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

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 7identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 7 more serial ports quantity than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server (8 vs 1). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 539.2 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server (1000 Kbit/s vs 460.8 Kbit/s). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 99.54 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server (100 Mbit/s vs 0.46 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 Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server. Certification: AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, CE, FCC on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server.

  • Serial ports quantity
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:8
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:1
  • Baud rate
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1000 Kbit/s
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:460.8 Kbit/s
  • Data transfer rate
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:100 Mbit/s
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:0.46 Mbit/s
  • Serial interface type
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RS-422/485
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:RS-232/422/485
  • Certification
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:CE, FCC
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:2
  • Input voltage
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:5 - 30 V
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:12 - 48 V
  • Weight
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1.17 kg
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server:329 g

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Comparison of ES-842, NETRS232485
48 specifications
Technical details5 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers81
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Baud rateDiffers1000 Kbit/s460.8 Kbit/s
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Data bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5, 6, 7, 8
Data transfer rateDiffers100 Mbit/s0.46 Mbit/s
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection (air)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 kV
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection (contact)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 kV
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Flow Control typeRTS/CTS, XON/XOFFRTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Flow control supportYesYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source533615 h
Networking standardsIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-422/485RS-232/422/485
CertificationDiffersAEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAACE, FCC
Stop bitsKnown for one1, 1.5, 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSteel
International Protection (IP) codeIP30IP30
Power1 differ
Input voltageDiffers5 - 30 V12 - 48 V
Power source typeKnown for oneDCUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one2.86 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers1.17 kg329 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs215 x 122.5 x 56 mm127 x 72 x 31 mm
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source153 mm
Package lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.8 cm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source504 g
WidthKnown for one135 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one300 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one80 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Indicationidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C-40 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wall mounting kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, HTTP, RFC2217ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, SSH, DNS, SNMP V1/V2c, HTTPS, SMTP, SSL, PPPoE, DDNS
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128-bit WEP, SSL/TLS
Logistics dataidentical
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one5A991.bUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 / Server 2008 /Vista /XP 32 bit & 64 bit Windows 2000 OS’s & LinuxUnknown — not stated by the source

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