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CHAPTER 3
RS–422/485
RS–422/485 COMPATIBILITY
With the 5554/5558 you can change port 3 and/or port 4 from
RS–232 operation to RS–422/485. The RS–422/485 compatible
ports are accessed through P2 and P3. You can connect up to 32
units on a multidrop RS–485 network. However, only one trans-
mitter can be active at a time. Although no wire type or maximum
wire length is specified in the EIA 485 specification, the EIA 422
specification (which is very similar) lists a maximum length of
4000 ft. Jumper block W5 configures the card for the RS–422/485
option and also installs or removes the termination network. A
termination network must be installed at the last receiver of the
network. Failure to do so may cause spurious oscillation on the
receive line and corrupt incoming data.
W5: RS-422/485 Select and Network Termination
Port
Pins Jumpered
Description
P2
[10-12]*
RS-422/485 inactive
P2 Active & Terminated
[8-10]
Receive data at port 3
[13-15]*
Plus termination
[14-16]*
Minus termination
P2 Active & Unterminated
[8-10]
Receive data at port 3
[15-17]
Plus termination
[16-18]
Minus termination
P3
[9-11]*
Inactive
P3 Active and Terminated
[7-9]
Receive data at port 4
[1-3]*
Plus termination
[2-4]*
Minus termination
P3 Active & Unterminated
[7-9]
Receive data at port 4
[3-5]
Plus termination
[4-6]
Minus termination
* = default
NOTE: When activating the RS–422/485 option, serial I/O ports
at J3 and/or J4 are not available.
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