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CHAPTER 3: Installation
Figure 9. Sample Multipoint Operation.
Sample Multipoint Configuration
In the following application, an industrial controller is used to gather
information from several remote programmable logic controller (PLC)
stations (see
Figure 9
). A system protocol has been defined such that all the
programmable logic controllers receive the information sent by the industrial
controller, but only the remote station specifically addressed will respond. In
this system, the industrial controller and all the remote stations are DTE
devices. The step-by-step installation procedure follows
Figure 9
.
Installation Procedure for the Multipoint Application in Figure 9
1. Set all the LD485A-HSs for DCE operation (jumper XW1 in position A).
2. Connect a straight-through cable from the RS-232 port on each
LD485A-HS to the RS-232 port on each of the PLCs.
3. Set all the LD485A-HSs for normal operation (switch S1 in the “Normal”
position).
4. After a remote station has been addressed, two-way data transmission can
occur between that station and the industrial controller until the industrial
controller sends a “CLEAR” command. This command causes the remote
PLC to resume data logging while waiting to be addressed again. Therefore,
set each LD485A-HS for full-duplex operation (jumper W8 in the “FULL”
position).
INDUSTRIAL
CONTROLLER
PLC
PLC
PLC
LD485-HS