Application example, Ad-01 as repeater – Westermo AD-01 User Manual
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Application example
AD-01 is an industrial adapter for M-Bus communication. AD-01 is a flexible product for
building of M-Bus networks. The unit is equipped with two Rs-232/V.24 interfaces, one
M-Bus master and one M-Bus slave interface. The AD-01 can be configured for a number
of applications.
AD-01 as converter RS-232 to M-Bus
AD-01 can be used as a converter between Rs-232 and M-Bus.
The M-Bus master interface can drive up to 120 slave loads.
Consider the following points.
• AD-01 can be used transparently, no addressing or set up of AD-01 using the
M-Bus protocol is necessary.
• The primary address should be set to 0 to avoid addressing of the AD-01 unit.
AD-01 as repeater
AD-01 can be used as repeater for M-Bus. The M-Bus master interface can extend the
network with up to 120 new slave loads.
Consider the following points.
• AD-01 can be used transparently, no addressing or set up of AD-01 using the
M-Bus protocol is necessary.
• The primary address should be set to 0 to avoid addressing of the AD-01 unit.
M-Bus
M-Bus
AD-01
AD-01
AD-01
Telephone
modem
Telephone
modem
ISDN,
PSTN
M-Bus
Rs-232
M-Bus
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