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Introduction to Serial Device Servers
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Introduction to
Serial Device Servers
Serial Device Server Selection Table
Device servers are used to connect serial devices to Ethernet LANs,
and are able to transmit data both to and from the serial device.
Moxa’s NPort® line of device servers are essentially pre-programmed
computers that have a real-time OS and built-in TCP/IP server, and
allow you to access, manage, and configure remote facilities and
equipment from anywhere in the world over the Internet.
No restrictions on host type or operating system
Any host computer that supports the TCP/IP protocol can access the
NPort®’s serial ports, eliminating the need for special-purpose drivers.
In addition, you will not be held back by your PC’s limited number of
serial bus slots.
Real COM/TTY drivers for existing software
NPort® device servers also come with Real COM/TTY drivers for
accessing devices through a “virtual” COM or TTY port.
Device server technology makes device networking easy
Number of Serial Ports
General-purpose Device Servers
Device Servers with
Optical Isolation
Device Servers for Wide
Temperature Applications
RS-232 RS-422/485 RS-232/422/485
1 NPort® 5110 NPort® 5130
NPort® DE-211
NPort® DE-311
NPort® 5150
NPort® IA5150
NPort® IA5150-M-SC
NPort® IA5150-S-SC
NPort® IA5150I
NPort®
IA5150I-M-SC
NPort®
IA5150I-S-SC
NPort® 5110-T
NPort® IA5150-T
NPort® IA5150I-T
NPort® IA5150-M-SC-T
NPort® IA5150I-M-SC-T
NPort® IA5150-S-SC-T
2 NPort® 5210 NPort® 5232
NPort® 5230
NPort® IA5250
NPort® 5232I
NPort® 5210-T
NPort® 5230-T
NPort® 5232-T
NPort® IA5250-T
NPort® 5232I-T
4 NPort® 5410 NPort® 5430 NPort® 5450
NPort®
5430I/5450I
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NPort® 5610-8
NPort® 5610-8-48V
NPort® 5610-8-DT
NPort® 5610-8-DT-J
NPort® 5630-8
NPort® 5650-8
NPort® 5650-8-M-SC
NPort® 5650-8-S-SC
NPort® 5650-8-DT
NPort® 5650-8-DT-J
NPort®
5650I-8-DT
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NPort® 5610-16
NPort® 5610-16-48V
NPort®
5630-16
NPort® 5650-16
NPort®
5650-16-M-SC
NPort®
5650-16-S-SC
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NOTE: See Chapter 7, “Terminal Servers,” for information about our NPort® 6000 series of serial device servers.