USB to RS485 Converter with Original FT232RL, Bidirectional Adapter

Industrial quality USB to RS485 bidirectional interface converter. It features embedded protection circuits such as lightning-proof, resettable fuse, ESD protection, and TVS diode, etc. It's pretty small in size.

Waveshare SKU: 17286
Waveshare Part Number: USB TO RS485

Assembled with original FT232RL and SP485EEN chips. Due to its stable communication, it is an ideal choice for industrial control equipment and/or applications with high communication requirement. 

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Features

• Support USB to RS485 bidirectional conversion
• Onboard Original FT232RL and SP485EEN chip. Fast communication, stable and reliable, better compatibility
• Onboard TVS (Transient Voltage Suppressor), effectively suppress surge voltage and transient spike voltage in the circuit, lightningproof & anti-electrostatic
• Onboard resettable fuse and protection diodes, ensures the current/voltage stable outputs, provides over-current/over-voltage proof, improves shock resistance
• 3 LEDs for indicating the power and transceiver status

Specifications

• Product type: industrial converter
• Baudrate: 300-921600bps
• Host port: USB
• Device port:  RS485
• USB:
  • Operating voltage: 5V
  • Connector: USB-A
  • Protection: 200mA self-recovery fuse, ESD protection
  • Transmission distance: about 5m
• RS485:
  • Connector: screw terminal
  • Pins: A+, B-, GND
  • Direction control: hardware automatic control
  • Protection: 600W lightning-proof and surge-suppress, 15KV ESD protection (onboard 120R balancing resistor)
  • Transmission distance: about 1200m (low rate)
  • Transmission mode: point-to-multipoints (up to 32 nodes, it is recommended to use repeaters for 16 nodes or more)
• LED indicators:
  • PWR: red power indicator, light up when there is USB connection and voltage is detected
  • TXD: red TX indicator, light up when the USB port sends data
  • RXD: red RX indicator, light up when the device ports send data back
• Operating environment:
  • Temperature: -15℃ ~ 70℃
  • Humidity: 5%RH ~ 95%RH
• Operating system: Mac, Linux, Android, WinCE, Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / XP

Package Includes

1 x USB to RS485 Interface Converter
1 x USB-A male to female cable
1 x Screwdriver