Appendix 1 Specifications
A-9
Item Specifications
Communications
protocol
No protocol mode
Data format
[STX]
Data (0 to 254 bytes) [ETX]
Using PT serial port and D-Sub 6-pin Using external power supply Power supply
5 V ±5% 250 mA max.
Depends on Bar Code Reader speci-
fications.
● Ethernet Specifications (NS15-TX01@-V2, NS12-TS01(B)-V1, NS10-
TV01(B)-V1, NS8-TV@1(B)-V1, NS5-SQ01(B)-V1, NS5-SQ@1(B)-V2, NS5-
TQ@1(B)-V2, NS5-MQ@1(B)-V2)
Item Specifications
Conformance standards Conforms to IEEE 802.3 / Ethernet (10/100Base-T).
Transmission medium 2 pair Cat 3 UTP 22 to 26AWG, Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6
Transmission distance 100 m (node-to-hub and hub-to-hub)
Connector 8-pin modular connector
• Ethernet
Item Specifications
Network address 1 to 127
Node address 1 to 254
UDP port number 1024 to 65535 (See note 1.)
IP address 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 (See note 2.)
Subnet mask 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
Default gateway 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
IP proxy address “”(blank), 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
Conversion table Node address: 1 to 253
IP address: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
Note 1. The default UDP port number is 9600.
2. Do not set the following values for the IP address.
• Host ID with all bits set to 0 or 1. (Example: 192.168.21.0
)
• Net ID with all bits set to 0 or 1. (Example: 255.255
.21.16)
• Subnet ID with all bits set to 1. (Example: 192.168.255
.16)
• IP addresses that begin with 127. (Example: 127
.35.21.16)
Controller Link Specifications (with NS-CLK21 Controller Link Interface
Unit Mounted)
Item Specification
Communications method N:N token bus
Code Manchester code
Modulation Baseband code
Synchronization Flag synchronization (conforming to HDLC frames)
Transmission path type Multidrop (bus)
Baud rate and maximum
transmission distance
The maximum transmission distances depends on the baud rate setting as fol-
lows:
2 Mbits/s: 500 m
1 Mbits/s: 800 m
500 Kbits/s: 1 km
Media Specified shielded twisted-pair cable
2 signal lines and 1 shield
Connections to nodes PLCs: Connected via terminal block
Personal computers: Connected via special connector (provided)
Max. number of nodes 32 modes