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Splitter Box Characteristics and Wiring
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PROFIBUS Fieldbus Characteristics
RFID Station Communication Characteristics
Characteristic Description
Topology Linear bus with terminators
Transmission mode Half Duplex
Transmission rate 9.6 / 19.2 / 93.75 / 187.5 / 500 / 1500 / 3000 / 6000 /
12000 Kbits/s - Automatic detection
Transmission media Twisted pair line (RS 485)
Connector M12 5-pin, B-coding
Cyclic Transmitted Data (in words) - Input: 5 for control + <
43 for user’s data
- Output: 7 for control + <
41 for user’s data
Acyclic transmitted data Not supported
Characteristic Description
Transmission rate 38400 Bits/s
Time-out 3 s (after 3 automatic retries)
Quantity of RFiD stations 3 (direct connection) to 15 (chained with M12 tees)
Total length of the RFiD connections 160 m max (525 ft)
Connector M12 5-pin female, A-coding