X.Port PC2 X.25 Card



Intelligent X.25 ISA bus adapter with support for 1 X.21 or 2 V.24 interfaces

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Overview

The X.PORT PC2 adapter, product code XP8784, is an intelligent ISA bus card with 1/2 Mbyte of memory supporting 2 synchronous X.25 ports which can either be used as V.24 or X.21 configurations, no external pods are required. Line speeds up to 512 Kbit are supported when used with the X.25 Runtime software.

A dual cable is supplied with the product with V.24 and X.21 interfaces.

Software drivers with X.25 support which are available for Windows NT, DOS and Real/32 are ordered separately, see X.PORT product range for the list of options available.

Features

  • Flexible line interfaces
    Depending on the cable fitted one of the communications ports can be configured to either V.24 (RS232C) or X.21 (V.11), the second port is fixed as V.24 (RS232C). The card is supplied with a 1 metre 2 port cable featuring one X.21 connector (male 15 pin D type) and one V.24 connector (male 25 pin D type). Cables are also available for 2 V.24 ports. No external pods are required for X.21 support, see cables for further information on the options available. All ports support optional software configurable internal clocks with speed ranging up to 512 Kbit, no special cables are required.
  • Wide range of Approvals
    The X.PORT PC2 card is approved for use in Europe, the USA and most major countries world-wide.
  • Intelligent Card
    The card utilises a 80186 processor with 1/2 Mb of memory to run the communications software, this reduces the load and memory requirements on the PC. A small driver running in the PC operating system is required access the card.
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Technical Specifications
Bus compatibility ISA
Operation Leased line, Kilostream or PSTN
Port count 2
Port interfaces 1 port fixed as V.24, the second configurable to either X.21 or V.24 dependent on cable type fitted
V.35 cables available to special order.
Maximum throughput X.25 168 pps (data packets per second)
Maximum link speed 512 Kbit
Line clocks Configurable for external or internal clocks, speeds ranging from 2,400 to 512 Kbit
Interrupt levels IRQs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
CPU and speed Intel 80C186 @16Mhz
On board memory 1/2 MB DRAM
Comms chip ESCC
Power requirements 700mA @ 5V
10mA @ 12V
Approvals CE, FCC
Approved for connection to public networks in Europe and major countries world-wide.
Operating Systems support Windows NT 3.51 / 4.0, DOS and Real/32. Drivers for other Operating Systems can also be supplied
Card Warranty 1 year

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Last updated: 17-Mar-2004

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