Industrial environments present much harsher conditions than are found in typical office environments. They not only often have extremes of temperatures, humidity, dirt, and corrosive materials, they may also contain devices such as motors and mechanical switches, which cause a large amount of electromagnetic interference (EMI).
The challenge with industrial controls as well as with other electronic devices intended for use in these environments is to have them function reliably in spite of adverse conditions. This may mean using a device that’s built to withstand harsh conditions, protecting the device in a specialized cabinet, or both.
Industrial networking solutions are suitable for use in manufacturing, agriculture, military, factory, and refinery environments, to name just a few. They are the choice for anywhere you need extra reliability.
Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switches
BLACK BOX LBH600 Series (Heavy-Duty Edge Switches)
- Features six 10/100-Mbps UTP switch ports.
- Convection cooled, sealed against dust and dirt.
- Variety of power options available for all types of environments.
- RJ-45 ports support autonegotiation, so you can easily attach any 10- or 100-Mbps device.
- Two sets of LEDs enable you to see status information from the front, top, or side.
- Panel or DIN-rail mount.
- Supports VLAN tagging and Spanning Tree passthrough.
Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switches with Fiber Uplinks
BLACK BOX LBH150/LBH240 Series (Heavy-Duty Edge Switches)
- Four or five 10/100 UTP ports plus one or two 100-Mbps fiber ports.
- RJ-45 ports support autonegotiation, so you can easily attach any 10- or 100-Mbps device.
- Two sets of LEDs enable you to see status information from the front, top, or side.
- Panel or DIN-rail mount.
- Support VLAN tagging and Spanning Tree passthrough.
- Convection cooled, sealed against dust and dirt.
Fast Ethernet Managed Switches with Fiber Uplinks and PoE
BLACK BOX LEH1000 Series (Hardened Managed Ethernet Switches with PoE)
- Increase network reliability and add redundancy in harsh environments.
- Operate in extreme temperatures.
- Support Alpha-Ring, STP, and link aggregation for redundancy and resiliency.
- Support PoE (802.3af) operation.
- Offer less than a 30-ms recovery time, link failover, and redundant power inputs.
- Meet numerous harsh/industrial standards, including NEMA TS1/2 for traffic control, and EN6100-6-2 and -6-4 for industrial environments, including railway applications.
Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Media Converters
BLACK BOX LGC5300 Series (Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Media Converters)
- Provide power to remote PoE/PoE+ devices such as security cameras, wireless access points, and more.
Withstand extreme temperatures of -40° to +65° or +75° C (depending on model). - Convert 10/100/1000BASE-T copper to 1000BASE-X fiber.
- Support IEEE 802.3af PoE or IEEE 802.3at PoE+ standards.
- Acts as power sourcing equipment (PSE) on the copper side to power PoE devices.
- Models have either a multimode, single-mode, or SFP port.
- Models with SFP ports can be customized to the interface of your choice.
- UTP ports are autosensing with Auto MDI/MDI-X.
- Compatible with legacy pre-IEEE standard powered devices.
Wireless Ethernet Extender, 2.4-GHz
BLACK BOX LWE120A-KIT
- Get affordable, point-to-point wireless Ethernet extension up to 9,6 km.
- Simple to plug-and-play deployment—extenders are pre-synchronized to work with each other.
- Tough waterproof enclosure for outdoor use in temperatures of -20 to +70 degrees C.
Wireless Serial Transceivers
BLACK BOX MDR290 Series (Wireless 900-MHz RS-232 Serial Transceivers)
- Eliminates cable connections. Controls serial devices wirelessly.
- For mobile, temporary, or fixed installations—point-to-point or multipoint.
- Set up outdoor, clear-line-of-sight links up to 32.1 km (20 miles).
- Indoor links can go up to 457.2 m (1500 ft.).
- Operates in the license-free 900-MHz band using Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) technology.
- Transmits around corners and through walls.
- FHSS provides reliable 115.2-kbps communications.
- Supports RS-232 2-wire, half-duplex communications.
- Plug-and-play design.
Hardened Serial Device Servers
BLACK BOX LES420 Series
- Enables you to monitor a serial industrial device over an Ethernet LAN/WAN.
- Configure, troubleshoot, upgrade firmware, and more.
- UL® Listed for use in Class 1 Division 2 hazardous areas.
- NEMA TS-2 rated for use in transportation applications.
- Rugged design for operation in a wide temperature range.
- Includes easy-to-use configuration software.
- Built-in Web server for browser-based management.
- Boasts high throughput with low latency.