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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER – INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Introduction

Features

Converts between RS232, RS485 or Fiber

1200 to 57600 baud rates

Isolated RS485 interface

50/125µm, 62.5/125µm, and 100/140µm fiber sizes

Front panel LEDs for power, RS232 Rx/Tx, and RS485 Rx/Tx

Two possible mounting arrangements

120 V AC adapter included (ANOMA AEC-3590 or other listed direct plug-in Class 2 
power supply rated maximum 9 V DC output).

Additional power supply terminals supplied to accept isolated 9 V AC / 9 V DC

Two interface cables provided (9 pin - 9 pin, 9-pin - 25 pin)

Suitable for use with direct or modem communications.

E83849 UL Listed for the USA and Canada

Contact information

For product support, contact the information and call center as follows:

GE Grid Solutions

650 Markland Street
Markham, Ontario
Canada L6C 0M1
Worldwide telephone: +1 905 927 7070
Europe/Middle East/Africa telephone: +34 94 485 88 54
North America toll-free: 1 800 547 8629
Fax: +1 905 927 5098
Worldwide e-mail: 

[email protected]

Europe e-mail: 

[email protected]

Website: 

http://www.gegridsolutions.com/multilin

 

Warranty

For products shipped as of 1 October 2013, GE warrants most of its GE manufactured 
products for 10 years. For warranty details including any limitations and disclaimers, see 
our Terms and Conditions at 

https://www.gegridsolutions.com/multilin/warranty.htm

For products shipped before 1 October 2013, the standard 24-month warranty applies.

Summary of Contents for Multilin F485

Page 1: ...F485 Communications Converter Instruction Manual F485 Communications Converter Manual P N 1601 0073 A5 GE publication code GEK 119569A GE Grid Solutions 1601 0073 A5 LISTED ...

Page 2: ...without notice Part number 1601 0073 A5 September 2017 Revision history Release Dates Major Updates for A5 Major Updates for A4 Part No Revision Release Date 1601 0073 A3 1 0x April 2003 1601 0073 A4 1 0x July 2013 1601 0073 A5 1 0x September 2017 Page Changes Cover Manual revision from A4 to A5 Branding format and colors updated to GE Grid Solutions Bar code 10 year warranty UL logo added Page 1 ...

Page 3: ...849 UL Listed for the USA and Canada Contact information For product support contact the information and call center as follows GE Grid Solutions 650 Markland Street Markham Ontario Canada L6C 0M1 Worldwide telephone 1 905 927 7070 Europe Middle East Africa telephone 34 94 485 88 54 North America toll free 1 800 547 8629 Fax 1 905 927 5098 Worldwide e mail multilin tech ge com Europe e mail multil...

Page 4: ...2 F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Typical Configurations Figure 1 RS232 to RS485 connection 805753A3 CDR ...

Page 5: ...F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3 Figure 2 RS232 to FIBER and FIBER to RS485 805754A3 CDR ...

Page 6: ...ect the supplied power adapter to this input if power is not supplied via the terminals The power adapter steps down 120 220 VAC to 9 VAC RS485 The RS485 terminals accept a standard shielded twisted pair such as Beldon 9841 and provide connections for a and a shield The RS485 terminals have a terminating network installed internally and therefore no external terminating network is required Observe...

Page 7: ...ng data to control the direction and therefore requires no control signals from the master device RS232 or fiber to switch from transmit to receive mode after the last character has been transmitted The baud rate switches control the length of time that the RS485 transmitter will remain in the transmit direction after the last character has been transmitted The length of time is fixed at 3 5 chara...

Page 8: ...The fiber optic transmitter and receiver used in the F485 converter utilize 820nm wavelength technology and are designed to operate with 50 125µm 62 5 125µm and 100 140µm fiber sizes using ST terminated cables The ST connections provide repeatable connections within 0 2 dB typically The transmitter receiver pair will typically work with fiber lengths up to 1km Ensure the dust covers are installed ...

Page 9: ...N CONNECTOR 8 8 5 6 6 6 Rx FIBER 9VAC 120 220 VAC POWER ADAPTER POWER JACK POWER SUPPLY 9VAC 9VDC 9VDC 5V POWER 5V ISOLATED RS485 CONVERTER TERMINATION AND LINE BIAS RS485 LED Rx SR489 IN SERVICE BREAKER OPEN R1 TRIP R2 AUXILIARY R3 AUXILIARY R4 AUXILIARY R5 ALARM R6 SERVICE SETPOINT ACCESS BREAKER CLOSED COMPUTER RS232 HOT STATOR MESSAGE VT FAILURE BREAKER FAILURE PROGRAM PORT SETPOINT 7 8 9 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...8 F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Dimensions Figure 5 Dimensions 805750A5 CDR ...

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