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  • Page 1

    FOSTCDR2999 Manual Cover Page B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 DIN Mount Fiber Optic Converter CE CE Model FOSTCDR Document No. FOSTCDR2999 This product Designed and Manufactured In Ottawa, Illinois USA of domestic and imported parts by B&B Electronics Mfg. Co.[...]

  • Page 2

    FOSTCDR2999 Manual Table of Contents i B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 Table of Contents DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 1 RS-232 CONNECTIONS ............................................[...]

  • Page 3

    FOSTCDR2999 Manual 1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 Description The FOSTCDR is designed to provide the most versatile connection possible between any asynchronous serial equipment using Fiber Optic cable. It allows any two pieces of asynchronous serial equipment [...]

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    2 FOSTCDR2999 Manual B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 receiver of the FOSTCDR must be connected together by tying terminal blocks (L) and (H) together and (G) and (K) together. This allows the FOSTCDR to communicate half-duplex over the same pair. Refer to Figure 1[...]

  • Page 5

    FOSTCDR2999 Manual 3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 The most important consideration in planning the fiber optic link is the “power budget” of the fiber modem. This value represents the amount of loss in dB that can be present in the link between the two mode[...]

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    4 FOSTCDR2999 Manual B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 Table 1 : RS-485 Timeout Selection Baud Rate Pos. 1 Pos. 2 Pos. 3 Pos. 4 Pos. 5 R9 Time(ms) 1200 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 820 K Ω 8.20 2400 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 430 K Ω 4.30 4800 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON Not Used 2.20 960[...]

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    FOSTCDR2999 Manual 5 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 Table 2: 422/485 Switch Settings Position 7 TX Enable Position 8 RX Enable RS-485 2-Wire Mode (half duplex) ON ON RS-485 4-Wire Mode (full duplex) ON OFF RS-422 Mode (full duplex) OFF OFF Positions 7 and 8 of SW[...]

  • Page 8

    6 FOSTCDR2999 Manual B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 Specifications Transmission Line : Dual multi-mode optical cable Point to Point Transmission : Asynchronous, half or full-duplex Multi-Drop Transmission : Asynch., half duplex, master/slave, ring Interfaces: RS-[...]

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    FOSTCDR2999 Manual 7 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 FOSTCDR Diagram Figure 3 : FOSTCDR Circuit Diagram[...]

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    FCC Class A Equipm ent Statem ent FEDERA L COMM UNI CA TIONS COM MISSI ON RA DIO FREQ UENCY I NTERFA CE STA TEMENT Class A Equipmen t T his equipm ent has been tested and found to c omply with the limits for Class A digital device, pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese lim its are des igned to provide reasonable pr otection against harm ful[...]