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USB in Industrial Applications
USB provides a medium bandwidth, non-proprietary port that is rapidly
becoming the de facto standard for PCs. USB is a versatile protocol.
It uses a multi-drop, half duplex twisted pair, similar in operation to a
two-wire RS-485 system. The differential signaling offers a reasonable
amount of noise immunity for harsh environments. Power is distributed
on the bus as well, so low power peripherals may be operated without
an external power supply.
Data rates are high: USB operates at a maximum of 12 Mbps.
This opens many possibilities for low cost data acquisition equipment
without the burden of proprietary ISA or PCI bus cards competing for
space inside the box. The multidrop nature of the bus allows many
USB devices to be mixed and matched on the same bus.
There are some limitations to USB: operating distances are very limited.
Any bus segment cannot exceed 5 meters. There is no provision for
securing cable connections.
B&B Electronics is addressing the advances of USB into the industrial
area. USB to RS-232/422 and RS-485 converters allow the use of
legacy equipment with newer PCs. Booster cords, in effect single port
hubs, allow greatly increased operating distances. Count on B&B to
continue to be your source for data communications tools!
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Edgeport USB to Serial Converters
Edgeport USB-to-serial converters offer instant I/O expansion for
peripheral device connectivity. An out-of-the box (external)
alternative to PCI cards, Edgeport makes it easy to add serial, USB
or parallel ports to a PC, server or thin client in minutes - without
opening the chassis, reconfiguring or rebooting the system.
Edgeport is available in multiple configurations for maximum
flexibility and scalability. Choose from compact form factors for
space-prohibitive applications; single port "bump-in-the-cable"
solutions for notebook expansion; software-selectable RS-
232/422/485 models to connect any type of serial device to one
box; metal enclosures for rugged applications; models with
galvanic isolated ports for extended electrical safety; and DB-9,
DB-25, or RJ-45 connectors to meet cabling requirements.
Applications: Point-of-sale - Mobile computing - Field data collection - Banking - Kiosks
Features
- New! Galvanic isolated, industrial, compact and rugged metal models
- Plug-and-play compliant, hot swappable
- Add 1 to 16 serial ports
- USB and parallel port options
- RS-232 and RS-422/485 models
- Multi-interface RS-232/422/485 model
- USB 1.0 and 1.1 compliant; USB 2.0 backwards compatible
- 1 meter USB cable included
- USB port powered - no external power needed on USB to serial models
- Most Windows operating systems supported: Windows Vista®, Server® 2008,
XP®, XP Embedded, NT® 4.0, NT Embedded,CE, Server® 2003, 2000; Linux; Sun<
Solaris (SPARC)
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Description |
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EDGEPORT/1
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 4 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB25 M) |
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| New! 301-1001-15
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Edgeport Serial |
Edgeport 1/ with 2m captive DB9 cable |
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EDGEPORT/2-232
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 2 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB9M) |
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EDGEPORT/4
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 4 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB9M) |
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| New! 301-1016-01
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 4 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB25 M) |
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EDGEPORT/8
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 8 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB9M) |
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| New! 301-1002-14
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 8 RS-232 Serial Converter (RJ-45) - Rack Mount |
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| New! 301-1016-08
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Edgeport Serial |
USB to 8 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB25M) - Rack Mount |
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EDGEPORT/416
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Edgeport Serial |
4 USB to 16 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB9M) - Rack Mount |
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| New! 301-1016-16
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Edgeport Serial |
4 USB to 16 RS-232 Serial Converter (DB25M) - Rack Mount |
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EDGEPORT/21
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Edgeport Multi Interface |
USB to 2 RS-232 Serial (DB9M), 1 Parallel (DB25M) Converter |
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EDGEPORT/421
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Edgeport Multi Interface |
4 USB to 2 RS-232 Serial (DB9M), 1 Parallel (DB25M) Converter |
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| New! 301-1000-95
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Edgeport Extended Safety |
USB to 4 RS-232/422/485 (DB9M), Software Selectable, w/ Galvanic Isolation |
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| EDGEPORT/2i
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Edgeport Industrial |
USB to 2 RS-422/485 (DB9M) |
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| New! 301-1000-92
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Edgeport Industrial |
USB to 2 RS-232/422/485 (DB9M), Software Selectable |
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EDGEPORT/4SMEI
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Edgeport Industrial |
USB to 4 RS-232/422/485 (DB9M), Software Selectable |
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| EDGEPORT/8SMEI
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Edgeport Industrial |
USB to 8 RS-232/422/485 (DB9M), Software Selectable |
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| EDGEPORT/2c |
Edgeport Compact |
USB to 2 RS-232 (DB9M) Compact USB Converter, Captive Cable |
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| EDGEPORT/22c |
Edgeport Compact |
2 USB to 2 RS-232 (DB9M) Compact USB Converter, Captive Cable |
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| New! 301-1000-80
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Edgeport Metal |
USB to 2 RS-232 (DB9M), Aluminum Chassis |
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| New! 301-1000-81
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Edgeport Metal |
USB to 4 RS-232 (DB9M), Aluminum Chassis |
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| 301-9001-01
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9 inch rack mount option (excluding EDGEPORT 1 and 416) |
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