Features

• High performance UART with peak asynchronous data rates up to 15Mbps
• RS232/422/485 full and half duplex interfaces
• Deep 128-Byte receive/transmit FIFOs
• Full modem interface with hardware out of band flow control
• Automated Xon/Xoff in-band flow control
• Flexible clock prescalar allows for a wide range of baud rates
• Infra-red (IrDA) receive and transmit operation
• 2 GPIOs
• PCI 2.2 and Power Management 1.0 and PC Card 7.0 compliant
• Software compatible with industry standard 16C550 type devices
• 3.3V operation
• 100 TQFP package
• Commercial temperature range (0 to +70°C)
• Certified device drivers for a wide range of operating systems

Description

Combining Oxford Semiconductor’s high performance UART and 32-bit PC Card technology, the OXCB950 is the ideal connectivity solution for products that need to bridge serial devices to 32-bit PC Card interfaces including: Cellular CDMA/GSM/GPRS, GPS, and Bluetooth wireless data cards.

This highly integrated device is backed by certified device drivers, for a wide range of operating systems, to deliver ultimate performance with reduced design cycles and accelerated time to market.

The OXCB950 is a single chip serial port solution for 32-bit PC Card based serial connectivity and bridging applications. The device incorporates Oxford Semiconductor’s high performance, feature-rich UART technology that combines the industry’s fastest baud rates and deepest FIFOs with unrivalled flexibility. It adds up to a class leading serial connectivity solution.

Applications

• Cellular CDMA/GSM/GPRS
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• ZigBee
• Serial port expansion
• Bar-code readers
• Roll printers
• Scanners