PCM-3618 (ADVANTECH)

The PCM-3618 is a PC/104-compatible module with eight individually configurable RS-422/485 ports. It works with PC/104 CPU modules to extend additional RS-2422/485 ports. The PCM-3618 also features lots of functions such as high transmission speed of 921.6 kbps, shared IRQ and more. It also provides high-performance 16C550 UART communication chip with 16-byte FIFO to reduce CPU load. This makes the PCM-3618 especially suitable for multitasking environments. The PCM-3618 comes with Windows 95/98/NT/ME configuration utility (Windows 2000/XP utility will soon be ready and allowed to download through our Web site). The Windows configuration utility provides self-diagnostics and performance analysis function for easy troubleshooting and debugging. The PCM-3618 provides versatile function settings to meet users needs. These function settings include Shared IRQ mode setting and Speed mode setting. In Shared IRQ set-ting, all of the eight ports of interrupt can be specified to one. This solves problems of IRQ insufficiency within the embed-ded system. In Speed setting, the PCM-3618 allows transmission rate up to 921.6 kbps. It improves the performance of the system.