Device Connectivity

To keep your long-term equipment communicating and smoothly integrated into new intelligent technologies, Advantech has developed the most extensive line of serial conversion, isolation, data protection, and USB connectivity products on the market.

Rugged and reliable, these plug and play solutions continue to deliver solid performance under the toughest conditions.

  • Serial Converters
  • Serial Servers
  • USB Products Group

Serial Converters

Advantech offers a robust portfolio of device connectivity products for deployment in M2M, remote monitoring, general industrial and Class 1/Div 2 applications such as fuel station management, oil fields, chemical plants and alternative energy generation. Multiple network interface technologies and protocols are available. Selected products are also IP67 rated for stand-alone outdoor installation.

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Advantech serial converters and serial servers network-enable your serial equipment by converting traditional data networking protocols like Modbus for use on Ethernet networks, making it possible to monitor and control serial devices from virtually anywhere on the planet.

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  • Light Industrial products designed to attach inline directly to cables. They have a lower temperature rating and not constructed as ruggedly as their heavy duty counterparts.
  • Heavy-Duty versions are designed for DIN rail cabinet or direct panel mount. They have advanced EMC specifications to withstand electrical transients and support 2 kV or more isolation on the data lines.
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    Heavy Duty Serial Converters

    Advantech’s heavy-duty serial converters are designed to support 2 kV or more isolation on the data lines and to withstand electrical transients

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    Heavy Duty Serial Repeaters and Isolators

    Advantech’s data isolation and data repeaters protect electronics from lightning surges, dangerous ground loops, power spikes, and accidental high voltage shorts while increasing the data line range.

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    Port Combiners and Splitters

    Advantech’s serial port splitters improve reliability by capturing data from one peripheral on redundant PCs

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    Light Industrial RS-232 to RS-422

    Advantech’s light industrial products are smaller and designed to attach inline directly to cables.

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    Inline RS-232 to RS-422/485 Serial Converters

    Advantech’s compact, isolated converters are ideally suited for the industrial automation market and other control panel applications

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    Light Industrial RS-232 to RS-485 Converters

    Advantech’s light industrial products are smaller and designed to attach inline directly to cables.

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    Serial to Fiber Converters

    Advantech's fiber lines are resistant to EMI/RFI and transient surges making them ideal for data communications near heavy electrical equipment

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    Serial Servers

    Advantech serial server options are securely designed to answer any of your connectivity questions with port options ranging from a single port up to sixteen port models. Both RS-232 and RS-422/485 are supported, with DB9 and terminal block; DIN rail, Panel and Rackmount available. Mobile applications can be supported with selected models featuring a built-in Wi-Fi interface. UL Listed, UL Class I/Division 2 certifications available when required for harsh or rugged environments.

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    Fully compliant with Modbus/TCP, our Modbus gateway offers a convenient solution for connect existing devices or controllers running the Modbus serial protocol (Modbus/ASCII or Modbus/RTU) to an Ethernet network. Featuring built-in Ethernet switches, Advantech’s Modbus gateways provide transparent connectivity between Modbus/ASCII, Modbus/RTU serial devices, and Ethernet-based Modbus/TCP equipment.

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    Advantech’s USB serial device server allows PC users to connect serial devices via a LAN to systems that use USB interfaces such as USB monitors, printer, and scanners. USB-to-LAN serial device servers enhance user-intuitiveness and efficiency while cutting hardware requirements and other costs, and they enable the immediate conversion of connected devices, thus allow access from anywhere on your network.

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    EKI-1500 Series

    Advantech’s EKI-1500 series connects RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 serial devices such as meters, barcode readers, sensors, and PLC to a TCP/IP network directly.

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    ADAM 457x/BB-ESP/ESR/VESP 1, 2, 4 & 6 Port Serial Device Server

    Advantech’s serial device servers support wired & wireless networking and provide various operation modes to satisfy rigorous industrial automation demands.

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    BB-ABDN Series Wireless Device Servers

    Explore the range of advanced solutions for your industrial applications, such as Wi-Fi extenders, network bridges, and wireless bridges.

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    ADAM 4572/BB-MESP 1 and 2 Port Modbus Gateways

    Advantech’s Modbus gateways offer a convenient solution for connecting devices or controllers running the Modbus serial protocol (Modbus/ASCII or Modbus/RTU) to an Ethernet network.

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    2 Port Serial Device Server

    These are fast and cost-effective data gateways between serial and Ethernet interfaces. The units also bring the advantages of remote management and data accessibility to RS-232/422/485 devices.

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    USB Products Group

    Advantech USB products provide plug and play convenience with industrial ruggedness, such as USB converters, Ethernet converters, USB to RS-232 converters, and USB 2.0 hubs. Look for the orange connector -- you’ll find a high retention port that’s 50% stronger than a conventional USB port. It won’t let go until you want it too. Plus, it works with any standard USB Cable. You'll also find isolation protection built into many of our USB products.

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    Advantech USB to Serial Converters feature port-to-port isolation. Simply put, port-to-port-isolation isolates the upstream device from the downstream devices as well as the downstream devices from each other. This is the only way you can ensure that ground loops or surges cannot be transferred through Port 1 to a device connected to Port 2 and so on, giving you the additional protection needed.

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    Advantech industrial USB hubs are designed with isolation, high ESD protection, wide operating temperature ranges and high retention USB connectors for instant plug-and-play connectivity.

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    USB In-Line, DIN Rail and Panel Mount Serial Converters

    Advantech’s industrial RS-232 to RS-422 and RS-485 converters are ideal devices for the automation market and other control panel applications

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    USB Isolators

    Advantech has all the USB isolators you need to provide RS-232 connectivity and protection against harmful noise, ground loops, surges, and spikes.

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    USB Hubs

    Advantech’s rugged network USB hubs are ideal for factory, medical, lab, and security applications

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    USB Extender and USB Modules

    Advantech’s USB extenders increase USB range over various media, including copper, wireless, Cat 5 cable, RS-232, fiber optic, and USB cables

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