2 physical description, Chapter 1 – introduction, Power leader™ ethernet gateway – GE GEH6505A User Manual

Page 6: 1–2 physical description, Figure 2. typical use of ethernet gateway, Figure 3. front view with dimensions, Figure 4. rear view showing ports

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POWER LEADER™ Ethernet Gateway

Chapter 1 – Introduction

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Ethernet

Gateway

Host

P MCS

Et her net

PL C

90/30

Multil in

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Modbus

Concentr ator

P L C

90/70

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37 10

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P C

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LEADER

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RS485 Modbus RTU

RS485 Modbus RTU

commnet devi ces

Figure 2. Typical use of Ethernet Gateway.

1–2 Physical Description

Figure 3 is an outline drawing showing the

dimensions of the Ethernet Gateway. Figure 4 is a

rear view of the Gateway showing its control power,

Ethernet, RS485 and RS232 connections.
The following ports and connections are provided

on the Gateway:

• A pair of Ethernet ports provides input and output

connections to the either a 10BaseT or a 10Base2
Ethernet network.

• Four RS485 ports support up to four Modbus RTU

networks, labeled Network 1 to Network 4, with as

many as 31 Modbus devices each and up to 247
Modbus addresses each. RS485 ports are DB-9 (9-pin
D shell) connectors with the following pin
assignments:

Data -

Pin 1

Data +

Pin 2

Ground

Pin 5

• One RS232 port (also DB-9 style) allows connection

of a dumb terminal for configuration and
troubleshooting of the Ethernet Gateway.

• A standard PC-style power connector for AC control

power input.

0.32 in.
8.0 mm

Power
on/off
switch

Power

HDD

Reset

Status

LEDs

6.7 in.

170.0 mm

7.32 in.

196.0 mm

7.5 in.

166.0 mm

Length:

15.5 in.

393.0 mm

Figure 3. Front view with dimensions.

Control power
connection

Four
RS485
ports

10Base2 and
10BaseT
Ethernet ports

Com 1
RS232 port for
dumb terminal

1

2

3

4

Com 2
RS232 port
not used

keyboard port
not used

Figure 4. Rear view showing ports.

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