BAPI BAPI BA/SOX Fiber Optic Transceiver partsautozone INTERESTING Embellished

Description

The BAPI BA/SOX Fiber Optic Transceiver is used for the conversion of RS-485 data to a fiber optic signal for transmission to other buildings. A SOX in the other building converts the fiber optic signal back into RS-485 for the remote copper network.

The SOX module accepts single-mode fiber cable on standard ST connectors. The copper RS-485 connection is made on the 8-pole plug along with the power and ground connections. The SOX also plugs into the communications repeater backplane (RBP).

A green power LED indicates that 12 VDC is present in the module. A red LED at each fiber cable connection flashes when data is transmitted or received.

BAPI recommends fiber optic cable for HVAC communications networks that travel between buildings.