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NI USB-485/4

4-Port RS485/422 Serial Interface for USB

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  • Compatible with any application that uses COM ports on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)/XP/2000 PCs
  • Standard baud rates up to 460.8 kb/s, 128 B transmit-and-receive FIFOs
  • Four fully functional RS485/422 ports, including RTS/CTS hardware handshake lines
  • Automatic 2-wire transceiver-control mode, software-selectable biasing
  • Externally powered; power and TX/RX LEDs, D-Sub 9-pin male connectors
  • Easy programming in NI LabVIEW, NI LabWindows™/CVI, and ANSI C/C++ with NI-VISA API


NI USB-485/4 interfaces transform your Universal Serial Bus (USB) port into four asynchronous serial ports for communication with RS485 and RS422 serial devices. USB-485/4 ports use the NI-Serial driver to work as standard serial ports in any Windows application. NI-Serial also includes the NI-VISA API for accessing advanced serial port features and writing interface-independent code that is compatible with any interface that supports VISA.

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Specifications Documents

Specifications Summary

General
Product Name USB-485/4
Product Family Serial
Form Factor USB
Part Number 778476-14 , 778476-74 , 778476-24 , 778476-44 , 778476-54 , 778476-64 , 778476-34
Operating System/Target Windows
LabVIEW RT Support No
Voltage 12 VDC
Current 225 mA
Source Externally Powered
Serial Standard Compatibility RS-422
Port Information
Number of Ports 4
Max Cable Length 1.2 km
I/O FIFO Buffer Size 128 B
Max Device Connections / Port 31
Direct Memory Access (DMA) No
Physical Specifications
Length 21.08 cm
Width 12.45 cm
Height 3.56 cm
I/O Connector 9-pin D-Sub (DB-9)
Minimum Operating Temperature 0 °C
Maximum Operating Temperature 70 °C
Part Number Description Est Ship  US Dollars Qty
NI USB-485/4
778476-14USB-485/4, 4-Port USB to RS-485 Converter, US 120Vac12 - 20$ 570.00
778476-54USB-485/4, 4-Port USB to RS-485 Converter, North American 240VacCall$ 520.00
187322-02Rack Mount for GPIB-ENET/100/1000, ENET-232/485, USB-232/4855 - 10$ 107.00

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