Nix Product Manual |
Wiring and Connections
INGENIA | 01/22/2019
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7.7.2 RS485 interface
Nix Servo Drive supports
full duplex RS-485
. This means that independent differential lines are used for TX and RX,
which cannot be connected together.
Full-duplex RS485 is fully compatible with RS422 communication.
Main specifications of Nix RS485 interface are shown in the next table:
Interface
Full duplex
Non-isolated
Self-supplied (no need for external supply)
Communication distance
Up to 1200 m
Baud rate
100 kbps to 10 Mbps
Daisy chain
Supported
Termination resistor
Nix version 1.1.0: 120Ω on RX line included.
Nix version 1.2.0 (Release Feb 2017): Resistor 120 Ω on TX and RX lines included.
Specification
Details
Next figure illustrates how to connect Nix Servo Drive with a host in a point to point configuration.
USB EMI sensitivity
USB is not a rugged interface, and is sensitive to EMI. For the NIX-5/170 use a good quality cable shorter
than 1 m to avoid communication problems while the power stage is enabled.
Multi-point connection
Nix Servo Drive RS485 interface is not intended for bus operation, since there is no collision prevention
protocol implemented. However,
multiple drives can be connected to the same master using daisy
chain connection
.
Multiple drive connection with daisy chain
must be configured using
suite.
For
allowing multi-point communication
each servo drive must be allocated a unique node ID
, and
daisy
chain option must be enabled.
Please, see
section in
further information.