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| ====== RS485 ====== | ====== RS485 ====== | ||
| - | The Consort controllers | + | The Consort controllers |
| This type of digital port allows to connect up to 31 controllers on the same lines to one communication port. The interconnecting cables can have a length of up to 1000m. There exists also data converters which can place the signals on a computer network. | This type of digital port allows to connect up to 31 controllers on the same lines to one communication port. The interconnecting cables can have a length of up to 1000m. There exists also data converters which can place the signals on a computer network. | ||
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| ==== USB ==== | ==== USB ==== | ||
| - | This RS485/USB converter transforms the RS485 signals to USB and vice versa and allows to communicate via the network | + | This RS485/USB converter transforms the RS485 signals to USB and vice versa and allows to communicate via a USB interface from a computer. The converter comes with software to set it up and to use it like a virtual communications port. |
| We use and recommend the converter cable of FTDI: USB-RS485-WE-1800-BT. The coloured wires of this specific cable need to be connected as follows: | We use and recommend the converter cable of FTDI: USB-RS485-WE-1800-BT. The coloured wires of this specific cable need to be connected as follows: | ||
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| When required to write your own software to read the devices, the communication commands and __protocol__ can be downloaded from these links, click on the device of interest: | When required to write your own software to read the devices, the communication commands and __protocol__ can be downloaded from these links, click on the device of interest: | ||
| - | * [[http://www.box.net/ | + | * {{:info: |
| ===== Single direction | ===== Single direction | ||
r36xxrs485.txt · Last modified: 11/02/2019 07:55 by pieter
