Smart 1-Line
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The Smart 1-Line can communicate with the network of trip units using a direct RS-485 connection,
or via an Ethernet connection from a customer-supplied External RS-485-to-Ethernet Modbus
Gateway.
1.1.1
RS-485 Direct Connection
The standard method for connecting trip units to the Smart 1-Line is a Direct RS-485 connection to
the serial port on the Smart 1-Line. See the figure below for an example. See Section 3 for Settings.
Figure 2: Typical Diagram #1: RS-485 Direct (Modbus RTU)
1.1
Typical System Diagrams