RS232 to RS485 Industrial Serial Converter

DESCRIPTION

The SerialComm CON-485-PE9 is a very high quality and very reliable industrial-grade compact bi-directional port-powered RS-232 to RS-485 converter which converts full-duplex RS-232 to a half-duplex two-wire RS-485. The converter can extend the distance of the RS232 for up to 4000 ft (1.2km). This converter is ideal for any demanding application whether indoor in a lab, server room, office, at home or outdoors within the temperature range of -40ºF to 185ºF (-40ºC to 85ºC). The converter is port-powered and derives power by amplifying the RS232 data lines requiring no external power at all. This converter features auto sensing data turnaround eliminating the need for software drivers or handshake flow control. This device is truly plug-and-play and simple enough for the novice. The CON-485-PI9 has a DB-9 female connector on the RS-232 end, and a built-in terminal block on the RS-485 end.

FEATURES

-Plug-and-Play (hot-pluggable)
-Built-in terminal block for space restricted applications
-Operates from 300 to 115.2K baud
-Port powered - no external power needed
-Data direction auto-turnaround - no software is necessary
-Built-in 600W/sec surge protection
-Built-in 15KV static protection