Hardware connections, Using the nim-1r or nim-1w for mxl, Nim-1r connection – FieldServer FS-8700-40 User Manual
Page 5: Configure the nim-1r
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HARDWARE CONNECTIONS
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3.1
Using the NIM-1R or NIM-1W for MXL
Configure the NIM-1R
3
or NIM-1W for Foreign System Interface (FSI) by setting all of the switches in SW2
to open (or OFF). See connection diagram below:
Connect the NIM-1R to an RS-232 port on the Fieldserver as depicted in the fiagram below (brown circle)
Connect the NIM-W to an RS-485 port on the FieldServer as depeicted in the diagram below.
FieldServer
P1
1
8
2
3
4
1
6
7
8
5
10
11
12
9
14
15
16
13
TB4
G
n
d
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+
G
n
d
F
G
_
+
RS-485
Opto
Isolated
FS-8917-03
RJ45 to
DB9M
Connector
RJ45 CAT 5 Cable
FS8915-10
Cerberus Cable
P/N 555-193085
FS
-8
91
7-0
3
NIM-1R
Connection
3
Note that NIM-1R is no longer supported by Siemens and is therefore considered to be legacy while NIM-1W is common.