Manufacturer profile

Brainboxes Limited

Brainboxes Limited is a manufacturer based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. [S2][S1]

Country
United Kingdom [S1]
City
Liverpool [S2]
Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter
Official product image [S4]

Evidence scope

The retained official product route documents: Brainboxes Limited documents Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter as an industrial fiber media converter offering. This dossier uses that cited route as the editorial scope. [S4]

The retained research coverage separates company identity from the named product evidence. It does not turn one model or series into a claim about unlisted company-wide operations. [S8]

Fiber Converter

Documented series: Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter

Brainboxes Limited documents Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter as an industrial fiber media converter offering. [S4]

Documented specifications for Fiber Converter
Service temperature-40 °C [S9]
  • Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter [S4]

Selection fit: SFP module is not included; jumbo-frame and isolation figures remain datasheet-scoped to SW-581. [S7]

Remote Io Module

Documented series: Brainboxes ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module.

Brainboxes Limited documents a remote I/O module offering. [S10]

Documented specifications for Remote Io Module
Service temperature-10°C [S13]
  • Brainboxes ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module. [S5]

Selection fit: Remote I/O module SKU for Ethernet digital I/O. [S11]

Serial Server

Documented series: Brainboxes ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter.

Brainboxes Limited documents a serial device server offering. [S6]

Documented specifications for Serial Server
Service temperature-40°C [S16]
  • Brainboxes ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter. [S6]

Selection fit: Ethernet-to-serial device server SKU for one RS-232 port. [S14]

Product range and documented series

Brainboxes Limited documents Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter as an industrial fiber media converter offering. [S4]

  • Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter [S4]Source note: Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter
  • Brainboxes ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module. [S5]Source note: Brainboxes ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module.
  • Brainboxes ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter. [S6]Source note: Brainboxes ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter.

Procurement fit

Specification reviewers should note the documented procurement caveats per product line. The SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter is supplied without an SFP module, and further attributes such as jumbo-frame support and isolation parameters are datasheet-scoped to the SW-581 specification. The ED-008 is identified as the Ethernet digital I/O SKU, and the ES-246 as the single-port RS-232 Ethernet-to-serial SKU. Minimum order quantities, framework agreements, and authorized channel data are not publicly documented.

Technical capabilities

Among the documented series, only the SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter carries a published service temperature figure, rated to -40°C. The ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module and the ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter are listed as the canonical SKUs for their respective categories; however, electrical limits, mechanical envelope, protocol stack details, and EMC figures for these two series are not publicly documented. Comparative performance data between SKUs is likewise not publicly documented in the supplied reference material.

Markets and applications

The documented series address industrial connectivity requirements spanning three functional areas. The SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter provides fiber media conversion for Ethernet backbones. The ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module supports distributed digital I/O aggregation over Ethernet infrastructure. The ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter enables integration of a single RS-232 endpoint onto an IP network. Specific deployment verticals, application case studies, and named installations are not publicly documented.

Evidence limitations

Several procurement-relevant data points are not publicly documented for Brainboxes Limited. These include company size, founding year, ownership structure, quality management certifications, and named end-user references. Series-level data not provided in the reference material include EMC compliance figures for the ED-008 and ES-246, MTBF ratings, warranty terms, and detailed isolation specifications. Pricing structures, lead times, and distributor authorization records are likewise not publicly documented.

Editorial summary

Brainboxes Limited is a United Kingdom manufacturer headquartered in Liverpool, with documented product coverage across three industrial connectivity categories: fiber converter, remote I/O module, and serial server. The fiber converter line is represented by the SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter. The remote I/O module line is represented by the ED-008 Ethernet remote digital I/O module. The serial server line is represented by the ES-246 1-port RS-232 Ethernet to serial adapter. All three documented series are categorized as discrete SKUs within their respective product families.

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Not published in retained sources

These common buyer fields were explicitly outside the retained source coverage for this dossier. They are shown as omissions, not filled with a proxy, a related model or an assumption.

  • Annual sales [S8]
  • Availability or stock [S8]
Research coverage

Evidence states describe the public material reviewed for this profile; they do not rate the company or assert an undisclosed fact.

  • Identity and location are retained from the cited official source. Product facts and visual are limited to Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter; no unlisted company-wide performance, availability, production or revenue claim is asserted. [S8]Company-stated
  • Coverage is limited to cited first-party remote I/O facts. [S12]Company-stated
  • Coverage is limited to cited first-party serial device server facts. [S15]Company-stated

Frequently asked questions

What Fiber Media Converter product is documented for Brainboxes Limited?

The retained product material names Brainboxes SW-581 industrial Gigabit SFP media converter. The dossier keeps this as a product-level statement rather than using it as a claim about the company's entire catalogue. [S4]

Which common buying fields are not published in the retained sources?

The retained source packet does not publish Annual sales, Availability or stock. Those fields are intentionally left out of the procurement snapshot rather than inferred from a related series, a product image or the company identity. [S8]

Research notes

The retained first-party packet supports a richer product-level reading surface, but it does not yet contain 600 words of distinct cited content. This noindex dossier remains in reviewing status until additional source-backed facts are retained.