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USOTL4-1405 - 2/2 

© 2004 by B&B Electronics. All rights reserved. 

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                             B&B ELECTRONICS

 

 

 
 

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 

Manufacturer’s Name: 

B&B Electronics Manufacturing Company 

Manufacturer’s Address: 

P.O. Box 1040 

 

707 Dayton Road 

 

Ottawa, IL 61350 USA 

Model Numbers: 

USOTL4 

Description:   

Optically Isolated USB to RS-422/485 Converter 

Type: 

Light industrial equipment 

Application of Council Directive:  89/336/EEC 
Standards: EN 

55022 

 EN 

61000-6-1

 

 

EN 61000 (-4-2, -4-3, -4-4, -4-5, -4-6, -4-8, -4-11) 

 

Robert M. Paratore, Director of Engineering 

 

#6.

 You will also need to continue to install the serial 

port the same as installing the converter. Click the 

Next

 

button followed by the 

Finish

 button. It will take a 

couple seconds for the serial port to be installed. 

USOTL4

RS-422

Device

TDA(-)
TDB(+)
RDA(-)
RDB(+)

GND

RDA(-)
RDB(+)
TDA(-)
TDB(+)
GND

USOTL4 in a four-wire set-up 

with all switches in the OFF position.

 

 

RS-485

Network

USOTL4

RS-485
Device

TDA

(-)

RDA

(-)

GND

TDB(+

)

RDB

(+)

Data (B)

Data (A)

Data (B)

Data (A)

GND

USOTL4 in a two-wire set-up 

with all switches in the ON position.

 

RS-485 Control 

No special software is required to control the RS-485 receiver 
or transmit line driver. The driver is automatically enabled 
during each byte transmitted in RS-485 mode. The 
transmitter is always enabled in RS-422 mode.  The receiver 
is tri-stated during each byte transmitted in the echo-off 
mode.  The receiver is always enabled in the echo-on mode. 
There are 4.7k Ohm pull-up/pull-down resistors on the RDA 
and RDB lines. A termination resistor may be added to R16 if 
needed. See B&B’s RS-422/RS-485 Application Note 
(available on our website or by mail) for more information on 
termination and DC biasing of an RS-485 network. 
 

Dip Switch Set-up 

Dip switches allow the module to be configured for two-wire 
or four-wire, RS-422 or RS-485 modes. In two-wire mode the 
TDA (-) and RDA (-) are tied together and so are TDB (+) and 
RDB (+), making multi-dropping this converter into an existing 
network easy. 

 

Switch OFF 

ON 

One 

TD always enabled 

(TD 422) 

TD only enabled during data 

transmission.  

(TD 485)

 

Two 

RD always enabled 

(ECHO ON)

 

RD disabled during data 

transmission. 

(OFF)

 

Three Four-wire 

mode 

 

 

(4-Wire)

 

Two-wire mode    

(2-Wire) 

Four Four-wire 

mode 

 

 

(4-Wire)

 

Two-wire mode    

(2-Wire) 

Specifications 

Dimensions: 

2.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (6.9 x 13.0 x 2.3 cm) 

Temperature Range: 

0 to 70

o

C (32 to 158

o

F) 

RS-485/422 Baud Rate:  Up to 460.8 kbps 
USB Baud Rate: 

High speed device 

USB Power: 

Low power device (draws < 100mA) 

Operating System: 

Windows 98/SE, 2000, ME, XP 

Accessories:                   Driver CD 
Isolation:                         2000 V RMS 

#5.

 The screen above will appear. Click the 

Finish

 

button to complete the installation. 

 

 

International Headquarters: 

 707 Dayton Road  PO Box 1040  Ottawa, IL 61350  USA 

815-433-5100  Fax 433-5104    

www.bb-elec.com    [email protected]   [email protected] 

 

European Headquarters:

   Westlink Commercial Park   Oranmore  Co. Galway  Ireland 

+353 91 792444   Fax +353 91 792445   

www.bb-europe.com   [email protected]  [email protected]

 

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