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TB100 Terminal Block Adaptor
The TB100 Terminal Block Adaptor attaches to the DB9M connector. The TB100
provides a convenient way of wiring RS422 and RS485 lines to the serial port of a
Tibbo device. The wires are inserted into the terminal contacts and the terminals
are then tightened using a screwdriver.
The following table details terminal block contact functions in RS232, RS422, and
RS485 modes of operation. The table assumes that the TB100 is connected to a
Tibbo device with universal serial port that has DB9M connector.
RS232
RS422
RS485
#2
<No connection>
RTS-
(output)
<No connection>
#7
RX
(input)
RX-
(input)
RX-
(input)
#8
TX
(output)
TX+
(output)
TX+
(output)
#9
DTR
(output)
TX-
(output)
TX-
(output)
#10
Ground
Ground
Ground
#6
DSR
(input)
RX+
(input)
RX+
(input)
#1
RTS
(output)
RTS+
(output)
<No connection>
#3
CTS
(input)
CTS+
(input)
<No connection>
#4
<No connection>
CTS-
(input)
<No connection>
Although Tibbo devices support half-duplex RS485 communications, TX and RX lines
remain independent on these devices even in the RS485 mode. In order to arrange a
two-wire half-duplex RS485 bus you need to externally connect RX+ to TX+ and RX-
to TX-. On the TB100 this is conveniently done by closing (putting to ON position)
two switches- SW1 and SW2. These are located on the back of the TB100.
Additionally, the TB100 provides termination circuits typically needed at the end of
long RS422 or RS485 lines. There are four identical terminators that can be switched
on and off individually using four switches located on the back of the TB100. The
following table details which line pairs the terminators can be connected to:
SW3
CTS+/CTS-
SW4
RTS+/RTS-
SW5
RX+/RX-
SW6
TX+/TX-
Schematic diagram for one of the terminators is shown on figure below.