...industrial devices that provide a hardware interface for DIO signals. • Hobbyists • Because DIO devices are extremely versatile and can often be controlled from home computers, they find many uses in hobbies such as model railroading and robotics.

...to the RS-232 interfaces traditionally used with industrial devices such as programmable logic controllers. Ethernet brings speed, versatility, and cost savings to industrial environments. • Ingress Protection • The requirements of industr...

...be terminated with two interface designs as specified in IEC 6063-7-7 and IEC 61076-3-104. One is an RJ-45 compatible GG-45 connector. The other is the more common TERA connector, which was launched in 1999. • More strigent specifications for cross...

...to the network interface card. • The maximum number of segments is five, but only three can have computers attached. The others are for network extension. • The maximum length of one segment is 500 metres. • The maximum total length of all ...

...damage LAN and serial interfaces that typically use less than 12 volts to transmit. • Avalanche diodes • Surges can be protected by using avalanche diodes. These normally have a clamping voltage in the range of 5 to 16 volts and divert the current...

...HDMI or DisplayPort interface. If you try to be smart and connect a Blue-ray player together with an analog devices (eg VGA or component video), the HDCP protection prevents an image display totally or shows only a very poor resolution. • The en...

...the connections and interfaces for the consoles and computers. • Two series of DKM switches are available. The • DKM FX • is a fully modular KVM switch offering 48, 80, 160 or 288 ports that can be freely configured as input or output with HD SD...