Rugged Ethernet Switches

Comtrol rugged Ethernet switches and RocketLinx Media Converters, MC5001 and MC7001, are full-featured industrial grade serial and Ethernet fiber media converters. They are designed to meet the needs for EMI immunity and extended fiber transmission within the harsh environments typical of traffic, power, rail, and other industrial applications.

PCI Express 4-Port serial card with DB9M fanout cable This RocketPort EXPRESS Quadcable DB9M is a four port serial adapter with communication speeds up to 921 Kbps and is designed for standard and low-profile PCs Part Number: 30126-4 PCI Express serial x1, x2, x4, x8, x12 and x16 lane connectivity Low-profile or standard height compatible RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 software-selectable serial ports High performance serial port expansion cards with communication speeds up to 921 Kbps RoHS compliant Microsoft signed drivers (WHQL) for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP

Serial Communications Software SelectableRS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 Baud Rate300 bps to 921.6 kbps Receive Buffer512 bytes Transmit Buffer512 bytes Device Driver Data Control Data Bits5, 6, 7, or 8 Parityodd, even, none, mark or space Stop Bits1, 1.5, or 2 Flow ControlHARDWARE or SOFTWARE Ring IndicatorYES

An Ethernet switch is a networking device that is used in almost all data networks to provide connectivity for our networking devices. Prior to the invention of the Ethernet switch, our Ethernet data networks used either Repeaters or Hubs to build Local Area Networks. Before Ethernet Switches, a lot of networks used coaxial cable for local network connections, in a network topology that became known as a bus network. The most common bus networks used two early Ethernet cabling standards, which were the 10Base5 and 10Base2 coaxial cable standards. The 10Base5 networks were often referred to as Thicknet, while the 10Base2 networks were known as Thinnet. All network devices such as computers and servers were connected to a segment of cable in what was known as a "shared environment", or more commonly a collision domain. This type of network relied on data being broadcast across the media to all connected devices. The invention of the hub made it easier for devices to be added or removed from the network, but an Ethernet network using a Hub was still a collision domain, where collisions were way of life. Ethernet network interface cards were designed to use CSMA/CD and detect and deal with collisions. Unfortunately collisions do have an effect of slowing down a network and make that network less than efficient.

RocketLinx Media Converters, MC5001 and MC7001, are full-featured industrial grade serial and Ethernet fiber media converters. They are designed to meet the needs for EMI immunity and extended fiber transmission within the harsh environments typical of traffic, power, rail, and other industrial applications. Comtrol Corporation's line of RocketLinx products feature: Extended temperature ranges Wide DC input voltages with terminal bock connections IP30 and IP31 aluminum housings ideal for harsh environments Single-Mode and Multi-Mode models Terminal block wiring connectors DIP switch configuration RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 serial communication