Benefits and Features

Extremely low power consumption (650 mW)

Provides access to the native Internet protocol capabilities of the CR6, CR800, CR850, CR1000, and CR3000

Rugged serial-to-Ethernet server for networking devices and peripherals

PakBus routing and device initiated connections

Technical Description

The NL201 connects to an Ethernet network using a 10Base-T/100Base-TX, full or half duplex, Ethernet interface. It has CS I/O and RS-232 ports for connecting a Campbell Scientific data logger, peripheral, Modbus RTU, or other serial-based device. A USB micro B connection is provided for on-site configuration using Device Configuration Utility software.

The NL201 can act as a PakBus router, TCP serial server, TCP serial client, Modbus TCP/IP gateway, and TLS proxy server for HTTPS and user-defined-port communications. The NL201 also provides a unique mode that bridges the Ethernet and CS I/O ports. This allows access to the internal IP functionality of the CR6, CR800, CR850, CR1000, and CR3000 (for example, web page access, email, FTP). Adding an NL201 configured in this mannert o a CR800 is analogous to adding an NL121 to a CR1000's peripheral port. Adding an NL201 configured in this manner to a CR800 is analogous to adding an NL120 to a CR1000's peripheral port.