
INSTALL SHEET
RS-485 Option Card
NPB-2X-485
RS-485 Option Card Install Sheet
Part Number 11873 Rev 1.1
Updated: January 16, 2012
1
JACE, Niagara Framework, Niagara AX Framework and the Sedona Framework are trademarks of Tridium, Inc.
This
document
covers
the
mounting
and
wiring
of
the
NPB
‐
2X
‐
485
option
card
in
a
Tridium
®
JACE
®
controller,
including
models
T
‐
200/600
(JACE
2/6),
T
‐
700
(JACE
7),
T
‐
202/602
‐
XPR
(M2M
JACE),
or
Security
JACE
series.
Refer
to
the
appropriate
JACE
®
mounting
and
wiring
document
for
further
installation
details.
Included in this Package
Included
in
this
package
find
the
following
items:
•
NPB
‐
2X
‐
485
option
card,
connector
end
plate,
and
(if
recent
model)
four
2
‐
pin
jumper
blocks.
•
Two
3
‐
position
terminal
plugs,
for
wiring
to
an
RS
‐
485
network.
•
This
NPB
‐
2X
‐
485
Option
Install
Sheet
,
Part
Number
11873
Rev
1.1.
Material and Tools Required
The
following
may
be
required
for
installation:
•
#2
Phillips
screwdriver:
used
to
install
the
card.
•
Small
flat
‐
blade
screwdriver:
used
for
making
wiring
connections
to
the
RS
‐
485
networks.
•
#1
Phillips
screwdriver:
to
remove
and
refasten
T
‐
202/602
‐
XPR
covers
(if
applicable).
Figure 1
NPB-2X-485 option.
Preparation
Examine
the
component
side
of
the
option
card
to
see
if
bias
resistor
jumper
pins
are
available.
See
.
If
so,
you
may
wish
to
enable
biasing
for
either
(or
both)
RS
‐
485
ports
before
mounting
the
card—you
cannot
reach
these
jumpers
when
the
card
is
installed.
Figure 2
Jumpers to enable RS-485 bias resistors.
Note
An
earlier
NPB
‐
2X
‐
485
option
card
does
not
have
Bias
jumpers.
It
operates
like
the
newer
option
card
in
factory
‐
shipped
state
(jumper
blocks
not
installed—no
biasing).
Installing
jumpers
to
enable
biasing
adds
two
onboard
3.3K
ohm
resistors
into
an
RS
‐
485
port’s
circuit:
•
from
RS
‐
485
“+”
to
5V.
•
from
RS
‐
485
“–”
to
Ground.
Biasing
sometimes
improves
RS
‐
485
communications
by
eliminating
“indeterminate”
idle
states.
In
general,
only
one device
on
an
RS
‐
485
trunk
should
be
biased.
Otherwise,
undue
loading
of
the
circuit
may
result,
with
fewer
devices
supported.
Table 1 NPB-2X-485 option description.
Description
Notes / COM Port Assignments
Dual port,
optically isolated
RS-485 adapter,
with two
3-position,
removable
screw-terminal
connector plugs.
page 2 for
location of
Option Slots 1
and 2 on a
T-200/600.
Recent option cards have jumpers for
enabling onboard bias resistors. See
page 1, for more details.
Most JACE models have two option slots,
where COM assignments are:
•
T-200/600, Security JACE: If
single
RS-485 option in Slot 1: COM3, COM4.
If
two
RS-485 options, ports are Slot 1:
COM3, COM4 and Slot 2: COM5, COM6.
•
T-700: If
single
RS-485 option in Slot 1:
COM5, COM6.
If
two
RS-485 options, ports are Slot 1:
COM5, COM6 and Slot 2: COM7, COM8.
The T-202/602-XPR series (M2M JACE)
accepts only one option card, where ports
are COM7 and COM8.
S
R
5
8
4
s
X
R
X
T
X
R
X
T
s
COM3 / COM5
COM7
COM4 / COM6
COM8
See Notes in
.
Jumper pins to
enable RS-485
Bias resistors
(found on newer
cards only)
to bias
this port
to bias
this port
Screened
diagram
shows
how to enable a
port’s Bias
resistors
(two jumper
blocks on the
header pins).