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2.6 Maximum Distance according to the Baud rate
The total BUS length of a network configuration is differed
according to the baud rate. The communication quality is not
guaranteed when the total distance exceeds the total BUS length
limit as below.
Table 4 Maximum Distance according to the Baudrate
Baud rate Max. Segment Length
12 Mbps
1,000 m / 3,278 feet 10,000 m / 32,786 feet
6 Mbps
1,000 m / 3,278 feet 10,000 m / 32,786 feet
3 Mbps 1,000 m / 3,278 feet 10,000 m / 32,786 feet
1.5 Mbps
1,000 m / 3,278 feet 10,000 m / 32,786 feet
500 kbps
400 m / 1,311 feet 4,000 m / 13,114 feet
187.5 kbps 200 m / 655 feet 2,000 m / 6,557 feet
93.75 kbps
100 m / 327 feet 1,000 m / 3,278 feet
19.2 kbps
100 m / 327 feet 1,000 m / 3,278 feet
9.6 kbps 100 m / 327 feet 1,000 m / 3,278 feet