Outcome 4

1 Embedded RS-232/485/422 Controller

RS-232/485/422 Communication Controller

Addressable RS-232/485/422 Converter

RS-232/485/422 Device Server

RS-232/485/422 Communication Controller 6

RS-232 / 485 / 422 Communication Controller

Plug & Play utility

5 Application Softwore

Network interface

2 4 Softwore driver

RS-232 devices

1 RS-485 devices

RS-485 devices

1

RS-422 devices

CPU

HOST COMPUTER

3

1 RS-232 devices

RAM / ROM firmware

RS-422 devices

RS-232 / 485 / 422 Communication Controller

Network interface

2

3

RAM / ROM firmware

1 RS-232 devices

RS-232 devices

1 RS-485 devices

RS-485 devices

1

RS-422 devices

CPU

RS-422 devices

2

The comparison table of these 3 types of communication controller is given as follows:

1 RS-232/485/422 interface 2: network interface 3: RAM/ROM firmware

4: software driver 5: application software 6: Plug&Play Utility Easy Using Flexibility

Embedded Addressable RS-232/485/422 RS-232/485/422 RS-232/485/422 Device Controller Controller Server RS-232 or Same same RS-485 or RS-422 same same RS-485 or Ethernet 10M or Ethernet 10/100M or Other network User must write his special Well-design firmware & Well-design firmware & application program Source codes are open for Source codes are open for user’s modification to fit his reference. It is very difficult to modify for special requirement. user’s special requirement. DLLs DLLs DLLs User must write his special User’s old application User’s old application application program program must be modified program can work to fit the protocol defined without modification by (3) firmware. No need No need MS-COMM standard Low High

Middle Middle

Most Most

3

8000 Family 841X/881X + 8112/8114/8142/8144 8410/8810

L1

L2

L3

UP

DOWN

MODE

POWER

SET

+VS Input : +10V~+30VDC

RS-232/485/422 device

GND

INT* Inltlallze INIT*COM

DATA+ RS-485 DATA-

HOST COMPUTER

RS-232/485/422 device 8410 / 8810

L1

L2

L3

UP

DOWN

MODE

POWER

SET

+VS Input : +10V~+30VDC

RS-232/485/422 device

GND

INT* Inltlallze INIT*COM

DATA+ RS-485 DATA-

RS-232/485/422 device

4

843X/883X/844X/884X + 8112/8114/8142/8144 8X3X/8X4X

RS-232/485/422 device

HOST COMPUTER

HUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RS-232/485/422 device 8X3X/8X4X

RS-232/485/422 device

To Ethernet Router

RS-232/485/422 device

5

7521 family

HOST COMPUTER

7521/7522/7523 family

RS-232/485 devices

7522A/7524/7527 family

RS-232/485/422 devices

6

RS-232 device

HOST COMPUTER

7522

RS-232/485 device

RS-485 To Host-PC RS-232 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

7522

RS-232/485 device

7

RS-232/485 device

HOST COMPUTER

7522A RS-422/485 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

RS-232/485 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

7522A RS-422/485 device

8

RS-232 device RS-232/485 device

RS-232 device HOST COMPUTER

RS-232/485 device

7523 RS-485 To Host-PC

RS-232 device

RS-232 device

HOST COMPUTER

7524

RS-232 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

RS-232/485 device

RS-232 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

RS-232/485 device

7523

RS-232 device

RS-232 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

7524

RS-232 device RS-232 device

RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device

HOST COMPUTER

7527 RS-485 To Host-PC

RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device

RS-485 To Host-PC

7527

RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device RS-232 device

RS-232 device

9

7188E1 family

HOST COMPUTER

HUB

Ethernet 10M

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7188E1 family

RS-232/485/422 devices

7188E1 family

RS-232/485/422 devices

Ethernet 10M

To Ethernet Router

10

Ethernet 10M

7188E1

HOST COMPUTER

HUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RS-232 device Ethernet 10M

To Ethernet Router

7188E1

RS-232 device

11

Ethernet 10M

7188E2

HOST COMPUTER

HUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RS-232 device Ethernet 10M

To Ethernet router

RS-485 device

RS-485 device

7188E2

RS-232 device

12

Ethernet 10M

7188E3

HOST COMPUTER

HUB

RS-422 device

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RS-232 device Ethernet 10M

To Ethernet Router

RS-485 device

RS-485 device

7188E3 RS-422 device

RS-232 device

13

Typical Applications N-port RS-232 to Ethernet Router

To Ethernet Router HOST COMPUTER

HUB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 * 8 = 32 Modem 1

RS-232

4 * 8 = 32 Modem 32

Modem 1

7188E5

RS-232 device

4 device RS-232

RS-232

Modem 32

7188E8

7 device

RS-232 device

RS-232

Modem 1

Modem 1