Baud rate

Non-standard speed choice

Dimensions

215mm (L) x 106 mm (H)

Power consumption

+5V : 1.3 A max., +12V & -12V : 0 mA

Operating conditions

-5°C to +65°C (our manufacturing process includes cyclical tests between -20°C and +80°C).

Standards

CE

Peripheral drivers

Windows and Linux peripheral drivers, controlled like standard COM ports

Number of channels

8 (up to 8 eight-line cases, that is 64 lines in total)

MCXPWS power supply required from 3 cases

Format

Asynchronous. 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits per character. 1, 1^1/2, 2 stop bits.

Parity : Even, Odd, Mark, Space or none.

The MCXBP case can also support certain synchronous formats (consult us)

Buffer size 

8ko in transmission and 512o in reception on each channel

Flow control 

Hardware (RTS/CTS) and/or (XON/XOFF)

Line interface

RS232 / RS422 switchable channel by channel by software

Connectors

SUB D25 female

RS232 : TxD, RxD, RTS, DTR, CTS, DCD, RI, RxCLOCK, TxCLCK-I, TxCLOCK

RS422 : ± RxCLOCK (120 ohms), ± RxDATA (120 ohms), ± TxCLOCK, ± TxDATA (± RxCLOCK & ± TxCLOCK on ports 1 to 3 only)

Protection

All signals are protected against ESD and surges, they are all HF filtered

Speed max.

RS232 : 250 kbps

RS422 : 250 kbps (4 Mbps isochronous)

Signaling

1 LED RS232/RS422 per line

1 LED for activity

1 LED for power

Dimensions, weight

255mm (L) x 122 mm(l) x 35 mm(H), weight = 970g + 40g (connector protective covers)

Cable’s size between the case and the board : 150cm

Power consumption

+5V : 0.8 A max.

+12V : 83 mA max.

-12V : 83 mA max.

Number of channels

8 (up to 8 eight-line cases, that is 64 lines in total)

MCXPWS power supply required from 3 cases

Line interface

A dedicated user selectable module (MR232-ISO module for RS232, MR400-ISO module for RS422/RRS485, MRBdC module for 20mA current loop) offers customers a selection of 3 interfaces for each channel.

Automatic turn around in RS485.

Connectors

RS232  

RS422/RS485  

Current loop  

Sub D25 female (TxD, RxD, RTS/DTR/TxCLOCK at the user’s choice, CTS/DCD/RI/RxCLOCK/TxCLCK-I at the user’s choice)

Sub D9 female (TxD, RxD, RTS/TxCLOCK, CTS/RxCLOCK)

Sub D25 female (TxD, RxD)

Protection

All signals are protected against ESD and surges, they are all HF filtered

Galvanic isolation 2 kV eff.

Speed max.

RS232  

RS422/RS485  

Current loop  

230 kbps

5 Mbps

57.6 kbps

Signaling

5 LEDs (power, TxD, RxD, the output signal selected, the input signal selected) per channel

Dimensions, weight

255mm (L) x 128 mm(l) x 86 mm(H), weight : 1580 g

Cable’s size between the case and the board : 70 cm min / 75 cm max

Power consumption

With 8 MR232 : 1.2 A

With 8 MR400 : 800 mA

MCXUNI/BP-00

8 to 64 ports universal PCI MCX board (PCI & PCI-X), delivered without case or cable. Warning: this card cannot operate without external case.

MCXCPCI/BP-00

8 to 64 ports CPCI 6U MCX board, delivered without case or cable. Warning: this card cannot operate without external case.

MCXUNI/S

2-port universal PCI MCX board (PCI & PCI-X). This card doesn’t need any external case to operate.

MCX-BP

8-channel RS232/422 expansion case

MCX-BPMR-8-xxxxxxxx

MCX-BPMR case + a choice of 8 modules, delivered without MCX-CABLE

x = 2 : MR232ISO module

x = 4 : MR400ISO module

x = b : MRBDC module

MCX-CABLE

Connection cable between the MCX-BP case (or MCX-BPMR) and the board, 1,5m length

MCX-PWS

Power supply (required from 3 cases)