Black Box CAT5 Line Driver DB9 - serial port extender - RS-232

Extend async RS-232 data and control leads beyond the 50 ft limitation over CAT6 at data rates up to 250 kbps and reach distances up to 4000 ft. Use long-distance CATx links to communicate with serial devices. Control presentations remotely. Transfer data between computers. Ideal for a wide variety of applications. Optical isolated. Maximum speed of 250 K. Easy installation. The driver provides full-duplex transmission and hardware handshake signals. There's no need for setup or configuration. These CATx Line Drivers enable the user to place a receiving device up to 4000 feet away from the sending device. The local unit has a DB9 female connector and is configured as a DCE device the remote unit has a DB9 male connector and is configured as a DTE device. This allows the local/remote pair to function as a long extension cable between two RS-232 devices. There are no user-configurable settings. These units pass TXD RXD RTS and CTS signals to allow application to use hardware handshake signals if neccessary.