According to Venture
Development Corporation's 2007 Annual Research Report, only
7% of users in the industrial sector currently adopt fiber optics
as their primary communication medium. However, that figure
is expected to reach approximately 20% in 2011, meaning more
and more fiber-optic networks are being constructed.
The reason is simple.
Fiber optics offers better performance compared to copper wire
transmission thanks to the following characteristics: •
Immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI)
• Electrical resistance
• No sparks
• Wider bandwidth and faster speed
• Longer transmission distance
Unlike serial and Ethernet ports, optical
fiber ports are not a standard feature on most industrial
equipment today as most of these machines and devices still
rely on traditional RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 connections.
Fiber converters offer an excellent way to connect legacy
industrial equipment to a fiber-optic network since no protocol
exchanges are required and conversion latency is measured
at the microsecond level.
As an expert provider of high end and high
quality communication products, Moxa offers a rich selection
of serial-to-fiber converters to meet requirements for a wide
range of industrial applications.