1

Embedded
RS-232/485/422
Controller

RS-232/485/422 Communication
Controller

Addressable
RS-232/485/422
Converter

RS-232/485/422
Device
Server

RS-232/485/422
Communication
Controller
6

R S-232 /485 / 422 C om m unication C ontroller

Plug & Play

utility

5
A pplication
Softw ore

N etw ork
interface

2
4
Softw ore
driver

R S-232
devices

1 R S-485
devices

R S-485
devices

1 R S-422
devices

R S-422
devices

C PU

H O ST C O M PU TER

1 R S-232
devices

R A M /R O M
firm w are

R S-232 /485 / 422 C om m unication C ontroller

N etw ork
interface

R A M /R O M
firm w are

1 R S-232
devices

R S-232
devices

1 R S-485
devices

R S-485
devices

1 R S-422
devices

R S-422
devices

C PU

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The comparison table of these 3 types of communication controller is given as follows:

1 RS-232/485/422
interface
2: network
interface
3: RAM/ROM
firmware

4: software
driver
5: application
software
6: Plug&Play
Utility
Easy Using
Flexibility

Embedded
Addressable
RS-232/485/422
RS-232/485/422
RS-232/485/422
Device
Controller
Controller
Server
RS-232 or
Same
same
RS-485 or
RS-422
RS-485 or
same
same
Ethernet 10M or
Ethernet 10/100M or
Other network
User must write his special Well-design firmware & Well-design firmware &
application program
Source codes are open for Source codes are open for
users modification to fit his reference. It is very
special requirement.
difficult to modify for
users
special
requirement.
DLLs
DLLs
DLLs
User must write his special Users
old
application Users old application
application program
program must be modified program
can
work
to fit the protocol defined without modification
by (3) firmware.
No need
No need
MS-COMM standard
Low
High

Middle
Middle

Most
Most

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8000 Family
841X/881X + 8112/8114/8142/8144

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843X/883X/844X/884X + 8112/8114/8142/8144
8X 3X /8X 4X

R S-232/485/422
device

H O ST C O M PU TER

HUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R S-232/485/422
device
8X 3X /8X 4X

R S-232/485/422
device

To EthernetR outer

R S-232/485/422
device

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7521 family

H O ST C O M PU TER

7521/7522/7523
fam ily

R S-232/485
devices

7522A /7524/7527
fam ily

R S-232/485/422
devices

R S-232
device

H O ST C O M PU TER

7522

R S-232/485
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC
R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

7522

R S-232/485
device

R S-232/485
device

H O ST C O M PU TER

7522A
R S-422/485
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

R S-232/485
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

7522A
R S-422/485
device

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R S-232
device
R S-232/485
device

R S-232
device
H O ST C O M PU TER

R S-232/485
device

7523
R S-485 To H ost-PC

R S-232
device

R S-232
device

H O ST C O M PU TER

7524

R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

R S-232/485
device

R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

R S-232/485
device

7523

R S-232
device

R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

7524

R S-232
device
R S-232
device

R S-232
device
R S-232
device
R S-232
device

H O ST C O M PU TER

7527

R S-232
device
R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

R S-232
device
R S-232
device
R S-232
device
R S-232
device

R S-485 To H ost-PC

7527

R S-232
device
R S-232
device
R S-232
device
R S-232
device

R S-232
device

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7188E1 family

H O ST C O M PU TER

HUB

Ethernet10M

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7188E1
fam ily

R S-232/485/422
devices

7188E1
fam ily

R S-232/485/422
devices

Ethernet10M

To EthernetR outer

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Ethernet10M

7188E1

H O ST C O M PU TER

HUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R S-232
device
Ethernet10M

To EthernetR outer

7188E1

R S-232
device

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Ethernet10M

7188E2

H O ST C O M PU TER

HUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R S-232
device
Ethernet10M

To Ethernetrouter

R S-485
device

R S-485
device

7188E2

R S-232
device

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Ethernet10M

7188E3

H O ST C O M PU TER

R S-422
device

HUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

R S-232
device
Ethernet10M

To EthernetR outer

R S-485
device

R S-485
device

7188E3
R S-422
device

R S-232
device

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Typical Applications
N-port RS-232 to Ethernet Router

To EthernetR outer
H O ST C O M PU TER

HUB
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 * 8 = 32
M odem 1

R S-232

4 * 8 = 32
M odem 32

M odem 1

7188E5

R S-232
device

4 device
R S-232

R S-232

M odem 32

7188E8

7 device

R S-232
device

R S-232

M odem 1

M odem 1