Specifications Transmission Asynchronous, full/half duplex or simplex Interface 1 EIA RS-232-C/ITU-T V.24, 25-position D-sub, female Interface 2 EIA RS-422-A/RS-485/V.11, 5-position screw block Transmission rates Up to 38.4 kbit/s Indicators Power, RD, TD, DCD, CTS, RTS Humidity 0–95% RH, non-condensing Overvoltage protection Mains: Breakdown voltage 440V at 230V AC and 220V at 115V AC Interface 2: Breakdown voltage...
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Switch settings MA-43 Selection of power supply 115/230V AC S2, S3 Selection of addresses Selection of operation Selection of communication parameters Selection of 2- or 4-wire communication and termination 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...
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1 2 3 4 5 6 Factory settings termination 1 2 3 4 5 6 The MA-43 system has to be terminated and 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 have a fail-safe function. Fail-safe forces a three stated line to be in the off state.
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Any data from single ASCII characters to large binary data files can be transferred through the MA-43. The protocol is flexible so it can fit into many systems. For this reason the addressing protocol is selectable so that data cannot appear as an address to a slave. If just simple character data is going to be exchanged then a simple protocol can be used to save time and complexity.
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Untimed address frame The master MA-43 searches for the start sequence and address in the RS-232 data stre- am. When a valid start sequence is detected the next received character is transmitted as an address to all connected slaves. If there is more than one character in the start sequence, there is a time limit between two subsequent start characters.
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RS-232 TD signal. The quiet periods has to be at least 10 byte times. After 10 byte times quiet since the last character on the RS-232 TD line the MA-43 master waits for a start character. There is also in this mode a time-limit between cha- racters in the startframe.
RTS/CTS The CTS signal is used to control the data stream from a user to a MA-43. CTS is high when the MA-43 is ready to receive characters. The RTS signal is used to control the data stream from a MA-43 to the user. When the user equipment is ready to receive characters RTS has to be high.
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MA-43 (address 00), which is the only MA-43 that can act on the test commands. To be able to give test commands the MA-43 has to be in the test mode. Test mode can only be entered directly after power up or reset of the master MA-43.
Termination The MA-43 system has to be terminated and have a fail safe. The last units on the bus should have termination switched on. The failsafe circuit ensures that when all transmitt- ters are tristated the line can not float and so cause possible false data readings.
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(cable specifications 0.3 mm and capacitance 42pF/m). The transmission range will increase if a cable with lower capacitance and larger diameter is used. Use shielded cable in heavy industrial environments. MA-43 Master Max 1200 metre/Max 32 connections Max 0.3 metre =Termination MA-43 Slave...
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Switch settings MA-43H Master Master Start character Echo 04 (EOT) No echo 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1B (ESC) Echo 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Master Master Mode Result codes Hayes No codes 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 S4:1 Result codes...
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Connect MA-43 H ATDnnn<CR> n is number from 1 to 126 followed by a CR. Example: To connect to hex address 30, ATD48<CR>. To connect to hex address 2, ATD2<CR>. The modem will reply with CONNECT or NO ANSWER. Disconnect MA-43 H To disconnect, just send +++ and ATH0 or ATH.
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