Installing a short distance link – Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual
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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing a short distance link
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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
Installing a short distance link
For short distances up to 75 metres you can use the RIO link cable to make up a basic RIO
system as shown in the next picture. Typically, you use this type of system when you want to
connect peripherals to the host within the same building.
To install a short distance link proceed as follows;
1. Take one end of a RIO link cable and plug it into the host card mini DIN socket of your
of
Chapter 3 RIO Cabling information
2. Install the RTA as described in
Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)
3. Take the other end of the RIO link cable and plug it into the RTA link port. See
Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)
4. Connect the peripheral to the RTA using a suitable cable. See
.
You can now continue with the rest of the general installation procedure for your operating
system.
RIO Remote Terminal Adaptor (RTA)
RIO ISA or PCI
Host card
Peripheral, for
example printer
RIO link cable