MRi PCMCIA Serial CardBus Adapter interface cards/adapter

PCMCIA Single (RS232) Serial port Cardbus adapter Add reliable, high-speed serial ports for connecting card readers, barcode scanners and other serial devices to laptop, tablet and handheld PCs.

The MRI-PCMSS/R is one of the most complete and robust Serial PCMCIA cards in the marketplace, MRi PCMCIA cards can expand a mobile systems capabilities while taking up minimal system resources. Because they share electronic fundamentals with native architectures such as PCI, they function exactly like a single standard COM port and can be addressed as such by most application software. In addition, their small size and the fact that the card itself can be left inside the computer at all times, make them a practical choice for all portable systems with a 32 bit PCMCIA slot.

For high performance in heavy multitasking environments, the cards are implemented with 16C950 UARTs containing 128-byte FIFOs. This along with clock-multiplying feature enables data transfer rates as high as 921.6 kbps. (Standard cards use 115.2 kbps speeds.) The cards also conserve system resources with their low power requirements that maximise battery life. They also have selectable and shareable interrupts, further extending a portable or handheld systems limited resources. And their multi-platform operating support makes them the single practical choice for a diverse fleet of portable systems.