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Model 4688-IR / Model 4679-IR
Operation & Maintenance Manual
Manual #087-0007G, 10/2003
RS-485 data transmission requires a bus topology, as does Modbus™.
Bus Network Topology
TRANSMITTER
TRANSMITTER
TRANSMITTER
TRANSMITTER
RS
RS
RS
RS
RS-485/232 T
-485/232 T
-485/232 T
-485/232 T
-485/232 Topology
opology
opology
opology
opology
Because RS-485 (and RS-232) transmission uses two wires for
communications, instruments using this method are 4-wire devices (2 wires
for power, 2 wires for communications). Note that RS-485 cable, such as
Belden 9841 and Manhattan 3993, should be used instead of standard 18
AWG instrumentation cable.
RS-485 limits the number of slave devices to 32. This limit is driven by power
considerations and can be overcome through the use of repeaters (also
called extenders), each of which allows another 32 devices and 1,000 m to be
added to the bus. Modbus
®
protocol limits the number of slave devices to
247. The 4688-IR limits the transmission rate to 9600 baud.
MODBUS Protocol (or Network)
MODBUS Protocol (or Network)
MODBUS Protocol (or Network)
MODBUS Protocol (or Network)
MODBUS Protocol (or Network)
In the Modbus
®
protocol, up to 247 transmitting and receiving devices can be
used on a single bus (not including the DCS or PLC).
Modbus
®
uses master/slave (centralized) bus access. The master (a PLC,
PC-based MMI, or DCS) continuously sends queries to the devices connected
to the bus. Upon receiving a request, a slave device sends a response to the
master. Note that all devices constantly monitor the bus for instructions but
only transmit information upon receipt of a query - in other words, a slave can
never initiate a dialog. This is in contrast to 4-20 mA devices, which
continuously transmit data back to the receiver.
Modbus
®
has two data transmission modes, ASCII and RTU, which define
how information is packed into message fields and decoded. The GasPlus-IR
supports only the RTU mode.
Master
Slave
Tw. Pair
Tw. Pair
(TYP)
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