Campbell Scientific MD485 RS-485 Multidrop Interface User Manual
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MD485 Table of Contents
C. MD485 to RF401 Network .......................................C-1
C.1 Connection using a PS100 with A100................................................. C-1
C.2 Connection using a Null Modem Cable .............................................. C-4
D. Digital Cellular Modem to MD485 Network............D-1
D.1 RavenXT-series, Raven100, and Raven110 Digital Cellular
Modems........................................................................................... D-1
D.2 Redwing100 and Redwing105 Digital Cellular Modems ................... D-4
E. NL100 to MD485 Network........................................ E-1
F. MD485 to CC640 Digital Camera ............................ F-1
G. MD485 to AVW200 Interface...................................G-1
H. MD485 Port Pin Descriptions .................................H-1
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1. The MD485 has a ground lug that should be attached to earth ground
and LEDs that indicate traffic on the ports ...................................... 2
2. MD485 Setup Menu................................................................................... 3
3. RS-485 Connections and Grounding ......................................................... 5
4. MD485 Basic Point-to-Point Network....................................................... 6
5. Point-to-Point LoggerNet Network Map ................................................... 7
6. MD485 Point-to-Multipoint Network........................................................ 8
7. RS-232 to CS I/O Conversion.................................................................... 9
8. Long Distance RS-232 to CS I/O Conversion ......................................... 10
9. MD485 to Serial Printer........................................................................... 10
10. Transparent Point-to-Multipoint Network ............................................. 11
A-1. Telephone to MD485 Conversion ..................................................... A-1
A-2. LoggerNet Phone to MD485 MD9 Emulation Setup ........................ A-4
B-1. RF401 to MD485 Conversion............................................................ B-1
B-2. LoggerNet RF401 to MD485 MD9 Emulation Setup........................ B-3
B-3. LoggerNet PakBus Networking Setup............................................... B-7
C-1. MD485 to RF401 Conversion............................................................ C-1
D-1. Digital Cellular Modem to MD485 Conversion ................................ D-1
D-2. LoggerNet Digital Cellular Modem to MD485 MD9
Emulation Setup........................................................................... D-6
D-3. LoggerNet Digital Cellular Modem to MD485 PakBus
Networking Setup ........................................................................ D-8
E-1. NL100 to MD485 Conversion ............................................................E-1
E-2. NL100 to MD485 Conversion for MD9 Emulation............................E-2
E-3. LoggerNet NL100 to MD485 PakBus Networking Setup ..................E-5
F-1. Camera to MD485 Connection............................................................F-1
G-1. MD485 to AVW200 Connection (point-to-point) ............................. G-1
G-2. Deployment tab in DevConfig with proper MD485 configuration.... G-2
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