
306FX-N Industrial Ethernet Switch
THE INDUSTRIAL NETWORK COMPANY
306FX2-N
N-Tron Networking Series
Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switch
The N-TRON® 306FX2 is an unmanaged six port Industrial Ethernet Switch. It is
housed in a ruggedized DIN-RAIL enclosure and is designed for use in industrial
data acquisition, control, and Ethernet I/O applications.
PRODUCT FEATURES
• Compact Size, Small Footprint
• Full IEEE 802.3 and 1613 Compliance
• NEMA TS1/TS2 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• Extended Environmental Speci cations
• Four 10/100 BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Two 100BaseFX Port ST (shown) or SC
• RJ-45 Ports Support Full/Half Duplex Operation
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication
• Store-and-Forward Technology
• Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and MDIX (RJ-45)
• Up to 1.0 Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• Rugged Industrial DIN-RAIL Enclosure
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC)
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• N-View
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The 306FX2 industrial network switch is designed to meet and exceed the most
demanding industrial communication requirements while providing high throughput
and minimum downtime.
The 306FX2 provides four RJ-45 auto sensing 10/100BaseTX ports, plus two
ber-based Fast Ethernet uplink ports. All TX ports utilize state-of-the-art Ethernet
switching technology and are full/half duplex capable. The 306FX2 auto-negotiates
the speed and ow control capabilities of the four TX port connections and con gures
itself automatically. The two ber optic ports utilize industry standard ST or SC
duplex connectors and are con gured for full duplex operation. Both multimode
and singlemode ber models are available.
The TX ports of the 306FX2 are auto sensing, so there will be no need to make
extensive wiring changes due to future upgrades of host computers, plant systems,
or Ethernet I/O modules. The switching fabric simply scales up or down automatically
to match network environments.
The 306FX2 supports up to 4,000 MAC addresses, enabling these products to
support extremely sophisticated and complex network architectures.
The 306FX2 is an ideal candidate for upgrading existing hubs and repeaters to
increase bandwidth and determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions.
The product provides a cost-effective solution while maintaining the plug & play
simplicity of an unmanaged hub.
OPC Switch Monitoring Option
The 306FX2 can simplify plant wiring by eliminating the need to bring data acquisition
and control network connections back to a climate controlled environment. The
306FX2 has extended operating environmental speci cations to meet the harsh
needs of the industrial environment. For cost savings and convenience the 306FX2
can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet I/O or other industrial equipment.
The unique compact size provides a small footprint, conserving space in the most
critical dimension. The 306FX2 can also be panel mounted if desired.
To increase reliability, the 306FX2 includes redundant power inputs. LED's are
provided to display the link status and activity of each port, as well as power
on/off status.
N-VIEW OPC PORT MONITORING (With -N Option Only)
The N-TRON N-View OLE for Process Control (OPC) server software can be
combined with popular HMI software packages to add network traf c monitoring,
trending and alarming to any application using N-TRON switches con gured with the
N-View option. N-TRON's N-View OPC Server collects 41 different traf c variables
per port and 5 system level variables per switch. This information can provide a
complete overview of the network load, service quality, and packet traf c. OPC client
software can use N-View OPC Server data to resolve network problems quickly
and improve system reliability.

306FX2-N Specifications
Case Dimensions
Height: 3.5" (8.9 cm)
Width: 2.1" (5.4 cm)
Depth: 3.4" (8.7 cm)
Weight: 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
Electrical
Input Voltage: 10-30 VDC
Input Current: 250 mA@24V
BTU/hr: 20.5@24 VDC
Inrush: 10Amp/0.9ms@24V
Environmental
Operating Temperature: -20oC to 70oC
Storage Temperature: -40
Operating Humidity: 10% to 95% (Non Condensing)
Operating Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft.
o
C to 85oC
Shock and Vibration (bulkhead mounting)
Shock: 200g @ 10ms
Vibration/Seismic: 50g, 5-200Hz, Triaxial
Network Media
10BaseT: ≥Cat3 Cable
100BaseTX: ≥Cat5 Cable
100BaseFX :
Multimode 50-62.5/125μm
Singlemode 7-10/125μm
Industrial Network Switch
• Compact Size, Small Footprint
• High Reliability/Availability
• Extended Environmental Speci cations
• Ruggedized DIN-Rail Enclosure
• High Performance
• High MTBF >2M Hours (measured)
Ease of Use
• Plug & Play Operation
• Four Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed and Cable Type
• Unmanaged Operation
• Compact DIN-Rail Package
Increased Performance
• Full Wire Speed Capable
• 100BaseFX Fiber Uplink
• Full Duplex Capable
• Eliminates Network Collisions
• Increases Network Determinism
• N-View Switch Viewing Option
Connectors
10/100BaseTX: Four (1) RJ-45 TX Ports
100BaseFX: Two (2) ST or SC Duplex Ports
Recommended Wiring Clearance
Front: 4" (10.16 cm)
Top: 1" (2.54 cm)
Fiber Transceiver Characteristics
Fiber Length 2km* 15km** 40km** 80km**
TX Power Min -19dBm -15dBm -5dBm -5dBm
RX Sensitivity Max -31dBm -31dBm -34dBm -34dBm
Wavelength 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm
* Multimode Fiber Optic Cable
** Singlemode Fiber Optic Cable
Regulatory Approvals
FCC Part 15 Class A
UL Listed 1604 (US and Canada)
CLASS I, DIV 2, GROUPS A,B,C,D,T4A
CE: EN61000-6-2,4, EN55011, EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6
ABS Type Approval for Shipboard Applications
GOST-R Certi ed
RoHS Compliant

306FX2-N Specifications
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION
306FX2-N-XX ......................................................... 6-port (4 10/100BaseTX, 2 100BaseFX Fiber Uplinks) Industrial Ethernet Switch; DIN-Rail mount; Multimode;
with N-View technology
306FX2-XX ............................................................. 6-port (4 10/100BaseTX, 2 100BaseFX Fiber Uplinks) Industrial Ethernet Switch; DIN-Rail mount; Multimode
306FXE2-N-XX-YY ................................................. 6-port (4 10/100BaseTX, 2 100BaseFX Fiber Uplinks) Industrial Ethernet Switch; DIN-Rail mount; Singlemode;
with N-View technology
306FXE2-XX-YY ..................................................... 6-port (4 10/100BaseTX, 2 100BaseFX Fiber Uplinks) Industrial Ethernet Switch; DIN-Rail mount; Singlemode
URMK ..................................................................... 19" Universal Rack Mount Kit
900-PM ................................................................... Panel Mount Kit
NTPS-24-1.3 .......................................................... N-TRON Power Supply - (1.3 Amp @ 24VDC)
Where: N = N-View Firmware Option
E = Singlemode
XX = ST for ST style ber connector, SC for SC style ber connector
YY = Segment length:
15 for 15km max. ber segment length
40 for 40km max. ber segment length
80 for 80km max. ber segment length
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