Device Server adapts RS-232 devices to Ethernet networks.
Press Release Summary:
Model FL-COM SERVER integrates any RS-232 device onto 10/100BaseT Ethernet network, allowing access to any device with serial port. Unit offers DIN-rail mounting, 3-way isolation, surge protection, and redundant power supply capabilities. Protocols such as MODBUS RTU, MODBUS TCP, and TCP/IP are supported. Communication port re-director software allows Ethernet access to serial devices on network as if they were connected to local COM ports on PC.
Original Press Release:
Industrial Ethernet Networking of RS-232 Devices
Harrisburg, Pa. - A new device server that easily adapts RS-232 serial devices to industrial Ethernet networks is now available from Phoenix Contact. The FL-COM SERVER RS-232 interface offers easy integration of virtually any RS-232 device onto a 10/100BaseT Ethernet network, therefore allowing access to any device with a serial port. The advantages of networked serial devices include access to and control of these devices via the LAN, WAN and Internet without expensive equipment and network upgrades.
The rugged FL-COM SERVER RS-232 provides users with industrial features such as: wide range DC power supply, DIN-rail mounting, three-way isolation, surge protection, and redundant power supply capabilities. Popular industrial protocols such as MODBUS RTU and MODBUS TCP, and TCP/IP are supported at no additional cost. Setup is easily done through popular web-based browsers such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. The FL-COM SERVER RS-232 also includes free communication port re-director software which allows Ethernet access to serial devices on the network as if they were connected to the local COM ports on your PC.
The FL-COM SERVER RS-232 is the latest addition to Phoenix Contact's Factory Line family of industrial Ethernet solutions which includes hubs, switches, cabling, connectors and surge protection.
Phoenix Contact Inc. Quality System is registered to ISO 9001: 2000 - Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing.
Information on the FL-COM Server is available from Phoenix Contact Inc., Technical Service Department, 800-322-3225, E-mail: info@phoenixcon.com. Visit the company's website at www.phoenixcon.com
