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

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 999,000 Kbit/s more baud rate than the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 (1000000 Kbit/s vs 1000 Kbit/s). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 0.93 W more power consumption (typical) than the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter (2.86 W vs 1.93 W). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 3 mm more width than the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter (135 mm vs 132 mm). Serial interface type: RS-232 on the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, RS-422/485 on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485. Weight: 824 g on the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, 1.17 kg on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485.

Baud rate
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1000000 Kbit/s
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1000 Kbit/s
Serial interface type
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:RS-232
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RS-422/485
Power consumption (typical)
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1.93 W
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:2.86 W
Width
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:132 mm
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:135 mm
Depth
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:215 mm
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:300 mm
Height
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:56 mm
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:80 mm
Weight
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:824 g
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1.17 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:122.5 x 215 x 56 mm
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:215 x 122.5 x 56 mm

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Comparison of ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, ES-842
40 specifications	A Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter View product	B Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 Model ES-842 View product
Technical details2 differ
Serial ports quantity	8	8
Baud rateDiffers	1000000 Kbit/s	1000 Kbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Flow Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Networking standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Serial interface typeDiffers	RS-232	RS-422/485
Stop bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 1.5, 2
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KCC, UKCA, UL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 signalsKnown for one	CTS, DSR, DTR, RTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indicationidentical
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Power consumption (typical)Differs	1.93 W	2.86 W
Input voltage	5 - 30 V	5 - 30 V
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	132 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	56 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	824 g	1.17 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	122.5 x 215 x 56 mm	215 x 122.5 x 56 mm
Package widthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64
Designidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP30
SafetyKnown for one	IP-30	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)	5A991.b	5A991.b
Country of originKnown for one	United Kingdom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 85 °C
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP	ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, HTTP, RFC2217
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 / Server 2008 /Vista /XP 32 bit & 64 bit Windows 2000 OS’s & Linux

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