Industrialgrade protection and reliability Provides transient suppression, ESD protection, and surge protection, plus signal and supply shortcircuit protection. Short circuits are protected from burning. 15 kV ESD protection and overvoltage protection for enhanced robustness in harsh environments. USB 2.0 to RS485 converter with wide compatibility USB 2.0 to RS485 converter supporting a wide range of 485 interfaces. Main chip: CP2102 (Silicon Labs); industrialgrade, stability. Lead pins: A+, B, GND, GND, 5V0. Enhanced transmission performance Transmission distance up to 1000. Transmission distance up to 1200 (tested at 9600 bps). Supports baud rates up to 921600, significantly higher than 115200, enabling faster pairwise transmission. Broad compatibility and hotplug capability Supports multiple operating systems including Windows 98, 2000, 2003, 2008, XP, 7, 8, 10, Vista, and Linux. USB interface is hotplug capable for easy connection and maintenance. Practical applications Industrial automation: connect a PC to RS485 driven PLCs or sensors for control and monitoring. Data acquisition: interface RS485 sensors or meters with a USBequipped PC for logging and analysis. System maintenance and debugging: convenient USBtoRS485 bridge for testing and configuring RS485 devices on Windows or Linux systems.