Pin Assignments and Connection
The removable terminal blocks on the TC1540 factory configured as DCE. The pin assignments for each
type of interface are illustrated below. Pins IN(-) & IN(+) are inputs and Pins OUT(-) & OUT(+) are outputs
(or input/output for 2-Wire RS-485).
User's
Device
Figure 8.
User's
Device
Tx/Rx+
RS-422/RS-485 4-Wire Termination/Connection
IN-
Tx-
Tx+
IN+
OUT-
Rx-
Rx+
OUT+
SIG
SIG
GND
GND
4-wire RS-422/RS-485 Connection/Logic Diagram
2-wire RS-485 Termination/Connection
OUT-
Tx/Rx-
OUT+
SIG
SIG
GND
GND
Figures 9, 2-wire RS-485 Connection/Logic Diagram
120 Ω
Termination
W1
Resistor
-
+
Rcv
W5
-
120 Ω
+
Termination
-
Resistor
+
Drv/Rcv
TC1540
120 Ω
To/From
W5
-
+
Termination
Resistor
Drv/Rcv
Transition
Control
TC1540
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To/From
Fiber
Transition
Control
Fiber