NordField E l e c t r onic s

USB to RS485/422 Converter

Part no.: XS850

NORDFIELD
Specialists in serial

communication. With over 15

years of experience in the field

Ideal for older operating systems we can solve most serial

RS485 and RS422 capabilities problems.

Port powered from USB port

PRODUCTS
Prolific processor Large selection of Serial RS232,

Baud rates from 300bps to 921.600bps RS485 and RS422 converters,

USB to Serial adapters, Isolators,

Surge / static electrical protection
Ethernet to Serial converters,
FCC, RoHS, CE compliant Serial Repeaters, Wireless Serial

modules, Serial Bluetooth

adapters and Serial Port Cards.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
To access technical support,
If you need a USB to RS485 / RS422 converter for The serial connector is a standard DB9 male
please visit www.NordField.com
older operating systems and legacy devices then this connector and a screw terminal header for
where you will find:
converters is suitable. It is designed around the low- easy connection of single wires is included
- Latest drivers and updates
cost processor chip PL-2303HX from Prolific which is with each converter.
- Technical tips
a good all-round processor ideal for many low-
- Documentation
performance applications, simple point-to-point setups The drivers that comes with this USB to
- Configuration support
and devices however we do not recommend using RS485 / RS422 converter are standard
- and much more…
this coverter for newer operating systems (Windows drivers compatible with older operating
Feel free to contact our technical
Vista, 7, Mac OS-X), complex and industrial systems (Windows 95, 98, 2000) and simple
support team at
applications. point-to-point networks, so again: WE DO
mail@usconverters.com
NOT RECOMMEND USING THIS

The XS850 is a bi-directional converter, it CONVERTER WITH NEWER OPERATING

communicates in both directions, it has both RS485 SYSTEMS OR COMPLEX DEVICES.

and RS422 capabilities and is powered through the NordField

USB port so no external power supply is required. E l e c t r onic s
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Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
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NORDFIELD
Specialists in Serial

Communication. With over 15

Specifications years of experience in the field
SPECIFICATIONS we can solve most serial
Model number XS850
problems.
Recommended operating system • Windows 98, ME, XP 32-bit
• Linux ver 2.4 or older
PRODUCTS
• Mac OS 8
Large selection of Serial RS232,
For newer operating systems please see our selection of other USB to RS485 RS485 and RS422 converters,
/ RS422 converters
USB to Serial adapters, Isolators,
Baud rate 300-921.600bps, auto detection
Power Port powered from USB port Ethernet to Serial converters,

RS485 / RS422 interface DB9 male + optional screw terminal header Serial Repeaters, Wireless Serial
USB interface Male type A modules, Serial Bluetooth
Cable length 3 feet (1 meter)
adapters and Serial Port Cards.
Chipset PL-2303HX
Parity None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space
Data bits 7, 8 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Stop Bits 1, 2 To access technical support,
Flow Control None, Xon/Xoff, Hardware please visit www.NordField.com
Indication LEDs No
where you will find:
Buffer size 128/385 Bytes
- Latest drivers and updates
Serial signals RS422: TX-, TX+, RX-, RX+, GND (full duplex)
RS485: D-, D+ GND (half duplex) - Technical tips
USB signals VCC, DATA+, DATA-, GND, FG
- Documentation
Flow control Automatic. No IRQ Conflicts, no IRQs, IO or DMA required
- Configuration support
Current draw Static less than 80mA, dynamic average consumption less than 150mA - and much more…

ESD electrostatic protection 15KV / 600W/ms Feel free to contact our technical

Operating humidity 5% To 95% - No Condensation support team at:

mail@usconverters.com
Operating Temp. -40 to 85C

Certifications CE, FCC, RoHS

Warranty 2-year Limited Warranty
ECCN 4A994.a
Schedule B 8471.80.1000 NordField
HTS 8517.18.0050 E l e c t r onic s
105 Stations West Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
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Connection table

RS485 RS422
Pin Terminal NORDFIELD
DB9 DB9
no. board
Male Male
DB9 Male Specialists in Serial
1 D+ TX+ T/R+
2 D- TX- T/R- Communication. With over 15
3 RX+ RX+
years of experience in the field
4 RX- RX-
5 GND GND GND we can solve most serial
6
problems.
7
8
9
PRODUCTS
Large selection of Serial RS232,

RS485 and RS422 converters,

USB to Serial adapters, Isolators,

Ethernet to Serial converters,

Serial Repeaters, Wireless Serial

Connection example: extending communication distance with RS485
modules, Serial Bluetooth

adapters and Serial Port Cards.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
To access technical support,

please visit www.NordField.com

where you will find:

- Latest drivers and updates

- Technical tips

- Documentation

- Configuration support
Please download drivers and driver
- and much more…
installation instructions for this
product at: Feel free to contact our technical

support team at:

www.Nordfield.com
mail@usconverters.com

NordField
E l e c t r onic s
105 Stations West Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
www.NordField.com
mail@NordField.com
Copyrights © Nordfield Electronics