SERIES IP502 INDUSTRIAL I/O PACK QUAD EIA RS-485 SERIAL COMMUNICATION MODULE
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Table of Contents Page
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................... 2
KEY IP502 FEATURES..................................................... 2
INDUSTRIAL I/O PACK INTERFACE FEATURES.......... 3
SIGNAL INTERFACE PRODUCTS.................................. 3
INDUSTRIAL I/O PACK SOFTWARE LIBRARY.............. 3
2.0 PREPARATION FOR USE................................................ 4
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION..................................... 4
CARD CAGE CONSIDERATIONS................................... 4
BOARD CONFIGURATION.............................................. 4
CONNECTORS................................................................. 4
IP Field I/O Connector (P2)............................................ 4
Noise and Grounding Considerations............................. 5
IP Logic Interface Connector (P1).................................. 5
3.0 PROGRAMMING INFORMATION.................................... 5
ADDRESS MAPS.............................................................. 5
IP Communication & Configuration Registers................ 7
IP Identification PROM................................................... 12
THE EFFECT OF RESET................................................. 12
IP502 PROGRAMMING.................................................... 12
FIFO Polled Mode.......................................................... 13
FIFO Interrupt Mode....................................................... 13
Generating Interrupts..................................................... 13
4.0 THEORY OF OPERATION............................................... 15
RS-485 SERIAL INTERFACE........................................... 15
IP502 OPERATION........................................................... 16
LOGIC/POWER INTERFACE........................................... 16
5.0 SERVICE AND REPAIR.................................................... 16
SERVICE AND REPAIR ASSISTANCE........................... 16
PRELIMINARY SERVICE PROCEDURE......................... 16
6.0 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................. 17
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................... 17
RS-485 PORTS................................................................. 17
TRANSCEIVERS.............................................................. 17
INDUSTRIAL I/O PACK COMPLIANCE........................... 17
APPENDIX......................................................................... 18
CABLE: MODEL 5025-550. & 5025-551........................... 18
CABLE: MODEL 5029-943................................................ 18
CABLE: MODEL 5029-900................................................ 18
TERMINATION PANEL: MODEL 5025-552..................... 18
TERMINATION PANEL: MODEL 5029-910..................... 19
TRANSITION MODULE: MODEL TRANS-GP................. 19
DRAWINGS Page
4501-434 IP MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY......................... 20
4501-556 IP502 COMMUNICATION CABLE.................... 21
4501-558 IP502 INTERFACE DIAGRAM......................... 22
4501-559 IP502 TERM/BIAS RESISTOR LOCATION..... 23
4501-557 IP502 BLOCK DIAGRAM.................................. 24
4501-462 CABLE 5025-550 (NON-SHIELDED).............. 25
4501-463 CABLE 5025-551 (SHIELDED)........................ 26
4501-464 TERMINATION PANEL 5025-552................... 27
4501-465 TRANSITION MODULE TRANS-GP............... 28
IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
It is very important for the user to consider the possible adverse
effects of power, wiring, component, sensor, or software failures in
designing any type of control or monitoring system. This is
especially important where economic property loss or human life is
involved. It is important that the user employ satisfactory overall
system design. It is agreed between the Buyer and Acromag, that
this is the Buyer's responsibility.
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
The Industrial I/O Pack (IP) Series IP502 module provides four
asynchronous EIA RS-485 serial communication ports for
interfacing to the VMEbus or PC bus. This model includes half-
duplexdata paths which permits bi-directional data transmission,
one direction at a time. Four units may be mounted on a carrier
board to provide up to 16 asynchronous serial ports per 6U-VMEbus
system slot or ISA bus (PC/AT) system slot.
The electrical characteristics of the RS-485 standard specifies
transceivers that implement differential data transmission. The use
of differential data transmission allows the reliable transmission of
data at high rates over up to 4000 meter distances and through noisy
environments. Differential transmission nullifies the effects of
ground shifts and noise signals which appear as common-mode
voltages on the line.
Up to 32 network nodes can be connected to each cable
segment. This is achieved by using tri-state drivers under program
control. Standard protocols (for example polling or token-bus) can
be used to ensure only one driver is active at a time.
The transmit and receive paths of each channel include
generous 16-byte FIFO buffers to minimize CPU interaction.
Programmable baud rates up to 512K baud are supported. In
addition, character size, stop bits, and parity are software
configurable. Prioritized interrupt generation is supported for
transmit, and receive line-status.
The IP502 utilizes state of the art Surface-Mounted Technology
(SMT) to achieve its wide functionality and is an ideal choice for a
wide range of industrial communication interface applications that
require a highly reliable, high-performance interface at a low cost.
KEY IP502 FEATURES
•High Density - Provides programmable control of four EIA RS-
485 asynchronous serial ports. Four units mounted on a
carrier board provide 16 serial channels in a single VMEbus or
ISA bus (PC/AT) system slot.
•16-Character FIFO Buffers - Both the transmit and receive
channels of each serial port provide 16-byte (plus 3 bits per
byte) data buffering to reduce CPU interactions and interrupts.
•Programmable Character Size - Each serial port is software
programmable for 5, 6, 7, or 8 bit character sizes.
•Programmable Stop Bits - Each serial port allows 1, 1-1/2, or
2 stop-bits to be added to, or deleted from, the serial data
stream.
