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Installing the NetAXS-123 Panels
System Configuration
4.3 RS-485 Connection via PCI-3
This connection supports thirty-one NetAXS-123 panels for each drop line. Note that PCI-3 units can
also be wired in interior, as well as in endpoint, positions. See Figure 16 on page 52 and Figure 17 on
page 53.
Figure 14: RS-485 Connection via PCI-3
Note: If you use the PCI-3 connection, you cannot access the web, since the PCI-3 does not support the
NetAXS-123 web interface.
Only Earth Ground (EG) one side of cable
See RS-485
Cable note
S2 - ON
S3 - ON
Terminal
RS-232 (50 Ft. Max.) RS-485 (4000 Ft. Max.)
EG
EG EG
NetAXS-123
Panel