Ametek Sorensen XTR - RS-485 Communication Cable with Two RJ-45 s; Completing the Setup

Remote Operation
5-8 M370430-01 Rev B
RS-485 Communication Cable with Two RJ-45s
Use the top connector of the two 8-pin RJ-45 jacks, as shown in Figure
5-1, to connect to the RS-485 remote interface. Communication cable
with two RJ-45 shielded connectors (see Figure 5-3) connecting the
master unit to the slave unit. The cable length should be 9.84 feet (3 m)
or longer. The pinouts for the RJ-45 plug on the master unit are the same
as described in Table 5-7.
Table 5-7 RJ-45 Plug on Slave Unit
Pin
Name
Description
1, 2
NC
No connection
3
RXD+
Receive data
Twisted
pair
4
RXD-
Receive data
5
TXD+
Transmit data
Twisted
pair
6
TXD-
Transmit data
7
GND
Ground
8
NC
No connection
Master unit (J6) Slave unit (J4)
Figure 5-6 RS-485 Communication Cable from Master to Slave Unit
Completing the Setup
To complete the setup:
 Configure the XG/XTR to use the 485 remote interface and setup
the terminal that will be used on the connected PC.
See sections entitled “Selecting the Appropriate Communication
Port” on page 5-24 and “Terminal Configuration” on page 5-21 for
more details.
RXD+
RXD–
TXD+
TXD–
GND
RXD+
RXD–
TXD+
TXD–