Měřící Energetické Aparáty
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USBhost / RS485 converter
1/ PURPOSE
e USBhost / RS485 converter is designed to connect a USB slave unit to the RS485
serial line.
e USBhost / RS485 converter allows you to connect the instrument MEg40
+
with
the USB interface to the RS485 serial bus. It also supplies the USB interface from the
instrument MEg40
+
. e RS485 bus is dimensioned for connecting up to 31 units. e
maximum bus length is up to 1200 m when the cabling system is correctly designed and
has a suitable impedance end.
2/ TECHNICAL PARAMETERS
Power supply
voltage: +6 V to +16 V
current (MEg40
+
not connected) : 20 mA
current (MEg40
+
connected): 60 mA
RS485 interface
max. rate: 1 Mb/s
max. number of connected units 31 (according to RS485 standard)
Connector
screw-on terminal block, with four terminals
USBhost interface
specication: USB 1.1
USB 2.0 compatible
connector: type B (M)
power supply slave through USB: 5 V / 300 mA
Construction dimensions
length × width × height: 45 × 28 × 18 mm
USB cable length: 1 m
Terminal block, max. of wire: 1.5 mm
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Temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C