Preparing Flat Connectors; Flat Cable I/Ii - Omron CRT1 - 10-2009 Operation Manual

Preparing Flat Connectors

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Flat Cable I/II

Slave Unit/Repeater Unit
connections
Flat Connector Plug
• Word Slave Units, Bit Slave Units with
a communications connector, or
Repeater Units
Branch line or
sub-branch line
Flat Connector Plug
Slave/Repeater Unit
• Bit Slave Unit with Flat Cable
Included
Flat Connector Plug
Flat Cable (included)
Bit Slave Unit
Note Bit Slave Units are available with
a Flat Cable included as a stan-
dard feature.
Flat Connector Socket + Flat Connector Plug
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Preparing Flat Connectors

Note
58
T-branch connections
Flat Connector Socket + Flat Connector
Plug
Flat Connector
Socket
Flat Connector
Plug
Slave/Repeater Unit
Cable Extension
Flat Connector Socket
Trunk line and sub-trunk line
Flat Connector Plug
To connect a Terminating Resistor to round cable II, to connect Flat Cable I or
II to Units and to branch or extend the wiring, Flat Connectors must be pre-
pared and attached to the cables.
(1) Flat Connectors cannot be reused once they have been attached. Per-
form the procedure with care.
(2) Always hold on to the Flat Connector when connecting or disconnecting
it.
(3) When connecting a Flat Connector, press it all the way in and then pull on
it to be sure it is locked into place.
Cable branches
Trunk line, sub-trunk line,
or branch line
Branch line or
sub-branch line
Flat Connector Plug
(or connector provided with cable)
Flat Connector Socket
Trunk line and sub-trunk line
Flat Connector Plug
Section 3-3
Multidrop connections
Multidrop Connector
Trunk line,
Multidrop Connectors
sub-trunk line,
or branch line
Slave/Repeater Unit
Flat Connector
Flat Connector
Plug
Plug
Bit Slaves with Compact Connectors
Multidrop Connector
(DCN4-MR4)
Trunk line, sub-trunk
Bit Slaves with
line, or branch line
Compact Connectors
(Flat Cable)
Note If a Sheathed Flat Cable II is
used, multidrop connections
using multidrop connectors can-
not be used.