Appendix B Serial Port Information
Serial for Windows NT
B-4
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MASTER
Slave 1
Slave 2
Slave n
Tx
Tx
Rx
Tx
Rx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Figure B-1.
Typical Full-Duplex System
Half Duplex
A typical half-duplex multidrop bus architecture also involves a
master-slave protocol. In a half-duplex system, all transmitters and
receivers are connected to the same transmission line. A half-duplex
system is often referred to as a two-wire system. Figure B-2 shows a
typical half-duplex system.
MASTER
Slave 1
Slave 2
Slave n
Tx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Tx
Rx
Tx
Rx
Figure B-2
. Typical Half-Duplex System