Innotech Device Network Cabling - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
Chapter 1 - Common Requirements ..............................................................11
1-1 Definition of RS485 or EIA-485 ................................................................................. 12
1-1.1 Termination .............................................................................................................12
1-1.2 Biasing ......................................................................................................................12
1-1.3 Communications speed ..........................................................................................12
1-2 Definition of Earth Types ......................................................................................... 13
1-3 Earth Points .............................................................................................................. 13
Chapter 2 - Primary Networks ......................................................................15
2-1 Continuous Screen .................................................................................................. 18
2-2 Management of other devices on the Primary Network ........................................ 19
2-2.1 HMIs and Converters ...............................................................................................19
2-2.2 Control Stations (ICS) and DynaLite Gateway (IG02) .............................................20
2-2.3 Earth Connections ...................................................................................................21
2-3 BACnet Gateway (IG03) ............................................................................................ 23
2-4 Older Controllers ..................................................................................................... 23
2-5 Isolated Devices ....................................................................................................... 23
2-6 Dual Channel Repeaters .......................................................................................... 24
2-6.1 Older Repeaters .......................................................................................................24
2-6.2 New Repeaters .........................................................................................................25
2-7 End of Line Termination (EOL) ................................................................................ 25
Chapter 3 - Sub Network Devices ..................................................................27
3-1 REM Network ............................................................................................................ 28
3-1.1 Soft Earth .................................................................................................................30
3-1.2 End of Line Termination (EOL) ................................................................................30
3-2 Sub System Network ............................................................................................... 32
3-2.1 VAVMax (VM01) and MicroMAX (UM01) ....................................................................33
3-2.2 MiniMAX (MM02) .......................................................................................................33
3-3 IR11 Single Channel Repeater ................................................................................. 33
3-4 Network with VAVMax, MiniMAX and MicroMAX devices ........................................ 33
3-5 End of Line Termination (EOL) ................................................................................ 34