The following table shows the conditions and restrictions for each formation.
Item
Master Unit location
Maximum number of Slave Units
connectable to any one branch line
Terminating Resistor location
CJ-series CompoNet Master Unit Operation Manual for NJ-series CPU Unit (Cat. No. W493)
Wiring formation
Trunk-Branch formation
At an end of a network
1 or 3 depending on the cable type
and the baud rate
On the opposite ends of the trunk
line and all sub-trunk lines from the
Master Unit and each Repeater Unit
3 Wiring Configurations
Unrestricted wiring formation
Anywhere in a network (not necessar-
ily at an end)
No restrictions
On the farthest ends from the Mas-
ter Unit and each Repeater Unit
3
3-3