Industrial grade panel-mount USB to RS485 / RS422 converter. With its metal housing and panel mounting holes this converter is ideal for factory environments and most other industrial and commercial installations.
This USB to RS485 / RS422 converter is powered through the included USB cable so no external power supply is required.
With DIP switched the user can select between 2-wire RS485 or 4-wire RS422; or the converter can simply be set to auto-detect which signal is connected to the interface.
LED lights for TX and RX makes it easy to determine when data is present which is a great help when troubleshooting.
After installing the included drivers a virtual COM port automatically shows up in your computer's Device Manager which can be used as if it was a standard built-in COM port.
This USB to RS485 converter is designed around the high performance industry proven FT232RL processor from FTDI which ensures optimum reliability and performance.
Overall features
- Panel mount industrial grade converter
- Supports 2- and 4-wire RS485 / RS422
- Fail-safe bias resistors
- Automatic send data control
- Auto detection of data speed
- Built-in terminal resistor (jumper)
- Indication LED lights for TX, RX
- USB cable included
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SPECIFICATIONS |
Part number |
AX101 |
Operating system |
- Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 / R2, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Vista (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit), XP, Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit), 2000, (all WHQL compliant). Windows RT as D2XX drivers only.
- Windows CE v4.2 - 5.2, 6.0, 7.0 and 2013 including: Windows Mobile 2003, 2003 SE, Windows Mobile 5, 6, 6.1 and 6.5
- Linux (built into kernel 3.0.0-19 and above)
- Mac OS 8, OS 9, OS X 10.3 to 10.9 and above
- Android
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Processor |
FTDI FT232RL |
Unique chipID no. |
Yes, each converter has it own unique ID number which can be accessed by the user with the D2XX driver programmers guide. |
Interface |
DB9 Male connector |
Indication lights |
Send and Receive |
Fail-safe bias resistors |
Yes |
USB interface |
Standard Type B Female |
Ports |
1-port available for RS485 and RS422 |
Signals |
- 2-wire RS485: D+, D-, GND
- 4-wire RS485: TX+, TX-, RX+, RX-, GND
- 4-wire RS422: TX+, TX-, RX+, RX-, GND
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Baud rate |
300-921,600bps (up to 3Mbps by using alising) |
Parity |
None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space |
Data Bits |
7, 8 |
Stop Bits |
1, 2 |
TX / RX buffer size |
256 Byte Transmit Buffer / 128 Byte Receive Buffer |
Adjustable USB transfer sizes for TX and RX |
From 64 bytes to 4096 bytes |
Adjustable latency timer |
1 to 255 msec |
Adjustable read and write timeouts |
0 to 10000 msec |
Flow Control |
None, Xon/Xoff, Hardware |
COM port accessible by |
Included virtual COM port drivers or FTD2XX.DLL |
Special features |
- Compatible with Modbus RTU/ASCII, BACnet
- Supports non-standard baud rates
- Automatic Send Control
- Built-in terminal resistor (jumper inside unit)
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Electrostatic (ESD) protection |
600W surge protection, 15KV static electricity protection |
Current draw |
Static: less than 80mA. Dynamic average: less than 150mA |
Power |
5VDC provided by included USB cable
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Interface compliance |
USB1.1,2.0,3.0, EIA/TIA |
Regulatory compliance |
FCC, CE and RoHS |
Operating temp |
-13°F to 158°F (-25°C to 70°C) |
Size |
75 x 50 x 23mm (without screw mounts), 72mm wide with screw mounts |
USB cable length |
100 cm |
Warranty |
1 year limited warranty |
For alternative USB to serial solutions please see our full selection of USB to RS485 / RS422 converters