Black Box Code-Operated Switch II
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1. 115 VAC SW590A R2 230 VAC SW590AE R2 4 Port Expansion Board SW591C Extended Distance Data Cable 12 conductors EDN12C BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES2. eration Full duplex Data Rate 19 200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 or 110 bps user selectable Maximum Distance 50 ft 15 2 m to any attached device using standard cables or 500 ft 152 4 m using Extended Distance Data Cables Internal Memory 8 KB of buffer RAM User Controls ASCII characters from master device 7 Internal 8 pos DIP switches 2 for system options 5 or 9 for port options 5 or 9 Internal jumpers for DTE DCE 1 Front mounted reset button 1 for each basic or expanded port Diagnostics Various self tests Indicators 10 Front mounted LEDs 1 Power 1 Lockout and 8 Link Status CE Approval Yes Connectors 5 or 9 Rear mounted DB25 female Leads Supported Pins 1 through 8 20 and 22 MTBF 20 000 hours 16 000 hours with Expansion Board Temperature Tolerance Operating 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C Storage 4 to 158 F 20 to 70 C Humidity Tolerance 0 to 9596 noncondensing Enclosure Steel Power Through nondetachable desktop power supply SW590A R2 115 VAC 60 Hz SW590AE R2 230 VAC 50 Hz Size 2 3 Hx 12 2 W x 11 D 5 8 x 31 x 27 9 cm Weight Base unit with power supply 9 6 Ib 4 4 kg Expansion board 0 6 Ib 0 3 kg NOTE Technical specification weight is the unit weight It is not the packaged shipping weight For shipping weight please contact Black Box customer service at 877 877 2269 blackbox com Technica
3. lly Speaking The control sequence of the Code Operated Switch II is a pair of ASCII characters one arming character that gets the box s attention and prepares it to switch and one port selection character that identifies the port to switch to You can select any of the 256 characters in the extended ASCII character set to be the arming character Graphics data can include almost any combination of characters including those of the COS Il s control sequences For this reason the COS Il has a graphics pause feature that allows it to handle graphics files without unintentional switching A pause an absence of data whose length you can set must occur before the COS II will recognize a pair of characters as a control sequence otherwise the COS II will pass the characters as data You can also choose whether the COS II passes the hardware flow control leads DTR and CTS through to the attached devices or uses them strictly to control its buffer You may also need A snap in 4 Port Expansion Board for controlling four additional slave devices You can install this circuit board in only minutes with just a screwdriver An asynchronous RS 232 modem or line driver for long distance control of your devices RS 232 cable AC and data line surge protectors A country specific power cord or adapter for operating the COS II outside of North America Communications software Code Operated Switch Il
4. ster PC that includes the COS Il s control codes the PC can manage those devices without your even being there blackbox com il 1 Sensor Data Collector Data Collection Panel The COS II can convert between differing data rates data formats and types of flow control and its 8 KB buffer preserves your data intact through these conversions In short the COS II has the flexibility to adapt to nearly any group of serial devices But if you have unusual requirements we can custom configure a COS II for you Call Black Box Technical Support for more details Typical Applications Connect your PC to a laboratory device a laser printer a minicomputer and a modem Send and receive data almost transparently the COS II resolves all of the differences between data rates and formats without any additional hardware or software Access several different types of printers and plotters through the COS II It buffers data overcomes flow control differences and handles graphics data smoothly BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES 09 13 2011 10676 724 746 5500 TECH SPECS Compliance FCC Part 15 Class A DOC Class MDC classe A Interface RS 232 full duplex asynchronous Protocol Asynchronous Code Set ASCII Data Format 7 or 8 data bits with even odd or no parity user selectable 1 stop bit fixed Flow Control Hardware DTR CTS or software X ON X OFF user selectable Op
5. x BLACK ROX FREE 24 hour Tech Support 724 746 5500 NETWORK SERVICES blackbox com 2011 All rights reserved Black Box Corporation 09 13 2011 10676 Enable 09 13 2011 10676 724 746 5500 Solve complex serial conversion problems simply with the COS II COS II SW590A R2 4 Up to 500 ft 152 4 m of Extended Distance Data Cable PC Master EDN12C Card Verifier Control up to eight serial devices with your PC and never lift a finger Just set the COS II to react to a control sequence of your choice and walk away from everyday switching duties Since each port can handle a variety of data rates and formats you can mix older plotters with newer laser printers and fast up to 19 2 kbps async modems When you use the COS II with printers or plotters you can send your data to the best available output device without having to turn knobs press buttons or configure software And when you set the COS II to look for a pause period before recognizing a control sequence graphics files pass safely through the COS II without causing accidental switching And what about industrial machinery or test equipment Tired of the constant hands on intervention it requires Just connect it and the PC terminal of your choice to the COS II You ll be able to manage lathes meters controllers and more from your office or data center And if you write a program for the ma
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