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4 FC-132ETH - Contents
3 Overview
The FC-132ETH is an advanced serial communication matrix, and a bidirectional
serial to Ethernet control-signals converter.
The unit acts as a gateway between Ethernet and massive numbers of RS-232
controlled devices. Also, it can be used to add a serial data routing layer to our
modular matrices populated with DGKat or other cards with data-embedding
features.
The FC-132ETH has 33
RS−232 ports, one of which can be used for RS-485
communication. Into one or more of these ports serial data can be switched from
any of the eight RS-232 data ports or from a pre-configured, virtual Ethernet
connection. Depending on the routing of the matrix, one-to-one bidirectional
communication or one-to-many unidirectional communication is supported.
The FC-132ETH can be controlled using the front panel buttons, a serial controller,
or by the intuitive, feature-loaded Web pages supported by all major Web browsers
which makes it possible to access the FC-132ETH from mobile devices, PCs and
MACs.
In particular, the FC-132ETH features:
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Eight RS-232, bidirectional input Data ports
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32 RS-232, bidirectional/unidirectional output ports
Note : A switched link acts bidirectionally only when there is one-to-one routing. When an
input is switched to more than one output, that link operates unidirectionally
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One Ethernet control/data port
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One RS-232 local control port
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One dual-function RS-232/RS-485 port
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Selectable static or dynamic IP addressing (DHCP)
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Configurable serial data parameters, (for example, baud rate and parity)
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An easy to read LCD display
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A lock button to prevent unwanted tampering with the buttons on the front