PCIe UARTs
PCI Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitters (UARTs) are designed for use in system boards or add-in cards. MaxLinear offers pin compatible 2-, 4-, and 8-channel versions so a single design can support 4 or 8 ports.
The 4-channel and 8-channel PCIe UARTs have a proprietary master/slave expansion bus interface that enables up to 16 ports on a single x1 PCIe lane. These UARTs are software compatible with the industry-standard 16550 UARTs. Native support for MaxLinear’s PCIe UARTs is built-in to the latest Linux kernels. Custom software drivers for Windows, Windows Server, Windows Embedded Compact, Linux, VxWorks and QNX are also available.
Product Portfolio
High Performance Dual PCI Express UART
PCIe 2.0 (2.5Gbps)
2
31.25
256/256
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3 to 3.6
16
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VCC
-40 to 85
FPBGA-113
High Performance Quad PCI Express UART
PCIe 2.0 (2.5Gbps)
4
31.25
256/256
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3 to 3.6
16
VCC
VCC
-40 to 85
FPBGA-176
High Performance Octal PCI Express UART
PCIe 2.0 (2.5Gbps)
8
31.25
256/256
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3 to 3.6
16
VCC
VCC
-40 to 85
FPBGA-176
