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Line Termination Selection via Hardware
Typically, the device at each end of the RS-485 bus must have line-terminating resistors (RS-422 terminates
at the receive end only). When the end device is a 7802ec port, the board DIP switches can be used to
connect a built in 120-ohm resistor between each RS-422/485 input pair in addition to a 1K ohm pull-up/pull-
down combination that biases the RX+ and RX– receiver inputs. Independent per-port DIP switches allow
the user to customize each port individually to their specific requirements. If multiple 7802ec ports are
configured in a RS-485 network, only the ports at each end should have switches T, PU, and PD ON.
If using the board in an RS-485 two-wire network, enable the two switches labeled ‘L’, which electrically
connect the TX– and RX– pins together and the TX+ and RX+ pins together.
Switch
Default
Selection if ON
T
ON
Enables RS-422/RS-485 120 ohm termination between RX+ and RX–
PU
ON
Enables RS-422/RS-485 RX+ 1K ohm pull-up to 3.3V (biasing)
PD
ON
Enables RS-422/RS-485RX– 1K ohm pull-down to GND (biasing)
L
OFF
Enables RS-485 two-wire mode, connecting TX– to RX–
L
OFF
Enables RS-485 two-wire mode, connecting TX+ to RX+