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Appendix E RS-485 Network
Figure E.1 Daisychaining
Star Layout
In this scheme the repeaters are connected to drop-down cables from the main wires
of the first segment. A tree structure is the result. This scheme is not recommended
when using long lines since it will cause a serious amount of signal distortion due to a
signal reflection in a several line endings.
Figure E.2 Star Structure
Random
This is a combination of daisychain and hierarchical structure
Figure E.3 Random Structure