Determine If You Need Repeaters - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ControlNet 1734-ACNR User Manual

C-10 Determine Your ControlNet Media Requirements
Determine if You
Need Repeaters
Publication CNET-UM001C-EN-P - November 2005
You can install repeaters on a segment to increase the total trunk-cable length
or number of taps. This creates another segment. You need to install repeaters
if your system requires more than 48 taps per segment, or a longer trunk cable
than the specifications allow.
1000 (3280)
750 (2460)
500 (1640)
250 (820)
The maximum number of addressable nodes per network is 99. Since repeaters
do not require an address, they do not count against the total of 99. Repeaters
do require a tap and, therefore, can affect the length of the segment.
Segment 1
Repeater Required
Repeater Not Required
2 16
32
Number of Taps
Repeater
Segment 2
48
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