B&B Electronics 306FX2-N-ST - Datasheet - Manual

THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
The N-TRON
® 306FX2 is an unmanaged six port Industrial
Ethernet Switch. It is housed in a ruggedized
DIN-RAIL enclosure, and is designed for use in industrial
data acquisition, control, and Ethernet I/O applications.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Compact Size, Small Footprint
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Extended Environmental Specifi cations
• Four 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Two 100BaseFX Port ST (shown) or SC
• RJ-45 Ports Support Full/Half Duplex Operation
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and MDIX (RJ-45)
• Up to 1.0 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-RAIL Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
• N-View™ OPC Switch Monitoring Option
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The 306FX2 Industrial Network Switch is designed to meet
and exceed the most demanding industrial communication
requirements while providing high throughput and minimum
downtime.
The 306FX2 provides four RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX
ports, plus two fi ber based Fast Ethernet uplink port. All TX
ports are full/half duplex capable, using "state of the art"
Ethernet switching technology. The 306FX2 auto-negotiates
the speed and fl ow control capabilities of the four TX port
connections and confi gures itself automatically. The two
fi ber optic ports utilize industry standard ST or SC duplex
connectors and are confi gured for full duplex operation. Both
multimode and singlemode fi ber models are available.
The TX ports of the 306FX2 are auto sensing, so there
will be no need to make extensive wiring changes due to
future upgrades of host computers, plant systems, or Eth-
ernet I/O modules. The switching fabric simply scales up
or down automatically to match network environments.
The 306FX2 supports up to 4,000 MAC address-
es, enabling these products to support extremely
sophisticated and complex network architectures.
The 306FX2 is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs
and repeaters to increase bandwidth and determinism by
virtually eliminating network collisions. The product provides
a cost effective solution while maintaining the plug & play
simplicity of an unmanaged hub.
The
306FX2
can simplify plant wiring by eliminating
the need to bring data acquisition and control network
connections back to a climate controlled environment.
The
306FX2 has extended operating environmental
specifi cations to meet the harsh needs of the industrial
environment. For cost savings and convenience the
306FX2
can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet
I/O or other industrial equipment.
The unique compact size provides a small footprint,
conserving space in the most critical dimension. The
306FX2
can also be panel mounted if desired.
To increase reliability, the
306FX2
includes redundant
power inputs. LED's are provided to display the link status
and activity of each port, as well as power on/off status.
N-VIEW OPC PORT MONITORING (With -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 traffi c monitoring,
trending and alarming to any application using
N-TRON
switches confi gured with the N-View option.
N-TRON 's
N-View OPC Server collects 41 different traffi c 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 traffi c. OPC
client software can use N-View OPC Server data to
resolve network problems quickly and improve system