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CHAPTER 1: Specifications
Cable Required —
(1) Multimode fiberoptic cable, 62.5-µm core
Interface —
EIA RS-232/CCITT V.24, DCE
Protocols —
Asynchronous or synchronous
Clock —
Internal or external from attached RS-232 device
Flow Control —
Transparent hardware (RTS/CTS and DTR/DSR
passed through from DTE) or local hardware or
software (RTS/CTS or X-ON/X-OFF), user-
selectable
Operating Mode —
Point-to-point
Speed —
Asynchronous: Up to 38.4 Kbps;
Synchronous: 2.4, 9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 56, 64, 192, or
256 Kbps
Maximum
Distance —
2.5 km (1.5 mi.) at all data rates,
5 km (3.1 mi.) at data rates of 64 Kbps or below
Modulation —
3B4B
Wavelength —
880 nm
Attenuation —
14 dB
LED-Responsivity
Minimum —
0.12 amps per watt
User Controls —
(2) External:
(1) Front-mounted rocker switch: Test;
(1) Bottom-mounted 8-position DIP switch:
Async/sync operation, data rates, clock source,
flow control
1. Specifications