Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RS232-RS485 Equinox Systems
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User Guide (V ersion 1.02).
RS232 - RS485 Convertor Manual V1.02 28/06/01 i Contents Copyright Information ............................................................................................................................ ii Equinox Warranty Information ...............
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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’.
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.
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’.
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