Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black vs Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye has 17 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black (60 mm vs 43 mm). The Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye has 20 mm more depth than the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black (95 mm vs 75 mm). The Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye has 96 g more weight than the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black (190 g vs 94 g). Connector 2: DB-9 on the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black, 4 x RS-232 9-pin on the Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye. Chipset: Prolific PL2303HXD on the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black, MCS7840 on the Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye.

Connector 2
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:DB-9
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:4 x RS-232 9-pin
Chipset
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:Prolific PL2303HXD
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:MCS7840
Product colour
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:Black
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:Silver
Width
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:43 mm
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:60 mm
Depth
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:75 mm
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:95 mm
Weight
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:94 g
- USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye:190 g

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Comparison of IB-AC546, 151047
27 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black Model IB-AC546 View product	B Manhattan USB-A to 4x Serial Port Converter, Male to Male, Serial/RS232, MosChip MCS7840, Automatic IRQ and I/O address selection, Bus powered, Silver, Three Ye Model 151047 View product
Technical details3 differ
Host interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Output interfaceKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector 2Differs	DB-9	4 x RS-232 9-pin
Connector gender	Male/Female	Male/Female
Baud rateKnown for one	230 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	Prolific PL2303HXD	MCS7840
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
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	1.4 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
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
Connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	43 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	95 mm
Height	20 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	94 g	190 g
Package widthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	225 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE FCC USB 2.0 WEEE
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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