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VP-4x4K - Connecting the VP-4x4K
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5.4
Cascading Machines
You can cascade up to 16
VP-4x4K units with control from a PC or serial
controller.
To cascade 16 individual
VP-4x4K units via RS-485, as illustrated in the example
in
, do the following:
1. Connect the sources and acceptors (see
Section 5.1
2. Connect the RS-232 port of the first
VP-4x4K unit to a PC.
3. Connect the RS-485 terminal block port on the first
VP-4x4K unit to the
RS-485 port on the second
VP-4x4K unit and so on, connecting all the
RS-485 ports.
4. Set the first
VP-4x4K unit as Machine # 1 and the following VP-4x4K units
as Machine # 2 to Machine # 16 (see
Section 6.4
5. On the first and last
VP-4x4K units, set the RS-485 TERM DIP-switch to ON,
terminating the RS-485 line at 120Ω (see
Section 5.6
), and set this DIP-
switch to OFF on the other
VP-4x4K units.