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The N-TRON ® 105FX is a low cost, unmanaged

five port Industrial Ethernet Switch. It is housed in a
hardened, metal, 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 Compliance
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Type Approval
• EN50155 for Railway applications
• Four 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• Unmanaged Operation
• One 100BaseFX Port with ST or SC Connectors
• Extended Environmental Specifications
• -40ºC to 70ºC Operating Temperature
• >2M Hours MTBF
• RJ-45 Ports Support Full/Half Duplex Operation
• Auto Sensing Duplex, Speed, and MDIX (RJ-45)
• Up to 1.0Gb/s Maximum Throughput
• Store-and-forward Technology
• LED Link/Activity Status Indication The 105FX supports up to 2,000 MAC addresses, enabling
• Redundant Power Inputs (10-30 VDC) these products to support extremely sophisticated and
• Hardened Metal DIN-Rail Enclosure complex network architectures.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW The N-TRON 105FX is an ideal candidate for upgrading
The 105FX Industrial Network Switch is designed to existing hubs and repeaters to increase bandwidth and
meet the most demanding industrial communications determinism by virtually eliminating network collisions.
requirements while providing high throughput and The 105FX combines affordability and the plug &
minimum downtime. play simplicity of the unmanaged hub. The 105FX can
The 105FX provides four RJ-45 auto sensing simplify plant wiring by eliminating the need to bring
10/100BaseTX ports, plus a fiber based Fast Ethernet data acquisition and control network connections back
uplink port. All TX ports are full/half duplex capable, to a climate controlled environment.
using "state of the art" Ethernet switching technology.
The 105FX auto-negotiates the speed and flow The 105FX has extended operating environmental
control capabilities of the four TX port connections, specifications to meet the harsh needs of the industrial
and configures itself automatically. The 5th port is a environment. For cost savings and convenience the
100BaseFX fiber optic uplink utilizing industry standard 105FX can be DIN-Rail mounted alongside Ethernet
ST or SC duplex connectors. I/O or other industrial equipment. The unique compact
size provides a small footprint, conserving space in the
Since the TX ports of the 105FX are auto sensing, there most critical dimension.
will be no need to make extensive wiring changes if
upgrades are made to the host computers, plant systems, To increase reliability, the 105FX contains redundant
or Ethernet I/O modules. The switching fabric simply power inputs. LEDs are provided to display the link status
scales up or down automatically to match specific and activity of each port, as well as power on/off status.
network environments.
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SPECIFICATIONS BENEFITS
Case Dimensions Industrial Network Switch
Height: 3.5" (8.9 cm) • Compact Size, Small Footprint
Width: 1.5" (3.8 cm) • Extended Environmental Specifications
Depth: 3.6" (9.0 cm) • High Reliability/Availability
Weight: 0.6 lbs. (0.27 kg) • Extended Environmental Specifications
DIN-Rail: 35mm • Hardened Metal DIN-Rail Enclosure
• High Performance
Electrical
• High MTBF >2M Hours (measured)
Input Voltage: 10-30 VDC
Input Current: 270mA@24V Ease of Use
BTU/hr: 22.1@24VDC • Plug & Play Operation
Inrush: 8.0Amp/0.7ms@24V • Four Auto Sensing 10/100BaseTX RJ-45 Ports
• RJ-45 Ports Auto Sense Duplex, Speed, and
Environmental
Cable Type
Operating Temperature: -40oC to 70oC
• Compact DIN-Rail Package
Storage Temperature: -40oC to 85oC
Operating Humidity: 10% to 95% Increased Performance
(Non Condensing) • Full Wire Speed Capable
Operating Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft. • 100BaseFX Fiber Uplink
Network Media • Full Duplex Capable
10BaseT: >Cat3 Cable • Eliminates Network Collisions
100BaseTX: >Cat5 Cable • Increases Network Determinism
100BaseFX: Regulatory Approvals
Multimode: 50-62.5/125μm FCC Title 47 Part 15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A
Singlemode: 7-10/125μm
CE: EN61000-6-2, EN61000-3-2,3; IEC61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,11
Connectors EN55011
10/100BaseTX: Four (1) RJ-45 TX Ports UL/cUL: Hazardous Locations Class I, Div 2, Groups A, B, C, D
100BaseFX: One (1) ST or SC Duplex Port or non-Hazardous Locations, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01-2000, T4A
Recommended Wiring Clearance DNV Type Approved and ABS for Shipboard Applications
Front: 4" (10.16 cm) EN50155 Type Approved
Top: 1" (2.54 cm)
Designed to comply with:
IEEE 1613 for Electric Utility Substations
NEMA TS1/TS2 for Traffic Control Equipment

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

Contact Information
N-TRON Corp. N-TRON Asia N-TRON Europe GmbH
820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4E Suite #: 2267, 22/F, One Lujiazui Alte Steinhauserstr 19
Mobile, AL 36609 USA 68 Yin Cheng Road Center, 6330 Cham / Zg Switzerland
TEL: (251) 342-2164 Pudong New Area TEL: +41 41 7406636
FAX: (251) 342-6353 200120 Shanghai, P.R. China FAX: +41 41 7406637
Website: www.n-tron.com Phone: +86 (0) 21 6194 6777
Email: n-tron_info@n-tron.com Fax: +86 (0) 21 6194 6699 REV 100513

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and/or registered trademarks of their respective company. Specifications subject to change without notice. The responsibility for the use and application of N-TRON products rests
with the end user. N-TRON makes no warranties as to the fitness or suitability of any N-TRON product for any specific application. N-TRON Corporation shall not be liable for any
damage resulting from the installation, use, or misuse of this product. Printed in USA.
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Ordering Information
105FX-XX 100BaseFX multimode fiber
105FXE-XX-YY 100BaseFX singlemode fiber
NTPS-24-1.3 DIN-Rail Power Supply 24V@1.3 Amp
100-MDR-2 Metal Din Rail Option*
Where "XX" is: ST for ST style fiber connector
SC for SC style fiber connector
Where "YY" is: 15 for 15km max. fiber segment length
40 for 40km max. fiber segment length
80 for 80km max. fiber segment length
* MDR option must be specified with switch order - not field upgradable

105FX with Standard DIN rail Mount

Optional 100-MDR-2 Metal DIN Rail Mount

® 2010 N-TRON, Corp. N-TRON and the N-TRON logo are trademarks of N-TRON, Corp. Specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in USA.