miConverter™ GX/T Industrial Media Converters
Industrial 10/100/1000 Ethernet Media Converter
The miConverter GX/T is an unmanaged miniature 10/100/1000Base-T copper to 1000Base-X fibre industial media converter, supporting jumbo frames.
Ideal for fibre to the desktop / laptop deployments, the GX/T is a proven cost-effective solution for under the desk and mission-critical field diagnostic applications.
The miConverter GX/T fibre connection options include ST, SC and LC fixed fibre connectors, or SFP transceivers, enabling you to use different data rates, fibre types and wavelengths, including Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) wavelengths to increase the bandwidth capacity of fibre infrastructure.
Deployments are simplified with the plug and play capability – both the fibre and RJ45 ports support auto-negotiation to achieve the best possible mode of operation between the devices.
Auto-negotiation can also be disabled on both ports for manual configuration using DIP-switches on the module, which is useful when the GX/T is connected to a non-negotiating device and the configuration parameters must be set manually.
Network flow control on both the RJ45 and Fibre ports is managed using the Pause function – sending out a pause signal to its link partner, instructing it to slow down data transmission, preventing network congestion.
Link fault conditions are reported via a DIP switch configured LED, and visual diagnostic information is also provided through LED indicators to assist in network installation and maintenance.
The miConverter GX/T Industrial Media Converter supports AC or DC external power options, via an external universal power adapter or 2-pin terminal connection.
An 18-module powered chassis is also available to consolidate individual modules into a rack-mount form factor.
Features
- Industrial Miniature Gigabit Ethernet media converter
- Extended (-40 to 75°C) and Industrial (-40 to 85°) operational temperature ranges
- Supports 10/100/1000BASE-T, 100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X and the IEEE 802.3 specification
- Supports 100Mbps and 1Gbps SFP transceivers for standard, CWDM or DWDM wavelengths
- Small and lightweight (5 ounces)
- Cost-effective
- Supports MDI/MDIX auto-crossover
- Plug-and-Play capability
- Supports Full/Half-Duplex fiber optic auto-negotiation
- Multimode and single-mode fiber options
- LED indicators for RJ-45 and fiber port status
- AC to DC Power Adapter or 2-Pin DC terminal
- USB power via optional Power Adapter Cable
- Wall-mount with optional mounting brackets or install in the miConverter 18-Module Powered Chassis
- Commercial (0 to 50ºC), Wide (-40º to 60ºC), Extended (-40º to 75º C) and Industrial1 (-40º to 85ºC) temperature ranges
- TAA, BAA and NDAA compliant, and Made in the USA
- Lifetime Warranty and free 24/7 Technical Support
Description | miConverter GX/T 10/100/1000Base-T Copper to 1000BASE-X Fibre Media Converter | |
|---|---|---|
Standard Compliances | IEEE 802.3 | |
| Regulatory Compliances | Safety: | UL, CE, FCC Class A |
| Environmental | RoHS, WEEE, REACH | |
Frame Size | Fixed Fibre Modules: Up to 9K bytes SFP model: Up to 10,240 bytes | |
Port Type | Copper: Fibre: | 10/100/1000Base-T 100BASE-X (SFP) 1000BASE-X (ST, SC, SFP) 1000BASE-BX (SC single-fibre, SFP) |
| Cable Types | Copper: Fibre: | EIA/TIA 568A/B, Cat 5 UTP and higher Multimode: 50/125µm, 62.5/125µm Single-mode: 9/125µm |
| AC Power Requirements | AC Adapter | 100 – 240VAC/50 – 60Hz 0.02A @ 120VAC |
| DC Power Requirements | DC Input: DC Input: | 5 – 12V DC 0.35A @ 5VDC – 2.5mm barrel connector 5 – 12VDC, 0.35A @ 5VDC 2-pin Terminal (non-isolated) |
Dimensions (W x D x H) | Plugin (mm): | 43.4 x 104.1 x 21.3 |
| Weight | Standalone w Adapter | 113.4 grams 340.2 grams |
Temperature | Commercial: Wide: Extended: Industrial Storage: | 0 to 50°C -40 to 60°C -40 to 75°C -40 to 85°C -50 TO 85°c |
Humidity | 5% to 95% (non-condensing) | |
Altitude | -100m to 4,000m | |
MTBF (hrs) | Module Only: Universal AC/DC Adapter: | 878,000 100,000 |
Warranty | Lifetime warranty with 24/7/365 free Technical Support | |
This example shows an Ethernet network with a star topology, providing multiple fibre links to remote buildings.
At the core switch, miConverter units are mounted in a chassis, and individual miConverters are located at each building to convert the fibre signal back to copper.
The miConverter can also be used in a fibre to the desk application as shown below.
Power to the miConverter is provided via the laptop’s USB (1 or 2) port, and UTP connection allows the laptops Ethernet port to be connected to the incoming fibre signal.
