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rdc485Enet User Manual 5. Surge Protection

600W transient suppresser diodes installed
on RS-485 port
ISOLATED DEVICE SERVER (600w for 1ms with less than 1psec
response to overvoltage)
Introduction
6. Network Protocols
Serial communications (RS-232, RS-422 and The supported standards are:
RS-485) are cost-effective, reliable and time- TCP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, SNMP,
tested protocols for data transfer. They are used HTTP, SMTP and SSL/TLS
in millions of manufacturing, banking, industrial
and security applications that require serial-
based peripheral device such as: bar code
scanners, printers, CNC machines, security
cameras, process equipment and card readers.
Effectively and efficiently using data from a
stand-alone serial device can be difficult
however, as access is available only to the
computer to which it is physically connected via
local COM port. A device server offers a better
solution by IP-enabling the serial device,
connecting it to an Ethernet LAN or WAN. It can
then be accessed from any computer on the
network, just as if it were attached to a local
serial COM port at each PC authorized to
access it.

The rdc485Enet Isolated device server brings

network connectivity safely and easily. It is 7. User Indication (Top Side)
designed to connect industrial devices with
serial interface to an Ethernet network using the D+ V+
Rdc485Enet
TCP/IP protocol family (TCP for transparent
Ps/485

PS/(MAIN)
Isolated
0v-
Rx/485

Bk/485

stream and UDP for datagram applications). D-

Device
Gnd/485 Server
Product Overview
Green LEDs PS/main and PS/485 denote
1. Serial Interface main power and isolated power
5-way terminal block connector respectively. Yellow LED Rx/485 flickers
(T+, T-, R+, R- and SGnd) & when data is received from the RS-485
3-way screw terminal at the top interface. Red LED Bk/485 turns on when
(D+, D- and SGnd) the RS-485 is in the wrong idles state for
too long.
2. Network Interface
RJ45 (10/100BaseT) connector 8. User Indication (RJ45 Side)
Supports 10/100 Mbps over Ethernet
Green Yellow

3. Isolation
2.5 KV optical isolation between RS-485
port and network port (RJ45)
2.5 KV galvanic isolation between RS-485
port, RJ45 Port and the power supply 8 1

4. Hardware and IP address

Six-bytes MAC address &
default IP set to 0.0.0.0 (DHCP enabled)

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Green LED Go to the next section to attempt to log in. If

On 10/100Base-T network link present the device discovery program is unable to
Off 10/100Base-T network link not present detect the unit, repeat the Arp procedure.
Remember to set the unit to a fixed IP after
Yellow LED logging in.
On Network traffic detected
Off No network traffic detected 2. Logging In

Configuration To access the unit, use the digi device

discovery program (must be installed from
the CD). The discovery program will list the
Network Configuration mac and IP addresses of all rdc devices
servers within the network. Double-clicking
1. Setting the IP address on the appropriate mac address will open a
login screen. Use the following information
The unit has to be configured over the for the initial login :
network, but first, its IP address has to be
set. It is recommended to configure the unit Username : root
in a network that has a DHCP server. This Password : dbps
is because the initial IP for the unit is set to
0.0.0.0. At this point, the user has full control over
the unit.
If a DHCP server is available, then refer to
the next section to log in. 3. Serial Configuration
Otherwise, refer to the following steps to Following the network configuration, select
assign a temporary IP address over the the serial interface configuration to set the
network. parameters for the serial comm.

(i) Go to the dos prompt. For normal operation, the Rdc485Enet has
8 jumpers installed on board to terminate
(ii) Use the ARP command to set the and bias the RS-485 interface. These are
desired IP address using the MAC only removed when more than two units of
address of the unit, which is printed on rdc485Enet are connected to the same RS-
the product label. 485 wire pair. For example, if 4 units of
Rdc485Enet are connected to a wire pair,
For example, with a MAC address of then at least 2 of them must have all TT &
00-40-9d-23-62-03 and a desired IP of RT jumpers removed (see the application
192.168.2.33, the command is: note for details).

For DOS systems, Note: The unit can be selected for 2-wire or
Arp –s 192.168.2.33 00-40-9d-23-62- 4-wire communication mode using the 2w &
03 4w jumper.

For Unix systems, Installation

Arp –s 192.168.2.33 00:40:9d:23:62:03

Note: In order for the ARP command to 1. Network Connection

work in windows, the ARP table on the
PC must have at least one IP address There are two types of UTP Ethernet cable
defined other than its own. If there is no connections. One is the straight type and
other entry beside the local machine, the other is Crossover type as can be seen
ping another IP machine on your in the following figures:
network to build the ARP table. Once
there is at least one entry in the ARP
table, use the above command to ARP
an IP address to the unit.

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Device Hub
3. Grounding
Straight-through cable
TX+ 1 1 RX+
It is also critical that the signal ground be
TX- 2 2 RX-
properly connected. If a 5th ground wire is
unavailable, then the signal ground should
RX+ 3 3 TX+ be connected to the nearest device’s digital
ground or the shield drain wire. The unit will
RX- 6 6 TX-
be damaged over time if this ground is not
Fig. 1. Straight-through connection properly connected.

