As a converter made in particular for light industrial and commercial projects and applications requiring a stronger than standard converter this USB to RS485 / RS422 converter is made of semi-transparent hardened ABS plastic, so it won't break easily. The wire terminals are reinforced and slightly larger than standard to make it stronger and the operating temperature is from -40°C to +85°C.
As most of our other converters this converter is electrically protected against static electricity, high voltage spikes and other high voltage spikes which potentially may damage your equipment and cause data loss or communications errors. The electrostatic protection is achieved by four high-speed TVS's (Transient Voltage Suppressors), one for each data line.
Power for the converter is provided by the USB port so no external power supply is needed. The internal circuitry is designed around the high performance FT232RL serial processor chip from FTDI. A very solid design which is compatible with all versions of Windows, Linux and Mac.
Once the drivers are installed a virtual COM port will show up in Device Manager, this port can be used as if it was a regular built-in COM port. The drivers software will allow you to adjust several port settings such as COM port number, baud rate, data bits and latencies.
Automatic Send Control is enabled so no external hand shake control or flow control is required.
This USB to RS485 / RS422 converter will automatically sense if RS485 or RS422 is connected to the serial interface. Simply connect your wires and its ready to use; no need to fiddle with jumpers or software settings.
It can be used with up to 32 nodes in point-to-multipoint networks or as a simple point-to-point setup.
Overall features
- Compatible with all version of Windows, Linux and Mac
- Light industrial grade
- RS485 and RS422 capabilities
- Port powered from USB port
- Output voltage: 3.60VCD (between D+ and GND)
- Baud rate: 300bps to 921.600bps, auto tuning
- Indication lights for Power, RX and TX
- Surge / static electrical protection up to 2500 Vrms/600W
- FCC, RoHS, CE certified
SPECIFICATIONS |
Model number |
XS885 |
Recommended operating system |
- Windows 10 32/64, Windows 8 32/64, Windows 7 32/64, Vista 32/64, XP 32/64, Server 2003/8R2 32/64, 2000, ME, 98Se
- Linux
- Mac OS 8, OS 9, OS X
- Windows CE.NET (Version 4.2 and greater)
- Android
|
Processor |
FTDI FT232RL |
Baud rate |
300-921.600bps, auto detection |
Power |
Port powered from USB port |
RS232 interface |
Reinforced terminal header |
USB interface |
Male type A |
Output voltage |
3.60VCD (between D+ and GND) |
Parity |
None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space |
Data bits |
7, 8 |
Stop Bits |
1, 2 |
Flow Control |
None, Xon/Xoff, Hardware |
Indication LEDs |
TX, RX and Power |
Buffer size |
128/385 Bytes |
Serial signals |
RS422: TX-, TX+, RX-, RX+, GND (full duplex)
RS485: D-, D+ GND (half duplex) |
USB signals |
VCC, DATA+, DATA-, GND, FG |
Flow control |
Automatic. No IRQ Conflicts, no IRQs, IO or DMA required |
Current draw
|
Less than100mA |
ESD electrostatic protection |
15KV / 600W/ms |
Compliance |
EIA/TIA RS-232C, USB: v1.0, 1.1, 2.0 |
Operating humidity |
5% To 95% - No Condensation |
Operating Temp. |
-40° to 85°C |
Certifications |
CE, FCC, RoHS |
Warranty |
2-year Limited Warranty |
ECCN |
4A994.a |
Schedule B |
8471.80.1000 |
HTS |
8517.18.0050 |
For alternative solutions please see our selection of other USB to RS485 / RS422 converters
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