C168H

Smartio C168H Series
Easy-to-use 8 Port Serial Board

Overview
	The Smartio C168H series is designed for people looking for an easy-to-use eight port serial board. Plug the C168H series board into the appropriate slot (PCI or ISA), and all configuration tasks will be done automatically, eliminating the need to adjust I/O addresses and IRQ hardware switches or jumpers. In addition, users can configure each port of the C168H board to any IRQ, and any address, eliminating the problem of resource conflicts. To improve reliability, surge protection and optical isolation (both 2 KV) are available as options.

Features
	Low repair rate with ASIC design Delivers fastest data transmission available, with speeds up to 921.6 Kbps On-chip hardware flow control No switches or jumpers—easy to configure by software PCI or ISA bus available Available with optical isolation and surge protection as options Works perfectly with all major Operating Systems

Benefits
	Easy to install Compact board size—ideal for PC-based embedded systems Low cost

Applications
	PC-based point of sale registers PC-based postal machines PC-based Kiosks PC-based lottery machines Other serial device control

Hardware

I/O controller

16C550C or compatible x 8

Interface

Performance

Speed	50 bps – 921.6 Kbps
Max. No. of ports	32 (4 boards)

Configuration

Parity	None, even, odd, space, mark
Data bits	5, 6, 7, 8
Stop bits	1, 1.5, 2
IRQ	PCI: Assigned by BIOS ISA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 (Default), 11, 12, 15
I/O address	PCI: Assigned by BIOS ISA: 0x0000 – 0xFFFF; Default: 0x180

OS Supported

C168H/PCI:	Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/ME, DOS, AT&T UNIX SVR4.2, MITUX SVR4.2, Unix Ware SVR4.2, Unix Ware7 SVR5, SCO Open Server, SCO UNIX, Linux 2.0.x (Intel x86), Linux 2.0.x (Alpha), Linux 2.2.x (Intel x86), Linux 2.2.x (Alpha), Linux 2.4.x (Intel x86)
C168H C168HS	Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/ME, DOS, AT&T UNIX SVR4.2, MITUX SVR4.2, Unix Ware SVR4.2, Unix Ware7 SVR5, SCO Open Server, SCO UNIX, SCO XENIX, Linux 2.0.x (Intel x86), Linux 2.0.x (Alpha), Linux 2.2.x (Intel x86), Linux 2.2.x (Alpha), Linux 2.4.x (Intel x86), QNX 4.2.x, FreeBSD

Power and Environment

Power requirements	C168H/PCI: 260 mA max. (+5V), 100 mA max. (+12V), 60 mA max. (-12V) C168H: 170 mA max. (+5V), 100 mA max. (+12V), 60 mA max. (-12V) C168HS: 170 mA max. (+5V), 100 mA max. (+12V), 60 mA max. (-12V)
Operating temp.	0 – 55°C
Operating Humidity	5 – 95%RH
Storage Temp.	-20 – 85°C
Dimensions	C168H/PCI: 123 x 100 mm (W x D) C168H: 157 x 93 mm (W x D) C168HS: 157 x 93 mm (W x D)
Surge protection	25 KV ESD for serial port
Optical Isolation	500V
Regulatory approvals	FCC, CE

If you need a product with optical isolation, please see the optional connectors section below for more information.

C168H/PCI	PCI bus, 8 port smart serial board
C168H	ISA bus, 8 port smart serial board
C168HS	ISA bus, 8 port smart serial board with surge protection
All items include	MOXA software CD-ROM contains drivers and MOXA PComm Lite serial comm developing tool User's Manual

Optional Connectors (choose one per board)

Opt8A Opt8F	Please click on one of the links to see detailed information about optional connectors.
Opt8B Opt8Z
Opt8C Opt8J
Opt8D Opt8S