Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter vs StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection

16specifications compared
16differ
0identical
16known 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 0.6 Kbit/s more baud rate than the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter (921.6 Kbit/s vs 921 Kbit/s). The Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter has 121 mm more width than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection (163 mm vs 42 mm). The StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection has 22 mm more depth than the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter (84 mm vs 62 mm). Host interface: USB 1.1 on the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter, 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 Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter, Female/Female on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection.

Host interface
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:USB 1.1
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:RS-232
Connector gender
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:Male/Female
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:Female/Female
Baud rate
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:921 Kbit/s
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:921.6 Kbit/s
Product colour
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:Black, Silver
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:Black
Width
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:163 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:42 mm
Depth
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:62 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:84 mm
Height
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:25 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:22 mm
Weight
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:172 g
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:50 g

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Comparison of 42858, ICUSB232IS
32 specifications	A Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter Model 42858 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 details4 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 1.1	RS-232
Output interfaceKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector genderDiffers	Male/Female	Female/Female
Baud rateDiffers	921 Kbit/s	921.6 Kbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	FTDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	1.8 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Mini-B
Connector 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB-9
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7, 8
IsolationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 kV
Stop bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 2
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	163 mm	42 mm
DepthDiffers	62 mm	84 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	172 g	50 g
Package widthDiffers	196 mm	146 mm
Package depthDiffers	156 mm	211 mm
Package heightDiffers	68 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	379 g	212 g
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, UKCA, FCC, RoHS & REACH	RoHS
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-30 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Poweridentical
Power consumptionKnown for one	380 mA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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