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Created Date: January 24,2013
Created By: ksmith
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Trying to design a system and need some help from the great minds of the forum. I have 4 panels to build: A, B, C, and D. Panel A will be the "master " with a Do-More CPU, an ERM, and a 12 " C-More. Panel B will have an EBC100 and some discrete I/O. Panel C will have an EBC100 and some discrete I/O. Panel D will have an EBC100, (2) GS2 Drives, and some discrete I/O. Here is where I am at a loss: 1. I need a C-More Micro at each of the panels B, C, and D. They could be more than 50 feet from Panel A. Should I use an FA-ISOCON at each panel for the C-More Micros and chain them together from the D-More? 2. I also normally control/monitor the GS2 drives via RS485. No RS485 if I use an EBC. Any Pro/Con to using an GS-EDRV100 for the GS2 drives instead of RS485?? Thanks for your time and knowledge.
Created Date: January 24,2013
Created by: Do-more PE
1. Cmore Micros cannot be daisy chained since they are a mastering device. Only one master on a network. You would need to use FA-ISOCONs and H2-SERIO or H2-SERIO-4 cards.
2. I would hang the EDRV's off of the ERM. Problem solved.
Created Date: January 24,2013
Created by: ksmith
Trying to design a system and need some help from the great minds of the forum. I have 4 panels to build: A, B, C, and D.
Panel A will be the "master " with a Do-More CPU, an ERM, and a 12 " C-More.
Panel B will have an EBC100 and some discrete I/O.
Panel C will have an EBC100 and some discrete I/O.
Panel D will have an EBC100, (2) GS2 Drives, and some discrete I/O.
Here is where I am at a loss:
1. I need a C-More Micro at each of the panels B, C, and D. They could be more than 50 feet from Panel A. Should I use an FA-ISOCON at each panel for the C-More Micros and chain them together from the D-More?
2. I also normally control/monitor the GS2 drives via RS485. No RS485 if I use an EBC. Any Pro/Con to using an GS-EDRV100 for the GS2 drives instead of RS485??
Thanks for your time and knowledge.