Marketing description

The UPort 1600 Series enables your laptop or workstation with the ability to communicate between a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port and up to 16 RS-232 or RS-232/422/485 serial peripherals. UPort 1600 Series adds 16 Windows serial COM ports via its USB connection and is compatible with new and legacy RS-232 or RS-422/485 devices. This plug and play USB solution is perfect for mobile, instrumentation, and point-of sale applications.

Key selling points

• Hi-speed USB 2.0 for up to 480 Mbps USB transmission
• 921.6 Kbps maximum baud rate for super fast data transmission
• 128-byte FIFO and on-chip H/W, S/W flow control
• Standard 19-inch rack-mountable
• Built-in 15 KV ESD protection on all serial ports
• IP30-rated, rugged metal housing
• COM port assignments maintained across different PCs

Product features

• Simplified, hassle-free serial port expansion
  USB plug & play makes serial port expansion easy, and does not require IRQ, DMA, or I/O address resources. Users no longer need to open the chassis or power down the system to add COM ports, saving on setup time and cost.
• Top serial performance
  Moxa's 20-plus years of experience in serial board design is now built into a top performance CPU called MOXA ART. This chip equips the UPort 1610-16 converters with USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed 480 Mbps), a 128-byte FIFO, on-chip hardware and software flow control, and burst data mode, making Moxa's UPort converters perform far better than the competition.