Operation Manual

7. Network Connections
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VSXNET Subwoofer Operation Manual rev 2.0.0
ConnectionsfromtheRS485devicetothespeakerisasfollows:-
NetworkconnectionsbetweennodesareviaruggedNeutrik‘ethercon’connectors;thesearehighqualityandare
compatiblewithstandardRJ45plugs.NodeconnectionsaremadeusingstandardRJ45connectorsandCAT5
cable.Longrunsshouldbesolidcore,butstandardisne.Theimplicationisthatstrandedismorerobustandless
pronetobreakage,itisthereforesuggestedthatsolidshouldbeusedforinstallapplicationswhilestrandedisbetter
suitedtorentalapplications.Cabinetscanbe’daisychained’orlinkedina‘star’conguration,oracombinationof
both.Qualityterminationofallconnectorsateachnodeisessentialforthenetworktofunctioncorrectly.
7.1 Linking Cabinets
Thetablebelowshowsthestandard‘straight-through’conventionforCAT5patchcables(clipdown).
Thesecanbeusedbetweennetworknodes.BearinmindthoughthatonlyPins1,2,&5areusedtolink
thenetworktogether.
Toaidtheconstructionofverylargenetworkseachspeakerprovidesasourceofpower(+12Volts)onthenetwork
‘Link’connectorthatcanbeusedtoseamlesslypowernetworkextendersorrepeatersthatlargenetworksmay
require.Thispowercanbelocatedonpin4onthe‘NetworkLink’connector.Thispowerispassedbetweenthe
‘NetworkIn’&‘NetworkLink’connectorsifthespeakerispoweredofftoensurethatupstreamnetpowereddevices
continuetoreceivepower.
From RS485 Device RJ45 to VNET Network
B+ Pin1
A- Pin2
GND Pin5
P1 (pin No.) V P2 (pin No.) Colour
1 V 1 White/Orange
2 V 2 Orange
3 V 3 White/Green
4 V 4 Blue
5 V 5 White/Blue
6 V 6 Green
7 V 7 White/Brown
8 V 8 Brown