A200

The A200 is a USB to serial adapter. It provides an easy way to interface with, and provide power to, many of our sensors with serial interfaces. This device is typically used to configure sensors using the Device Configuration Utility (DevConfig). Some sensors, such as our CS450-series and CS650-series sensors, use this interface for configuration and operating system updates.

The A200 is a USB to serial adapter. It is powered by USB. The USB interface connector is Type B. The serial interface is a 4 pin spring terminal block accepting 16 to 28 AWG wires. The terminal block provides ground, transmit, receive, and 12V.

Serial communications are not true RS-232, but instead are RS-232 logic at 0 to 5 Vdc electrical levels. Receive is RS-232 tolerant. The amount of current supply by the 12 V output is limited to less than 170 mA.