User guide

THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
The N-TRON
®
108TX is a low cost unmanaged eight
port Industrial Ethernet Switch. It is housed in a hardened,
metal, DIN-Rail enclosure, and is designed for use in mission
critical data acquisition, control, and Ethernet I/O applications.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Compact, Space Saving Package
• Full IEEE 802.3 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• EN50155 for Railway applications
• Eight 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Unmanaged Operation
• Extended Environmental Specifi cations
• -40ºC to 70ºC Operating Temperature
• >2M Hours MTBF
• Supports Full/Half Duplex Operation
• Up to 1.6 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• MDIX Auto Sensing Cable
• Auto Sensing Speed and Flow Control
• Full Wire Speed Communications
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC or 10-60 VDC)
• ESD Protection Diodes on all Ports
• Surge Protection Diodes on Power Inputs
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication
• Hardened Metal DIN-Rail Enclosure
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The
108TX industrial network switch is designed to
meet the most demanding industrial communications
requirements while providing high throughput and
minimum downtime.
The
108TX provides eight RJ-45 auto sensing
10/100BaseTX ports. All ports are full/half duplex
capable, using "state of the art" Ethernet switching
technology. The
108TX auto-negotiates the speed and
flow control capabilities of the eight TX port
connections, and confi gures itself automatically.
Since the
108TX is auto sensing, there will be no need
to make extensive wiring changes if upgrades are
made to host computers, plant systems, or Ethernet I/O
modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down
automatically to match specifi c network environments.
The
108TX supports up to 2,000 MAC addresses,
enabling these products to support extremely
sophisticated and complex network architectures.
The
N-TRON 108TX is an ideal candidate for upgrading
existing hubs and repeaters to increase bandwidth and
determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions.
The
108TX combines affordability and the plug & play
simplicity of the unmanaged hub.
The
108TX can simplify plant wiring by eliminating the
need to bring data acquisition and control network
connections back to a climate controlled environment.
The
108TX has extended operating environmental
specifi cations to meet the harsh needs of the industrial
environment. For cost savings and convenience the
network switch can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside
Ethernet I/O or other Industrial Equipment.
To increase reliability the
108TX includes dual
redundant power inputs. LEDs are provided to
display the link status and activity of each port.