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Communications Specifications Section 2-1
2-1 Communications Specifications
This section provides specifications for the CompoBus/S System.
Item Specification
Communications method Special CompoBus/S protocol
Communications baud rate High-speed Communications Mode: 750 kbps
Long-distance Communications Mode: 93.75 kbps
Modulation method Baseband method
Coding method Manchester coding method
Error control checks Manchester code check, frame length check, and parity check
Cable VCTF cable
(JIS C 3306)
Two 0.75 mm
2
conductors (2 signal wires)
Four 0.75 mm
2
conductors (2 signal wires and 2 power supply wires)
Special Flat Cable
Four 0.75 mm
2
conductors (2 signal wires and 2 power supply wires)
Communications
distance
2-conductor VCTF
cable
High-speed Communications Mode
Main line length: 100 m max.
Branch line length: 3 m max.
Total branch line length: 50 m max.
Long-distance Communications Mode
Main line length: 500 m max.
Branch line length: 6 m max.
Total branch line length: 120 m max.
4-conductor VCTF
cable
High-speed Communications Mode
Main line length: 30 m max.
Branch line length: 3 m max.
Total branch line length: 30 m max.
Long-distance Communications Mode: Flexibly branched, provided that the
total length of cable is a maximum of 200 m.
Special Flat Cable High-speed Communications Mode
Main line length: 30 m max.
Branch line length: 3 m max.
Total branch line length: 30 m max.
When 4-conductor VCTF cable or Special Flat Cable is used to connect fewer
than 16 Slaves, the main line can be up to 100 m long and the total branch line
length can be up to 50 m in High-speed Communications Mode.
Long-distance Communications Mode: Flexibly branched, provided that the
total length of cable is a maximum of 200 m.