Universal Blue Heat/PCI 485

Important Notice:
All Blue Heat/PCI products are now End of Life (EOL) due to the EOL of a critical component used in the manufacture of these products and the inability to source a suitable replacement.  Although we may have limited stock still available, we strongly urge you to contact our sales team for your recommended replacement

Connect Tech is ensuring its popular Blue Heat/PCI serial card line evolves along with it. Fast and reliable, the new, adaptable Universal Blue Heat/PCI 485 offers a number of options for your application needs. 

It provides an ideal solution for all applications requiring single node or multi-drop communications over short or long distances using any PCI bus compatible computer. This high performance, multi-port serial adapter is ideal for data collection devices, POS and Kiosk equipment, and industrial automation equipment. The universal serial card includes support for all the popular operating systems and a number of cabling options. And since it will fit into any PCI system, it will seamlessly make the transition to the future of the PCI bus along with your application.

Currently the Universal Blue Heat is available in 8 ports of RS-422/485, and 4 RS-232 plus 4 RS-422/485 port densities. Watch for more Universal PCI options coming soon.

Features and Benefits

• Flexibility: Compliant with all conventional PCI specifications, supporting both the 5V and 3.3V systems.

• Speed: Supports data communications speeds up to 921.6 Kbps.

• Performance: High performance UARTs control each port providing 128 bytes of transmit and receive FIFO buffers, automatic flow and RS-485 control.

• Adaptability: Support for all three RS-485 modes: Full Duplex with RTS/CTS flow control. Half Duplex with Auto TxD echo cancellation. Multi-drop offers four wire full duplex communication of multi-drop devices.

• Protection: Multi-strike surge protection on all signals, all ports.

• Easy installation: Plug and Play means no DIP switches or jumpers to set. A comprehensive manual and software driver will get you up and running in no time.