Rose Electronics 5 Parallel Ports, Centronics 36'

Rose Master Switch (MS-5P)
The Rose Master Switch (MS-5P) is a versatile product for interconnecting your computers and peripherals using the common serial (RS232) and parallel (Centronics) interfaces of your equipment. The Rose Master Switch (MS-5P) accepts over 20 commands for controlling the flow of data. It may also be used automatically or be controlled by interactive menus. Applications for the switch include office automation, CAD/CAM, machine control, data collection, data communications, telecommunications, retail point-of-sale, and others.

Rose Master Switch (MS-5P) Features & Benefits:

• Uses standard RS232 serial and parallel Centronics interfaces
• Used for printer sharing, modem sharing, data collection, machine control, and serial networking
• Three model lines to choose from:
  MS- SERIES - 5 or 9 ports, all serial, all parallel, or mixed serial and parallel
  U-SERIES - 3, 6, or 9 ports, each port programmable as serial or parallel, input or output
  N-SERIES - 4, 8, 12, or 16 serial ports and 1 parallel port, supports file transfer at 115.2K
• Dynamically allocated buffer expandable to four megabytes
• Over 20 commands for controlling the flow of data
• Menus for configuration, port contention and access, and job control
• Supplied with MasterLink™ utility disk
• Advanced queue system controls access and priority of multiple inputs to multiple outputs
• From job control menu - view all jobs in queue and cancel, hold, or release them
• All configuration parameters can be saved in non-volatile memory

Rose Master Switch (MS-5P) Function Diagram

Rose Master Switch (MS-5P) Specifications: