Since the production of first serial to ethernet converter, the technology related is more and more mature and enjoys wider and wider application through over 10 years of development. However, as the number of factories producing this device is on the rise, the homogenization and price competition is ever-serious in this sector. As such, it is urgent for serial to Ethernet converter to make upgrading and improvement, and thus 8-port serial to Ethernet converter came into being. The paper mainly gives an introduction to the application of the 8-port serial to Ethernet converter.
The working principle of 8-port serial to Ethernet converter is the same as the single port serial to Ethernet converter. They both transfer RS232/485.422 serial data to TCP/IP network data, and the 8-port serial to Ethernet converter can expand the transmission distance of serial device.
Compared to traditional single port serial to Ethernet converter, the 8-port serial to Ethernet converter is equipped with 8 serials, which means that it can connect more serial devices and be applied in wider situations. Moreover, it is more convenient for it to choose serials to connect.
8-port serial to Ethernet converter is applicable to the application of single-port serial to Ethernet converter, it can also be applied to special situation in the light of the functional and structure characteristics of its won. In the terms of installment, it can be divided into desktop installment, wall-mounted installment, guide-way installment and rack-mounted installment, and different installment methods allow it to be applied in different special situations.
Taking USRIOT 8-port serial to Ethernet converter USR-N668 as an instance, it is compatible to three different serial ports, and it adopts rack-mounted installment method. Different from desktop 8-port serial to Ethernet converter, this kind of converter is mainly applied in computer rooms.
In addition to rack-mounted 8-port serial to Ethernet converter, 8-poort serial to Ethernet converter of other installment methods are widely applied in industrial automation, intelligent transportation, oil field, agriculture, and other fields.
