Specifications

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•Pr ovides 2000 V
DC
surge pr otection (PCL-846B)
Space reserved for termination resistors
Supports 2 wire or 4 wire operation
• Supports Tx, Rx, RTS, and CTS signals
• Automatic RS-485 data flow control or RTS control
RS-422 on Auto/RTS/On mode
Specifications
PortsPorts
PortsPorts
Ports : 4
UU
UU
U
ARAR
ARAR
AR
TT
TT
T: 4 x 16C550 with 16-b yte FIFO
SpeedSpeed
SpeedSpeed
Speed: 50 ~ 921.6 Kbps
ParityParity
ParityParity
Parity : none, even, odd
Signal supportSignal support
Signal supportSignal support
Signal support :
TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, CTS+, CTS-, RTS+, RTS- and GND
I/O address:I/O address:
I/O address:I/O address:
I/O address: From 200H to 3F8H
IRQIRQ
IRQIRQ
I R Q : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 15
Isolation voltageIsolation voltage
Isolation voltageIsolation voltage
Isolation voltage : 1000 V
DC
(PCL-846A/846B only)
SurSur
SurSur
Sur
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otectionotection
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otection : 2000 V
DC
(PCL-846B)
PP
PP
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er consumptioner consumption
er consumptioner consumption
er consumption : +5 V @ 970 mA typical, 1200 mA max.
CablesCables
CablesCables
Cables : 30-cm male DB-37 to four male DB-9 (DTE)
Operating temperatureOperating temperature
Operating temperatureOperating temperature
Operating temperature : 0 ~ 60°
C (32 ~ 140°
F) (refer to IEC-68-1.2.3)
Storage temperatureStorage temperature
Storage temperatureStorage temperature
Storage temperature : -25 ~ 80°
C (-13 ~ 176°
F)
DimensionsDimensions
DimensionsDimensions
Dimensions : 185 mm x 100 mm (7.3" x 3.9")
MTBFMTBF
MTBFMTBF
MTBF:PCL-846A 105014 hr s at 25°
C Gr ound , Fix ed en vironment
PCL-846B 101107 hr s at 25°
C Gr ound , Fix ed en vironment
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