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805701A1.CDR g GE Multilin 215 Anderson Avenue, Markham, Ontario L6E 1B3 Tel: (905) 294-6222 Fax: (905) 201-2098 Toll Free: 1-800-547-8629 (North America) Web Site: ww w.GEindustrial.com/multilin F485 COMMUNICA TIONS CONVERTER Instruction Manual Manual P/N: 1601-0073-A3 Copyright © 2003 GE Multilin LISTED 52TL IND.CONT . EQ. E83849[...]
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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER Page 3 of 8 g GE Multilin 805701A1.CDR FEATURES • Converts between RS232, RS485 or Fiber • 1200 to 57600 baud rates • Isolated RS485 interface • 50/125 µ m, 62.5/125 µ m, and 100/140 µ m fiber sizes • Front panel LEDs for power, RS232 Rx/Tx, and RS485 Rx/Tx • Two possible mounting arrangements • 120 V [...]
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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER Page 4 of 8 g GE Multilin CONNECTIONS 805700A1.CDR RS232 COMPUTER FIBER OPTIC RS485 POWER POWER 9V AC/DC Tx Rx COM RS232 FIBER POWER JACK The RS232 connector on the F485 converter accepts a standard 9-pin computer cable. See wiring diagram for pin assignments. The fiber input/output will accept 50/125, 62.5/125 and 100[...]
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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER Page 5 of 8 g GE Multilin BAUD RATES Two-wire RS485 is half duplex and requires a means fo r switching between a receive or transmit state. The F485 converter uses the incoming data to control the direction and therefore requires no control signals from the master device (RS232 or fiber) to sw itch from transmit to rec[...]
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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER Page 6 of 8 g GE Multilin WIRING DIAGRAM 805752A9.CDR VOLT AGE INPUT 9V AC/9VDC TO RELAYS BAUD RATE SWITCHES TIMER DAT A DAT A DAT A ST CONNECTOR 50/125 um fiber 62.5/125 um fiber 100/140 um fiber ` ` ` RS232 LED Rx RS232 LED Tx DIRECTION CONFIGURATION SWITCH RS485 LED Tx RS232 DRIVER DTE/DCE RELAY +5V DTE/DCE SWITCH C[...]
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F485 COMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER Page 7 of 8 g GE Multilin GE Multilin Relay Warranty General Electric Multilin Inc. (GE Multilin) warrants each relay it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 24 months from date of shipment from factory. In the event of a failure cover ed by warra[...]
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g GE Multilin 215 Anderson Avenue Markham, Ontario Canada L6E 1B3 Tel: (905) 294-6222 Fax: (905) 201-2098 http://ww w.GEindustrial.com/pm[...]