Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter vs StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter has 109 mm more width than the StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter (163 mm vs 54 mm). The StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter has 12 mm more depth than the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter (74 mm vs 62 mm). The Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter has 6 mm more height than the StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter (25 mm vs 19 mm). Product colour: Black, Silver on the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter, Grey on the StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter.

Product colour
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:Black, Silver
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:Grey
Width
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:163 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:54 mm
Depth
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:62 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:74 mm
Height
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:25 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:19 mm
Package width
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:196 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:59 mm
Package depth
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:156 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:240 mm
Package height
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:68 mm
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:162 mm
Package weight
- USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:379 g
- RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter:390 g

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Comparison of 42858, RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter
26 specifications	A Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter Model 42858 View product	B StarTech.com RS-232 to RS-485/422 Serial Interface Converter View product
Technical details1 differ
Host interfaceKnown for one	USB 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector genderKnown for one	Male/Female	Unknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one	921 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Grey
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB-25
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WidthDiffers	163 mm	54 mm
DepthDiffers	62 mm	74 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	172 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	196 mm	59 mm
Package depthDiffers	156 mm	240 mm
Package heightDiffers	68 mm	162 mm
Package weightDiffers	379 g	390 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 x 74 x 19 mm
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
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, UKCA, FCC, RoHS & REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumptionKnown for one	380 mA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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