Moxa Technologies C168H Network Card User Manual


 
5-10 Smartio C168H/PCI Users Manual
RS-485 Cable Wiring for Opt8J
One RS-485 connection box designed for Smartio C168H/PCI is:
Opt8J: Connection box with 8 female RS-422/485 DB25 ports. Set the port switch
to ON position.
The Opt8J supports only 2-wire half-duplex RS-485 communication. Data+/-
pins are served for both data transmitting and receiving, depending on the RTS
signal.
RS-485 Pinouts for Opt8J:
Opt8J
3 Data+(B)
7 GND
16 Data-(A)
Multidrop RS-485 Half-duplex Point-to-Point RS-485 Half-duplex
Opt8J RS-485 Device 1 Opt8J RS-485 Device
Master Slave 3 Data+(B) Data+(B)
3 Data+(B) Data+(B) 16 Data(A) Data(A)
16 Data(A) Data(A) 7 GND GND
7 GND GND
RS-485 Device N
Slave
Data+(B)
Data(A)
GND
3 Data+ (B)
7 GND
Data- (A) 16