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Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter vs Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter

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  • 13differ
  • 16identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 4 more serial ports quantity than the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter (8 vs 4). The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 999,000 Kbit/s more baud rate than the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter (1000000 Kbit/s vs 1000 Kbit/s). The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 0.48 W more power consumption (typical) than the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter (1.93 W vs 1.45 W). Serial interface type: RS-232 on the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, RS-422/485 on the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter. Dimensions (WxDxH): 122.5 x 215 x 56 mm on the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, 215 x 122.5 x 34 mm on the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter.

  • Serial ports quantity
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:8
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:4
  • Baud rate
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1000000 Kbit/s
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1000 Kbit/s
  • Serial interface type
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:RS-232
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:RS-422/485
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1.93 W
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1.45 W
  • Width
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:132 mm
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:123 mm
  • Height
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:56 mm
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:34 mm
  • Weight
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:824 g
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:700 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:122.5 x 215 x 56 mm
    • ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:215 x 122.5 x 34 mm

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Comparison of ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter
41 specifications
Technical details4 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers84
Baud rateDiffers1000000 Kbit/s1000 Kbit/s
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KCC, UKCA, ULCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), UKCA, UL
Data bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6, 7, 8, 5
Flow Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Parity bitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOdd, Even, Mark, No, Space
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-232RS-422/485
Stop bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1, 1.5, 2
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA
RS-232 signalsKnown for oneCTS, DSR, DTR, RTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs1.93 W1.45 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers132 mm123 mm
HeightDiffers56 mm34 mm
WeightDiffers824 g700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs122.5 x 215 x 56 mm215 x 122.5 x 34 mm
Package weightDiffers1.2 kg997 g
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 85 °C
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IPICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, HTTP, RFC2217
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 / Server 2008 /Vista /XP 32 bit & 64 bit Windows 2000 OS’s & Linux

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