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Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter vs StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 3 more serial ports quantity than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server (4 vs 1). The Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 884.8 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server (1000 Kbit/s vs 115.2 Kbit/s). The Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 200 g more weight than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server (700 g vs 500 g). Serial interface type: RS-422/485 on the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, RS-232 on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server. LED indicators: Yes on the Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, Power, Yes on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server.

Serial ports quantity
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:4
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:1
Baud rate
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1000 Kbit/s
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:115.2 Kbit/s
Serial interface type
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:RS-422/485
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:RS-232
LED indicators
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:Yes
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:Power, Yes
Weight
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:700 g
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:500 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:215 x 122.5 x 34 mm
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:95 x 130 x 44 mm
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:0 - 55 °C
- RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server
40 specifications	A Brainboxes ES-346 4 Port RS422/485 Ethernet to Serial Adapter View product	B StarTech.com RS232 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server View product
Technical details3 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers	4	1
Baud rateDiffers	1000 Kbit/s	115.2 Kbit/s
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), UKCA, UL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one	6, 7, 8, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow Control typeKnown for one	RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for one	Odd, Even, Mark, No, Space	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeDiffers	RS-422/485	RS-232
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 1.5, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Power, Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	IP-30	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1.45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	5 - 30 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	123 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	34 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	700 g	500 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	215 x 122.5 x 34 mm	95 x 130 x 44 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	997 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	United Kingdom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A991.b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, HTTP, RFC2217	HTTP, ICMP, TCP/IP, TFTP, UDP
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 / Server 2008 /Vista /XP 32 bit & 64 bit Windows 2000 OS’s & Linux	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Linux

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