The Red Lion N-Tron ^® Series 317FX-ST is an unmanaged seventeen port Industrial Ethernet Switch. Housed in a rugged DIN-Rail enclosure, it features 2km multimode fiber optic cable with an ST style fiber connector. The 317FX-ST is designed for industrial data acquisition, control & Ethernet I/O applications and is made to perform under harsh conditions.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Compact Size
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• (16) 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• (1) 100BaseFX Port ST
• Extended Environmental Specifications
• Supports Full/Half Duplex Operation
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication
• Auto Sensing Speed and Flow Control
• MDIX Auto Cable Sensing (RJ-45)
• Store-and-forward Technology
• Up to 2.6 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-Rail Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30V DC)
• Bi-Color Status LEDs for Link, Speed, Activity & Duplex
• Port Control

The N-TRON 317FX-ST Industrial Network Switch is designed to solve the most demanding industrial communications requirements while providing high throughput and minimum downtime. The 317FX-ST provides sixteen RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX ports. All TX ports are full/half duplex capable, using "state of the art" Ethernet switching technology. The 317FX-ST auto-negotiates the speed and flow control capabilities of the sixteen TX port connections, and configures itself automatically. The fiber optic port supports full 200Mb/s communications by 100BaseFX. Bi-Color LED's are provided to display the link status and activity of each port, as well as power on/off status. Since the 317FX-ST is auto sensing, there will be no need to make extensive wiring changes if upgrades are made to the host computers, plant systems, or Ethernet I/O modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down automatically to match your specific network environment. The 317FX-ST supports up to 4,000 MAC addresses, thus enabling these products to support extremely sophisticated and complex network architectures. The N-TRON 317FX-ST is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs and repeaters to increase bandwidth and determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions. The 317FX-ST also keeps the network affordable, while maintaining the plug & play simplicity of the unmanaged hub. The 317FX-ST can simplify plant wiring by eliminating the need to bring data acquisition and control network connections back to a climate controlled environment. The 317FX-ST has extended operating environmental specifications to meet the harsh needs of the industrial environment. For cost savings and convenience the 317FX-ST can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet I/O or other industrial equipment. In addition, as with other DIN-Rail devices, the 317FX-ST can be panel mounted. To increase reliability, the 317FX-ST contains redundant power inputs.

Red Lion N-Tron Series 317FX User Manual

N-TRON 317FX-ST DIN-Rail Network Switch