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News Release from: Moxa Technologies | Subject: NPort 1200 Series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 July 2003
Serial industrial devices gain PC link
via USB
The NPort 1200 Series is a new line of USB-to-serial hubs that expand Moxa's product line into a new application field.
The NPort 1200 Series is a new line of USB-to-serial hubs that expand Moxa's product line into a new application field The plug and play NPort 1200 Series of USB-to-serial hubs feature either two RS422/485 or four RS232 ports that allow users to connect easily to serial devices via the USB interface
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, these products come with industrial-grade features, such as terminal block power or bus power input, DIN-rail mounting and 16kV ESD surge protection, making the NPort 1200 Series reliable for industrial environments.
USB is now one of the most popular communication buses in the world, mainly because it is easy-to-use and allows a transmission speed up to 12Mbit/s.
In fact, many digital peripherals, such as digital cameras and Flash disks, are equipped with a USB interface, and most PCs and notebooks come with USB ports as a standard specification.
The NPort 1200 Series of USB-to-Serial Hubs are truly plug and play, and are designed for industrial applications.
"As a leading industrial device networking solution provider, Moxa strives to provide customers with the most complete and easy-to-use solutions to network industrial devices", said Charles Chen, Product Manager for the NPort 1200 Series of USB-to-serial hubs.
"Moxa NPort 1200 series is a powerful solution for connecting serial devices with USB interface, and certainly can help customers reduce the cost of integrating different interfaces".
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