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1. Introduction
Moxa’s PCI Express serial boards meet the new slot standard for expansion boards and work with any PCI
Express slots. The boards have multiple RS-232/422/485 serial ports to connect data acquisition equipment
and other serial devices to a PC.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
Overview
PCI Express Solution
ESD Protection
ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) for RS-485
Operating System Support
Moxa Serial Comm Tool
Intelligent RS-485
Applications
Features
Package Checklist
Installation Flowchart