Maximite Serial Interfaces

What Are the Maximite Serial Interfaces.

The Maximite Serial interface boards provide the necessary signal conditioning to allow true RS-232 and Ethernet connectivity with the Maximite

Dual RS-232 Interface Board

The Dual RS-232 interface board provides all the necessary interfacing to allow true RS-232 communication.

The board has support for both Com1 and Com2 as provided on the Maximite, with Com1 also having optional RTS/CTS flow control.

This board can be plugged directly into the Maximite, or via a Hamfield Modular Hub.

A second IDC connector is provided to allow downstream boards to be used in conjunction with the serial interface.

The board can be powered directly from the Maximite/Hub or from an external supply.

RS-232 / Ethernet / Web Server

The Dual RS-232 / Ethernet interface board provides all the necessary interfacing to allow true RS-232 communication as well as serial to Ethernet connectivity.

The board has support for both Com1 and Com2 as provided on the Maximite, with Com1 also having optional RTS/CTS flow control. Com2 is interfaced to Ethernet via a Lantronics XPort module.

The XPort is a very powerful module that in its basic form provided serial over ethernet functionality, but also includes such things as an internal Web Server. Serial over Ethernet is configured for use by this board, however any knowledgeable user can expand the functionality to take advantage of all the XPort has to offer. One such example could be presentation and control of the Maximite via a the inbuilt Web Server.

Note: This module comes configured to provide Serial over Ethernet functionality only, any additional functionality that the user may wish to use is up to the user to program/configure.

Full details on the XPort can be found here

This board can be plugged directly into the Maximite, or via a Hamfield Modular Hub.

A second IDC connector is provided to allow downstream boards to be used in conjunction with the serial interface.

The board can be powered directly from the Maximite/Hub or from an external supply.

Note: This board is also available without the XPort module, which can be purchased and fitted at a later date.

I will be adding to this page frequently, so check back regularly.

In the mean time if you would like more information on the Maximite Modular Series, you can email me at maxexp@hamfield.com.au

Regards

Rohan Hamer