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PRE-OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND SETTINGS
6.5 Connection to a Target Device
6.5.2 How to connect the RS-422/485 interface
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OVERVIEW
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SYSTEM 
CONFIGURATION
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SPECIFICATIONS
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MODBUS(R) STANDARD 
FUNCTIONS
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FUNCTION
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PRE-OPERATIONAL 
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PARAMETER SETTING
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UTILITY PACKAGE 
(GX Configurator-MB)
(2) Connection examples
(a) Connection for 1:1 communication
(b) Connection for 1:n communication when host is master
1) For 4-wire communications
2) For 2-wire communications
Figure 6.13 Connection for 1:1 communication
Figure 6.14 Connection (for 1:n communication, 4 wire) when host is master
Figure 6.15 Connection (for 1:n communication, 2 wires) when host is master
Terminating  
resistor
R
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
Signal name
RDA
SG
FG
Target device  
Slave or  
Master
SDA
Terminating  
resistor
R
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Master or Slave
Signal name
SDB
RDB
RDB
SDB
Terminating  
resistor
R
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
Terminating 
resistor
R
Terminating 
resistor
R
RDA
SG
FG
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SDA
Terminating  
resistor
R
SDB
RDB
RDB
SDB
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
RDB
SDB
Third party 
slave
Third party  
slave
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
R R
SDB
RDB
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
SDB
RDB
RDA
SG
FG
SDA
SDB
RDB
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Terminating  
resistor
Third party  
slave
Third party 
slave