308TX Datasheet, PDF (1/3 Pages) Red Lion Controls. Inc – Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switch

308TX-N Industrial Ethernet Switch
N-Tron Networking Series
Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switch
THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
308TX-N
The N-TRON^® 308TX is an unmanaged, four port Industrial Ethernet Switch. It is
housed in a ruggedized DIN-RAIL enclosure, and is designed for use in industrial
data acquisition, control, and Ethernet I/O applications.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Compact Size, Small Footprint
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Extended Environmental Specications
• Eight 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Supports Full/Half Duplex Operation
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication
• Store-and-Forward Technology
• Auto Senses Speed and Flow Control
• MDIX Auto Cable Sensing (RJ-45)
• Up to 1.0 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-RAIL Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
• N-View^™ OPC Switch Monitoring Option
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The 308TX Industrial Network Switch is designed to meet and exceed the most
demanding industrial communication requirements while providing high throughput
and minimum downtime.
The 308TX provides eight RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX ports. All ports are
full/half duplex capable, using state-of-the-art Ethernet switching technology. The
308TX auto-negotiates the speed and ow control capabilities of the TX copper
port connection, and congures itself automatically.
The 308TX simplies plant wiring by eliminating the need to bring data acquisition
and control network connections back to a climate controlled environment. The
308TX has extended operating environmental specications to meet the harsh needs
of the industrial environment. For cost savings and convenience the network switch
can be DIN-RAIL mounted alongside Ethernet I/O or other Industrial Equipment.
The unique compact size provides a small footprint, conserving space in the most
critical dimension. The 308TX can also be panel mounted if desired.
The 308TX is auto sensing, so there will be no need to make extensive wiring
changes if upgrades are made to host computers, plant systems, or Ethernet I/O
modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down automatically to match
network environments.
The 308TX supports up to 4,000 MAC addresses, enabling these products to
support extremely sophisticated and complex network architectures.
The 308TX is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs and repeaters to
increase bandwidth and determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions.
The product provides a cost effective solution while maintaining the plug & play
simplicity of an unmanaged hub.
To increase reliability, the 308TX contains redundant power inputs. LED's are
provided to display power on/off status as well as the link status and activity of
each port.
N-VIEW OPC PORT MONITORING (With -N Option Only)
The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) Server Software can be
combined with popular HMI software packages to add network trafc monitoring,
trending and alarming to any application using N-TRON switches congured with the
N-View option. N-TRON's N-View OPC Server collects 41 different trafc variables
per port and 5 system level variables per switch. This information can provide a
complete overview of the network load, service quality, and packet trafc. OPC client
software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve network problems quickly
and improve system reliability.
RUGGED • RELIABLE • AFFORDABLE
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