Switch expands Ethernet network on factory floor.
Press Release Summary:
Stand-alone, unmanaged Ethernet/Fast Ethernet FL Switch 5 TX permits connection of up to 5 twisted-pair Ethernet segments, supports 10 Mbs and 100 Mbs transmission rates through autonegotiation, and fully supports either 1:1 or cross-over Ethernet cabling. Alarm output can be used to externally monitor redundant power source. Switch is DIN-rail mountable, and fits in industrialized ME housing.Original Press Release:
New Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch
Harrisburg, PA - The Ethernet installation system, Factory Line, from Phoenix Contact has expanded to include a new stand alone Ethernet/Fast Ethernet unmanaged switch. The FL Switch 5 TX is DIN rail mountable and housed in Phoenix Contact's industrialized ME housing. It is used for quick and cost effective Ethernet network expansion on the factory floor.
The device permits the connection of up to 5 Twisted Pair Ethernet segments and supports both 10 Mbs and 100 Mbs transmission rates through autonegotiation. The FL Switch 5 TX fully supports either 1:1 or cross-over Ethernet cabling.
The FL Switch 5 TX also provides an alarm output that can be used to externally monitor a redundant power source.
Phoenix Contact Inc. Quality System is registered to ISO 9001: 1994 - Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing.
Information on FL Switch 5 TX is available from Phoenix Contact Inc., Automation Systems Group, P.O. Box 4100, Harrisburg, PA 17111-0100, (800) 586-5525, FAX (717) 944-1625; E-mail: info@phoenixcon.com. Visit the company's website at www.phoenixcon.com or www.ethernetrail.com
