FPX1A
The C.A. Designs FPX1A electrically-isolated serial printer extender system enables a serial printer to be operated remote (up to 300m) from the system unit.
The FPX1A is comprised of two modules connected by up to 300m of duplex fibre-optic cable, normally using ST connectors (SMA optional) and optimized for 50/125 or 62.5/125 fibre. This typically allows the transport of serial printer signals within electrically noisy environments to a remote serial printer.
Each link has a line-driving module and line-receiving module.
The line-driving module transforms the serial printer signals into a format suitably matched to duplex fibre-optic cable.
The line-receiving module reconstructs the serial printer signals from the transmission line into a compatible output signals for an appropriate serial printer. Versions are available for DEC-compatible systems (RS423 using MMJ connectors).