs to connect serial peripherals such as GPS receivers, serial printers/plotters, barcode scanners, PDAs, cellular phones, and fax/modems over its ExpressCard slots. These ExpressCards provide a scalable, high-speed, serial I/O bus that maintains backwards compatibility with CardBus applications and drivers.
The new ExpressCards are compact in size and has low power requirements to support major serial portable devices. These cards are ideal for a wide variety of applications including field data collection, industrial control and monitoring.
Key Features
Full ExpressCard/34mm Compliant, up to 250MB/Sec.
ExpressCard Advanced Error Reporting Capability including ECRC support
Baud Rate up to 921.6Kbps
128-byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver
Detection of Bad Data in the receiver FIFO
9-bit Data Framing, as well as 5, 6, 7, and 8 bits
Automated in-band flow control using programmable Xon/Xoff in both directions
Automated out-of-band flow control using CTS#RTS# and/or DSR#DTR#
The new models are:
MSC-401A: 1 Port RS-232 Express Card
MSC-402A: 2 Port RS-232 Express Card
About Aaxeon Technologies, Inc.
Aaxeon is a developer and supplier of Device Networking and Industrial Communication products. Aaxeon's main focus is to be a leading supplier of products and solutions into the rapidly growing markets of M2M (Machine-to-Machine) and Industrial Ethernet.