RS-232, RS-422/485 Synchronous Serial PCMCIA Cards by Quatech

Detailed Specifications: Synchronous Serial PCMCIA Cards

Bus Interface: 16-bit PCMCIA, Release 8 & backward compliant

OS Support: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP, OS/2, via SyncDrive software (see below)

RS-232 Data Rate: 600 kbps

RS-422/485 Data Rate: 2.45 Mbps or 4.0 Mbps with an upgraded crystal.
(contact a Quatech sales representative for more information on upgraded crystals)

RS-232 Serial Ports: 1 synchronous RS-232 port DTE configured

RS-422/485 Serial Ports: 1 synchronous serial port configurable as RS-422 or RS-485

Serial Port Connectors:
	MPAP-100:	Removable Cable with DB-25 male (see connector pinout)
	MPAPR-100:	Attached Cable with DB-25 male (see connector pinout)
	MPAP-200/300	Detachable cable with 1 DB-25 male port (see connector pinout)

Controller: 85230 compatible 16-MHz SCC

FIFOs: 1024-byte Transmit and Receive FIFOs

Included Software
	SyncDrive Plus:	Frame-level HDLC/SDLC driver for Windows 2000/XP
	SyncDrive:	Frame level bit-synchronous (HDLC/SDLC) and byte-synchronous (Monosync/Bisync) driver for Windows 9x/Me, and OS/2
	SyncDrive (Plus) is a frame-level synchronous communication driver implemented by a DLL and a device driver. Applications interface to SyncDrive (Plus) through C callable routines and C data structures. The routines provide services for channel configuration, transmitting a buffer, receiving a buffer, setting and monitoring I/O status. Once a handle is opened to the device driver, the application simply reads and writes frames as it would files, without worrying about buffer management, interrupts, or register handling. SyncDrive (Plus) handles start and end flags, synchronization characters, and CRC information on transmit and receive. The C data structures used are for configuration, transmitting and receiving buffers.

Environment:
Operating: 0°C to 70°C
Storage: -50°C to 80°C
Humidity: 10% to 90%

Power Requirements: +5V, 30mA (typ)
Note: Some newer laptops no longer support 5V power. See our FAQ for a list of models we know to be incompatible with this card.

Size: Type II PCMCIA Card package

Certifications: CE, FCC Class B

Note: The MPAP(R)-100 or MPAP-200/300 is a 5V PCMCIA card. Some newer laptops no longer support 5V cards. See this FAQ for a list of models known not to provide this support. The MAPP(R)-100 is currently being redesigned for 3.3V operation.

Features

1 serial port configurable as RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485
Supports BiSync, HDLC and SDLC synchronous protocols
RS-232 serial speeds up to 600 kbps; 4 Mbps on RS-422/485 models
Attached and detachable cable options
SyncDrive and SyncDrive Plus software included
5 year warranty
Serial and Parallel PCMCIA Cards also available

Sales Information:


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MPAP-100	1 port RS-232 synchronous serial PCMCIA card with detachable cable	$399.00

MPAPR-100	1 port RS-232 synchronous serial PCMCIA card with attached cable	$419.00

MPAP-200/300	1 port RS-422/485 synchronous serial PCMCIA card with detachable cable	$399.00

Application: High Speed Data Retrieval
Quatech Product Used: Quatech MPAP-200/300 RS-422/485 PCMCIA Card

Quatech's MPAP-200/300 RS-422/485 synchronous serial PCMCIA card is currently being used to interface with the flight recorders found in a wide variety of military and commercial aircraft. The flight recorder, commonly known as the "little black box" responsible for recording what went wrong during a tragic flight, is also responsible for recording maintenance, structural, and engine data. Maintenance personnel at the aircraft base download this data directly after each flight. Immediate maintenance can then be performed on the aircraft, reducing downtime and saving money for the aircraft fleets.

A typical system is pictured at left. The recorder stores flight information and voice data in solid state memory. An operator, using a portable PC containing a custom version of Quatech's card, uploads and downloads data to the recording system. The high speed synchronous RS-422 interface (up to 4 Mbps!) allows data to be downloaded in minutes. The PCMCIA card is connected to the recorder with a serial interface cable. This portable arrangement is advantageous because the same system can be shared among an entire fleet.

Description

Quatech's single port RS-232 or RS-422/485 synchronous serial PCMCIA cards support asynchronous data formats as well as byte-oriented synchronous protocols such as BiSync, and bit-oriented synchronous protocols such as HDLC and SDLC. The card's robust design provides 1024-byte transmit and receive FIFOs, and a SCC with advanced internal functions including on-chip baud rate generators and digital phase-lock loop (DPLL) for recovering data clocking from received data streams.

Quatech' s synchronous serial products are among the most robust on the market, providing deep data FIFOs for interrupt driven communication enabling data to be moved to and from the SCC in large blocks resulting in data speeds up to 4 Mbps (RS-422/485) or 600 kbps (RS-232). The cards' SCC also provides a programmable baud rate generator and digital phase-lock loop (DPLL) for recovering data clocking from received data streams.

Detailed Specifications: Synchronous Serial PCMCIA Cards

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