BL4S200 User’s Manual
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E.1 General RabbitNet Description
RabbitNet is a high-speed synchronous protocol developed by Rabbit to connect periph-
eral cards to a master and to allow them to communicate with each other.
E.1.1 RabbitNet Connections
All RabbitNet connections are made point to point. A RabbitNet master port can only be
connected directly to a peripheral card, and the number of peripheral cards is limited by
the number of available RabbitNet ports on the master.
Figure 1. Connecting Peripheral Cards to a Master
MASTER
SLAVE
SLAVE
MASTER
SLAVE
Rabbit 3000®
Microprocessor
Straight-through
CAT 5/6 Ethernet cable
Crossover
CAT 5/6 Ethernet cable
Straight-through
CAT 5/6 Ethernet cable