NPort 5100A Series
1-port RS-232/422/485 serial device servers with serial surge protection

Features and Benefits
- Power consumption of only 1 W
- Fast 3-step web-based configuration
- Surge protection for serial, Ethernet, and power
- COM port grouping and UDP multicast applications
- Screw-type power connectors for secure installation
- Real COM and TTY drivers for Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Standard TCP/IP interface and versatile TCP and UDP operation modes
- Connects up to 8 TCP hosts
Certifications
- UL Listed
- CE
- FCC
Introduction
The NPort® 5100A device servers are designed to make serial devices network-ready in an instant and give your PC software direct access to serial devices from anywhere on the network. The NPort® 5100A device servers are ultra-lean, ruggedized, and user-friendly, making simple and reliable serial-to-Ethernet solutions possible.
Models in this series (6)
| — | NPort 5110A | NPort 5110A-T | NPort 5130A | NPort 5130A-T |
| Operating Temp. | 0 to 60°C | -40 to 75°C | 0 to 60°C | -40 to 75°C |
| Baudrate | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps |
| Serial Standards | RS-232 | RS-232 | RS-422/485 | RS-422/485 |
| No. of Serial Ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Input Current | 82.5 mA @ 12 VDC | 82.5 mA @ 12 VDC | 89.1 mA @ 12 VDC | 89.1 mA @ 12 VDC |
| Input Voltage | 12-48 VDC | 12-48 VDC | 12-48 VDC | 12-48 VDC |
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| — | NPort 5150A | NPort 5150A-T | — | — |
| Operating Temp. | 0 to 60°C | -40 to 75°C | ||
| Baudrate | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps | 50 bps to 921.6 kbps | ||
| Serial Standards | RS-232/422/485 | RS-232/422/485 | ||
| No. of Serial Ports | 1 | 1 | ||
| Input Current | 92.4 mA @ 12 VDC | 92.4 mA @ 12 VDC | ||
| Input Voltage | 12-48 VDC | 12-48 VDC | ||
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Specifications
Shown for NPort 5110A. Per-model differences are listed in the selection grid above.
Ethernet Interface
- 10/100BaseT(X) Ports (RJ45 connector)
- 1
- Magnetic Isolation Protection
- 1.5 kV (built-in)
Ethernet Software Features
- Configuration Options
- Serial Console
- Management
- DHCP Client ARP BOOTP DNS HTTP HTTPS ICMP IPv4 LLDP SMTP SNMPv1/v2c TCP/IP Telnet UDP
- Filter
- IGMP v1/v2
- Windows Real COM Drivers
- Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, ME, 98, and 95 Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003, 2000, and NT Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and 5.0, Windows XP Embedded
- Linux Real TTY Drivers
- Kernel versions: 6.x, 5.x, 4.x, 3.x, 2.6.x, and 2.4.x
- Fixed TTY Drivers
- macOS versions: 14, 13, 12, 11, and 10.1x SCO UNIX, SCO OpenServer, UnixWare 7, QNX 4.25, QNX 6, Solaris 10, FreeBSD, AIX 5.x, HP-UX 11i, Mac OS X
- Arm®-based Platform Support
- Windows 11 Linux kernel 6.x, 5.x, and 4.x macOS 14, 13, 12, and 11
- Virtual Machine
- VMWare ESXi (Windows 11/10) VMware Fusion (Windows on macOS 14, 13, 12, 11, and 10.1x) Parallels Desktop (Windows on macOS 14, 13, 12, 11, and 10.1x)
- Android API
- Android 3.1.x and later
- MIB
- RFC1213, RFC1317
Security Functions
- Authentication
- Local database
- Encryption
- HTTPS AES-128 SHA-1 RSA-1024 SHA-256
- Security Protocols
- HTTPS (TLS 1.2)
Serial Interface
- Connector
- DB9 male
- No. of Ports
- 1
- Serial Standards
- RS-232
- Operation Modes
- Disabled Ethernet Modem Pair Connection Real COM Reverse Telnet RFC2217 TCP Client TCP Server UDP
- Baudrate
- Supports standard baudrates (unit=bps): 50, 75, 110, 134, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 7200, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230.4k, 460.8k, 921.6k
- Data Bits
- 5, 6, 7, 8
- Stop Bits
- 1, 1.5, 2
- Parity
- None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark
- Flow Control
- RTS/CTS (RS-232 only) DTR/DSR (RS-232 only) XON/XOFF
Serial Signals
- RS-232
- TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND
Power Parameters
- No. of Power Inputs
- 1
- Input Current
- 82.5 mA @ ;12 VDC
- Input Voltage
- 12 to 48 VDC
- Source of Input Power
- Power input jack
Reliability
- Automatic Reboot Trigger
- Built-in WDT
Physical Characteristics
- Housing
- Metal
- Dimensions (with ears)
- 75.2 x 80 x 22 mm (2.96 x 3.15 x 0.87 in)
- Dimensions (without ears)
- 52 x 80 x 22 mm (2.05 x 3.15 x 0.87 in)
- Weight
- 340 g (0.75 lb)
- Installation
- Desktop DIN-rail mounting (with optional kit) Wall mounting
Environmental Limits
- Operating Temperature
- 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F)
- Storage Temperature (package included)
- -40 to 75°C (-40 to 167°F)
- Ambient Relative Humidity
- 5 to 95% (non-condensing)
Standards and Certifications
- EMC
- EN 55032/35
- EMI
- CISPR 32, FCC Part 15B Class A
- EMS
- IEC 61000-4-2 ESD: Contact: 6 kV; Air: 8 kV IEC 61000-4-3 RS: 80 MHz to 1 GHz: 10 V/m IEC 61000-4-4 EFT: Power: 2 kV; Signal: 1 kV IEC 61000-4-5 Surge: Power: 2 kV; Signal: 0.5 kV IEC 61000-4-6 CS: 150 kHz to 80 MHz: 10 V/m; Signal: 10 V/m IEC 61000-4-8 PFMF IEC 61000-4-11
- Safety
- UL 60950-1
Declaration
- Green Product
- RoHS, CRoHS, WEEE
MTBF
- Time
- 2,231,530 hrs
- Standards
- Telcordia (Bellcore) Standard TR/SR
Warranty
- Warranty Period
- 5 years
- Details
- See www.moxa.com/warranty
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