Use fibre instead of copper to send your RS-232/V.24, RS-422, and RS-485 data—without having to route it through protocol converters.
BLACK BOX® Universal Fibre Optic Line Driver Transceivers enable you to transmit and receive the signals over fibre optic cabling in both point-to-point or drop-and-repeat topologies. You can even mix protocols.
For instance, you can set one transceiver to interface with an RS-232/V.24 device at one end and another to interface with an RS-485 device at the opposite end. There's no need for a converter box at either end of the fibre link. The units perform all the necessary conversions!
The Universal Fibre Optic Line Driver Transceivers also offer a wide range of speeds and distances—up to 80.4 kilometres with the single-mode version.
Distance (Maximum) —
MD650A-85: 5.6 km
MD650A-13: 80.4 km
Operating Wavelength —
MD650A-85: Multimode 850 nm;
MD650A-13: Single-mode 1310 nm
Operation — Simplex, full-duplex, point-to-point or multipoint;
RS-485: Half-duplex, RTS enable or data enable
Protocol — Asynchronous
Signal Interface — RS-232/V.24, RS-422, RS-485 (2- or 4-wire)
Speed (Maximum) —
RS-422, RS-485: Low speed: 2.1 Mbps;
RS-422, RS-485: High speed: 10 Mbps;
RS-232/V.24: 200 kbps
Connectors — (1) terminal block, (1) pair of ST®
Power — Input: 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz;
Output: 12 VDC
Size — 3.3H x 8.9W x 10.2D cm