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    www.RuggedCom.com 1 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch The RuggedServer™ RS416 is an industrially hardened serial device server with an integrated, fully managed, Ethernet switch, designed to operate reliably in electrically harsh and climatically demanding envi[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 2 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch Modular HMI:  F ront o r Rear M ount Mounting Options  Panel/Din Rail  1 9” Rack M ount  F ront o r Rear M ount Fast Ethernet Ports T ypes:  up to 4 Fast Ether net Por ts  10 /10 0 T X R J [...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 3 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch RS232/RS485/RS422 & IRIG-B TTL IED IED IED IED IED IED IED IED IED RS232/RS485/RS422 & IRIG-B TTL RS232/RS485/RS422 & IRIG-B TTL IRIG-B TTL IRIG-B TTL IRIG-B TTL GPS Time Sour ce 024:07:00:00 Clock[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 4 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch Serial IP Encapsulation Many ‘legacy ’ devic es (RTU, PL C, IED , etc. ) only suppor t seri al com municat ions via RS232, RS 422 or RS 48 5. ROS ® enc apsulates the ser ial data w ithin a TCP co nnect io[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 5 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch   Can be enabl ed on a per V L A N b asis.   Detects and f ilter s all multic ast stream s regardle ss of whether subscriber s exist.   Suppor t s “router-les s” op eratio n by suppor tin[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 6 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch EMI and Environmental Type Tests Environmental Type Tests Test Description Test Levels IEC 60068-2-1 Cold Temperature Test Ad -40°C, 16 Hours IEC 60068-2-2 Dry Heat Test Bd +85°C, 16 Hours IEC 60068-2-30 Hum[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 7 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch Technical Specifications Power Supply   Power C onsumpti on: 15W (max)   24VDC: 10 - 36V DC ( ma x )   48VDC: 3 6 - 59VDC (max )   HI V oltag e AC/DC: 88 -3 0 0VDC, 8 5 -26 4V AC (max )[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 8 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch Fiber Specifications and Dimensions Fiber Optical Specifications (Ethernet Ports) Parameter Fiber Port Type 10BaseFL 100BaseFX Mode Multimode Multimode Singlemode Connectors ST MTRJ / ST / SC LC / SC Typical D[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 9 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch Mounting Options[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 10 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch RS416 -______ -______ -____ -____ -____ -____ -____ -____ -____ -____ -____ Main Mount PS1 PS2 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 R Slot 5 Slot 6 RS416 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Main: Ethernet and Power Connectors   R[...]

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    www.RuggedCom.com 11 RuggedServer™ RS416 RuggedServer™ RS416 Modular 16-Port Serial Device Server with Integrated Managed Ethernet Switch RuggedCom Inc. 300 Applewood Crescent, Unit 1 Concord, Ontario, Canada, L4K 5C7 Tel: +1(905) 856-5288 Fax: +1(905) 856-1995 Toll Free: +1(888) 264-0006 T ec hn ic al S u pp or t Ce nt e r: + 1( 8 6 6 ) 92 2- [...]