ADVANCED MICRO SYSTEMS, INC. | SERIAL INTERFACE |
RS-422 (Party Line) Hardware
AMS “Party Line” communication is an
∙Multi drop serial bus
∙Full duplex connection; receive data is one pair of wires and transmitted data a second pair.
∙Zero to five volt differential signals for high speed and robust noise rejection over long distances
∙Data speeds from 100K to10M Baud
∙Up to 32 controllers from one COM port
∙Cable network length to 1200 Meters (4000 ft)
One master host computer can address a device (axis) with a command. The single packet of up to 15 ASCII characters begins with a single character corresponding to the axis “name” and terminated with a single line- feed character. Handshake is necessary and is based on each transmitted character being echoed. Prior to the terminating LF character, numbers representing data such as position or limit status will be received. The protocol is similar to other manufactures but is different enough to prevent
Party Line Connect
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RS-422 “Party Line”
Party line hardware requires three components:
1.A serial adapter
2.A cable(s) and
3.A terminator (supplied with adapter).
Cable Specifications
Although
Device (Axis) Connection
Each motor controller has two
Two terminating resistors are used on the last differential line receiver. The serial adapter contains one resistor and a terminator plug is supplied to be used on the LAST axis in the Party bus.
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