StarTech.com RS232 USB A Female to D-sub, 9 Pin Male Interface Converter

StarTech's USB to RS232 hub features 8 additional ports for industrial environments via a single USB port. It's a reliable and cost-effective way to expand on RS232 ports, while retaining full control from your computer.

A great benefit from this serial hub is that it enables daisy chaining. This means you can easily scale up by connecting a second hub with the original, should you need to expand on ports as you grow. All without investing in a higher cost serial adapter.

Because you have full control of your serial devices through a single computer, you can monitor a multitude of external appliances, such as: security systems, industrial automation, self-serve kiosks.

COM port retention also features in this adapter, allowing users to plug or unplug the single USB cable into different ports, or even after a reboot, and ensures the same settings and values are restored automatically to each specific RS-232 connection.

The 8 port RS-232 hub utilises an FTDI USB-to-serial chipset, which enables easy installation of the hub on different OS's. The chipset tells your computer what's connecting to it in order to load the correct driver. The computer can then use the serial adapter and manage data transactions correctly over the connected cable.

This serial hub is enclosed in a black all-metal chassis, designed to withstand the tough industrial environments. It is rack-mountable and fits into a standard 19-inch server storage rack. In addition, the operating temperature of the hub extends to -40-85 degrees C (-40 to 185F), making its reliable performance in no doubt for the harsh environments.

StarTech's serial adapter hub is backed by a 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

• Industrial automation on factory/manufacturing floor
• Full control of server room serial components from single device
• Control/monitor security systems
• Self-service automated machines and kiosks (grocery, airport) to control: scales, touchscreens, magnetic card readers, bar code scanners, receipt printers, label printers
• Point of sale control of keyboards, cash drawers, receipt printers, card readers and swipes, scales, and elevated displays on poles
• Bank teller workstations, full or low-profile versions, to control cash drawers, card readers and swipes, printers, keypads and pin pads, pen pads

• 16 ports for RS232 connections
• Ability to daisy chain additional serial hubs
• 921.6Kbps baud per port
• 256-byte transmit, 128-byte receive FIFO (First in first out)
• Rack-mountable
• Black in colour
• COM port retention
• Operating temperature between -40 and 85 degrees C
• Steel chassis
• Max data transfer 480Mbps
• USB 2.0 compatible

• 1x 8 Port USB to RS232 hub
• 1x 18 inch USB 2.0 cable
• 2x Rack-mounting brackets
• 8x Rack-mounting screws
• 2x DIN-rail mounting brackets
• 4x DIN-rail mounting screws
• 4x Washers
• 4x Nuts
• 1x Universal power adapter (NA/JP, EU,UK, ANZ)
• 1x Driver CD
• 1x Terminal block plug
• 1x Quick-start guide

A USB to serial adapter is a way of connecting peripheral devices that feature a 9 pin connection, typically in industrial environments, in order to transfer data from a computer.

FTDI

FT4232

0.6 m

RS-232

0.9m

921kbit/s

This adapter has COM retention.