New Lantronix Network-enabling Thin Servers Streamline Manufacturing Operations; Isolated Serial Devices Net-Connected With Universal Thin Servers In DIN Rail Form Factor.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--Lantronix, the leading supplier of network-enabling devices, is exhibiting its new industrial thin server -- the CoBox DinRail -- the newest version of its pioneering universal thin server technology, this week at the Industrial Automation Show during National Manufacturing Week in Chicago (Booth No. 5812). The CoBox DinRail industrial thin server is about the size of an automatic garage door opener A garage door opener is a motorized device that opens and closes garage doors. Most are controlled by switches on the garage wall, as well as by remote controls carried in the garage owner's cars. and easily connects isolated digital devices on the factory floor to an Ethernet network in an industrial setting. It combines the features of Lantronix's universal thin servers with the convenience of a DIN rail A DIN rail or top-hat rail is a standardized 35 mm wide metal rail with hat-shaped cross section. It is widely used, especially in Europe, for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks. mounting: users simply install the product onto their DIN rail rack and attach the serial interface of the device to the CoBox DinRail. The device is immediately network-enabled, simply and easily. "Lantronix's thin server technology allows any serial device to be network-, or Internet-, enabled," said Greg Wheeler, senior product manager, Lantronix. "And as the demand for thin servers grows in the industrial space, mounting requirements become more important. This new product is robust, rugged and mounts on a standard DIN rail -- perfect for an industrial manufacturing environment." The CoBox DinRail features screw terminal A screw terminal is a type of electrical connector, where a wire is clamped down to metal by a screw. The wire is often bare (stripped of electrical insulation) on the end, and is bent in a U or J shape to fit around the shaft of the screw. blocks that support RS-232 or RS-485 interfaces or an RJ45 supporting the RS-232 standard for serial device attachment. Serial speeds of up to 38.4Kbps are supported along with DSR (1) (Data Set Ready) An RS-232 signal sent from the modem to the computer or terminal indicating that it is able to accept data. Contrast with DTR. (2) (Dynamic Source R and DTR (Data Terminal Ready) An RS-232 signal sent from the computer or terminal to the modem indicating that it is able to accept data. Contrast with DSR. DTR - Data Terminal Ready modem controls. On the network side, the CoBox DinRail supports an RJ45 10BASE-T interface that allows convenient Ethernet network access. Once connected to the network, the CoBox DinRail allows users to choose from a wide range of IP protocol features. Various supported protocols are telnet or raw socket connections, serial IP tunneling from the CoBox DinRail to another networked device, connections to dedicated hosts upon availability of data and user-selectable controls over the CoBox DinRail's internal buffers and IP packetization process. These multiprotocol features contribute to the interoperability of the CoBox DinRail and is a major competitive advantage. The CoBox DinRail also provides a wealth of management options for controlling attached serial devices. It can be managed via telnet or SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. over the network and configured or managed via its serial port. It also contains Flash ROM that allows new or customized versions of the product's operating code to be easily downloaded via TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) A lightweight version of the FTP protocol that has no directory browsing or password capability. Employing UDP rather than TCP for transport, TFTP is typically used to transfer firmware upgrades to network equipment such as or the serial port. All of Lantronix's universal thin servers are shipped with the Lantronix Comm Port Redirector software package. By using the redirector, a PC that processes information from a serial device can become a networked PC. The redirector takes the PC's output destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for its serial comm port and redirects it to a network port -- specifically, the network port on the Lantronix industrial thin server to which the serial device is attached. This means that any device that is network-enabled by a Lantronix industrial thin server can be managed from anywhere on the network. The CoBox DinRail is priced at $695 and is available through VARs and resellers in July, 1999. Lantronix provides free technical support for the life of CoBox DinRail products; hardware is backed by a five-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . The product accepts 9-30 VDC VDC Volts Direct Current VDC Venture Development Corporation VDC Vehicle Dynamic Control VDC Village Development Committee (Nepal) VDC Virtual Data Center VdC Verband der Cigarettenindustrie . Lantronix industrial thin servers are backed by a five-year limited warranty, free technical support and free software upgrades. About Lantronix Lantronix is a leading provider of thin server technology for industrial, medical, scientific and commercial applications. Lantronix develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of thin server solutions for Ethernet or Token Ring networks. Products include 32-port rackmount configurations and single port servers for embedded applications as well as universal thin servers, industrial thin servers, network time servers, terminal servers, print servers and physical layer solutions including switches, hubs and transceivers. More than 1.5 million of the company's products have been installed worldwide through end user, reseller and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and sales. Established in 1989, Lantronix is a privately-held company with headquarters in Irvine. For more information go to www.lantronix.com. |
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