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Black Box Corporation
• 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • Tech Support: 724-746-5500 •
www.blackbox.com
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e-mail: [email protected]
© 2005. All rights reserved.
Black Box Corporation.
01/05/2000
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Switch four serial
slave devices with a
control sequence you
choose.
Expand to eight ports.
Configure and set each
port independently as
DTE or DCE.
Converts between
data rates from 110 to
19,200 bps; data
formats of 7 or 8 data
bits with even, odd, or
no parity; and
hardware or software
flow control.
User-settable
“graphics pause”
greatly reduces the
chances of accidental
switching.
C
ontrol up to eight serial devices
with your PC—and never lift a
finger. Just set the Code Operated
Switch II (COS II) to react to a
control sequence of your
choice—and walk away from
everyday switching duties.
Since each port can handle a
variety of data rates and formats,
you can mix older plotters with
newer laser printers and fast (up
to 19.2 kbps) async modems.
When you use the COS II with
printers or plotters, you can send
your data to the best available
output device without having to
turn knobs, press buttons, or
configure software. And when
you set the COS II to look for a
“pause period” before
recognizing a control sequence,
graphics files pass safely through
the COS II without causing
accidental switching.
And what about industrial
machinery or test equipment?
Tired of the constant hands-on
intervention it requires? Just
End your serial compatibility problems.
This adaptable switch converts flow-control
requirements, data formats, and data rates.
Key Features
CODE OPERATED SWITCH II
connect it and the PC/terminal of
your choice to the COS II. You’ll be
able to manage lathes, meters,
controllers, and more from your
office or data center. And if you
write a program for the master
PC that includes the COS II’s
control codes, the PC can
manage those devices without
your even being there.
The COS II can convert
between differing data rates,
data formats, and types of flow
control, and its 8-KB buffer
preserves your data intact
through these conversions.
In short, the COS II has the
flexibility to adapt to nearly any
group of serial devices. But if you
have unusual requirements, we
can custom-configure a COS II
for you. Call Black Box Technical
Support for more details.
Connect your PC to a laboratory device, a laser printer, a minicomputer,
and a modem. Send and receive data almost transparently—the COS II
resolves all of the differences between data rates and formats without
any additional hardware or software.
Access several different types of printers and plotters through the
COS II. It buffers data, overcomes flow-control differences, and handles
graphics data smoothly.
Typical Applications
