Patton Electronics, FOM-8220-L12, FiberPlex Isolator Media Converter for 10100Base-T Ethernet 100base-fx, 2 Channel. Multimode LC Optics
Features:
- Data Rates: 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
- Compliant with: IEEE 802.3
- Automatic MDI/MDIX function. The card will automatically determine the correct pinouts for the transmit and receive pairs on the RJ-45. Therefore, users can use either a straight or crossover cable.
- Compatible with Aviom's proprietary A-NET® audio distribution system.
Applications:
The FOM-8020 is single port card that provides electrical-to-optical conversions for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet communications. It has one RJ-45 and one fiber optic transceiver. For a dual port card with two RJ-45's and two fiber optic transceivers, the FOM-8220 can used, which is basically two FOM-8020, but on one card. The two ports on the FOM-8220 are independent of each other and may be operated at different data rates. Both cards incorporate a manual and an automatic MDI/MDIX function, which allows users to use either a straight or crossover cable for all LAN configurations. This can be extremely useful to users who are unaware of cable types and can also save time on network configurations. For applications where security requirements dictate that there be no physical means of establishing a bi-directional link, the cards can be set to uni-directional Ethernet for one way communication. In addition, the FOM-8020 and FOM-8220 offers much longer transmission distances than traditional copper wiring. Ethernet Cat5 cabling is limited to a maximum distance of 100m, but multimode optics on the card can extend the distance to 2km, while singlemode optics can further extend the distances up to 80km.