THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
The N-TRON® 508TX Series Industrial Ethernet Switch offers
outstanding performance and ease of use. It is ideally suited for
connecting Ethernet enabled industrial and/or security equipment
and can be optionally configured with advanced Ethernet
communication management functions
PRODUCT FEATURES
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Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
Eight 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
-40º to 85ºC Operating Temperature
Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX, Duplex, and MDIX
Store-and-forward Technology
Up to 2.6 Gb/s Backplane Throughput
Rugged Industrial DIN-Rail Enclosure
Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
Bi-Color LED's For Link, Speed, Activity & Duplex Status
Advanced Management Features (With -A option only):
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IGMP Snooping
VLAN
QoS
Trunking
Mirroring
N-ViewTM (Remote Monitoring Using OPC Technology)
Advanced Management Functions
The 508TX-A offers several management functions that can be
easily configured using the COM Port (DB 9 Connector located
on the right side of the switch).
IGMP Snooping - Internet Group Management Protocol is
a feature that allows the 508TX-A switch to forward and filter
multicast traffic intelligently.
VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network allows segmentation of the
switch in order to create two or more separate local area network
domains.
QoS - Quality of Service provides prioritization of network traffic
in order to provide better network service. The primary goal of
QoS is to improve the latency of prioritized Ethernet packets
required for ring management, real-time and other interactive
applications.
Trunking - Trunking (aggregation) enables multiple physical
ports to be linked together and function as one uplink to another
N-TRON trunking capable switch configured in the same manner,
thereby increasing the bandwidth between switches. This
configuration can provide increased bandwidth and redundancy to
applications requiring high levels of fault tolerant operation.
Port Mirroring - This 508TX-A function allows the traffic on
one port to be duplicated and sent to a designated mirror port.
Port mirroring can be used to monitor Ethernet traffic on the
designated source port using the assigned mirror port.
N-View OPC Switch Monitoring (With -A or -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.
Industrial Packaging and Specifications
The N-TRON 508TX is designed to operate in industrial
environments. It is housed in a rugged steel enclosure
that can be DIN-RAIL or panel mounted, and an optional
rackmount kit is also available. The 508TX comes standard with
extended temperature rating, extended shock and vibration specs,
redundant power inputs, and a high MTBF (greater than 2M hours).
Ease of Use
The N-TRON 508TX requires no setup unless the advanced
port functions are utilized. The eight 10/100BaseTX ports are
auto sensing and auto configuring. Each copper port is
automatically negotiated for maximum speed and performance
by default. Bi-color LED's are provided to display the link
status, link speed and activity of each port as well as power
on/off status.
Performance
The N-TRON 508TX uses "state of the art" IEEE
802.3 Fast Ethernet 10/100BaseTX switching
technology. This technology eliminates network collisions
and increases network determinism. Up to 4,000 MAC
addresses are supported enabling sophisticated and complex
network architectures. A high speed processor and backplane
allows wire speed capability on all ports simultaneously.
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508TX Industrial Ethernet Switch Ordering Information
508TX
Eight 10/100BaseTX Ports
508TX-N
508TX with N-View
508TX-A
508TX with N-View and Advanced Management Features
508TX-A Specifications
Switch Properties
Number of MAC Addresses:
Aging Time:
Latency Type.:
Backplane Speed:
Switching Method:
4,000
20s, Programmable (-A)
2.1 μs
2.6Gb/s
Store & Forward
Case Dimensions
Height:
Width:
Depth:
Weight:
Din-Rail:
2.3"
(5.8cm)
5.9"
(15cm)
3.5"
(8.8cm)
1.6 lbs (0.8kg)
35mm
Electrical
Redundant Input Voltage:
Input Current:
Inrush:
10-30 VDC
200 mA@24V
9.0Amp/0.6ms@24V
Environmental
Operating Temperature:
Operating Humidity:
Operating Altitude:
-20oC to 70oC (Standard)
-40oC to 85oC (Extended)
10% to 95%
(Non Condensing)
0 to 10,000 ft.
Shock and Vibration (bulkhead mounting)
Shock:
200g @ 10ms
Vibration/Seismic:
50g, 5-200Hz, Triaxial
Serial Configuration Port
Com Parameters:
9600,n,8,1
Network Media
10BaseT:
100BaseTX:
Connectors
10/100BaseTX:
>Cat3 Cable
>Cat5 Cable
Eight (8) RJ-45 Copper Ports
Recommended Wiring Clearance
Front:
4" (10.16 cm)
Side:
1" (2.54 cm)
Regulatory Approvals
FCC/CE (CFR 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A)
EMC Dir 89/336/EEC, EN 50204, EN 55011
EN61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11, EN61000-6-2/4
ANSI C63.4, ICES-003
UL /cUL: Class I, Div 2, Groups A, B, C, D and T4A
UL 508 and UL 1604
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.213, ATEX II 3 G Ex nA
ABS Type Approval for Shipboard Applications
GOST-R Certified, RoHS Compliant
Designed to comply with:
IEEE 1613 for Electric Utility Substations
NEMA TS1/TS2 for Traffic Control
Contact Information
Reliability
MTBF:
>2Million Hours
N-TRON Corp.
820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4E
Mobile, AL36609USA
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
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