4.3 Mounting
The Modbus adapter is specially shaped to fit the controller case and to plug into its
dedicated connectors without any other additional fixation part than just a screw.
4.4 Technical data
Operating ambient temperature: -20 to +70 °C
Number of nodes (Tx drive): 32 max
Rx loading: receiver impedance is 1 unit load per RS485 Modbus adapter
Size of the Link: 247 stations including repeaters (31 stations and 1 repeater per
segment)
Medium: Shielded, twisted pair RS485 cable (Belden 9841 typical)
Maximum Bus Length: 1200 m
Topology: Multi-drop
Serial Communication Type: Asynchronous, 2 wires half Duplex
Baud rate: 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 bauds
selectable by the user (can be adjusted through the controller menus)
Termination resistor: built in, selectable by a switch. 120 ohms resistor is needed
at both end of the line and must be switched or not depending on the location in
the Modbus network topology.