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Specifications and Site Requirements
Communications
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Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
RS-232 Serial Interface Connection
RS-232 serial communication on the NC-12 node controller is not used with QuickStick HT
transport systems.
RS-422 Serial Interface Connection
Node Controller to Motor Drive
When using QSMC motor controllers, which support RS-422 communication, the NC-S,
NC-12, and NC LITE node controllers are connected to the motor drives in a daisy-chain with
a 4-wire cable. See
Figure 4-22 for cable identification and Table 4-51 for cable pinouts. See
Figure 4-16 and Figure 4-17 for the location of these connections on the QSMC motor con-
trollers. See the Node Controller Hardware User Manual , MMI-UM013 , for the locations of
these connections on the node controllers. There is no need to construct any of the cables as all
cabling is supplied with the transport system. Contact MagneMotion for additional or replace-
ment cables.
When using an NC LITE, the RS-422 cables for upstream communications connect to the
node controller with a 9-pin female ‘D’ connector at any of the odd numbered RS-422 ports.
When using an NC-S or NC-12, the RS-422 cables for upstream communications connect to
the node controller with a 4-pin female M8 connector at any of the RS-422 ports. These cables
connect to the first motor drive in a path with a 4-pin female M8 connector on the end of the
cable that plugs into the upstream communication port.
When using an NC LITE, the RS-422 cables for downstream communications connect to the
node controller with a 9-pin male ‘D’ connector at any of the even numbered RS-422 ports.
When using an NC-S or NC-12, the RS-422 cables for downstream communications connect
to the node controller with a 4-pin female M8 connector at any of the RS-422 ports. These
cables connect to the last motor drive in a path with a 4-pin female M8 connector on the end
of the cable that plugs into the downstream communication port.
It is recommended that the upstream connection to the NC LITE node controller be made to
an odd numbered (male DE-9) RS-422 port and the downstream connection be made to an
even numbered (female DE-9) RS-422 port. However, a custom crossover gender changer can
be used to connect an RS-422 DE-9 connector of the wrong gender to any port on the NC
LITE node controller.