Patton electronic 2017P RS-232 to 20mA manual

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    USER MANUAL MODEL 2017P RS-232 to 20mA and MODEL 2017P60 RS-232 to 60mA Current Loop Converters 07M2017P-E Doc# 073051UE Revised 5/7/96 SALES OFFICE (301) 975-1000 TECHNICAL SUPPORT (301) 975-1007[...]

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    1.0 W ARRANTY INFORMA TION Patton Electronics warrants all Model 2017P components to be free from defects, and will—at our option—repair or replace the product should it fail within one year from the first date of shipment. This warranty is limited to defects in workmanship or materials, and does not cover customer damage, abuse or unauthorized[...]

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    3.0 CONFIGURA TION The Model 2017P is designed to be easy to use. There are no internal jumpers or DIP switches to set, so there is no need to open the case to configure the unit (you may need to open the case for wire connection—refer to Section 4.0). The only configuration necessary for operation is proper setting of the external DCE/DTE switch[...]

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    Once the unit has been opened, you will be able to see the terminal blocks located at the rear of the PC board. 2. Strip the outer insulation from the twisted pairs about one inch from the end. 3. Strip back the insulation on each of the 2 twisted pair wires about .25". 4. Connect one pair of wires in the telephone cable to "XMT" (T [...]

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    9. Insert the strain relief assembly with the wire going through it into the slot in the bottom half of the modem case and set it into the recess in the case. 10. BEND the top half of the case as necessary to place it over the strain relief assembly . Do not snap the case together yet. 1 1. Insert one captive screw through a saddle washer and then [...]

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    APPENDIX A SPECIFICA TIONS T ransmission Line : 19 to 26 A WG twisted pair Range : 4 miles on 24 A WG twisted pair Interfaces : Asynchronous, EIA RS-232, CCITT V .24 full duplex, 20mA current loop (Model 2017P60 connects to 60mA current loop) Data Rates : 0 - 1 15.2 Kbps Isolation : 2500V RMS via opto-isolators Surge Suppression : Over-voltage prot[...]

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    APPENDIX C BLOCK DIAGRAM 11[...]