Black Box MD3400A Specifications

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Black Box Corporation.

12/3/2004 #15743

Durable metal
enclosure wards off
EMI/RFI signals.

DTE rates to 115.2 kbps.

Operates via dialup
lines. Can also be
hardwired as a point­to-point line driver for
links up to 20 miles
(32.2 km).

Modules available
for 2-wire RS-485 and
4-wire RS-422.

Y

ou need to put a modem in the

radio/electronic equivalent of
harm’s way: near an assembly
line, generator, compressor, or
other source of electromagnetic
or radio-frequency interference.
And you probably need it to
communicate with industrial
equipment— something most PC
modems can’t do. Why use a
cut-rate, run-of-the-mill external
modem, especially if you have
to use an expensive interface
converter with it?

The Industrial Modem 288
(MD3400A) is tailor-made for
the job, with specially insulated
circuitry and a tough metal
housing that’s predrilled to be
bolted down wherever you need it
to be. And with optional modules
attached to the DTE connector,
the modem can talk directly to
industrial devices that use 2-wire

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Industrial Modem 288

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Industrial-strength

communications at 28.8 kbps.

Key Features

INDUSTRIAL MODEM 288

RS-485 or 4-wire RS-422 interfaces.

With the modem, you can
make connections with other
modems at up to 57.6 kbps. (If
your application is suited for data
compression, maximum through­put might be twice as fast.)

With a glance at the modem’s
eight LEDs, you can get a good
idea of what it’s doing. And it
supports a full range of standard
AT commands, S-registers, loop­back tests, and result codes—
so you can easily configure the
unit, troubleshoot your installa­tion, and tell right away whether
a command or a call attempt has
succeeded or failed.

The Industrial Modem 288 has
many useful dial and connection
features. For example, you can set
it to dial a number as soon as you
turn it on; to store up to 10 numbers
in memory for speed-dialing; to

redial or try a different number if
there’s no answer or the line is
busy; or to communicate with
workhorse Bell-standard modems
or V.23 Videotex services.

Do you want to use a 2-wire
leased telephone line instead of
a regular dialup line? The modem
supports 2-wire leased lines and
can be configured to automatic­ally establish leased-line
connections at power-up.

You can also order the
Industrial Modem 288 in a kit
with ProComm Plus

®

32
Quarterdeck software, which
gives you seamless access
to Internet, fax, and data
connections. ProComm Plus has
cross-platform Windows

®

95/98,

Windows 2000, and Windows NT

®

compatibility, so you have access
to everything you need from one
interface.

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Compliance:

EMI/RFI: FCC Part 15 Class B,

DOC Class/MDC Classe B;

Phone-line compatibility:

FCC Part 68 registration
number 1XZTA1-20589-MM-E

Data Format: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,

no parity (fixed)

Data Rates: All standard rates up

to 28.8 kbps (auto-negotiating
or user-selectable), with auto­retraining (up to 115.2 kbps DTE)

Diagnostics: Testing available

through “&Tn” commands

Dial Features: All user-selectable:

Flash and wait for silent answer
(PBX); Wait for second dial tone;
Reverse-, speed-, and fallback
dialing; Power-on autodialing
and autoconnection

Dial Type: Touchtone, pulse, or

adaptive (user-selectable)

Distance (Maximum):

To DTE: 50 ft. (15.2 m) over
standard cable; 500 ft. (152.4 m)
over extended-distance cable

Flow Control:

Modem to modem: None,

X-ON/X-OFF (software), or
X-ON/X-OFF passthrough
(user-selectable);

DTE to modem: RTS/CTS

(hardware) or X-ON/X-OFF
(software), unidirectional or
bidirectional (user-selectable)

Internal Memory:

RAM: 40-character command

buffer;

NVRAM: (2) Factory-default and

(2) user-defined configuration
profiles; (10) Stored telephone
numbers, each up to 36 char­acters long but totaling not
more than 100 characters

Operation: Across dialup or 2-wire

leased lines

Protocol: Asynchronous

Receiver Sensitivity: -43 dBm

Ringer Equivalence Number: 0.47 B

Standards:

Modem Communication:

V.34, V.32 bis, V.32, V.23, V.22,
and V.21; Bell 212A and 103;

Error Correction: V.42 and MNP

®

2 through 4;

Data Compression: V.42 bis and

MNP 5

Transmission Level: 0 to -15 dBm

User Controls: Standard AT

command set, (1) rear-mounted
on/off toggle switch, (1) internal
“smart/dumb” jumper, (1) internal
RS-485 jumper

Interface:

Line: Modular telco (RJ-11);
RS-232 (DB25 F);
Optional 2-wire RS-485 or 4-wire

RS-422 module (screw-down
terminal block)

Connectors: MD3400A: All rear-

mounted: (1) DB25 F to DTE;

(2) RJ-12 (6-wire RJ-11),
(1) to phone, (1) to line;
(1) barrel jack for power

MD3315–MD3316: (1) screw-

down terminal block

Indicators: (8) front-mounted LEDs:

Power, DTR, CD (RLSD), TD, RD,
High Speed, Auto-Answer, and
Off Hook

Temperature Tolerance:

Operating: 32 to 131°F

(0 to 55°C);

Storage: 32 to 158°F

(0 to 70°C)

Humidity Tolerance: Up to 90%

noncondensing

Power:

From wallmount power supply:

Input: 114 to 126 VAC, 57 to

63 Hz, at up to 100 mA;

Output: 8.6 to 9.4 VAC at up to

800 mA;

Power consumption:

3 watts rms maximum;

Current consumption during

initial connect sequence:
300 mA maximum

Size: 1.4"H x 7.5"W x 11.3"D

(3.6 x 19.1 x 28.7 cm)

Weight: 4.5 lb. (2 kg)

Specifications

Ordering Information

ITEM CODE

Industrial Modem 288.............................................MD3400A

With PROCOMM PLUS

®

32

Quarterdeck v. 4.7 Software................................MD431A

Choose the module for your application…

Industrial Modem 288 Modules

2-Wire RS-485..........................................................MD3315

4-Wire RS-422..........................................................MD3316

For optimum performance and a 20% savings, order…

DB25 ED/Q Shielded Cables, 5-ft. (1.5-m)

Male/Male ............................................EBN25C-0005-MM

Male/Female..........................................EBN25C-0005-MF

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• The Industrial Modem 288

• Power supply

• Users’ manual

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