Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black vs StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection has 691.6 Kbit/s more baud rate than the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black (921.6 Kbit/s vs 230 Kbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black has 1 mm more width than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection (43 mm vs 42 mm). The StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection has 9 mm more depth than the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black (84 mm vs 75 mm). Host interface: USB 2.0 on the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black, RS-232 on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection. Connector gender: Male/Female on the ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black, Female/Female on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection.

Host interface
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:USB 2.0
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:RS-232
Connector gender
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:Male/Female
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:Female/Female
Baud rate
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:230 Kbit/s
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:921.6 Kbit/s
Data bits
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:5, 6, 7, 8
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:7, 8
Stop bits
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:1, 1.5, 2
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:1, 2
Width
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:43 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:42 mm
Depth
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:75 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:84 mm
Height
- IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black:20 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:22 mm

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Comparison of IB-AC546, ICUSB232IS
30 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-AC546 serial converter/repeater/isolator USB 2.0 RS-232 Black Model IB-AC546 View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection Model ICUSB232IS View product
Technical details5 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	RS-232
Connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Mini-B
Connector 2	DB-9	DB-9
Connector genderDiffers	Male/Female	Female/Female
Baud rateDiffers	230 Kbit/s	921.6 Kbit/s
Data bitsDiffers	5, 6, 7, 8	7, 8
IsolationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 kV
Product colour	Black	Black
Stop bitsDiffers	1, 1.5, 2	1, 2
Output interfaceKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Prolific PL2303HXD	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
RS-232 signalsKnown for one	CTS, DCD, DSR, DTR, GND, RI, RTS, Rx, Tx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	43 mm	42 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	84 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	94 g	50 g
Package widthDiffers	150 mm	146 mm
Package depthDiffers	215 mm	211 mm
Package heightDiffers	42 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	225 g	212 g
Softwareidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
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
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity
Materialidentical
Housing material	Plastic	Plastic
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes

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