Serial to IP Converters
Connect to a Serial Device over your IP network or the Internet
Serial to IP converters are hardware devices that enable you to remotely access, control, and manage any serial device over an IP network or the Internet. They are used to convert serial asynchronous data from an RS232, RS422, or RS485 port to TCP/IP or UDP packets giving you authentic serial communications across Ethernet as if you are locally connected to the serial port with a direct cable connection. This is perfect in M2M communication where client access needs to be made independent of any operating system or proprietary protocol.
Serial to IP converters are typically found with one or more serial ports on one side and and a physical wired 10/100/1000 Ethernet or wireless (LTE or WiFi) network interface on the other side. While some Serial to IP Converters can be very simple devices, it is best practice to use one with advanced security functionality, data encryption, and user authentication to ensure network data transmissions, and access to network equipment is protected.
IOLAN Serial to IP Converters
Perle offers multiple form factors to fit any Serial to IP conversion project specification: Device Servers, Terminal Servers, and Console Servers. Regardless of the form factor you choose, all IOLAN Serial to Ethernet Converters come with high-performance software functionality and are IPv6 compatible.
IOLAN Device Servers
- 1, 2, 4, or 8 RS232/422/485 Ports
- DB9, RJ45 and DB25 serial connectors
- 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet
- Operate in -40°C to +74°C
- AC or PoE powered models
IOLAN Terminal Servers
- 8, 16, 32, or 48 RS232/422/485 RJ45 Ports
- Optional adapters for DB9 and DB25
- 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ethernet
- Operate in -40°C to +70°C
- NERC CIP or NEBS Level 3 certification
- AC or DC Power Options
IOLAN Console Servers
- 18, 34 or 50 RS232/422/485 RJ45 or USB Ports
- Dual 10/100/1000 RJ45 or SFP Fiber
- Integrated LTE, WiFi, and/or Modem for out-of-band management
- Serial data transmission over WiFi or Cellular
- Dual AC or Dual Feed 48vDC
What to consider when choosing a Serial to IP Converter
Serial async start/stop characters in 7, 8 or 9 bit formats are received by the Serial to IP converter and then encapsulated in TCP or UDP packets. These packets are then forwarded to a remote software based IP socket application, another serial device connected to a peer Serial to IP converter on the network, or to a virtual COM port redirector software utility like Perle’s TruePort.
Perle’s TruePort COM port redirector appears as a local serial COM or TTY port to a serial application including RS232 control signals. This enables a serial based application to communicate directly over an IP Network or Internet connection without changes to the application software. TruePort is supported on all major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Unix and is included with the purchases of all Perle IOLAN Serial to IP converters.
Tto ensure that the original serial data stream is received by the other end point, it is important that Serial to IP converters have sufficient processing power to handle high throughput serial data. They must also have the ability to properly packetize the data onto TCP/IP packets. Perle IOLAN's have the fastest processors avalable on the market today to ensure low-latency and no packet losses.
And, Perle IOLAN's, with TrueSerial technology, are the only products to guarantee authentic serial communications and maintain device protocol integrity across Ethernet.
