Industrial PCs are offered with isolated RS 232 port.

noax Technologies Corporation Mar 12, 2009

Press Release Summary:

Industrial PCs with N6 or N8 series all-in-one motherboard can caccommodate electrically isolated RS 232 plug-in module, which replaces standard port on IPC. This keeps all slots open for use while allowing users to run applications for which all of slots on industrial PC are needed for machine interfaces and to connect additional peripheral devices. Electrical isolation ensures data transfer is not disrupted and that port, cable, and computer are not damaged.

Original Press Release:

Plug-In Module for More Safety: Noax Industry PCs with Electrically Isolated RS 232 Port

Huntersville, NC - March 2009
noax Technologies now offers an electrically isolated RS 232 plug-in module as an option for its industrial PCs. Electrical isolation ensures that data transfer is not disrupted and that port, cable and computer are not damaged - even in electrically unstable environments. Existing noax users will also enjoy the benefits of this new development: Users can add the plug-in module to an existing PC without requiring any additional slots.

noax Technologies, developer and manufacturer of high-quality industrial PCs, has added a new electrically isolated RS 232 plug-in module to its range of industrial PCs. With the new module, port data is transferred using a powerful data coupler instead of a direct electrical connection. The electrical connections between the noax industrial PC and the peripheral devices that are connected to the port are isolated in order to ensure that all components are effectively protected from interference voltages.

With this new development, the IPC specialists from Germany are targeting industrial machine control applications. Under certain adverse conditions (for example, with poor power supply systems, neutral reference levels or high differences in potential), the RS 232 connection may transfer unwanted currents between the machine and the industrial computer. The damage caused may range from disruption of the data transfer to hardware failure. With this new electrically isolated port module, noax guarantees the highest level of reliability for data transfer as well as effective protection against dam-age to computer hardware, even under the most hostile electrical conditions. Even older systems that are in less optimal electrical power supply systems can be integrated into modern IT applications.

In noax industrial PCs, standard RS 232 ports are simply replaced by the new electrically isolated plug-in modules. The module is either replaced at the factory or on site. The new RS 232 plug-in module can be installed in all noax industrial PCs with the N6 or N8 series all-in-one motherboard.

The module is not an additional plug-in card, instead it replaces the standard port on the IPC. All slots remain open for use. This allows users to run applications for which all of the slots on the industrial PC are needed for machine interfaces and to connect additional peripheral devices. No cables are required and special plugs establish a solid connection between the port plug-in module and the noax all-in-one motherboard. This way, the port and industrial PC are also able to handle the extreme impact loads and constant vibrations present in industrial environments.

noax Technologies Corp.
Marketing: Corinne Staub
10115 Kincey Avenue, Suite 142
Huntersville, NC 28078 (USA)
cstaub@noax.com

Company profile:
noax Technologies develops, manufactures, and supports fully enclosed touch panel industrial computers. The company's business strategy is to use proprietary industrial electronics in rugged and reliable NEMA 4X PCs without external fans. noax IPCs are being used in the harshest environments where the touch panel PCs are proving their resistance to heat, cold, moisture, dust, vibration, shock, acids and detergents.
www.noax.com