{"id":3071,"date":"2024-10-11T21:14:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/?post_type=product&p=3071"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:30:35","slug":"crm-1v-rs232-glass-optical-fiber-converter","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/crm-1v-rs232-glass-optical-fiber-converter\/","title":{"rendered":"RS232 glass optical fiber converter – CRM\/1V"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRM\/1V is a RS232 glass optical fiber converter that converts RS232<\/a> electrical serial bus standard to multi-mode glass optical fiber with a ST bayonet connector. It can be used to extend the transmission distance of a serial communication or to isolate network branches. It can be mounted on a control panel with a 35 mm DIN rail and it’s very compact, only 1 DIN module.<\/p>\n

CRM\/1V RS232 glass optical fiber converter accepts a wide range of low-voltage AC and DC power supplies; it is fully Plug & Play and requires no drivers or DIP switches. The RS232 serial interface operates in full-duplex mode and automatically detects transmission speeds up to 250 kbps, making it easy to install in any new or existing system.<\/p>\n

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Use cases<\/h4>\n

A RS232 glass optical fiber converter is typically used to create a communication backbone between two or more buildings in an RS232 serial bus network. When plastic optical fiber is not enough, glass optical fiber is the right choice, because the reachable distance is much greater: up to 2 km with multi-mode glass fiber, against about 100 m with synthetic optical fiber. If the distance is even greater, signal repeaters such as the TVV\/1R<\/a> are recommended, as they regenerate the optical signal.<\/p>\n

There are also environments where electrical equipment is prohibited, such as swimming pools, saunas, and buildings at risk of fire, where fiber optics therefore become necessary.<\/p>\n

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Advantages<\/h4>\n

In a system, it is good practice to install a RS232 glass optical fiber converter at the beginning of a multi-mode fiber run, and a repeater such as the TVV\/1R<\/a> on each floor. This helps reduce issues related to ground potential differences or possible power surges. Optical fiber is a perfect electrical insulator and therefore protects the RS232 bus from the propagation of lightning strikes or other atmospheric discharges.<\/p>\n

Fiber optics isolate various branches of a network, such as the floors of a hotel or sections of a photovoltaic system, from electromagnetic interference (EMI) and power surges. Electromagnetic interference is common in these environments, so it is good practice to install two or more optical-to-electrical converters to ensure signal integrity.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, a RS232 glass optical fiber converter allows for the regeneration of the electrical signal, thereby improving communication quality.<\/p>\n

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Protocol<\/h4>\n

CRM\/1V RS232 glass optical fiber converter is completely independent of the protocol used. This means that the converter is transparent to the communication and can be used with any proprietary protocol.<\/p>\n

This is possible because the converter operates at the logical levels, rather than at the protocol level itself. Therefore, this RS232 glass optical fiber converter can also be used in complex networks where multiple protocols are present simultaneously on the same RS232 bus.<\/p>\n

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Installation<\/h4>\n

Glass optical fiber undoubtedly performs better than synthetic optical fiber, but it is usually more expensive and more complicated to install. It requires termination at both ends, and specialized tools must be used for this operation. Once terminated, however, the bayonet connector is clearly easy to use.<\/p>\n

For these reasons, glass optical fiber is often used only as a backbone for communication, while plastic optical fiber (POF) is preferred for shorter runs because it is easier to install.<\/p>\n

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Versatility<\/h4>\n

The RS232 glass optical fiber converter is available with other combinations of serial and fiber optic standards, or with a 230 V power supply. The CRM\/1S<\/a>\u00a0and CRM\/1Q<\/a> converters, for example, accept synthetic fiber with a screw-type or Versatile Link connector, respectively. The CFM\/1V<\/a> and CMM\/1V<\/a>, on the other hand, are suitable for various serial standards, namely RS422 and RS485.<\/p>\n

The CRP\/1V<\/a>\u00a0 RS232 glass optical fiber converter is functionally identical to CRM\/1V but operates on 230 V AC. All combinations of serial standards, optical fiber types, and power supply options are available in the catalog; however, special requests (such as higher data rates) can be made via the contact form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CRM\/1V is a RS232 glass optical fiber converter that converts the standard electrical RS232 bus signal to glass optical fiber using a ST bayonet connector.<\/p>\n

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It isolates the various branches of a system from electromagnetic interference, electrical surges, or even lightning strikes.<\/p>\n

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It is completely protocol-transparent, so it can be used with any proprietary protocol operating on an RS232 bus.<\/p>\n

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It accepts a wide range of low-voltage AC and DC power supplies, it is fully Plug & Play, and requires no drivers or DIP switches. The RS232 serial interface operates in full-duplex mode and automatically detects baud rates up to 250 kbps, so it can be easily installed in any new or existing system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[257,265,262],"product_tag":[273,274,280,275],"class_list":["post-3071","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-isolation","product_cat-optical-fiber","product_cat-rs232-en","product_tag-converter","product_tag-din-rail","product_tag-optical-fiber","product_tag-rs232","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3071"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3071"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cle-automazioni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}