
Moxa Industrial Media Converter
IMC-101 Hardware Installation Guide
Fifth Edition, June 2008
© 2008 Moxa Inc., all rights reserved.
Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
P/N: 18020010104

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Overview
Moxa Industrial Media Converter, which is specially designed for reliable and
stable operation in harsh industrial environments, provides industrial grade
media conversion between 10/100BaseT(X) and 100BaseFX. IMC-101’s
reliable industrial design is excellent for keeping your industrial automation
applications running continuously, and comes with a relay output warning
alarm to help prevent damages and losses.
This product has a wide operating temperature range, from -40 to 75°C, and is
designed to withstand a high degree of vibration and shock. The rugged
hardware design makes IMC-101 perfect for ensuring that your Ethernet
equipment can withstand critical industrial applications, such as in hazardous
locations (Class 1 Division 2/Zone 2), and complies with FCC, TÜV, UL, and
CE Standards
NOTE
Throughout this Hardware Installation Guide, we often use
IMC as an abbreviation for Moxa Industrial Media
Converter:
IMC = Moxa Industrial Media Converter
Package Checklist
Moxa Industrial Media Converter is shipped with the following items. If any of
these items is missing or damaged, please contact your customer service
representative for assistance.
y Moxa Industrial Media Converter
y Hardware Installation Guide
y Moxa Product Warranty booklet
Features
y Supports 10/100Base-TX auto-negotiation and auto-MDI/MDI-X
y Multi mode, single mode with SC or ST fiber connector available
y Supports Link Fault Pass-Through
y Relay Output alarm when a port breaks or the power fails
y Redundant 12 to 48 VDC power inputs, DIN-Rail or panel mountable
y Operating temperature range from 0 to 60°C, or extended operating
temperature from –40 to 75°C for (-T) models

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Panel Layout of IMC-101 Series
V1 V2 INPUTS: 24 VDC
PWR2
V2+
V2-
V1-
V1+
FAULT
PWR1
12 3
ON DIP
PORT ALARM
Top Panel View
Rear Panel View
Front Panel View (IMC-101-M-ST)
Front Panel View (IMC-101-M-SC)
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1
2
4
16
17
16
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
12
14
2
5
6
7
15
9
10
11
13
12
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1. Grounding screw
2. Terminal block for power
input PWR1/PWR2 and relay
output
3. Heat dissipation orifices
4. Dip switch
5. Power input PWR1 LED
6. Power input PWR2 LED
7. Fault LED
8. 100BaseFX (ST connector)
Port
9. FX port’s 100 Mbps LED
10. FX port’s Full
Duplex/Collision LED
11. TP port’s 100 Mbps LED
12. 10/100BaseT(X)
13. TP port’s 10 Mbps LED
14. Model Name
15. 100BaseFX (SC connector)
Port
16. Screw hole for wall mounting kit
17. DIN-Rail mounting kit

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DIN-Rail Mounting
The aluminum DIN-Rail attachment plate should be fixed to the back panel of
IMC when you take it out of the box. If you need to reattach the DIN-Rail
attachment plate to IMC, make sure the stiff metal spring is situated towards
the top, as shown in the figures below
.
STEP 1:
Insert the top of the DIN-Rail into the
slot just below the stiff metal spring.
STEP 2:
The DIN-Rail attachment unit will
snap into place as shown below.
metal
spring
DIN-Rail
metal
spring
DIN-Rail
To remove Moxa Industrial Media Converter from the DIN-Rail, simply
reverse Steps 1 and 2 above.
Wall Mounting (Optional)
For some applications, you will find it convenient to mount Moxa Industrial
Media Converter on the wall, as illustrated below.
STEP 1:
Remove the aluminum DIN-Rail attachment plate from Moxa Industrial Media
Converter, and then attach the wall mount plates, as shown in the diagrams
below.
⇒
Top
plate
Bottom
plate