Eaton Electrical Cutler Hammer MN05001002E - Manual (Page 4)

Intelligent Technologies QCPort System Install Manual
November 2005
MN05001002E For more information visit www.eatonelectrical.com Page 4
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