Digi EtherLite Products

Blends the control and performance of between 2 and 32 serial ports with the convenience of an Ethernet connection. The traffic from all Serial ports is serviced by a single TCP/IP session.

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Product Profile

The EtherLite family adds serial ports to the LAN for POS/Retail, Data Collection, Process control, remote access, terminals, printers and modems. The serial ports are only addressable through COM or TTY ports on a server.

Digi International's EtherLite Terminal Servers make adding EIA-232/422/485 serial ports to your network easier than ever. They blend the control and performance of local ports with the convenience of an Ethernet connection. Since the EtherLite ports are real serial devices, they aren't weighed down by complex network terminal server overhead. The result is a much simpler configuration, less Ethernet congestion, and a much lower cost per port when compared to conventional Ethernet terminal servers.

EtherLite Terminal Servers are compatible with UNIX® workstations and servers from Sun, HP and IBM, and with systems running Windows NT®, SCO, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX or Linux.

Product Benefits
Reduced Ethernet Traffic
EtherLite Terminal Servers are not typical Ethernet terminal servers. The traffic from all 2, 8, 16 or 32 EtherLite ports is serviced by a single TCP/IP session, compared to the conventional one-session-per-port method. The obvious EtherLite benefit is less overhead at the host, and less traffic on Ethernet. EtherLite serial ports appear as local ttys under UNIX and as native COM ports under Windows NT. These locally-administered, full "hardware-style" ports allow much greater control than standard terminal server ports.

Easy Installation
Operating system drivers (Windows NT or UNIX) are provided free with each unit on CD-ROM. Simply attach the units to twisted-pair Ethernet, load the device driver on a UNIX or NT host, and set the IP address.

Where desired, the Cleo SYNCcable device can handle multiple incoming and outgoing data lines
 
Features
 2, 8, 16, or 32 asynchronous serial ports per unit
High-speed rates up to 230K baud supported
EIA-232, EIA-422 and EIA-485 serial interfaces available
Multiplexes all serial ports on a single TCP/IP session, minimizing Ethernet traffic
Auto-detects either 10 or 100 Megabit Ethernet (EL-160 & EL-162 only)
Complete, easily-installed software drivers for Windows NT and UNIX
High-performance parallel port (EL-8+ only) for superb laser printer performance
Full modem control and hardware/software flow control on all ports
Stackable cabinets - optional rack-mount hardware and power supply also available
Surge Protection provided on all serial lines for increased reliability
FLASH memory for instant field upgradability
Full RAS support for Windows NT


Product Specifications

CPU

40MHz 80C186 embedded microcontroller
EL-8+ & EL-2X
40 MHz 80C188 embedded microcontroller
EPROM

128 FLASH at zero wait-states
Ethernet

10BASE-T interface
EL-160 & EL-162
Auto-detecting 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX interface
Other Information

Model Ethernet Connection Serial Ports Maximum Baud Rate Parallel Port Dimensions Weight
EL-2 10Base-T 2 (EIA-232) 230K - 1.2" (2.9 cm) high
3.8" (9.5 cm) wide
6.3" (16.0 cm) deep		 0.5 lbs.
(0.2 kg)
EL-2 EIA-422 10Base-T 2 (EIA-422) 230K - 1.2" (2.9 cm) high
3.8" (9.5 cm) wide
6.3" (16.0 cm) deep		 0.5 lbs.
(0.2 kg)
EL-2 EIA-485 10Base-T 2 (EIA-485) 230K - 1.2" (2.9 cm) high
3.8" (9.5 cm) wide
6.3" (16.0 cm) deep		 0.5 lbs.
(0.2 kg)
EL-8 10Base-T 8 (EIA-232) 115K - 1.2" (2.9 cm) high
11.5" (29.3 cm) wide
5.4" (13.8 cm) deep		 3.1 lbs.
(1.4 kg)
EL-16 10Base-T 16 (EIA-232) 115K - 1.2" (3.1 cm) high
11.5" (29.3 cm) wide
5.4" (13.8 cm) deep		 3.1 lbs.
(1.4 kg)
EL-32 10Base-T 32 (EIA-232) 115K - 1.8" (4.5 cm) high
15.1" (38.4 cm) wide
7.6" (19.2 cm) deep		 5.8 lbs.
(2.6 kg)
EL-160 10/100Base-T 16 (EIA-232) 230K - 1.2" (3.1 cm) high
11.5" (29.3 cm) wide
5.4" (13.8 cm) deep		 3.1 lbs.
(1.4 kg)
EL-162 10/100Base-T 16 (EIA-232 or EIA-422) 115K - 1.2" (3.1 cm) high
11.5" (29.3 cm) wide
5.4" (13.8 cm) deep		 3.1 lbs.
(1.4 kg)

Power Requirements

  > Two external power supplies available: 120 VAC, 60 Hz. (US & Canada); 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz. (Universal)
EL-32 only
  > Built-in power supply. 120 VAC, 60Hz., 25 VA.
Parallel

EL-8+ only
Standard Centronics printer port with PC-compatible female DB-25 pinout
Regulatory Approvals

  > FCC Class A
  > European CE mark
  > DOC Class A
Safety
  > UL
  > CE mark
  > CUL
Serial I/O

Baud rates from 75 to 230K baud. RJ-45 female connectors. EIA-232 modem control signals supported: RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, and DCD
EL-162
TXD and RXD signals for ports individually-switchable between EIA-232 and EIA-422 using externally-accessible DIP switches. Transient voltage built-in.
Product and Part Numbers for Server and Sharing Units
EtherLite
>   EtherLite 16 (Dom) #70001414 $1,295

>   EtherLite 160 #70001427 $1,795

>   EtherLite 162 EIA422 #70001428 $1,795

>   EtherLite 32   #70001429 $1,995

>   EtherLite 2 #70001430 $495

>   EtherLite 2 EIA422 #70001432 $495

>   EtherLite 8 (Dom) #70001433 $995

>   EtherLite 2 EIA485 #70001683 $495

>   EtherLite 2 EIA485 Int #70001706 ina

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