16
Andover Controls
Communications Ports
The
Continuum
NetController module includes connections for communications with
external devices such as printers, Andover
Infinet
controllers and others. These
connections are called Comm Ports. It also optionally includes Ethernet connections.
The NetController includes four Comm Ports called COMM1 through COMM4 with
the following possible configurations:
COMM1 – RS-232 / RS-485
Infinet
network or RS-232
COMM2 – RS-485
Infinet
network
COMM3 – RS-232 / Modem Internal Modem or RS-232
COMM4 – RS-485
Infinet
network
Ethernet interface connectors are available in both 10Base-T and 10Base-2 styles.
The physical locations of these ports on the NetController module case are illustrated
below:
COMM 1
Infinet Connector
COMM 1
RS-232 Connector
COMM 2
Infinet Connector
COMM 3
RS-232 Connector
COMM 3
Modem Connector
COMM 4
Infinet Connector
Ethernet / BACnet
10Base-T or 10Base-2
Connector
OR
10Base-T
10Base-2