Waveshare USB to RS485/422, Industrial Grade Isolated Converter, Up to 1200m Long-distance Transmission, Compatible With Mac/
Product details checked 5 September 2026 · price checked live
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Waveshare USB to RS485/422, Industrial Grade Isolated Converter is one of the 49 barebone pcs products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: Onboard Original FT232RL and SP485EEN chip. Fast communication, stable and reliable, better compatibility. 3 LEDs for indicating the power and transceiver status. Onboard unibody power supply isolation, provides stable isolated voltage, needs no extra power supply for the isolated terminal. Onboard unibody digital isolation, allows signal isolation. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.9 out of 5 from 42 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Waveshare
- Amazon rating
- 4.9 / 5 from 42 ratings
- vs Barebone PCs
- 0.4 above the category median of 4.5
- Rank in category
- 1 of 47 rated barebone pcs we track
- Price position
- Among the cheaper options (category spans £4.99 to £4999)
- How proven
- Moderate review volume
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How it compares in Barebone PCs
Across the 47 rated barebone pcs products we track, the typical score is 4.5 out of 5. This one sits at 4.9, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count. That places it first of the 47 we rank here.
It carries 42 ratings against a category median of 29. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the lower third of a category running from £4.99 to £4999, where the midpoint is about £49.15. Cheaper than most while rating at or above the category norm is the combination worth looking for, and it is the main argument for this one.
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Worked out from the 49 barebone pcs products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features, as the manufacturer lists them
Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.
- Onboard Original FT232RL and SP485EEN chip. Fast communication, stable and reliable, better compatibility. 3 LEDs for indicating the power and transceiver status. Industrial rail-mount ABS case design, small in size, easy to install, and cost-effective
- Onboard unibody power supply isolation, provides stable isolated voltage, needs no extra power supply for the isolated terminal. Onboard unibody digital isolation, allows signal isolation, high reliability, strong anti-interference, low power consumption
- Onboard Transient Voltage Suppressor, effectively suppress surge voltage and transient spike voltage in the circuit, llgthningproof & anti-electrostatic
- Onboard Transient Voltage Suppressor, effectively suppress surge voltage and transient spike voltage in the circuit, llgthningproof & anti-electrostatic
- Onboard 15KV ESD isolation protection and 600W llgthningproof & anti-surge protection. Onboard 120R terminal resistor on the RS485/RS422 ports, enable by default, configurable by jumper
