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BroadPort SMPTE 550

Designed Specifically for Broadcast Industry

The BroadPort 550 Rackmount uPCI card and interface were designed to effectively monitor and control a large number and type of serial-based peripherals for broadcast studios.

Comtrol is the only company that offers a rackmounted multi-port serial product designed to Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) connectivity standards.

Features:

  • The only rackmounted SMPTE multi-port serial product available
  • Provides a low-cost serial expansion solution though industry-standard 16550 UART technology
  • Available with DB9 connectors in 8 or 16 ports
  • Interfaces are ideal where rack space is limited
  • DCE/DTE switch provides the flexibility to connect with any SMPTE device with minimal cabling changes
  • Easy installation; no jumpers or switch settings required
  • Device driver support for Windows XP, 2000, Vista and Linux (Kernel 2.4x)
  • RS-422 connections
  • Universal PCI supports 3.3V or 5V PCI Bus architectures
  • High reliability
  • RoHS compliant