Serial/Fiber-Converter ▪ IE-MCT-1RS232/485-1SC (1344760000) ▪ IE-MCT-1RS232/485-1ST (1362950000)

Serial/Fiber-Converter - IE-MCT-1RS232/485-1SC/ST Media converter to change the signals of standard serial interfaces (RS232, RS422 and RS485) to fiber optic and vice versa Enables communication between devices with a serial interface of type RS232/422/485 up to a distance of 5 km Can be used for Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint serial communication Ideal for data communications near heavy electrical equipment and other electrical or radio interference due to resistancy to EMI/RFI and transient surges of fiber connections Plug and Play device without any software configuration IE-MCT-1RS232/485-1SC 1 x connector RS232/422/485-Port 1 x Fiber optic SC connector +75 °C -40 °C Features in detail Rugged industrial design with metal housing (IP30, MTBF 780.480 hours) Power input 12 to 48 VDC 2 models one with Fiber SC and Fiber ST connector Can be used with standard multimode fiber cables (50 or 62,5 µm) Supports baudrates up to 921.6 Kbps Automatic Baud rate detection of connected serial devices DIP switches for selecting serial interface type (RS232,422/485), operation mode (Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint), RS485 line termination Extended temperature range -40 to + 75 °C Status LED for power on and transmitting / receiving data on fiber port IE-MCT-1RS232/485-1ST 1 x connector RS232/422/485-Port 1 x Fiber optic ST connector Note: The devices always has to be used at least as pairs or as group in fiber ring connections

Serial-to-Fiber-Converter  Application Point-to-Point Connection Connecting 2 devices with standard serial interfaces up to a distance of 5 km Transparent data transmission from the perspective of serial end devices Automatic baud rate detection when connected to a serial end device Automatic converting of RS232 signals to RS422/485 and vice versa Both transmission modes „Half and Full duplex“ are allowed for Point-to-Point connections Option 1: Both devices are connected by RS232 interface Fiber Optic cable Distance: up to 5 km Meter with serial interface RS232 Intelligent sensor with serial interface RS232 RS232 RS232 Option 2: Both devices are connected by RS485 interface Fiber Optic cable Distance: up to 5 km Meter with serial interface RS485 Intelligent sensor with serial interface RS485 RS485 RS485 Option 3: One device is connected by RS485 interface the other one is connected by RS422 interface Fiber Optic cable Distance: up to 5 km Meter with serial interface RS485 Intelligent sensor with serial interface RS232 RS485 RS232

Serial-to-Fiber-Converter  Application Point-to-Multipoint Connection Master / Slave application, up to 31 slaves can be connected (according to RS485 addressing mode) Transparent data transmission from the perspective of serial end devices Automatic conversion of RS232 signals to RS422/485 and vice versa Automatic baud rate detection when connected to a serial end device Only transmission mode „Half duplex“ is allowed for Point-to-Multipoint connections Master can be connected to Serial/Fiber-Converter using any standard serial interface (RS232, RS422 or RS485) Multimode Fiber Optic cable Distance: up to 5 km Multipoint slave connections always must use RS422 or RS485 interface RS422/485 RS232 RS422/485 Devices with serial interface RS485 (e.g. Weidmüller transclinics)

Serial-to-Fiber-Converter  Ring-based Point-to-Multipoint Connection The converters can be connected to a fiber ring to extend the distances between serial devices Master / Slave application, up to 31 slaves can be connected (according to RS485 address mode) Transparent data transmission from the perspective of serial end devices Automatic conversion of RS232 signals to RS422/485 and vice versa Automatic baud rate detection when connected to a serial end device Only transmission mode „Half duplex“ is allowed for Point-to-Multipoint connections Multipoint slave connections always must use RS422 or RS/485 interface Maximum distance between each Serial/Fiber-Converter up to 5 km Rx Tx RS422/485 Fiber ring RS422/485 Rx Tx Rx Tx RS232 RS422/485 Rx Tx Master can be connected to Serial/Fiber-Converter using any standard serial interface (RS232, RS422 or RS485) RS422/485 Devices with serial interface RS485 (e.g. Weidmüller transclinics)