Communications Installation - Overview

Table 16 - Links to Controller Communication Ports

Controller

Link Type:

Cable Type

To Device/Port

Reference Data

Port

Controller to

 

 

 

/Connector

 

 

 

 

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232

Desktop or

RS-232 Null Modem

Serial port of PC (w/ Null

For Wiring details of

(9-pin “D”

Laptop PC

cable, up to 50’

Modem cable)

Null Modem cable, 9-

connector)

 

Or

or

pin Male/Female

 

 

RS-232 PC modem

connector, see Figure

 

 

cable, up to 50’

Modem. Refer to RS-232

50 - Null Modem Cable

 

 

 

Construction.

 

 

 

Remote Connection to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC Configuration Tool on

 

 

 

 

page 91.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232

Modbus master

RS-232 Null Modem

Refer to device’s port

Page 20 Figure 16 &

(9-pin “D”

(controller is

cable, up to 50’

instructions

Figure 17 #2, 7, 9

connector)

single slave)

Or

 

 

 

 

RS-232 PC modem

 

 

 

 

cable, up to 50’

 

 

 

 

RS232 to RS485

 

 

 

 

converter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232

Modbus master

RS232 to RS485

Refer to device’s port

Page 20 Figure 16 &

(9-pin “D”

(controller is

converter

instructions

Figure 17 #6

connector)

one of multiple

 

 

 

 

slaves)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232

Modbus slave

RS232 to RS485

Refer to device’s port

Page 20 Figure 16 &

(9-pin “D”

network

converter

instructions

Figure 17 #4, 5, 8

connector)

(controller is

 

 

 

 

master)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-485

Operator

Belden #9271 (or

Terminal connector of

Page 20 Figure 16 &

3-pin

interface

equivalent)

operator interface. (Refer

Figure 17 #1, 2, 4, 5, 6,

Phoenix

 

 

to Table 18.)

11

1840379 (or

 

 

 

 

equivalent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-485

Modbus master

Belden #9271 (or

Refer to device’s port

Page 20 Figure 16 &

3-pin

(controller is

equivalent)

instructions

Figure 17 #3, 8, 9

Phoenix

slave)

 

 

 

1840379 (or

 

 

 

 

equivalent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS-485

Modbus slave

Belden #9271 (or

Refer to device’s port

Page 20 Figure 16 &

3-pin

network

equivalent)

instructions

Figure 17 #7, 10

Phoenix

(controller is

 

 

 

1840379 (or

master)

 

 

 

equivalent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10Base-T

Host, Peer,

Shielded CAT5E

RJ45 connector on Host,

 

RJ45

and Internet

cable, up to 100

Peer, or Internet Device

 

Devices

meters. A crossover

 

 

 

 

cable is required for

 

 

 

 

PC to Controller

 

 

 

 

connection;

 

 

 

 

otherwise, straight

 

 

 

 

cable.)

 

 

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HC900 Hybrid Controller Installation and User Guide

Revision 5

 

 

9/03

Page 96
Image 96
Honeywell HC900 manual Links to Controller Communication Ports, #2, 7

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