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RIMs are compatible with the following products:

• Aries 16000P Multiport Serial Controller (PCI Bus)
• Nova 1600SE Multiport Serial Controller (SBus)
• SBox 1000â„¢ Expansion Chassis (SBus)
• ControlTower Console Management System

• Scales from 16 to 32 to 48 RJ-45 ports with the addition of upgrade modules
• Quick and easy installation on standard 19 inch racks
• Supports RS-232
• Four and 10-foot cables available

The Apollo 4020P Multiport high-throughput asynchronous controller supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux kernal 2.4. 

• Four ports from one PCI Bus slot
• Asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux (kernel build 2.4.17 and above)
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422 or RS-485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Full modem support on al ports
• 128 Byte FIFO data buffer on each port for optimum throughput and performance
• On-board hardware (out of band) and software (in band) flow control on all ports assures data integrity

The Apollo 4022P Multiport serial communications controller enables up to four serial devices to be interfaced from one PCI Bus slot. It supports asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports.

The Apollo 4022P Multiport high-throughput asynchronous controller supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux kernel 2.4.

• Four ports from one PCI Bus slot
• PCI 2.2 compliant
• Asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux (kernel build 2.4.17 and above)
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422 or RS-485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Full modem support on al ports
• 128 Byte FIFO data buffer on each port for optimum throughput and performance
• On-board hardware (out of band) and software (in band) flow control on all ports assures data integrity

The Aries Multiport high-throughput asynchronous controllers supports SPARC® Solaris®, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.8 and 8; and Linux kernel 2.4

• 16 ports from one PCI Bus slot
• Asynchronous data transfer rates of 115.2 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC® Solaris®, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux kernal 2.4.
• Interface options include:
• • RS-232 with DB-25 or RJ-45 connectors
  • RS-422 or RS-485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Data buffer on each port for increased throughput and performance
• On-board hardware (out of band) and software (in band) flow control on all ports assures data integrity
• Compatible with Aurora’s 1U Rack-Mount RJ-45 Interconnect Module (RIM) in 16, 32, and 48 port counts

The Aries Multiport high-throughput asynchronous controllers supports SPARC® Solaris®, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.8 and 10; and Linux kernel 2.4.

Eight ports from one PCI Bus slot

• Asynchronous data transfer rates of 115.2 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC® Solaris®, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.8 and 10; and Linux kernel 2.4.
• Interface options include:
• • RS-232 with DB-25 or RJ-45 connectors
  • RS-422 or RS-485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Data buffer on each port for increased throughput and performance
• On-board hardware (out of band) and software (in band) flow control on all ports assures data integrity

The PCI-SB interface card installs in any standard PCI slot including the XP-SB series of PCI expansion chassis. The PCI 2.2 compliant interface card connects to any StarFabric-enabled device via shielded CAT5 cables with RJ-45 connectors. The interface card and any StarFabric-enabled device can be placed up to 10 meters apart. The PCI-SB is compatible with 64-bit/66 MHz and 32-bit/33 MHz bus speeds. Featuring two 2.5 Gbps, full duplex StarFabric serial links, the PCI-SB translates PCI traffic into serial frame format for transmission across the switch fabric or directly to a remote StarFabric-enabled device.

• Incorporates StarGen's StarFabric-to-PCI bridge
• PCI Rev. 2.2 compliant interface
• Two 2.5 Gbps, full-duplex StarFabric serial links
• Eight LVDS status LEDs for serial links
• Serial ROM
• DIP switches for operational modes
• Shielded CAT5 cabling via RJ-45 (for up to 10 meters)
• Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris (SPARC and x86), and VxWorks operating system support

The PMC-SB is PICMG 2.17 compliant and mounts on a CompactPCI or VME64 PMC carrier to provide a StarFabric interface. The PMC-SB converts a conventional parallel 32- or 64-bit PCI bus operating at up to 66 MHz to dual high-speed serial links compliant with the StarFabric protocol. The two links may be used separately for redundant fabric applications or may be aggregated for higher speed operation.

• Incorporates StarGen's StarFabric-to-PCI bridge
• 32-bit/33 MHz, 64-bit/66 MHz PCI interface
• Dual StarFabric links
• External RJ-45 connections (shielded CAT5 cabling for up to 10 meters) or PICMG 2.17 compatible Pn4 interconnect
• 400 Mbyte/sec sustained throughput
• Transparent protocol allows PCI-based O/S and application software to run without modification
• Fabric autoconfiguration at boot
• Redundant links for high availability
• "Root" and "Leaf" mode operation
• Compatible with Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris (SPARC and x86) and VxWorks operating systems

The Saturn Multiport supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 8 and 10; and Linux 2.4 kernel.

Four ports from one PCI Bus slot

• PCI 2.1 compliant
• Each port is assignable for synchronous or asynchronous communications
• Synchronous data transfer rates up to 256 kbps and asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux (kernel build 2.4.17 and above)
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Compatible with Sun synchronous communications protocols
• Optional Aurora synchronous communications protocol software for Sun Solaris include X.25 and HDLC LAPB.

The Saturn 4522P PCI serial communications controller offers data transfer rates up to 256 kbps synchronous and 230.4 kbps asynchronous, full duplex. Interface options include RS-232 and RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box. Optional synchronous data communications protocols including X.25 and HDLC are available for SPARC systems. Solstice (SunLink) protocols are fully supported.

The Saturn 4522P supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.8 and 10; and Linux kernal 2.4.

• Four ports from one PCI Bus slot
• PCI 2.2 compliant
• Each port is assignable for synchronous or asynchronous communications
• Synchronous data transfer rates up to 256 kbps and asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Compatible with Sun synchronous communications protocols
• Optional synchronous communications protocol software for Sun Solaris include X.25 and HDLC LAPB.

The Saturn Multiport supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux 2.4 kernel.

• Eight ports from one PCI Bus slot
• PCI 2.1 compliant
• Each port is assignable for synchronous or asynchronous communications
• Synchronous data transfer rates up to 256 kbps and asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux (kernel build 2.4.17 and above)
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Compatible with Sun synchronous communications protocols
• Optional Aurora synchronous communications protocol software for Sun Solaris include X.25 and HDLC LAPB.

The Saturn 8522P PCI serial communications controller offers data transfer rates up to 256 kbps synchronous and 230.4 kbps asynchronous, full duplex. Interface options include RS-232 and RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box. Optional synchronous data communications protocols including X.25 and HDLC are available for SPARC systems. Solstice (SunLink) protocols are fully supported.

The Saturn 8522P supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 8 and 10; and Linux.

• Eight ports from one PCI Bus slot
• PCI 2.2 compliant
• Each port is assignable for synchronous or asynchronous communications
• Synchronous data transfer rates up to 256 kbps and asynchronous data transfer rates up to 230.4 kbps, full duplex, simultaneously on all ports
• Supports SPARC Solaris, Rev. 8, 9, and 10; Solaris x86, Rev. 2.6, 7, and 8; and Linux
• Interface options include:
  • RS-232
  • RS-422/485 with DB-25 connectors via an external breakout box
• Compatible with Sun synchronous communications protocols
• Optional synchronous communications protocol software for Sun Solaris include X.25 and HDLC LAPB.