Campbell Scientific MD485 RS-485 Multidrop Interface User Manual
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Appendix B. RF401 to MD485 Network
b. ComPort_1 – default settings
c. MD9Base – defaults
d. MD9Remote – Address: “1“
e. MD9Remote_2 – Address: “2“
f.
Dataloggers – default settings, schedule collections as desired
MD485 Configuration
a. Base MD485
1) Active Ports – “RS-232 and RS-485”
2) Communication Mode – “MD9 Emulation” with address 255
3) RS-232 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
4) RS-485 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
b. Remote
MD485s
1) Active Ports – “CS I/O and RS-485”
2) Communication Mode – “MD9 Emulation” with address 1, 2,
etc. (unique for each remote MD485 and must agree with
respective MD9 in device map)
3) CS I/O Port Configuration – Modem Enable
4) RS-485 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
RF401 Configuration
The RF401s may be left in their default settings. However, if there is a
neighboring RF401 network, you should change the Hopping Sequence of
base and remote RF401s to a new setting to avoid interference.
4. PAKBUS
NETWORKING
PC-RF401 ----RF401--null modem---MD485 ----------MD485-DL1
---------
--MD485-DL2
LoggerNet Setup
a. Setup:
ComPort_1
PakBus
Port
CR1000
CR1000_2
b. ComPort_1 – default settings
c. PakBus Port – defaults
d. Dataloggers – corresponding PakBus address, other setting default,
schedule collections as desired
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