THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
The N-TRON® 305FX is an unmanaged five port Industrial
Ethernet Switch. It is housed in a ruggedized
DIN-RAIL enclosure, and is designed for use in industrial
data acquisition, control, and Ethernet I/O applications.
PRODUCT FEATURES
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Compact Size, Small Footprint
Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
Extended Environmental Specifications
Four 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
One 100BaseFX Port ST (shown) or SC
RJ-45 Ports Support Full/Half Duplex Operation
LED Link/Activity Status Indication
Store-and-forward Technology
Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and MDIX (RJ-45)
Up to 1.0 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
Rugged Industrial DIN-RAIL Enclosure
Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
N-View™ OPC Switch Monitoring Option
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The 305FX Industrial Network Switch is designed to meet
and exceed the most demanding industrial communication
requirements while providing high throughput and minimum
downtime.
The 305FX provides four RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX
ports, plus a fiber based Fast Ethernet uplink port. All TX
ports are full/half duplex capable, using "state of the art"
Ethernet switching technology. The 305FX auto-negotiates
the speed and flow control capabilities of the four TX port
connections, and configures itself automatically. The fiber
optic port utilizes industry standard ST or SC duplex connectors and is configured for full duplex operation. Both
multimode and singlemode fiber models are available.
The TX ports of the 305FX are auto sensing, so there will
be no need to make extensive wiring changes due to future
upgrades of host computers, plant systems, or Ethernet I/O
modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down
automatically to match network environments.
The 305FX supports up to 4,000 MAC addresses, enabling
these products to support extremely sophisticated and
complex network architectures.
The 305FX is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs
and repeaters to increase bandwidth and determinism by
virtually eliminating network collisions. The product provides
a cost effective solution while maintaining the plug & play
simplicity of an unmanaged hub.
The 305FX can simplify plant wiring by eliminating the
need to bring data acquisition and control network connections back to a climate controlled environment. The
305FX has extended operating environmental specifications to meet the harsh needs of the industrial environment. For cost savings and convenience the 305FX can
be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet I/O or other
industrial equipment.
The unique compact size provides a small footprint,
conserving space in the most critical dimension. The
305FX can also be panel mounted if desired.
To increase reliability, the 305FX includes redundant
power inputs. LED's are provided to display the link status
and activity of each port, as well as power on/off status.
N-VIEW OPC PORT MONITORING (With -N Option Only)
The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC)
server software can be combined with popular HMI
software packages to add network traffic monitoring,
trending and alarming to any application using N-TRON
switches configured with the N-View option. N-TRON's
N-View OPC Server collects 41 different traffic variables
per port and 5 system level variables per switch. This
information can provide a complete overview of the
network load, service quality, and packet traffic. OPC
client software can use N-View OPC Server data to
resolve network problems quickly and improve system
reliability.
THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
305FX-N SPECIFICATIONS
BENEFITS
Industrial Network Switch
Case dimensions
Height:
Width:
Depth:
Weight:
3.5"
2.0"
3.4"
0.75 lbs
(8.8 cm)
(5.0 cm)
(8.6 cm)
(0.34 kg)
Electrical
Input Voltage:
Input Current:
Inrush:
10-30 VDC
250 mA@24V
10Amp/0.9ms@24V
Environmental
Operating Temperature:
Storage Temperature:
Operating Humidity:
-20oC to 70oC
-40oC to 85oC
10% to 95%
(Non Condensing)
0 to 10,000 ft.
Operating Altitude:
Shock and Vibration (bulkhead mounting)
Shock:
Vibration/Seismic:
200g @ 10ms
50g, 5-200Hz, Triaxial
Network Media
10BaseT:
100BaseTX:
100BaseFX
Multimode:
Singlemode:
>Cat3 Cable
>Cat5 Cable
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Compact Size, Small Footprint
High Reliability/Availability
Extended Environmental Specifications
Ruggedized DIN-Rail Enclosure
High Performance
High MTBF >2M Hours (measured)
Ease of Use
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Plug & Play Operation
Four Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and Cable Type
Unmanaged Operation
Compact DIN-Rail Package
Increased Performance
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Full Wire Speed Capable
100BaseFX Fiber Uplink
Full Duplex Capable
Eliminates Network Collisions
Increases Network Determinism
N-View Switch Viewing Option
50-62.5/125μm
7-10/125μm
Ordering Information
Connectors
10/100BaseTX:
100BaseFX:
Four (1) RJ-45 TX Ports
One (1) ST or SC Duplex Port
Recommended Wiring Clearance
Front:
Top:
4" (10.16 cm)
1" (2.54 cm)
Fiber Length
2km*
15km**
40km**
80km**
TX Power Min
-19dBm
-15dBm
-5dBm
-5dBm
RX Sensitivity Max
-32dBm
-29dBm
-34dBm
-34dBm
Wavelength
1310nm
1310nm
1310nm
1550nm
Where "YY" is: 15 for 15km max. fiber segment length
40 for 40km max. fiber segment length
80 for 80km max. fiber segment length
* Multimode Fiber Optic Cable
** Singlemode Fiber Optic Cable
FCC Part 15 Class A
UL Listed 1604 (US and Canada)
CLASS I, DIV 2, GROUPS A,B,C,D,T4A,
CE: EN61000-6-2,4, EN55011, EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6
ABS Type Approval for Shipboard Applications
GOST-R Certified
RoHS Compliant
100BaseFX multimode fiber
with N-View Firmware Option
100BaseFX singlemode fiber
with N-View Firmware Option
Where "XX" is: ST for ST style fiber connector
SC for SC style fiber connector
Fiber Transceiver Characteristics
Regulatory Approvals
305FX-XX
305FX-N-XX
305FXE-XX-YY
305FXE-N-XX-YY
Contact Information
N-TRON Corp.
820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4E
Mobile, AL 36609 USA
TEL: (251) 342-2164
FAX: (251) 342-6353
Website: www.n-tron.com
Email: N-TRON_info@n-tron.com
N-TRON Europe GmbH
Alte Steinhauserstr 19
6330 Cham / Zg Switzerland
TEL: +41 41 7406636
FAX: +41 41 7406637
REV 090804
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