Introduction
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The RUGGEDCOM RMC is an industrially hardened fiber optical media converter
specifically designed to operate in harsh environments such as those found in electric
utility substations and factory floors. The RUGGEDCOM RMC provides industrial
strength Ethernet copper-to-fiber media conversion allowing for 10Base-T to 10Base-
FL and 100Base-TX to 100Base-FX over SingleMode or MultiMode fiber optics.
The RUGGEDCOM RMC is specifically designed to meet the same EMI immunity
and environmental requirements as mission critical protective relaying devices
in accordance with the IEC 61850-3 (2002) and IEEE 1613 (2003) standards for
communications and networking equipment in electric power utility substations, as
well as NEMA TS 2 (1998) EMI and environmental requirements for traffic control
equipment.
The reliability of RUGGEDCOM product families exceeds those of commercial
devices by having no rotating mechanical parts (i.e. no cooling fans), utilizing high
temperature solid state components and incorporating the necessary transient
and surge suppression circuitry required for substation and electrically harsh
environments.
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Feature Highlights
Key Features
• IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) and IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet) compliant
• Full Duplex and Half Duplex Operation (Configurable)
• Fiber Negotiation Mode Switch to support FDX, HDX or Auto-negotiation on fiber
port
• Link Pass Through support
• Switch on faceplate for Uplink Configuration (Pass Through or Cross Over)
• Power Input via three position screw terminal on baseplate
Designed for Harsh Environments
• Operates over a temperature range of -40 to 85 °C (-40 to 185 °F) without the
use of fans for improved reliability
• 21 AWG galvanized steel enclosure suitable for DIN or panel mounting provide
secure mechanical reliability
Simple Plug and Play Operation
• Simple, externally-accessible configuration
RUGGEDCOM RMC
Installation Manual, 04/2021, C79000-G8976-1006-10
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