Moxa Technologies introduces UC-7400 Universal Communicator for Industrial, Embedded Applications

  • October 08, 2004
  • Moxa Technologies Inc
  • News
The UC-7400 Series RISC-based Communication Platforms, which features eight RS-232/422/485 serial ports, dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, USB 2.0, PCMCIA, CompactFlash interface for wireless communication and flash disk expansion, is designed for your embedded applications. The UC-7400 comes with Linux pre-installed, giving software programmers the option of developing their own application programs or using open source code easily. This Linux-based Universal Communicator is very suitable for web-based remote device monitoring and management applications, targeting markets of industrial automation, building automation, transportation automation, secure device server, SCADA systems, medical automation, and military.The IXP-422’s RISC-based architecture and modern semiconductor technology differs markedly from the X86’s CISC design. The UC-7400 has a powerful computing engine, powerful communication function, and an ultra low power consumption (less than 2W) CPU that eliminates the need for a CPU fan or heat sink, making UC-7400 a high performance device that will not overheat.The two 10/100M LAN ports with built-in IXP-422 provide you with a more reliable redundant network application. The hardware encryption (DES, 3DES, AES, etc.) gives your applications better security protection and higher performance. The UC-7400 Series comes equipped with eight RS-232/422/485 3-in-1 software configurable serial ports for various device connections, giving you an ample number of serial ports for any application. Also the pre-installed Linux OS provides an open software operation system for your software program development. This means that software written for the desktop PC can be easily ported to the UC-7400 platform by using a GNU cross compiler. There is no need to modify the code.Since UC-7400 uses an on-board 32 MB flash for storage and CF for storage expansion, system failures caused by a low MTBF hard drive are avoided. In addition, a Journaling Flash Flash System (JFFS2) onboard the flash disk protects against system crashes caused by unexpected power failures. With UC-7420’s wireless-ready design, just add the wireless PCMCIA card to utilize the wireless connection and eliminate the complications of using wired network connections. As an added bonus, the UC-7400 Series comes with an LCM that has 160 x 64 dots with 8 rows and 16 columns, providing a user-friendly interface for onsite monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting. Additionally, along with its small size, LCM display and keypad, and industrial and fanless design, UC-7000 Series Universal Communicator is the most powerful Linux-ready communication platform on the market today, and can provide you with a useful and efficient device networking solution.Features* Intel Xscale IXP-422 266 MHz Processor* On-board 128 MB RAM, 32 MB Flash Disk* Eight RS-232/422/485 serial ports* Dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet* Optional PCMCIA/CompactFlash/Wireless LAN expansion* LCM display and keypad for HMI* Linux-Ready communication platform* Wall mounting installation* Robust fanless designFor more information about these and other Moxa products, please visit our website at www.moxaUSA.com, or contact a Moxa Sales Representative by phone or e-mail.About Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd.With more than 17 years of experience in the development and marketing of industrial communications products, and over 5,000,000 serial ports installed around the globe, Moxa Technologies is one of the leading serial and serial-to-Ethernet communications product supplier in the world. Moxa's products are CE and FCC approved, and come with various interface configurations, such as ISA, PCI, and Universal PCI, and work with all major operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 9x, Windows 3.x, DOS, OS/2, Linux, UnixWare, SCO Unix, Solaris, and QNX. Moxa is committed to the continual development of new technology, high performance, and reliability, as well as a friendly user-interface, to meet customers' serial, serial-to-Ethernet, and industrial Ethernet communications needs. Moxa's vision is to be the "Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking" for all industrial data communications customers. Please visit www.moxaUSA.com for the details.

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