- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Lava Computer MFG, Inc
- Manufacturer Website Address
- http://www.lavalink.com
- Brand Name
- Lava Computer
- Product Type
- Multiport Serial Adapter
The Lava Octopus-550 provides the easiest way to add eight 16550 UART serial ports to a PC system while using only one system IRQ!
This eight-port board is one of the most dependable multi-port serial boards around. It is an ideal communications solution in an ISP or remote access system environment. The Octopus-550 is also popular in Point-of-Sale systems, where it is a very cost-effective alternative to many other eight-port boards on the market.
- Warranty
- Limited Warranty
- Lifetime
- Technical Information
- Host Interface
- PCI
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate
- 921.60 kbit/s
- UART Type
- 16550
- Protocols
- RS-232
- Control Signals
- CD
- RD
- TD
- RI
- DSR
- RTS
- CTS
- DTR
- Platform Supported
- PC
- Interfaces/Ports
- Ports Expandability
- 8 x DB-9 RS-232 - Serial, Via Cable
- Physical Characteristics
- Form Factor
- Plug-in Card
- Miscellaneous
- Package Contents
- PCI Bus 16550 Eight Port Serial Board
- Fan-out (octopus) cable
- Additional Information
- All eight ports require only one system IRQ
- Automatically selects next available IRQ and COM addresses
- Carries the standard pin-out for serial ports
- Includes Lava Com Port Redirect Utility for renaming COM Ports in Windows 95/98/Me
- Allows for backward compatibility with software that supports COM 1-4 only
- System Requirements
- One PCI slot
- Compatibility
- Plug and Play
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows Me
