Product comparison · 2 serial converters/repeaters/isolators

StarTech.com Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection vs StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Connector 1
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:DB-9
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:USB Mini-B
Connector gender
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:Male/Female
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:Female/Female
Width
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:59 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:42 mm
Depth
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:117 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:84 mm
Weight
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:143 g
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:50 g
Package width
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:189 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:146 mm
Package depth
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:119 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:211 mm
Package height
- Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection:71 mm
- 1 Port Industrial USB to RS232 Serial Adapter with 5KV Isolation and 15KV ESD Protection:41 mm

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Comparison of IC232485S, ICUSB232IS
34 specifications	A StarTech.com Industrial RS232 to RS422/485 Serial Port Converter with 15KV ESD Protection Model IC232485S 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 details2 differ
Output interfaceKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector 1Differs	DB-9	USB Mini-B
Connector genderDiffers	Male/Female	Female/Female
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	1200 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	921.6 Kbit/s
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 & dimensions7 differ
WidthDiffers	59 mm	42 mm
DepthDiffers	117 mm	84 mm
WeightDiffers	143 g	50 g
Package widthDiffers	189 mm	146 mm
Package depthDiffers	119 mm	211 mm
Package heightDiffers	71 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	351 g	212 g
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, REACH	RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	264 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	362 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	396 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Material1 differ
Housing materialDiffers	Steel	Plastic
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-30 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	0.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity

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