July 14, 2009 - PDS 700 series of programmable serial to Ethernet device servers allows any device with a RS-232/485/422 port to be connected to an Ethernet network and thereby be remotely controlled and monitored. With the VxComm utility, the built-in COM port on PDS-700 models can be virtualized to a standard COM port of a host PC. The 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet port is fully featured with auto-negotiation, auto_MDIX and LED indicator while the RS-485 port is similarly sophisticated with its self-tuner ASIC controller. The modules in the PDS-700 series offer powerful programming functionality as device servers which run on ICP DAS' built-in MiniOS7. These servers may be sophisticated, but delicate they are not.
The serial ports provide +/-4KV ESD and the modules also employ power reverse polarity protection. The units feature fire retardant materials at the level of UL94-V0 and run smoothly in a temperature span of -25°C to +75°C. The safety of watchdog timers ensures these models will be reliable in harsh environments. Powerful individual components often aren't enough. The Serial-to-Ethernet Programmable Device Servers of our PDS-700 series enable devices to connect to the network.
