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    1 RS232/RS485 Converter User’s Guide DISCLAIMER: RMV ELECTRONICS INC. does not assume any liability arising from the application and/or use of the product/s described herein, nor does it convey any license. RMV ELECTRONICS INC. products are not authorized for use as components in medical, life support or military devices without written permissio[...]

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    2 Chapter 2 GETTING STARTED POWER REQUIREMENTS: The RS232/RS485 Converter can be powered using any voltage less than 32 volts. The converter consumes 75 mA. From the converter, a 6 wire line carries the data to and from the remote stations. Two wires send data, two wires receive data, one additional line is connected to the computer's ground a[...]

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    3 line of Data Acquisition and Control Boards, you should remove the resistor networks on all the RS485 stations but the last one). The data lines are protected by 4 diodes and 2 Zeners each, which prevent voltages over 6 Volts from reaching the drivers. CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER: The RS232/RS485 C onverter has a 9 pin DB9 connector of which only [...]

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    4 Chapter 3 TROUBLESHOOTING A very easy way to troubleshoot these boards is to use a jumper wire to join together the BLUE and WHITE lines and another jumper wire to connect the BLACK and YELLOW lines on the 6 position terminal strip. (Make sure you have no other devices connected on the RS485 lines and disable the local echo function on the termin[...]