PiXtend V2 -L- Hardware Manual
6.7. Serial interface
PiXtend V2 -L- has one serial interface:
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RS232
classic serial computer interface - point-to-point connection
–
RS485
differential serial interface - bus system (fieldbus) known from
Profibus, Modbus RTU, DMX and many more
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CAN
differential serial interface - bus system (fieldbus) known from the
automotive sector and from CANopen, J1939 (in the automation area)
RS232 and RS485 share the UART interface of the Raspberry Pi. Between the interfaces
can be switched via GPIO.
Further information and details about the individual interfaces can be found on the
following pages.
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Figure 81: Terminal block -
serial interfaces