Product Overview; Functional Overview; Feature Highlights - RuggedCom MediaConverter Installation Manual

Product Overview

1 Product Overview

1.1 Functional Overview

The Rugged MediaConverter
specifically designed to operate in harsh environments such as those found in electric utility
substations and factory floors. The RuggedMC
copper-to-fiber media conversion, allowing for 10BaseT-to-10BaseFL or 100BaseTX-100BaseFX
over multi-mode or optional single-mode fiber optical media.
Specifically tested to the same standards as mission critical protective relaying equipment (i.e.
ANSI/IEEE C37.90 and IEC 60255), and the newly issued IEC 61850-3 "Communications Systems
and Networks in Substations" standard, the RuggedMC
industrial environments. The reliability of the Rugged MediaConverter
commercial media converters by having no rotating mechanical parts (i.e. no cooling fans), utilizing
high-temperature solid state components and incorporating the necessary transient and surge
suppression circuitry required for substation and harsh industrial environments.
1.2

Feature Highlights

 Utility Grade (i.e. substation hardened) per ANSI/IEEE C37.90, IEC 60255, and the new IEC
61850-3 (2002), IEC 61000-6-5 standards
 Operating temperature: -40 to 85C (no fan)
 Radiated RF Immunity: 35V/m per ANSI/IEEE C37.90.2
 Power supply options: 24 (18-36VDC), 48 (36-72) or HI (88-300VDC / 85-264VAC)
 Choice of two fiber optical modules:
 1 – 100BaseFX (100Mbps) multimode or optional single-mode fiber optical port
 1 - 10BaseFL (10Mbps) multimode or optional single-mode fiber optical port
 1 – 10/100BaseTX Auto-Negotiating RJ45 port
 Configurable Full-Duplex, Half-Duplex or Fiber-side negotiation support
 Link Pass Through support
 TIA/EIA-785 100BaseSX support (10FL module only)
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