SPX Cooling Technologies CS4000 - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 1. Overview
May 2002 T-38324-A PRELIMINARY DRAFT Page 1-5
Example of a “Permanent” (Embedded) 485 Network
(Using CS4000 KDM and Mini Controllers with SDLC)
Figure 1-2. Example of a 485 Network
NOTE: The computer is attached to the first controller, the first
controller is attached to the second controller, and so on
until the termination point of the network. The Visual
Supervisor software provides data collection, diagnostics
and configuration functions, as well as the connection
point for the LAN.
KDM based CS4000 Compact Controller
(in read-only mode) contains one or two
TCMs
CS4000 Mini Controller each contains
one Tool Control Module (TCM)
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Pentium Class Computer running
Windows NT, version 4.0 or above, with an
SDLC card and RS-485 port on each
controller.
RS-485 Network
(A maximum of 32 TCMs can be
daisy chained or wired together)
LAN
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TCM
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SDLC Card