Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black vs Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:USB 2.0
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:USB 1.1
Baud rate
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:230 Kbit/s
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:921 Kbit/s
Chipset
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:Prolific PL2303HXD
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:FTDI
Maximum cable length
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:1.4 m
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:1.8 m
Product colour
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:Black
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:Black, Silver
Width
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:43 mm
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:163 mm
Depth
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:75 mm
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:62 mm
Height
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:20 mm
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:25 mm

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Comparison of IB-AC546, 42858
31 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black Model IB-AC546 View product	B Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter Model 42858 View product
Technical details5 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	USB 1.1
Output interface	RS-232	RS-232
Connector gender	Male/Female	Male/Female
Baud rateDiffers	230 Kbit/s	921 Kbit/s
ChipsetDiffers	Prolific PL2303HXD	FTDI
Maximum cable lengthDiffers	1.4 m	1.8 m
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Connector 2Known for one	DB-9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one	5, 6, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protectionKnown for one	15 kV	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 signalsKnown for one	CTS, DCD, DSR, DTR, GND, RI, RTS, Rx, Tx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 1.5, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	43 mm	163 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	62 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	94 g	172 g
Package widthDiffers	150 mm	196 mm
Package depthDiffers	215 mm	156 mm
Package heightDiffers	42 mm	68 mm
Package weightDiffers	225 g	379 g
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64,	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, UKCA, FCC, RoHS & REACH
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Poweridentical
Power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 mA
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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