Technical Specifications Appendix D Cable Drawings - Computer Connection
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RS-422 Multidrop Cable Connections
1. Install the 120 ohm 1/4 watt terminating resistors externally at the end
points of the cable on the last instrument in the chain and on the master
computer.
2. The shield of each segment of the cable must be connected to the
ground at one end only.
3. Avoid star or stub connected topologies.
25-pin Computer Connector
RxD
TxD-
RxD-
120
#32
TxD
Shield
RxD-
TxD-
RxD
TxD
RxD-
#2
TxD-
RxD
#1
TxD
2
TxD-
RxD-
RTS
CTS
CTS-
RTS-
Shield
16
17
5
4
14
15
RxD
TxD
Shield
120
3