4. Jumper settings
Device PC
Crossover cable Each RS-485 segment requires a
TX+ 1 1 TX+
terminating resistor at each end. The
TX- 2 2 TX- rdc485Enet assumes that the cable has a
characteristic impedance of 120 Ohms.
RX+ 3 3 RX+ Therefore a RS-485 system will require at
RX- 6 RX-
least 2 terminating resistors enabled (see
6
the application note for details).
Fig. 2. Cross-Over Connection
The biasing resistors will help to pull the
wire pairs to a known state. Do take note
Note: A pair of twisted wires must be used however, that biasing voltages among
to connect a set of transmitter pins to their different vendors could be different. Hence
corresponding receiver pins. DO NOT use a the rdc485Enet has the option to disable
wire from one pair and another wire from a the biasings if required.
different pair.
Below is a drawing of the rdc485Enet that
2. Serial Connections shows the location of the jumpers for the
RS-485. Those that are labeled “B” are the
In 4-wire mode, the master device transmits bias jumpers, while those labeled “T” are
on the transmit wire pair to the receive the terminating resistors.
terminals of ALL slave device. The “T+” and
“T-“terminals of the master should be
connected to the “R+” and “R-“ terminals of
all the slaves respectively. All slave devices
will share a common receive wire pair to
respond to the master device. The “T+” and
TB+

RB+

4W
2W

“T-“ terminals of all slave devices should be

TB-

RB-
TT

RT

connected to the master “R+” and “R-“

terminals of the master.

As a convention, RDC suggests choosing

the darker wire (or solid color) for the “+”
and lighter color (or striped) for the “-“.
Since the bus is bi-directional, all terminals
“+” and “-“ both transmit and receive when
appropriate. Remember, RS-485 is not a
RB+
TB+

2W
RB-

4W
TB-

RT

loop.
TT

on on on on on on off on
On the Rdc485Enet, the removable
terminals are labeled as “T+”, “T-“, “R+”, “R-
“, “G”. Due to space limitations, only the Shorting enables the terminating/biasing
transmit signals are echoed on the top while unshorting disables them. By default,
terminal as “D+”, “D-“, “Gnd”. If 2-wire mode all terminations and biasings are enabled.
is selected, only T+, T- and Gnd on the
removable terminals will work. Note: Either 4W (default) or 2W should be
shorted at one time.

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Application Example • Secure web-based configuration using

Ethernet
password protection and HTTPS encryption
• FCC Part 15, Class B/EN 55011, Class B
rdc232Enet
compliant
RS-232
• Connector: RJ45
Other Device with
Serial Interface (RS-232) Isolation (Per ISO/IEC 9549)

Host computer with

• Serial port to network port:
installed Ethernet adaoter 2.5Kv (optical, 5Kv test).
rdc485Enet
• Serial port to Supply:
RS-485 2.5Kv (galvanic, 3Kv test)
• Network port to Supply:
Programmable Logic Controller model “-2p”: none
(PLC1)
model “-3p”: 2.5Kv.
Ethernet adapter • Encapsulant; 14,000v per mm.

(PLC2) Power Supply for different models

• rdc485Enet-5v: 5vdc +/-5%, 400mA
• rdc485Enet-dv: 9 to 36vdc; 2.5W
(PLC3)

Technical Specification Environmental

• Ambient Operating Temperature:
RS-485 port description -20C to +65C
• 4-wire Signals: T+, T-, R+, R-, Gnd. • Ambient Storage Temperature:
• 2-wire Signals: T+, T-, Gnd. -40C to +100C
• Duplex: Full duplex (4-wire mode) • Relative Humidity:
Half duplex (2-wire mode) 10 to 90%, non condensing
• Speed: Up to 230,400bps, configuration • Casing: fungus and termite resistant, self-
required via Web browser. extinguishing, per UL94V2.
• Line Voltage: -7v to +12v, permits +/-7Vdc
ground difference between Mechanical Dimensions
devices. • Height, Width, Depth (See drawing).
• Bias: 470 Ohm pull-up (T+ & R+), 470 Ohm • Weight: 130g.
pull-down (T- & R-) jumper selectable. • Terminal Capacity: 2.5mm strand (12AWG)
• Bus Termination: 120 Ohm jumper 4..0mm solid (12AWG)
selectable. • Mounting Rail: DIN EN 50022 (35mm sym)
• Official maximum bus length: DIN EN 50025 (32mm asym)
1200m per EIA-485, 500m per ISO8482.
• Practical maximum Bus Length Note: removal from DIN EN 50025 rail is
3000m with high quality cable and other difficult.
conditions.
93 (3.7)
79 (3.1) 25 (1.0)
Network interface description
• Integrated 802.3 compliant 10/100 Mbit
network interface
• Robust on-board TCP/IP stack with
comprehensive protocol support: TCP,
UDP, DHCP, SNMP, SSL3.0/TLS1.0,
HTTP, SMTP, ICMP, IGMP, ARP.
• Easy configuration through user-friendly
and fully customizable web interface. EN 50 022 - 7.5mm

•
EN 50 035
Embedded web server with support for EN 50 022 - 15mm

custom java applets (applet space:512KB).

• Universal IP address assignment for
seamless network integration.

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