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EDAS CE 4-Port Serial Module

4-Port Serial RS232 Module for the EDAS CE System

Each EDAS-2008M-1 Serial Port Module provides four RS-232 serial ports. The serial ports are interfaced through 9-pin D-subminiature connectors on the bottom of the unit.

The EDAS-2000E-1/-2/-3 base units can support up to six EDAS-2008M-1 Serial Port Modules for a total of twenty-five COM ports, one COM port located on the base unit and twenty-four COM ports on the six Serial Port Modules.

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Ordering Information

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Serial Port Module: EDAS-2008M-1
Parameter	Conditions	Specifications
Serial RS-232C Connector Communication Supply Voltages Baud Rate	3K ohm load	4 Ports DE-9 ASCII, Binary ± 6V TX, RTS Active 300 - 115K Baud
Serial Output Output Voltage Low Output Voltage High	3K ohm load 3K ohm load	-5.0V max +5.0V min
Serial Inputs Input Impedance Input Threshold Low Input Threshold High		3K ohm min, 7K ohm max .08V min 2.4V max
Current Consumption	5VDC	200 mA max
Dimensions	Inches mm	4.55D x 5.9H x 1.74W 116D x 150H x 42W
Operating Temperature Range		0 to 60° C^*
^*All specifications are typical at 25° C unless otherwise noted.

Module Overview

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Digital I/O

A wide range of modules for various voltage ranges, FET or relay output. Special functions: counter, pulse-generator, change-of-state detection; all modules provide channel to channel isolation

Quadrature Decoder, Counter

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Serial Communication

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Power Supply

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