OXPCIe958
PCI Express® bridge to octal serial port
Part of PLX's Expresso family of high performance PCI Express® devices, the OXPCIe958 is a single chip octal serial port, with port expansion interface, connectivity solution for PCI Express® based applications. Combining the class leading 15Mbps asynchronous data rates and deep FIFOs of PLX's ultra high performance 950 UART with advanced MSI interrupt handling and bus master DMA, it delivers outstanding system performance and unrivalled flexibility to satisfy even the most demanding serial applications.
Complete with Oxide development tools and device drivers certified for a wide range of operating systems, the OXPCIe958 is easy to design-in and the ideal connectivity solution for a diverse range of products requiring high density port expansion including: PC Add-on Cards, Industrial PC, Point of Sale Terminals, Industrial Control, Building Automation and Network Management.
Accelerate your product development and time to market with Oxide and PLX's easy to design-in, high performance serial connectivity solutions that just work.
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OXPCIe958 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.1 | 07/08 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | -- | 01/09 | ||
| Design Notes | Download | PHY Test and Jitter Analysis | -- | 12/08 | ||
| Download | OXPCIe958 Test Report | -- | 02/08 | |||
| Application Notes | Download | Interfaces & Line Drivers For Standard Serial & Parallel Applications | -- | 11/07 | ||
| Download | Configuring the PCI Express Device Serial Number for Expresso Devices | -- | 01/09 | |||
| Download | Functional Differences between PCI Express Form Factors | -- | 01/08 | |||
| Download | PCI Express® Family Software Guide | -- | 11/07 | |||
| Download | PCI Express® UART Device Driver User Guide | -- | 04/08 | |||
| Download | PCI Express® GPIO Device Driver User Guide | -- | 12/07 | |||
| Download | Layout Guidelines | -- | 02/08 | |||
| Download | Layout Guidelines for the OXPCIe958 | -- | 06/09 | |||
| Download | Power Management Guidelines | 1.0 | 01/08 | |||
| Part Numbers Listing | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Download | Quality and Reliability Data | -- | -- |
OXPCIe958 Development Tools
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Development Kit (RDK) | Download | Evaluation Board User Guide | -- | 02/08 | ||
| Download | Evaluation Board Getting Started Guide | -- | 11/08 | |||
| IBIS Models | Download | IBIS Models | -- | 08/09 | ||
| Reference Design | Download | Eight RS232 Ports Add-in Card | -- | 08/09 | ||
| Download | Eight RS422/485 Ports Add-in Card | -- | 08/09 | |||
| Download | 16 RS232 Ports Add-in Card | -- | 08/09 | |||
| Download | 16 RS422/485 Ports Add-in Card | -- | 08/09 | |||
| Device Drivers | Download | Windows Device Drivers | -- | 11/09 | ||
| Download | Linux Device Drivers | -- | 08/09 | |||
| Download | CE Device Drivers | -- | 08/09 | |||
| Evaluation Support | Download | Software Support | -- | 08/09 | ||
| Download | Evaluation Board: Add-in Card | -- | 08/09 |