But that doesn’t mean your existing equipment and software investment is out of date due to a lack of Ethernet or TCP/IP connectivity. With NPort Express, devices such as CNCs, milling machines, card readers, PLCs, switching machines, measurement instruments, and UPS will become powerful tools with network connectivity.

NPort Express supports Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 native COM drivers, so that your existing COM port based application software will be completely compatible.

Features

• Compact size
• Auto-detecting 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface
• 3-in-1 interface supports RS-232/422/485
• Provide security mechanism to prevent from unauthorized access
• Supports all Windows Native COMs and Linux fixed tty drivers
• Complete Ethernet and TCP/IP protocol
• RS-485 supports ADDC (Automatic Data Direction Control) Intelligence
• Automatic network connection recovery
• Support PComm library for easy programming

• Turn any serial device into a network device instantly
• Easy integration with any serial devices, such as personal identification devices, CNCs, PLCs, switches, UPS, and Medical/Physical/Chemical instruments
• Preserve your investment by instantly turning serial devices into Internet devices that run on you existing software
• Extremely low transition cost

• Entrance control/security/attendance management
• Manufacturing automation
• Telecom/fiber optical network management
• Industrial control/process control
• Hospital/Laboratory automation
• Remote image transmission