
RS-422/485 Application Note Table of Contents i
Copyright B&B Electronics -- Revised October 1997
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW ...............................................................................1
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1
DATA TRANSMISSION SIGNALS .........................................................................1
Unbalanced Line Drivers.............................................................................1
Balanced Line Drivers .................................................................................1
Balanced Line Receivers.............................................................................. 3
EIA STANDARD RS-422 DATA TRANSMISSION.................................................3
EIA STANDARD RS-485 DATA TRANSMISSION.................................................6
TRISTATE CONTROL OF AN RS-485 DEVICE USING RTS ...................................9
SEND DATA CONTROL OF AN RS-485 DEVICE ................................................11
CHAPTER 2: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION...............................................13
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES ..................................................................................13
TWO WIRE OR FOUR WIRE SYSTEMS..............................................................13
TERMINATION .................................................................................................16
BIASING AN RS-485 NETWORK.......................................................................17
EXTENDING THE SPECIFICATION......................................................................19
CHAPTER 3: SELECTING RS-422 AND RS-485 CABLING....................20
NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS..............................................................................20
SHIELDING ......................................................................................................20
CABLE CHARACTERISTICS...............................................................................20
CHAPTER 4: TRANSIENT PROTECTION OF RS-422 AND RS-485
SYSTEMS.........................................................................................................23
WHAT DOES A SURGE LOOK LIKE?...................................................................23
Surge Specifications...................................................................................23
Common Mode vs. Differential Mode ........................................................25
GROUND ≠ GROUND .......................................................................................26
TRANSIENT PROTECTION USING ISOLATION..................................................... 27
Isolation Theory.........................................................................................27
Isolation Devices........................................................................................ 28
TRANSIENT PROTECTION USING SHUNTING..................................................... 28
Shunting Theory.........................................................................................28
Connecting Signal Grounds.......................................................................29
Shunting Devices........................................................................................29
COMBINING ISOLATION AND SHUNTING ..........................................................29
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR FAULT CONDITIONS.........................................31
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PROTECTION FOR YOUR SYSTEM...................................31
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