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Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 vs StarTech.com 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 5identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 4 more serial ports quantity than the StarTech.com 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered (8 vs 4). The Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485 has 539.2 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered (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 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered (100 Mbit/s vs 0.46 Mbit/s). Flow Control type: RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF on the StarTech.com 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the Brainboxes Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u on the StarTech.com 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered.

  • Serial ports quantity
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:8
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:4
  • Baud rate
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1000 Kbit/s
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:460.8 Kbit/s
  • Data transfer rate
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:100 Mbit/s
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:0.46 Mbit/s
  • Flow Control type
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
  • Serial interface type
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:RS-422/485
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:RS-232/422/485
  • Certification
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:AEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAA
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:CE, FCC
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:1
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:2
  • LED indicators
    • Ethernet 8 Port RS422/485:Yes
    • 4 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Device Server - PoE-Powered:Link, PoE, Power

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45 specifications
Technical details7 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers84
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
Flow Control typeDiffersRTS/CTS, XON/XOFFDTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
IsolationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 kV
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source569972 h
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-422/485RS-232/422/485
CertificationDiffersAEO WEEE RoHS EMC: CE TAACE, FCC
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffersYesLink, PoE, Power
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 kg700 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs215 x 122.5 x 56 mm210 x 224 x 144 mm
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source186 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source92 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source830 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 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basi
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C-10 - 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 sourceSSL/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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