Marketing description

The TCF-142 media converter is equipped with a multiple interface circuit that can handle RS-232 or RS-422/485 serial interfaces and multi-mode fiber. TCF-142 converter is used to extend serial transmission up to 5 km. The TCF-142 can be configured to convert either RS-232 signals, or RS-422/485 signals.

Key selling points

• "Ring" and "Point-to-Point" transmission
• Compact size
• Decreases signal interference
• Protects against electrical interference and chemical corrosion

Product features

• Automatic baudrate detection
  The TCF-142 can automatically detect the serial baudrate. This is an extremely convenient feature. Even if a device's baudrate is changed, the signal will still be transmitted through the media converter without any data loss.
• Ring operation
  The TCF-142 can be used to connect serial devices to a fiber ring. To form the ring, connect the Tx port of one TCF-142 to the Rx port of a neighboring converter. Once the ring is set up, simply use the DIP switches to configure the TCF-142 converters for "ring mode". When one node transmits a signal, the signal travels around the ring until it returns back to the transmitting unit, which then blocks the signal.
• Automatic Data Direction Control (ADDC)
  ADDC is a patented hardware data flow solution developed by Moxa to handle RS-485 data direction control. ADDC senses and controls RS-485 data direction automatically, making it unnecessary to use the hand shaking signal.