Xantrex Technology XW4024-120/240-60, XW4548-120/240-60, XW6048-120/240-60 manual

Xanbus Network Installation

Pins:

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Figure 3-2Xanbus Cable and RJ45 Connector Pin Numbers

•Network terminators (Figure 3-3)—the Xanbus network must be properly terminated at each end with male or female network terminators to ensure the communication signal quality on the network. If the network is not properly terminated, signal quality is degraded and performance on the network is reduced. Permanent configuration without terminators is not supported by Xantrex. The XW Series and other Xanbus-enabled devices ship with one male terminator already installed. Depending on your network layout, this terminator may need to be removed and inserted into another device elsewhere in the network.

Male network terminator Female network terminator

Figure 3-3Network Terminators

•Network connectors—The three-way connector houses three RJ45 inputs that provide a device connection point on a multi-drop backbone layout (see “Multi-Drop Backbone Layout” on page 3–5). All three inputs are wired identically and can accept either Xanbus cables or terminators. One input is available for connecting to a Xanbus-enabled device. The remaining inputs are reserved for connection to other network connectors, a Xanbus cable terminated with a female terminator, or a male terminator.

The network connector is mounted to a bulkhead or a wall, as shown in Figure 3-4.

To network connector	To network connector
or teminator	To device

Figure 3-43-Way Network Connector (sample configuration)

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