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# USB TO 8CH RS485 Industrial Grade Isolated Converter

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** WS-28214 · **Brand:** [Waveshare](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/waveshare-in-australia)
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USB TO 8CH RS485 Industrial Grade Isolated Converter, USB To RS485 Adapter, Multiple Protection Circuits, Wall-mount and Rail-Mount Support, Multi-OS...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $58.70 (inc GST) — $53.36 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 6+ $51.23 (exc GST) · 12+ $49.63 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

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## Description

USB TO 8CH RS485 Industrial Grade Isolated Converter, USB To RS485 Adapter, Multiple Protection Circuits, Wall-mount and Rail-Mount Support, Multi-OS Compatible, Stackable Installation Support

### Features

- Supports USB to 8CH RS485, convenient for expanding multiple RS485 industrial serial devices
- Supports direct power supply via Type-C port, with reserved 5V~36V DC wide voltage screw terminal for auxiliary power input
- Onboard unibody power supply isolation, provides stable isolated voltage
- Onboard unibody digital isolation, allows signal isolation, high reliability, strong anti-interference, low power consumption
- Onboard TVS (Transient Voltage Suppressor), effectively suppress surge voltage and transient spike voltage in the circuit, lightningproof & anti-electrostatic
- Onboard self-recovery fuse and protection diodes, ensures the current/voltage stable outputs, provides over-current/over-voltage proof, improves shock proof performance
- Built-in 120R terminal resistor on the RS485 ports, configurable via jumper for flexible switching
- LEDs for indicating the power, device configuration status and transceiver status
- Rail-mount case design, support stackable combination, easy to install and safer to use
 
### Specifications

- **PRODUCT TYPE:** Industrial grade isolated USB to RS485 converter
- **Host port: USB**
- **Device port: RS485**
- **Power supply:**
    - USB Type-C (5V)
    - screw terminal (5V~36V)
- **USB**: 
    - Operating voltage: 5V
    - Connector: USB-C
    - Protection: 200mA self-recovery fuse, isolated output
    - Transmission distance:About 5m
- **isolated RS485:**
    - Connector: Screw terminal
    - Direction control: Hardware automatic control
    - Protection: 600W lightningproof and surge-suppress, 15KV ESD protection (onboard 120R balancing resistor)
    - Transmission distance: About 1.2km (low rate)
    - Transmission mode: Point-to-multipoints (up to 32 nodes, it is recommended to use repeaters for 16 nodes or more)
    - Baud rate: 1200bps ~ 921600bps
- **LED indicators:**
    - PWR: Red power indicator, lights up when there is USB connection and voltage is detected
    - ACT: Status indicator, lights up green when the driver is detected.
    - TXD: Green TX indicator, lights up when the USB port sends data
    - RXD: Blue RX indicator, lights up when the device ports send data back
- **Operating environment** 
    - Temperature -15°C ~ 70°C
    - Humidity 5%RH ~ 95%RH
- **Operating system:** macOS, Linux, Android, Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7
 
### Resources

- Wiki for USB TO 8CH RS485 Industrial Grade Isolated Converter

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/W/S/WS-28214-1.jpg)