What Pins Are Needed for 2- and 4- Wire Transmission with RS-485 Serial Communication?Hardware: Serial>>RS-485>>PCI-485/2
Problem: What pins are needed for 2- and 4- wire transmission with RS-485 serial communication? Solution: For 2- wire and 4- wire transmission, TXD+, TXD-, RXD+, and RXD- are used. In 4-wire transmission (full duplex), 4 wires run from TXD or RXD on the master to the opposite (TXD or RXD) on the slave(s). TXD+ <=> RXD+ TXD- <=> RXD- RXD+ <=> TXD+ RXD- <=> TXD-
In 2-wire transmission (half- duplex), TXD+ and RXD+ on the master are wired together to TXD+ and RXD+ on the slave(s). TXD- and RXD- on the master are wired together to TXD- and RXD- on the slave(s).
The pinout for a DB-9 is shown below.
Related Links: KnowledgeBase 17M6L0TI: What Are the Different Transceiver Modes on the NI RS-485 Serial Cards? Manual: Serial Quick Reference Guide Developer Zone Example: How to Do Serial I/O and Change Transceiver Modes Programmatically using Visual C++ Attachments:  - DB-9 Male.gif - RS-485 Topology 2-wire.gif - RS-485 Topology 4-wire.gif
Report Date: 09/27/2004 Last Updated: 11/17/2007 Document ID: 3DQBQ0OY |
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