Spider-III TX-200 / Modem-RS232-Ethernet




Overview

Besides the 10/100 Mbit ethernet, RS-232, RS-422 / RS-485 and USB host and device interfaces, Spider-III TX-200/210 has an additional, integrated analogue or ISDN modem. Therefore, the unit can be connected directly to a public line. This enables the exchange of collected data, actual and target states, measured values etc. with a control center. The pppd daemon facilitates an easy and fast direct internet dial-in. Spider-III TX-200/210 can also act as server at any time to be dialled up over its public line. With data capacities up to the two-digit gigabyte range, the MMC/SD card offers space even for huge data amounts.

Short summary

ARM / 200 MIPS power

The system has an extreme low power consumption at high efficency.

System flash 16 MB

The operating system is stored powerfailure-safe on the integrated flash memory.

RAM 32/64/128 MB

Enough space for running pocesses is provided by the main memory.

Analog modem

Versatile connection possibilities with the integrated analog modem e.g. for data synchronisation or controlling.

10/100 MBit Ethernet

Connection and data interchange over a fast 10/100 MBit ethernet interface.

RS232 (serial)

Serial data transfer over one or more RS232 connections.

USB host interface (full speed)

Expandable by a multitude of devices by a full speed USB 2.0 connection.

USB device interface (full speed)

Communication can be also realized by the USB device interface.

SD / MMC card slot

Exchangeable multimedia cards allow to collect vast amounts of data for later analysis.

Digital I/O (option)

The digital in- and outputs can be used to poll different states and trigger actuators e.g. by relais.

Analog input (option)

Analog voltage input for supervising of process values

Optional DIN rail mount

Assembly in switchboards by DIN standardized top-hat rail mountings.

DC input 10..40 Volt

The wide input power range offers a straightforward link to voltage sources.

Ultra compact: 102 x 95 x 30 mm (W x D x H)

The handy sized aluminium case fits well in narrow places.

Table 1: Short summary

Integrated analog modem

The integrated modem of Spider-III is a V.90, V.34 and V.32bis data/fax and voice/speakerphone modem at the present state of the art. For a maximum of data security and transfer speeds are the standards V.42/MNP 2-4 and V.44,V.42bis, MNP5 supported.

ApplicationsSW-development
  • M2M - "machine to machine" - communication
  • Flexible serial device server
  • Interface converter
  • Data logger
  • measurement and control system
  • remote control and maintenance
  • powerful Linux system platform, kernel 2.6.x supported
  • all protocols and server/client-services of Linux available
  • easy system setup with complete control over the system configuration
  • system setup via remote access
  • no license cost
  • Linux-GNU toolchain
  • C/C++ application softwaredevelopment support
  • GDB debug server support

Technical details

Processor

ARM9 / 200MIPS

Flash

16 MB

SDRAM

32/64/128 MB

Mass storage

SD / MMC card slot, nonvolatile storage for code and data*

Interfaces

10/100 BaseT ethernet
1 x integrated analog modem
3 x RS232
1 x USB host 2.0 full speed
1 x USB client 2.0 full speed
customer specific design possible

Status LEDs

Power on, 5 programmable LEDs

Options (wireless)

WLAN / WiFi interface (optional dongle)
bluetooth interface (optional dongle)

DC-Input

9 to 40 volts

Case

robust aluminiumcase

Dimensions

approx. 102 x 95 x 30 mm (4.01 x 3.74 x 1.18 inches) (w x d x h)

(*capacity may be OS dependent)

 

Table 2: Technical details