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We have checked the contents of this manual against the hardware and software described. However, deviations from the description cannot be completely ruled out. RuggedCom shall not be liable for any errors or omissions contained herein or for consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
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Contacting RuggedCom Corporate Headquarters US Headquarters Europe Headquarters RuggedCom Inc. RuggedCom RuggedCom 300 Applewood Crescent 1930 Harrison St., Suite 209 Unit 41, Aztec Centre, Concord, Ontario Hollywood, Florida Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol Canada, L4K 5C7 USA, 33020 United Kingdom BS32 4TD...
ANSI/IEEE C37.90 and IEC 60255), and the newly issued IEC 61850-3 “Communications Systems and Networks in Substations” standard, the RuggedMC is ideally suited for substation or industrial environments. The reliability of the Rugged MediaConverter family exceeds that of 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.
Solid (Yellow) Link Established Copper Side: Activity Blinking (Yellow) Tx, Rx Activity Fiber Side: Link Solid (Yellow) Link Established Fiber Side: Activity Blinking (Yellow) Tx, Rx Activity Power LED Solid (Green) Power On RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
3. A circuit breaker is not required for 48 or 24VDC rated equipment. 4. For multiple supplies, separate circuit breakers must be installed. Equipment must be installed according to the applicable country wiring codes. RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
Device 2 Colour Colour Colour Colour White/Orange White/Orange White/Orange White/Green Orange Orange Orange Green White/Green White/Green White/Green White/Orange Green Green Green Orange Table 1 - Category 5 network cabling configurations: Straight through and Crossover RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
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NOTE: For substation applications it is not recommended to use these ports to interface to field devices across distances which could produce high levels of ground potential rise (GPR), (i.e. greater than 2500V) during line-to-ground fault conditions. RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
100BaseTx to 100BaseSX, full duplex, copper-to-fiber media conversion on 10FL standard electronics and fiber media. The TIA/EIA-785 standard allows for 10FL communication lines that are less than 300m in length to be upgraded to 100Mb/s communication links. RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
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The HDX and FDX modes exist to accommodate fiber link partners that are operating in the forced mode. Due to the high number of forced full duplex fiber optical devices available, the factory default is the FDX, full duplex, mode. RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
RuggedMC ports. This feature allows for prompt loss of link detection and user correction. The faulty link partner can be identified by loss of link on the RuggedMC front panel indicators. RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
Ambient Temperature as measured Ambient Operating from a 30cm radius surrounding the -40 to 85C Temperature center of the RuggedMC enclosure. Ambient Relative Humidity 5% to 95% Non-condensing Ambient Storage -40 to 85C Temperature RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
3.7 Physical Dimensions Parameter Value Comments 3.55 x 2.07 x 3.86 inches (Length x Width x Height) Dimensions (90,35) x (52,59) x (98,04) mm Weight 1.5 lb (0,68 Kg) Enclosure 21 gauge Galvanized Steel RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
Class 2 refers to “Measuring relays and protection equipment for which a very high security margin is required or where the vibration levels are very high, (e.g. shipboard application and for severe transportation conditions).” RuggedCom RuggedMC™ RMC Installation Guide rev105 ®...
EN 60950, EN 61000-6-2 6 Warranty Five (5) years from date of purchase, return to factory. For warranty details, visit www.ruggedcom.com or contact your customer service representative. Should this product require warranty or service, contact the factory at: RuggedCom Inc.
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