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Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 vs StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server

14specifications compared
13differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 5 more serial ports quantity than the StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server (8 vs 3). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 99.8875 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server (100 Mbit/s vs 0.1125 Mbit/s). Serial interface type: RS-422/485 on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, RS-232/422/485 on the StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server. Certification: AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, RoHS on the StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server. LED indicators: Yes on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, LAN, Link, Power on the StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server.

Serial ports quantity
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:8
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:3
Data transfer rate
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:100 Mbit/s
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:0.1125 Mbit/s
Serial interface type
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RS-422/485
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:RS-232/422/485
Certification
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:RoHS
LED indicators
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:Yes
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:LAN, Link, Power
Input voltage
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:5 - 30 V
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:115 V
Weight
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1.17 kg
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:105 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:215 x 122.5 x 56 mm
- 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server:90 x 90 x 26 mm

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Comparison of ES-842, NETRS2321EEU
36 specifications	A Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 Model ES-842 View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Serial over IP Ethernet Device Server Model NETRS2321EEU View product
Technical details4 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers	8	3
Baud rateKnown for one	1000 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	0.1125 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	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
Serial interface typeDiffers	RS-422/485	RS-232/422/485
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 1.5, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA	RoHS
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP, HTTP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Link, Power
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.86 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageDiffers	5 - 30 V	115 V
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	135 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.17 kg	105 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	215 x 122.5 x 56 mm	90 x 90 x 26 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	126 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10	Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional
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
Designidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	IP30	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A991.b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-10 - 70 °C
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, HTTP, RFC2217	IP, ICMP
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 / Server 2008 /Vista /XP 32 bit & 64 bit Windows 2000 OS’s & Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source

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