Table 3: N2 Bus rules
Category Rules/maximums allowed
1,500 m (5,000 ft) twisted pair cable without a repeater
4,500 m (15,000 ft) twisted pair cable from NAE35/45 and the farthest N2
device (three segments of 1,500 m [5,000 ft] each, separated by repeaters)
Line Length and
Type
2,000 m (6,600 ft) between two fiber modems
Cable Solid or stranded 1.0 mm (18 AWG) 3-wire is recommended. Solid or stranded
0.5 mm (24 AWG) or larger 3-wire or 4-wire (two twisted-pairs) is acceptable.
Note: The + and - bus leads should be a twisted pair. On applications
using 4-wire (two twisted-pairs) cable, isolate and insulate unused
conductor.
Terminations Preferred Termination Configuration: Two N2 devices with EOL switches in
the ON position, one at each end of each N2 Bus segment
Minimally Required Termination Configuration: At least one N2 device with
an EOL switch in the ON position somewhere on each N2 Bus segment
Table 4: Guidelines for LonWorks network bus topology (Release 9.0 only)
Cable Type Maximum Segment Length
with FTT10 Devices Only
1
Maximum Segment Length
with FTT10 and/or LPT10
Devices
1
Belden
®
85102 Cable 2,700 m (8,850 ft) 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Belden 8471 Cable 2,700 m (8,850 ft) 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Level IV 0.6 mm (22 AWG) 1,400 m (4,600 ft) 1,150 m (3,770 ft)
JY (St.) Y 2 x 2 x 0.8 900 m (2,950 ft) 750 m (2,460 ft)
1 For the bus topology, the maximum length stub cable is 3 m (10 ft), and the stub lengths must be calculated into the
overall segment length.
Table 5: Guidelines for LonWorks network free topology (Release 9.0 only)
Cable Type Maximum Node-to-Node
Distance
Maximum Segment Length
with FTT10 and/or LPT10
Devices
Belden 85102 Cable 500 m (1,640 ft) 500 m (1,640 ft)
Belden 8471 Cable 500 m (1,640 ft) 500 m (1,640 ft)
Level IV 0.6 mm (22 AWG) 400 m (1,300 ft) 500 m (1,640 ft)
JY (St.) Y 2 x 2 x 0.8 320 m (1,050 ft) 500 m (1,640 ft)
Table 6: Maximum number of devices per LonWorks network segment (Release 9.0 only)
Device Type Maximum Allowed
MS-NAE352x-x
models
Supports one LONWORKS Network trunk with up to 64 LONWORKS devices
(maximum)
MS-NAE452x-x
models
Supports one LONWORKS Network trunk with up to 127 LONWORKS devices
(maximum)
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