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

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  • 14differ
  • 4identical
  • 32known 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 Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power (8 vs 1). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 769.6 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power (1000 Kbit/s vs 230.4 Kbit/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 Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power. 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 Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power. LED indicators: Yes on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, Activity, Link, Power, WLAN on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power.

  • Serial ports quantity
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:8
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:1
  • Baud rate
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1000 Kbit/s
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:230.4 Kbit/s
  • Serial interface type
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RS-422/485
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power: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 Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:CE, FCC
  • LED indicators
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:Yes
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:Activity, Link, Power, WLAN
  • Input voltage
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:5 - 30 V
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:12 - 48 V
  • Weight
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1.17 kg
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:346 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:215 x 122.5 x 56 mm
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:173 x 224 x 107 mm

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50 specifications
Technical details5 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers81
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Baud rateDiffers1000 Kbit/s230.4 Kbit/s
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Data bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5, 6, 7, 8
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
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Operating frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-422/485RS-232/422/485
CertificationDiffersAEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAACE, FCC
Data transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Stop bitsKnown for one1, 1.5, 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, WLAN
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSteel
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneIP30Unknown — not stated by the source
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 kg346 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs215 x 122.5 x 56 mm173 x 224 x 107 mm
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source234 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source126 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source450 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, Windows Server 2016
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 dBi
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C-10 - 65 °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, RFC2217CSMA/CA ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, SSH, DNS, SNMP V1/V2c, HTTPS, SMTP, SSL, PPPoE, DDNS
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSL/TLS, TKIP, WEP, WPA
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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