102MC Media Converter

N-Tron Networking Series

Industrial Media Converter

THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY

to 100BaseFX Industrial Media Converter. It is housed

in a hardened, metal, DIN-Rail enclosure, and is

designed for use in industrial data acquisition, control,

and Ethernet I/O applications.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Compact, space saving footprint

• Full IEEE 802.3 Compliance

• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)Type Approval

• EN50155 for Railway applications

• Converts 10/100BaseTX to 100BaseFX

• Unmanaged Operation

• Extended Environmental Specifications

• -40ºC to 80ºC Operating Temperature

• >2M Hours MTBF

• RJ-45 Port Supports Full/Half Duplex Operation

• LED Link/Activity Status Indication

• Store-and-forward Technology

• RJ-45 Port Auto Senses Speed and Flow Control

• MDIX Auto Cable Sensing (RJ-45)

• Hardened Metal DIN-Rail Enclosure

• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)

• ESD Protection Diodes on RJ-45 Port

• Surge Protection Diodes on Power Inputs

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The 102MC Industrial Media Converter is designed to

allow the connection of 10/100BaseTX Ethernet devices

to your 100BaseFX fiber cabling infrastructure.

The 102MC provides one RJ-45 auto sensing

10/100BaseTX port and one 100BaseFX port. The

RJ-45 port is full/half duplex capable, using "state of

the art" Ethernet switching technology. The 102MC

auto-negotiates the speed and flow control capabilities

of the TX copper port connection, and configures

itself automatically. The 100BaseFX fiber optic port

utilizes industry standard ST or SC connectors and is

configured for full duplex operation. Both multimode

and singlemode fiber models are available.

Unlike most media converters the 102MC uses

switching technology. This means that 10Mbps devices

can be connected today and upgraded to 100Mbps

devices later. The switching fabric simply scales

up or down automatically to match specific network

environments.

The 102MC supports up to 2,000 MAC addresses,

enabling these products to support extremely

sophisticated and complex network architectures.

The N-TRON 102MC is well suited to convert 10/100

BaseTX industrial devices to fiber, allowing you to take

advantage of the inherent advantages of fiber based

infrastructure. Compared to copper based systems,

fiber provides increased noise immunity and longer

cable lengths.

The 102MC has extended operating environmental

specifications to meet the harsh needs of the industrial

environment. For cost savings and convenience the

media converter 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

102MC can also be panel mounted if desired.

To increase reliability, the 102MC includes redundant

power inputs. LEDs are provided to display the link

status and activity of each port, as well as power

on/off status.