Eaton Electrical MN05001002E install manual - page 4

Intelligent Technologies QCPort System Install Manual
November 2005
MN05001002E For more information visit
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Table of Contents
INTERCONNECTIVITY USING QCPORT.......................................................................................6
I NTRODUCING QCP ORT ..................................................................................................................6
QCP ORT P HYSICAL C HARACTERISTICS ...........................................................................................6
E XAMPLES OF QCP ORT U SE ...........................................................................................................7
One Device Using QCPort 7
Multiple Peripherals on One Device Using QCPort 8
Multiple Devices Being Controlled And Monitored Remotely Using QCPort 9
QCPORT OPERATING MODES................................................................................................... 10
Overview 10
Understanding Master-Slave 10
Understanding Peer 10
OVERVIEW OF QCPORT INTERCONNECT SYSTEM................................................................11
D EVICE C ONNECTION IN A QCP ORT S YSTEM .................................................................................11
QCPort Backplane 11
QCPort Interconnect Cable 12
D AISY C HAIN ................................................................................................................................14
T RUNK D ROP ................................................................................................................................14
P HYSICAL P LACEMENT ..................................................................................................................15
U SING B IASING R ESISTORS ...........................................................................................................16
A PPLICATION E XAMPLE .................................................................................................................17
PLANNING A QCPORT INTERCONNECT SYSTEM...................................................................18
G UIDELINES FOR S UPPLYING P OWER .............................................................................................18
IT. Power Supplies 18
Other Power Supplies 18
P OWER R ATINGS ..........................................................................................................................18
QCPort Interconnect Cable Rating 18
L OCATING A P OWER S UPPLY .........................................................................................................19
1 Power Supply 20
G ROUNDING THE I NTERCONNECT S YSTEM .....................................................................................20
SIZING A POWER SUPPLY .........................................................................................................21
S UPPLYING P OWER ......................................................................................................................21
A DJUSTING THE C ONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................21
S IZING C ALCULATION ....................................................................................................................22
U SING THE S IZING C ALCULATION ...................................................................................................23
Example 1 End Connected Power Supply 23
Example 2 End Connected Power Supply 23
Example 3 Middle Connected Power Supply 24
TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE.............................................................................. 25
APPENDIX A: USING LONG RUN CABLES ...............................................................................26
TECHNICAL SUPPORT................................................................................................................ 28