EDS-510A Series User’s Manual
Introduction
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Overview
As the world’s network and information technology becomes more mature, the trend is to use
Ethernet as the major communications interface in many industrial communications and
automation applications. In fact, a whole new industry has sprung up to provide Ethernet products
that comply with the requirements of demanding industrial applications.
The EDS-510A comes equipped with 3 gigabit Ethernet ports. Two of the ports can be used for
building a redundant Gigabit ring called Gigabit Turbo Ring, which gives system maintainers a
convenient means of setting up a versatile yet stable Gigabit Ethernet network. With Gigabit
Turbo Ring, if any segment of the network gets disconnected, your automation system will be
back to normal in under 300 ms. The third Gigabit Ethernet port can be a uplink port, which can
give 1000 Mbps link capability for transmitting all of the data to the control center. By providing
this third Gigabit Ethernet port, the EDS-510A can help the user build a complete Gigabit Ethernet
backbone network.
Package Checklist
The EDS-510A is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged,
please contact your customer service representative for assistance.
1 Moxa EtherDevice Switch EDS-510A
Hardware Installation Guide
CD-ROM with User’s Manual and Windows Utility
Moxa Product Warranty statement
RJ45 to DB9 console port cable
Protective caps for unused ports
DIN-Rail mounting kit (attached to the EDS-510A’s rear panel by default)
Features
Industrial Networking Capability
Turbo Ring, Turbo Chain (<20ms recovery time at full load) and STP/RSTP (IEEE 802.1w/D)
IPv6 ready (IPv6 Logo Committee certified)
IEEE 1588 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) for precise time synchronization of networks.
DHCP Option 82 for IP address assignment for different policies.
Supports Modbus/TCP
Supports LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)