Campbell Scientific MD485 RS-485 Multidrop Interface User Manual

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Appendix C. MD485 to RF401 Network

b. Remote MD485

1) Active Ports – “RS-232 and RS-485”
2) Communication Mode – “Transparent Communication”
3) RS-232 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
4) RS-485 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate

RF401 Configuration

The RF401s may be left in their default settings. However, if there is a
neighboring RF401 network, you should change the Hopping Sequence of
base and remote RF401s to a new setting to avoid interference.

3. MD9

EMULATION

(POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT)

PC-MD485----MD485--null modem---RF401--RF401-DL

LoggerNet Setup

a. Setup:

ComPort_1
MD9Base
MD9Remote
CR23X

b. ComPort_1 – default settings

c. MD9Base – defaults

d. MD9Remote – Address: “1“

e. Dataloggers – default settings, schedule collections as desired

MD485 Configuration

a. Base MD485

1) Active Ports – “RS-232 and RS-485”
2) Communication Mode – “MD9 Emulation” with address 255
3) RS-232 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
4) RS-485 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate

b. Remote

MD485s

1) Active Ports – “RS-232 and RS-485”
2) Communication Mode – “MD9 Emulation” with address 1, 2,

etc. (unique for each remote MD485 and must agree with
respective MD9 in device map)

3) RS-232 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate
4) RS-485 Port Configuration – Desired baud rate

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