• One synchronous RS-232 port
• Speeds to 600 Kbps
• Supports BiSync, HDLC, and SDLC synchronous protocols
• Programmable baud rate generator
• Enhanced Serial Comm Controller with 1024 byte FIFOs
• SyncDrive and SyncDrive Plus software included
• Supports Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, DOS via supplied SyncDrive software.
• Configured as DTE
• 5 year warranty by Quatech

RS-232 Synchronous Serial
PCMCIA Card:
MPAP-100 One Port

Synchronous serial connectivity is an appropriate choice when rigorous security and intensive data integrity protocols are required for high-speed serial communication. It is the communication method of choice for a wide variety of military and commercial systems such as satellite monitoring, radar control, GPS systems, flight recorder data transfers, and HF (High Frequency) e-mail systems to name a few.

Quatech's single port RS-232 synchronous serial PCMCIA card supports asynchronous data formats as well as byte-oriented synchronous protocols such as BiSync, and bit-oriented synchronous protocols such as HDLC and SDLC. The card's robust design provides 1024-byte transmit and receive FIFOs, and a SCC with advanced internal functions including on-chip baud rate generators and digital phase-lock loop (DPLL) for recovering data clocking from received data streams.

Quatech's frame-level HDLC and Bisync driver, SyncDrive, is included for Windows 95/98/Me and OS/2.

For Windows 2000/XP, SyncDrive Plus, a bit-synchronous SDLC/HDLC driver is also included. Both SyncDrive packages are not application programs themselves, but provide C callable routines and C data structures designed to aid users in the development of their own application software.

This card is available with a convenient detachable cable or with a ruggedized attached cable for extreme environments.

sysFire SKUs:

MPAP-100
MPAPR-100

 PDF Data Sheet
 Purchase MPAP-100 (detachable cable) USD 399.00
 Purchase MPAPR-100 (attached cable) USD 419.00
 Purchase CP-MPAP (spare cable) USD 29.00
 Quatech Product Selection Matrix Guide
 Standard Quatech Drivers Download
 PDF Card Manual Download
 Download SyncDrive Plus Software from Quatech
 Download Manual for SyncDrive Plus software
 Show pinout of DB-25M Synchronous Connector.

Detailed Specifications

• PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2.1
• OS Support: Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP, DOS, Linux, OS/2
• 600 Kbps (typical max*)
• Controller:
  85230 compatible 15 Mhz Serial Communications Controller (SCC)
• DTE Interface:
  DB-25M connector
  (on detachable cable - MPAP-100 or attached cable - MPAPR-100)
• Transmit Drivers:
  RS-232 compatible
  600 Kbps typical max data rate
• Receive Buffers:
  RS-232 compatible
  600 Kbps typical max data rate
• System Resources:
  One IRQ determined by PCMCIA system
  DMA Channels: Not supported by PCMCIA 2.1 bus
  I/O Address range: 16-byte contiguous range required, determined by PCMCIA system.
• Environment:
  Operating: 0°C to 70°C.
  Storage: -50°C to 80°C.
  Humidity: 10% to 90%
• Power Requirements: 150 ma (+5V), 10 ma (+/- 12V)
• Size: Type II ( 5mm ) PCMCIA card
• Certifications: CE, FCC Class B
• Included Software:
  • SyncDrive Plus:
    Frame-level HDLC/SDLC driver for Windows 2000/XP
  • SyncDrive:
    Frame level bit-synchronous (HDLC/SDLC) and byte-synchronous (Monosync/Bisync) driver for Windows 9x/Me, OS/2, and DOS.
  • SyncDrive (Plus) is a frame-level synchronous communication driver implemented by a DLL and a device driver.
  • Applications interface to SyncDrive (Plus) through C callable routines and C data structures. The routines provide services for channel configuration, transmitting a buffer, receiving a buffer, setting and monitoring I/O status.
  • Applications interface to SyncDrive (Plus) through C callable routines and C data structures. The routines provide services for channel configuration, transmitting a buffer, receiving a buffer, setting and monitoring I/O status.
  • Once a handle is opened to the device driver, the application simply reads and writes frames as it would files, without worrying about buffer management, interrupts, or register handling. SyncDrive (Plus) handles start and end flags, synchronization characters, and CRC information on transmit and receive. The C data structures used are for configuration, transmitting and receiving buffers.