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Specifications 

Input Interface 
Output Interface 
Baud Rate 
Supported Devices 
Device Groups 
Power Supply 
Consumption 
Operating Temperature / Humidity 
Protection Class: front / terminals

 

RS485 for net control and data acquisition 
RS232 for connection to PC 
max. 9600 bps 
up to 32 
up to 8 
mains adapter 9 VAC/DC 
max. 90 mA 
0...50 °C / 0...80% RH 
IP54 / IP20 

 

 
 

Warranty and Support 

 

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           serial number 

 

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      manufacturing date

 

 

QC check mark …….……(passed) 

(stamp) 

88 Slavyanska Str. 
P.O.Box 378 
Plovdiv 4000, BULGARIA  
tel: +359 32 646523, 646524 
fax: +359 32 634089, 646517 
e-mail: [email protected]      

 

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Warranty

 

COMECO warrants this product  
to be free from defects in materials  
and workmanship for 2 years. If your unit 
is found to be defective within that time,  
we will promptly repair or replace it.  
This warranty does not cover accidental 
damage, wear or tear, or consequential  
or incidental loss. This warranty 
does not cover any defects caused  
by wrong transportation, storage, installation, 
or operating (see '

Specifications

').  

Technical support

 

In the unlikely event that you encounter  
a problem with your COMECO device, 
please call your local dealer or contact 
directly our support team. 

 

 

COMECO Inc., P.O.Box 378, Plovdiv 4000, BULGARIA, tel: +359 32 646523, 646524, fax: 634089 

e-mail: [email protected], WWW.COMECOGROUP.COM 

 

 

 

 

IA100 

 

OPERATIO N MANUAL  

 
 

 

 

 

Please read this Operation Manual before mounting and operating! 

Save the Manual for future references!

 

 
 

Networking 

 

 

Biasing  

 

When the network is in idle state,  
all nodes are in listen (receive) mode. 
Under this condition, there are no active 
drivers on the network. All drivers  
are tri-stated. 

 

 

Without anything driving the network,  
the state of the line is unknown.  
The logic level at the output  
of the receivers, when the line is  
in this state, is '1', which, according 
to RS485 specification, is coded  
by at least of 200 mV voltage drop 
between 

B

 and 

A

 data lines.

 

 

In order for the interface adapter 
to maintain the proper idle voltage state, 
bias resistors must be applied to force 
the data lines to the idle condition.

 

 

Bias resistors are nothing more than  
a pull-up resistor on the data 

B

 line 

(typ5 V) and a pull-down  
(to ground) on the data 

A

 line.  

The value of the bias resistor  
is dependent on termination type  
and the number of nodes in the system 
as well as the load impedance  
of the node receiver.  
The goal is to generate enough 
DC bias current in the network  
to maintain a minimum of 200 mV 
between the 

B

 and 

A

 data line.

 

 

On the other hand, to reduce 
the consumption and to assure a stable 
'0' state on the line, we recommend  
a value of 

A

 voltage drop of less  

than 500 mV.

 

Protection against  
electro-magnetic interferences  

A good decision to protect the network 
against inductive spikes is connecting  
the signal grounds of all nodes 
to the earth via 100 

Ω

 resistors.

 

 

 
 

Networking 

 

 

Wiring  

 

Use two-wire half-duplex communication.

 

 

Note that the signal ground line  
should also be connected to the system. 
This connection is necessary for keeping 
the V

cm

 common mode voltage  

at the receiver within a safe range.  
The interface circuit may operate  
without the signal ground connection,  
but in such case, reliability  
and noise immunity may be sacrificed.

 

 

To configure the network,  
use a shielded cable with at least  
two dedicated pairs of wires.  
The shield must be one-point connected 
to the signal ground (the ground terminal 
of IA100 is preferable). 

 

 

Use one of the dedicated pairs  
as a communication line  
and the other one  
as a node-grounding conductor. 

 

 

Using more than 32 nodes  
is not recommended.

 

 

Important note: 

According to the RS485 specification, 
each node has a load impedance  
of 12 k

. Thus, the total number  

of nodes is restricted to 32.  
Since there are interface chips  
with higher receiver load impedance, 
which allow extending  
the total number of nodes,  
we recommend you to measure  
the load impedances  
during network configuration.

 

 

INTERFACE ADAPTER

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