Features
- Quad UART with port expansion interface
- ExpressCard™, Mini CARD™ & AIC compatible
- PCIe® x1 end-point with integrated SerDes
- PCIe® base spec 1.1 & PCI™ PM 1.2 compliant
- MSI/MSI-X compatible
- DMA/bus mastering facility for all UARTs
- ASPM (L0S, L1) Link power management
- High performance Oxford 950 UARTs
- Asynchronous baud rates up to 15 Mbps
- 128-byte deep transmit/receive FIFOs
- 9, 8, 7, 6 & 5-bit data framing
- Flexible clock pre-scaler from 1 to 31.875
- Automated in & out-of-band flow control
- Advanced FIFO fill management
- RS232, RS422, RS485 and IrDA operation
- Programmable RS485 Turn-around delay
- 450 through 950 software compatibility
- Seamless port expansion interface to a second OXPCIe954/8 for 8/12 port solutions
- 8 user-configurable GPIOs/PWMs
- Device parameters configurable via EEPROM
- 3.3 V operation
- 1.8V, 2.5V or 3.3V UART & GPIO I/O voltage
- 176 pin TFBGA package
- Industrial temperature range -40°C to 85°C
- Broad device driver support including Windows® Vista/XP/2K/CE & Linux
Description
Part of Oxford Semiconductor’s Expresso family of high performance PCI Express® devices, the OXPCIe954 is a single chip quad serial port, with port expansion interface, connectivity solution for PCI Express® based applications. Combining the class leading 15Mbps asynchronous data rates and deep FIFOs of Oxford Semiconductor’s ultra high performance 950 UART with advanced MSI interrupt handling and bus master DMA, it delivers outstanding system performance and unrivalled flexibility to satisfy even the most demanding serial applications.
Complete with Oxide development tools and device drivers certified for a wide range of operating systems, the OXPCIe954 is easy to design-in and the ideal connectivity solution for a diverse range of products requiring medium density port expansion including: PC Add-on Cards, Industrial PC, Point of Sale Terminals, Industrial Control, Building Automation and Network Management.
Accelerate your product development and time to market with Oxide and Oxford Semiconductor’s easy to design-in, high performance serial connectivity solutions that just work.
Applications
- PC Add-on Cards
- Industrial PC (IPC)
- Point of Sale Terminals (PoS)
- Industrial control
- Network management
- Gaming machines
- Building automation
- Embedded systems

