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I/O Controller 2
Ethernet
– RS-232/485 + inputs and outputs
I/O Controller 2 is an Ethernet-enabled device with 8 digital inputs,
8 digital outputs and a RS-232/485 serial interface.
All interfaces are accessible over TCP/IP using a M2M
protocol.
Two devices can be connected against each other
(Box-2-Box mode) in order to extend the digital and
RS232 signals over the computer network.
Basic features
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1x full RS-232 or RS-485 serial port accessible over the Ethernet.
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The remote port can be controlled with a virtual driver for Windows just like, for example,
COM 5 (a Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 / x64 driver is
available free of charge). Compatible with RFC2217.
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100 Mbps Ethernet interface
– 100BASE-Tx, RJ 45
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Support for TCP/IP terminal, TELNET
– NVT type (
Network Virtual Terminal )
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Two devices
can „tunnel“ the serial port, 8 inputs and 8 outputs over the Ethernet
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Web-based interface for configuration
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Wide range of supported serial interface parameters:
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Communication speed configurable from 300...115200 Bd
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Handshake (CTS/RTS, Xon/Xoff, none)
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Full serial port (Cannon DB9M - RxD, TxD, CTS, RTS, DSR, DTR, RI, CD, GND)
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Support for 7th to 9th parity bit (9th parity bit transferred over the Ethernet)
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SDK (Software Development Kit) is available for the device with examples for MS Visual
Basic, Delphi, Borland C++, JAVA, PHP and more