Black Box DB9 Line Driver

Black Box ME890A-R2 Specifications

DB9 Line Driver

At a Glance

Optical isolated. Supports distances up to 4000 feet. Has 1000-VDC isolation between CATx and RS-232 interfaces. Maximum speed of 250 K. Run data and handshake signals over CATx cable and break the RS-232 distance limitation. Plug-and-play! The driver is a pure hardware solution providing real-time data transfer with no software conflicts.

Overview

Use long-distance CATx links to communicate with serial devices. Control presentations remotely. Transfer data between computers. Ideal for a wide variety of applications. Optical isolated. Maximum speed of 250 K. Easy installation. The driver provides full-duplex transmission and hardware handshake signals. There's no need for setup or configuration. These CATx Line Drivers enable the user to place a receiving device up to 4000 feet away from the sending device. The local unit has a DB9 female connector and is configured as a DCE device; the remote unit has a DB9 male connector and is configured as a DTE device. This allows the local/remote pair to function as a long extension cable between two RS-232 devices. There are no user-configurable settings. These units pass TXD, RXD, RTS, and CTS signals to allow application to use hardware handshake signals if neccessary.

Certifications & Standards

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Miscellaneous

Cable Requirement CATx Connectors Local unit: (1) DB9 F (DCE), (1) RJ-45, (1) power jack; Remote unit: (1) DB9 M (DTE), (1) RJ-45, (1) power jack Distance 4000 ft. (1219.2 m) maximum Interface RS-232 Operation Asynchronous, full-duplex Power Input: 100-240 VAC; Output: 12-VDC power adapter Speed 250 kbps maximum

Package Contents

1 x Local Unit 1 x Remote Unit 2 x 120 V Power Supplies