Redundant ring, v-mode configuration, Prepare the fibre optical network – Westermo ODW-720-F2 User Manual

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Redundant ring, V-mode configuration

In a redundant ring an extra fibre pair is used. This extra fibre pair is used to carry data
if one of the other fibre pairs breaks. In V-mode mode an ODW-720 network will behave
as a 4-wire bus. Where the first ODW-720 (leftmost in the picture below) will able to
communicate in full duplex with any other unit, but other units are incapable of commu-
nicating with each other.

RX2

TX2

Focal point

S1:8 ON

S2:2 ON

S2:3 ON

Ring member

S1:8 ON

S2:2 ON

S2:3 OFF

Ring member

S1:8 ON

S2:2 ON

S2:3 OFF

Ring member

S1:8 ON

S2:2 ON

S2:3 OFF

Device 1

Communicates

with all other devices

Device 2

Communicates

with device 1 only

Redundant fibre pair. Not used under normal operation.

Device 3

Communicates

with device 1 only

Device n

Communicates

with device 1 only

TX1

RX1

RX2

TX2

TX1

RX1

RX2

TX2

RS-232

RS-232

RS-232

Fibre

pair

Fibre

pair

Fibre

pair

Fibre

pair

used

to

carry

data

FP LED

is on to

indicate

focal point

RS-232

TX1

RX1

RX2

TX2

TX1

RX1

PWR

FP

TD

RD

PWR

FP

TD

RD

PWR

FP

TD

RD

PWR

FP

TD

RD

Prepare the fibre optical network

• Configure all ODW-720 units for the correct speed and data format using DIP-

switches S1:1 – S1:7.

• Set DIP-switch S1:8 in the ON position (V-mode) on all ODW-720 units.
• Set DIP-switch S2:2 in the ON position (redundant ring) on all ODW-720 units.
• One, and only one, of the ODW-720 units must be configured as a Ring Focal Point by

setting DIP-switch S2:3 to the ON position. (The Ring Focal Point acts as a logical end
point in the optical fibre ring, thus forming a bus type of structure)

• Set DIP-switch S2:1 and S2:6 as desired. See page 29 “RTS to CTS transport” and

page 33 “Status port” for more information.

• Verify that DIP-switches S2:4, S2:5 and S2:8 are set in the OFF position.
• Connect the fibre pairs between the units. Always connect CH 1 from one unit to

CH 2 on the next unit as shown in the picture above.

• Connect the power supply to all units and verify that all fibre links become active.

(CH 1 and CH 2 LED’s are on, FL L and FL R LED’s are off).

• Connect the communication devices to the corresponding ODW-720 unit.
• The network is now up and running.
Note: In an ODW-720 fibre optic network there will be some additional processing
delays that do not exist in an electrical bus. It is possible that the application must be
adjusted to accommodate these delays if using many ODW-720 units in a large network.
See page 31 “Calculating system processing delay” for more information on how to
determine the overall system delay time.

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