Product comparison · 2 control processors

ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2 vs ATEN VK248 control processor

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2 has 6 more relay pins than the ATEN VK248 control processor (8 vs 2). The ATEN VK248 control processor has 6.5 W more power consumption (max) than the ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2 (13 W vs 6.5 W). The ATEN VK248 control processor has 4.8 W more power consumption (typical) than the ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2 (10 W vs 5.2 W). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2, Fast Ethernet on the ATEN VK248 control processor. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2, 10,100 Mbit/s on the ATEN VK248 control processor.

Number of relay pins
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:8
- VK248 control processor:2
Ethernet interface type
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:Gigabit Ethernet
- VK248 control processor:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- VK248 control processor:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- VK248 control processor:10/100Base-T(X)
Power consumption (max)
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:6.5 W
- VK248 control processor:13 W
Power consumption (typical)
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:5.2 W
- VK248 control processor:10 W
Power supply location
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:Internal
- VK248 control processor:External
Width
- Control System - Control Box Gen. 2:163.2 mm
- VK248 control processor:75.8 mm

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Comparison of VK2100A, VK248
50 specifications	A ATEN Control System - Control Box Gen. 2 Model VK2100A View product	B ATEN VK248 control processor Model VK248 View product
Features1 differ
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	143 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of relay pinsDiffers	8	2
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage media typeKnown for one	Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Supported network protocolsDiffers	ARP, ICMP, TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTPS, SSH	ICMP, TCP/IP, DHCP, HTTPS, SSH
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Number of analog I/O pinsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
IR connectivityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232/422/485, RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	6.5 W	13 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.2 W	10 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply locationDiffers	Internal	External
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Packaging contentidentical
License quantityKnown for one	2 license(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) case volumeKnown for one	20954.47 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one	16423.77 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	163.2 mm	75.8 mm
DepthDiffers	432.4 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	42 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	650 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	131 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	540 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	233 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	3.51 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source

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