Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel vs Brainboxes USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:PCI
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:USB Type-B
Output interface
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:Parallel
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:Serial
Internal
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:Yes
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:No
Width
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:150 mm
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:215 mm
Depth
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:40 mm
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:123 mm
Height
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:45 mm
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:34 mm
Weight
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:133 g
- USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud:675 g

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Comparison of IX-500, US-346
34 specifications	A Brainboxes IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel Model IX-500 View product	B Brainboxes USB 4 Port RS422/485 1MBaud Model US-346 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB Type-B
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel	Serial
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-422/485
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS EMC CE AEO (C-TPAT)
Featuresidentical
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	921.6 Kbit/s
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7, 8
Stop bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 2
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parity bitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Even, Mark, No, Odd, Space
Flow Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR, XON/XOFF
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4A994
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE, UKCA
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	150 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	123 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	34 mm
WeightDiffers	133 g	675 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-B
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 m
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP-30

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