PRODUCT FEATURES

- Compact Size, Smaller Footprint
- Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
- NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
- 4x 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
- 2x 100BaseFX Ports ST
- Extended Environmental Specifications
- RJ-45 Ports Support Full/Half Duplex Operation
- LED Link/Activity Status Indication
- Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and MDIX (RJ-45)
- Store-and-forward Technology
- Up to 1.2 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
- Rugged Industrial DIN-Rail Enclosure
- Redundant Power Inputs (10-30V DC) (Not include = MDR-40-24 or NTPS-24-1.3)


The N-Tron® 306FXE2-N-ST-15 is an unmanaged six port Industrial Ethernet Switch. Housed in a ruggedized DIN-Rail enclosure, it features 15km singlemode fiber optic cable with an ST style connector. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 is designed for industrial data acquisition, control & Ethernet I/O applications.

The N-TRON® 306FXE2-N-ST-15 Industrial Network Switch is designed to solve the most demanding industrial communications requirements providing high throughput and minimum downtime. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 provides four RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX ports, plus two Fast Ethernet uplink ports. All TX ports are full/half duplex capable, using state of the art Ethernet switching technology. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 auto-negotiates the speed and flow control capabilities of the four TX port connections, and configures itself automatically. The two fiber optic ports utilize industry standard ST duplex connectors and are configured for full duplex operation. Since the TX ports of the 306FXE2-N-ST-15 are auto sensing, there will be no need to make extensive wiring changes if upgrades are made to the host computers, plant systems, or Ethernet I/O modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down automatically to match your specific network environment.

The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 supports up to 4,000 MAC addresses, thus enabling these products to support extremely sophisticated and complex network architectures. The N-TRON 306FXE2-N-ST-15 is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs and repeaters to increase bandwidth and determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 also keeps the network affordable, maintaining the plug & play simplicity of the unmanaged hub. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 can simplify plant wiring by eliminating the need to bring data acquisition and control network connections back to a climate controlled environment. The 306FXE2-N-ST-15 has extended operating environmental specifications to meet the harsh needs of the industrial environment.

For cost savings and convenience the 306FXE2-N-ST-15 can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet I/O or other industrial equipment. The unique compact size provides a smaller footprint, conserving space in the most critical dimension. In addition, as with other DIN-Rail devices, the 306FXE2-N-ST-15 can be panel mounted. To increase reliability, the 306FXE2-N-ST-15 contains redundant power inputs. LEDs are provided to display the link status and activity of each port, as well as power on/off status.

N-VIEW OPC PORT MONITORING OPTION

The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) Server Software can be combined with popular HMI software packages to add network traffic monitoring, trending and alarming to any application using N-TRON switches configured with the N-View option. N-TRONs N-View OPC Server collects 41 different traffic variables per port and 5 system level variables per switch. This information can provide a complete overview of the network load, service quality, and packet traffic. OPC client software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve network problems quickly and improve system reliability.