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Equinox Systems RS232-RS485 manual

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    User Guide (V ersion 1.02)[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 i Contents Copyright Information ............................................................................................................................ ii Equinox Warranty Information ............................................................................................................. iii [...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 ii Copyright Information Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. The software described in this document is furnished under license agreement or nondisclosure agreement and may be used or copied only in accorda[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 iii Equinox Warranty Information This product is guaranteed by Equinox Technologies UK Limited for a period of 12 months (1 year) after the date of purchase ag ainst defects due to faulty workmanship or materials. One guarantee covers both parts and labour. Service under the guarantee is only provided u[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 iv Equinox Technologies UK Ltd. can not be held responsible for any programming problems which are ‘out of our control’. This type of problem is usually lis ted in the ‘Errata Sheet’ for the particular device being programmed and is available from the silicon vendor. Information contained in thi[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 v Electrom agnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance The ‘RS - 232 to RS - 485 Convertor’ is a CE Approved Product. It is designed for use in an ESD controlled environment i.e. development or production. This means, therefore, that the user must ensure that there is no poss ibility of damage from elect[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 vi Technical Support It is often the case that users experience problem s when installing or using a product for the first time. Equinox are unable to answer technical support questions about this product or its use by telephone. If you have a technical support problem, please consult the following list[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 vii Associated Product Documentation This manual provides a detailed description of the ‘RS - 232 to RS - 485 Convertor’ hardware only. For detailed informatio n about the systems in which this module is used and the associated hardware modules and software support products, please refer to the sour[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 1 1.0 Overview The RS - 232 to RS - 485 Convertor module converts RS - 232 levels from a PC COM port to RS - 485 levels suitable for interfacing with the Equinox PRO101, PRO104 and PRO108 Production ISP programmers. The module provide s an optical isolation barrier between the PC COM port and the RS - 4[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 2 2.0 RS232 - RS485 Convertor End Panels Figure 2 Number Description Type 1 RS - 232 Connector DB9 Female 2 Power Connector 2.5mm Power Connector 3 RS - 485 Connector RJ11 4 RS - 485 Connector RJ11 5 Traffic Light Status LED’s 3 - way LED pack Figure 3[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 3 2.1 RS - 232 to RS - 485 Status LED Indicators Figure 4 No LED Colour Status Description 1 Red Indicates that the PC has enabled RS - 485 transmission. This means that the RS - 485 driver has been enabled allowing the convertor to drive the RS - 485 line to the remote system. 2 Yellow Indicates that t[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 4 2.3 J1 RS - 232 Serial Communications Port Connector type: 9 - Way Male D Connector (Female) Purpose: Connects to PC COM port (RS - 232) This connector is an RS - 232 serial port which connects to a spare RS - 232 P C COM (serial) port. The pin - out of this connector is detailed in the table below. T[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 5 2.4 J2 & J4 Isolated RS - 485 Connectors Connector type: FCC68 Socket 6 - Way (Accept RJ11 plugs) Purpose: Connects to RS - 485 remote system e.g. PRO101/4/8 programmers These two connectors are opto - isolate d RS485 connectors for communicating with the remote RS - 485 system(s). The connectors [...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 6 3.0 PRO101 – Multi - Channel RS - 485 Oper ation 3.1 Overview It is possible to network up to 16 PRO101 programmers on an RS - 485 network and control them from a single ‘Supervisor PC’ running a single session of the EQTools/ISP - PRO software. This scenario requires that each PRO101 programmer[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 7 3.2 PRO101 Hardware Installation Instructions • Place the PRO101 programmers side - by - side on a flat surface allowing sufficient space in front of each programmer to place the ‘ISP Interface Modules’ and ‘Target Systems’. • Remove the lid of each programmer by removing the four screws i[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 8 4.0 PRO104 – 4 Channel Eurocard Rack Production ISP System 4.1 Overview The PRO104 programmer contains 4 PPM programming modules on an RS - 485 network. These are controlled from a single ‘Supervisor PC’ running the ISP - PRO software. An RS - 2 32 to RS - 485 convertor is required to convert th[...]

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    RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 9 4.2 PRO104/108 Hardware Installation Instructions • Place the PRO104/108 programmer(s) on a flat surface allowing sufficient space in front of each programmer to place the ‘ISP Interf ace Modules’ and ‘Target Systems’. • Plug the 9 - way RS - 232 cable into the port on the RS - 232 to RS -[...]