OXPCIe840, PCI Express to Parallel Port
Highlights
Part of the Expresso family of high performance PCI
Express devices, the OXPCIe840 is a single chip
parallel port device in a range of 2, 4 & 8 serial port
solutions, that includes the OXPCIe952, OXPCIe954
& OXPCIe958.
General Features
o Single IEEE1284 parallel port
o PCIe x1 end-point
- Integrated 2.5 GT/s SerDes
o 11 x 11mm2, 120-pin TFBGA package
o Typical Power: 200 mWatts
Incorporating PLX Technology’s high performance
parallel port technology, it combines outstanding
system performance with unrivaled flexibility for a
class leading connectivity solution.
Key Features
o Standards Compliant
- PCI Express Base Specification, r1.1 (backwards
compatible with PCIe r1.0a)
- PCI Power Management Spec, r1.2
- ExpressCard, Mini Card & AIC compatible
- MSI/MSI-X compatible
Complete with the Oxide development tools and
certified device drivers, the OXPCIe840 is easy to
design-in and the ideal connectivity solution for a
diverse range of products including: PC Add-on
Cards, Industrial PC, Point of Sale Terminals,
Industrial Control, and Embedded Systems.
- ASPM (L0S, L1) Link power management
o High Performance
- IEEE1284 compliant parallel port:
Supports SPP, EPP, and ECP modes
5V tolerant parallel port IOs
Direction control logic for external parallel port
drivers
Accelerate your product development and time to
market with Oxide and PLX Technology’s easy to
design-in, high performance serial connectivity
solutions that just work.
o Flexibility
- 8 user-configurable GPIOs/PWMs
- Device parameters configurable via EEPROM
- 1.8V, 2.5V or 3.3V UART & GPIO I/O voltage
o Robust Operation
- Operation from a single 3.3 V supply
- Industrial temperature range -40°C to 85°C
o Broad Device Driver Support
- Windows Vista/XP/2K
- WinCE 4.2/5.0/6.0
- Linux 2.4/2.6
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