Liberty, SC August, 2003 – Sealevel Systems, Inc. announces the ULTRA COMM+8.PCI, a multi-interface, eight port, Universal Bus compatible PCI adapter. Offering eight field-selectable RS­232/422/485 channels, the ULTRA COMM+8.PCI delivers ultimate flexibility for expanding serial communications in a variety of test and monitoring, control, and point-of-sale applications.

The ULTRA COMM+8.PCI supports standard PC data rates and boasts a top speed of 921.6K bps. The board is designed using the XR16C864 UART, which provides a 128-byte FIFO, eight times larger than boards designed with 16C550 compatible parts. The larger buffers allow error free operation even in high-speed applications. In RS-485 mode the ULTRA COMM+8.PCI offers automatic control of the RS-485 driver enable for trouble free network master arbitration. Additionally, the ULTRA COMM+8.PCI allows RS-485 network termination, critical to robust multi-drop communication, to be selectively added to the circuit via DIP-switches.

The ULTRA COMM+8.PCI also features Universal Bus (3.3V and 5.0V) as required by PCISIG specifications 2.3, allowing compatibility with both legacy and new computer systems.

The ULTRA COMM+8.PCI ships with Sealevel Systems' SeaCOM™ suite of Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP drivers. Sealevel also includes WinSSD; a full featured diagnostic application, providing powerful testing and diagnostic capabilities. Use WinSSD for BERT (Bit Error Rate Testing), throughput monitoring, loopback tests, and transmit test pattern messages.

In addition to Windows drivers and utilities, SeaCOM™ includes drivers, utilities, application notes, and technical details to simplify installations in DOS, QNX, and LINUX.

The ULTRA COMM+8.PCI, part number 7804, is $449.00 in single piece quantities and includes fanout cable to eight DB9M connectors standard. The ULTRA COMM+8.PCI is available immediately from stock and like all Sealevel products carries a lifetime warranty.

Sealevel Systems, founded in 1986, provides communications and I/O solutions for multiple platforms including PCI Bus, ISA Bus, Ethernet, USB, PC Card (PCMCIA), and PC/104. Their product line includes multi-port RS-232 and RS-422/485, high-speed Sync/Async, and Digital/Relay. Sealevel also provides related software, technical support and customer service. The company is known for its ability to customize products to meet customers' unique application needs. The company's technical support, mass customization resources, and software leadership in Windows integration and Sync/Async drivers make Sealevel technology easy to integrate, manage, and upgrade.

For more information on Sealevel Systems, please contact Earle Foster at Sealevel, by phone at (864) 843-4343 x116, or by e-mail at earlef@sealevel.com.

This press release and high-res graphic can be downloaded from our ftp site at ftp://ftp.sealevel.com/pub/MEDIA/7804.zip.




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