Grounding And Shielding; Grounding For Host Interface - Bosch AMC2 Installation Manual

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4.6

Grounding and Shielding

The main grounding point at the AMC2-4R4 is connected to pin 2 of the power supply
connector - see Connecting Diagrams, page 44.
It is good practice to shield all wires carrying low level signals.
The AMC2-4R4 allows you to create a central ground or shielding point, simply by setting
certain jumpers. Set these jumpers only if grounding or shielding is not achieved by other
means.
Notice!
Risk of malfunction
Ensure that no ground loops are formed.
Notice!
In general the following apply:
If the devices have their own power supplies, the shielding is applied to one side only. The
free end should be insulated to avoid inadvertent connections.
If one device is fed power by another, the cable shielding should be applied to both sides.
4.6.1

Grounding for Host Interface

Figure 4.5: Location of ground jumper RS-485 host interface
The internal ground of the AMC2-4R4 is always connected with the ground of the RS-485 host.
The jumper setting 1 shows the factory settings.
The jumper setting A1 shows the factory settings.
Jumper JP1 connects the internal ground of the AMC2-4R4 to the ground of the RS-485 host
interface.
Jumper JP2 manages the signal ground.
Settings for jumper JP1:
If the ground conductor and the shield on the host are not connected and ...
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Settings for jumper JP2:
2018-02 | AMC2-4R4 |
no party line exists, the jumper JP1 is set (= A2)
a party line exists, the jumper JP1 is set at the first device, only (= A2)
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