Multidrop Using Rs485 / Rs422 Cable - Baldor FDH1A05TB-EN20 Installation Manual

4.4.5 Multidrop using RS485 / RS422 cable

Multidrop systems allow one device to act as a 'network master', controlling and interacting
with the other (slave) devices on the network. The network master can be a controller such as
a FlexDrive
programmable logic controller (PLC). RS422 may be used for multi-drop applications as
shown in Figure 40. Four-wire RS485 may be used for single point-to-point applications
involving only one Baldor controller. If firmware is updated over RS485/RS422, it can only be
downloaded to the drive that was chosen in the Select Controller dialog in Mint WorkBench.
Network
master
DGND
Master and final slave are
shown with terminating
resistors, T
120Ω.
Front panel DIP switch 6 may
be used to connect an internal
120Ω terminating resistor
6
10
correctly contain termination resistors. Termination resistors are used to match the impedance
of the load to the impedance of the transmission line (cable) being used. Unmatched
impedance causes the transmitted signal to not be fully absorbed by the load. This causes a
portion of the signal to be reflected back into the transmission line as noise. If the source
impedance, transmission line impedance, and load impedance are all equal, the reflections
(noise) are eliminated. Termination resistors increase the load current and sometimes change
the bias requirements and increase the complexity of the system.
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, a host application such as Mint WorkBench (or other custom application), or a
Twisted pairs
TX+
TX-
RX+
RX-
T
R
DGND may be one wire
from a third twisted pair.
, typical value
R
.
Figure 40 - 4-wire RS422 multi-drop connections
Any FlexDrive
on the front panel) set to the On position (see also section 3.9.7). This will
set the serial port to RS422/RS485 mode after the next power off/on cycle.
When SW1 DIP switch 6 is set to the On position, a 120Ω termination
On
resistor is connected between the RX+ and RX- signals.
On
Each TX/RX network requires a termination resistor at the final RX
connection, but intermediate devices must not be fitted with termination
resistors. An exception is where repeaters are being used which may
II
on the network must have its SW1 DIP switch 10 (located
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Network slave
RX+
RX-
TX+
TX-
DGND
Network slave
T
R
RX+
RX-
TX+
TX-
DGND
Connect overall shield
to connector backshell.
Input / Output 4-17