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Brainboxes ED-538 Ethernet to 4 Relays and 8 Digital Inputs + Serial Gateway
SKU
ED-538
- 4 Form A Relays, 8 Digital Inputs
- Configurable RS485 HD Serial Gateway Port
- Easy-wire: Colour coded and numbered removable terminal blocks
- Factory floor process control and automation, Integrated DIN rail mount
- Supports simple ASCII or industry standard Modbus TCP
- -40°C to +80°C Temperature range
- Software APIs for Visual Basic, C# and more
Category: Digital & Analog I/O Modules
| SKU | ED-538 |
|---|---|
| EAN | 8716065309836 |
| Manufacturer | Brainboxes |
| Availability | Out of Stock |
| PDF URLs |
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8 non-isolated digital input channels and 4 digital Type A Relay Outputs
Offers robust and intelligent ‘control side’ devices that provide the interface to systems on the 24V factory floor environment

Wall mountable
Integrated DIN rail mount
Ethernet to DIO device: 8 non-isolated digital input channels and 4 digital Type A Relay Outputs. Powerful ARM 80 MHz, 32 Bit CPU. Offers robust and intelligent 'control side' devices that provide the interface to systems on the 24V factory floor environment, commonly referred to as 'process side'.
The device can be controlled over TCP/IP using the Modbus TCP protocol or simple ASCII commands. It behaves as a web relay controlled over ethernet. Additionally Brainboxes supply a suite of APIs and sample code to communicate with the device using Microsoft .NET framework Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, Javascript, PHP and more. The device and be configured and secured from a web browser. The device can be installed as a COM Port on a Windows PC to give complete backwards compatibility essential for legacy applications.
The ED product range is designed for harsh environments. The digital output port line are implemented as protected output circuits, providing current overload and short circuit protection, voltage surge, overload and open circuit protection and over temperature protection to allow the widest possible usage and range of devices.
The outputs are good for driving hot and cold resistive loads, capacitive loads and inductive loads and are especially suited for loads with high inrush currents such as cold bulbs/lamps and motors. Typical applications are control and switching of AC and DC motors, Fans, relay drivers, pumps, Voltage Regulators and Battery Chargers, LEDs and Bulbs, Air Conditioning, Heaters and Solenoids.
Relay specification: 5A @ 30 VDC, 5A @ 250VAC, 5 A @ 110VAC
The device can be controlled over TCP/IP using the Modbus TCP protocol or simple ASCII commands. It behaves as a web relay controlled over ethernet. Additionally Brainboxes supply a suite of APIs and sample code to communicate with the device using Microsoft .NET framework Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java, Javascript, PHP and more. The device and be configured and secured from a web browser. The device can be installed as a COM Port on a Windows PC to give complete backwards compatibility essential for legacy applications.
The ED product range is designed for harsh environments. The digital output port line are implemented as protected output circuits, providing current overload and short circuit protection, voltage surge, overload and open circuit protection and over temperature protection to allow the widest possible usage and range of devices.
The outputs are good for driving hot and cold resistive loads, capacitive loads and inductive loads and are especially suited for loads with high inrush currents such as cold bulbs/lamps and motors. Typical applications are control and switching of AC and DC motors, Fans, relay drivers, pumps, Voltage Regulators and Battery Chargers, LEDs and Bulbs, Air Conditioning, Heaters and Solenoids.
Relay specification: 5A @ 30 VDC, 5A @ 250VAC, 5 A @ 110VAC
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Module type | Digital |
| Supported network protocols | ICMP, IP, TCP, DHCP, HTTP |
| Signal direction | Input |
| Serial interface type | RS-485 |
| Isolation | 1.5 kV |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| Product colour | Yellow |
| Digital input channels quantity | 8 channels |
| Digital output channels quantity | 0 channels |
| I/O protocols | Modbus TCP or DCON ASCII (over TCP or Virtual COM port) |
| Maximum output voltage | 60 V |
| Maximum output current per channel | 5 A |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
| Mac operating systems supported | Yes |
| Server operating systems supported | Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 |
| Mobile operating systems supported | Android, iOS |
| DIN rail mounting | Yes |
| Power | |
| Power consumption | 100 mA |
| Current | 5 A |
| Maximum input voltage | 35 V |
| DC input voltage | 5 - 30 V |
| Power supply type | PW-600/PW-650 |
| Operational conditions | |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 85 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | -40 - 80 °C |
| Technical details | |
| Module type | Digital |
| Signal direction | Input |
| Isolation | 1.5 kV |
| Compliance certificates | CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KCC, UKCA |
| Ports & interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Serial interface type | RS-485 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| Protocols | |
| Supported network protocols | ICMP, IP, TCP, DHCP, HTTP |
| Colour | |
| Product colour | Yellow |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Weight | 149 g |
| Width | 102 mm |
| Depth | 128 mm |
| Height | 23 mm |
| Package width | 135 mm |
| Package depth | 160 mm |
| Package height | 49 mm |
| Package weight | 245 g |
| Logistics data | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) | 5A991.b |