ACCES I/O Products, Inc. (San Diego, CA) has announced the release of a new family of PCI-104 serial communication boards—the 104I-COM-8SM Series. These PCI-104 boards feature:

• 8, 4, and 2-port PCI-104 serial communication boards.
• Field selectable RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 protocols, per port.
• Speeds up to 1.8432 Mbps in RS-422/485 modes (RS-232 up to 921.6 kbps).
• 16550 compatible register set with 64-byte FIFO for each TX and RX.
• ± 15kV ESD protection on all RS-232 signal pins.
• Full modem control signals in RS-232 mode.
• Auto-RTS feature makes half-duplex RS-485 communication effortless.
• Fixed bias and jumper selectable termination provided on each transmit and receive channel.
• Software compatible with all operating systems as standard COM port.
• RS-485 full-duplex (4-wire) fully supported.
• RS-232 only versions and extended temperature (-40°C to +85°C) available.

For more information visit www.accesio.com.