On-board zener diodes giving transient spike protection to the inputs make this card ideal for factory automation installations. The megabaud data transfer rates and the 64 byte deep FIFO, coupled with the RS485 Half Duplex Autogating guarantees uncompromising performance and fault-free use.
The PCI RS422/485 Velocity card uses the 16750 UART, two generations beyond the industry standard 16550.
The UART clock can be set through software to provide maximum baud rates of either 921, 600 baud, 460, 800 baud, 230, 400 baud, or 115, 200 baud (standard PC).