OEM International Tech Support 12-May-04/ MG Service Bulletin RS422/485 General technical information: - Level ±5V, no GND for reference!, +5V +T -T 0 1 0 1 a pair of wires for a signal -5V - RS422: Point to point wiring, 4 wires, only 1 printer Advantage: insensible to interference - RS485: Point to "multiple-point" wiring, (2 or) 4 wires, Advantage: insensible to interference, multiple printers switchable - Length of wires up to 1200m; using long wiring/ high baud-rate termination with 120 Ohms on each pair of wires (Tx / Rx) is necessary - Handshake: With RS-422/485, Hardware Handshake (RTS-CTS) is not possible. Only Software Handshake (XON-XOFF) is supported. - Most in use: Converter-modul RS232 / RS485 on PC-side with galvanic separation Attention, general advice! Do not forget to send the command [ #!Px ] at the end of the easy-plug file; otherwise the printers are still active and print every incoming printjob! On Avery64-0x, ALX92x and DPM-0x printers, the interface RS485 / 422 is selectable the in the parameter menu. It might be necessary to set the termination via jumper on the CPU board (see next pages). On the AP5.4 and AP7.t, the optional I/O board offers a second serial port with which the interface RS485 / 422 is selectable the in the parameter menu. It might be necessary to set the termination via jumper on the CPU board (see next pages). On the TTX 350, the serial interface can be operated alternatively in RS485/422 mode. This can be changed by means of one jumper on the mainboard (Service manual \ service/ page17). FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 1
On the TTX x50, the TTX67x, the TDI and TTK, the serial interface can be operated alternatively in RS485/422 mode. This can be changed by means of one jumper and an opt. RS-485 Chip (98438) on the mainboard (see next page or service manual/ service / page15). RS-485 Interface on TTX-x50, TTX67x, TDI and TTK Preparations to run the RS-485 option the TTX-x50, TTX67x, TDI and TTK - put on the RS-485 Chip (8-pin chip, partnr.98438) to the CPU board - set the jumper on the CPU-board to the "lower position" (see details in servicemanual, section "RS-485") - make sure, the internal serial cable (from mainboard to chassis) has 10 wires (old printers may have only 6 wires!) - set parameter IFAC to "RS-232" - set parameter PRID to "1" or to any other ID-address in the range of 1... 31 (take care for Easy plug command #!A1..A31") Example for cabling: PC s com port 9 pin male (e.g. use cable 97063, modify it with the 2 jumpers and a 9pin "female-female adapter") Converter RS-232... RS-485 e.g. "ICC-11" Wildcat-printers RS-485 25 pin female RxD 2 2 TxD +Rx 3 10 +Tx TxD 3 3 RxD -Rx 4 11 -Tx GND 5 7 GND +Tx 1 12 +Rx DTR 4 6 NC -Tx 2 13 -Rx DSR 6 4 RTS RTS 7 5 CTS Τ 5 CTS CTS 8 4 RTS Jumpers 4-6 and 7-8 are needed to allow the PC to "talk" (to transmit data) Set the "ICC-11" converter Box to: - SW1 to DTE - SW2 to SIMU - SW3 to "2" Jumper 4-5 is needed to allow the printer to "talk" = to transmit XON/XOFF via Pin s 10 and 11! (no RTS-Handshake possible with RS-485! ΤThe shortcut between pin 4 (RTS) and 5 (CTS) is nessesary with Firmware older than Version 1.55. FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 2
To test the "4-wiring mode" on TTX450/650, TTX67x: Use e.g. MS-Window s HYPERTERMINAL, set the printer to Handshake mode XON/XOFF. When toggling ONLINE to OFFLINE, each time a XON / XOFF is transmitted and recorded by HYPERTERMINAL. Cable RS422/485 (Example: from a Converter RS232/ RS485 to Avery Printers) General drawing of a RS485 wiring (4 wire): Converter RS232 RS485 (e.g. ICC11) +Tx 1 7 +Rx -Tx 2 3 -Rx +Rx 3 8 +Tx Avery64bit -Rx 4 2 -Tx AP4.4 / 5.4 / 7.t 7 +Rx 3 -Rx 8 +Tx Avery64bit 2 -Tx AP4.4 / 5.4 / 7.t 8 +Rx 2 -Rx 7 +Tx TTX350 / TTK 3 -Tx If the last printer on the wire is a printer of the 64bit series, the termination can be done via the jumper 601 and 602 on the CPU board JP601 JP602 25pin female 12 +Rx 13 -Rx 10 +Tx TTX674/675 / TDI 11 -Tx Termination at the end of the wire FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 3
General drawing of a RS485 wiring (2 wire): Converter RS232 RS485 (e.g. ICC11) E N +Tx 1 7 +Rx -Tx 2 3 -Rx +Rx 3 8 +Tx Avery64bit -Rx 4 2 -Tx AP4.4 / 5.4 / 7.t 7 +Rx 3 -Rx 8 +Tx Avery64bit 2 -Tx AP4.4 / 5.4 / 7.t JP601 8 +Rx 2 -Rx 8 +Tx TTX350 / TTK 3 -Tx 25pin female 14 +Rx 15 -Rx 10 +Tx TTX674/675 / TDI 11 -Tx Termination at the end of the wire Note: Either a hardware device which provides proper time gaps, or a special software which controls the enable signal (EN) is needed to warrant a proper communication. FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 4
General drawing of a RS422 wiring (4 wire): Converter RS232 RS485 (e.g. ICC11) JP601 +Tx 1 7 +Rx -Tx 2 3 -Rx +Rx 3 8 +Tx Avery64bit -Rx 4 2 -Tx AP4.4 / 5.4 / AP7.t RS 422 and 485 at 64bit platform Please note the position of the jumpers on the mainboard See as well in service manual, section CPU board Note: As grounding of RS422 and 485 differs to that from RS232, a galvanic separation of the serial l ines between PC and printer is recommended in order to warrant a trouble free transmission over long distances and / or high baud rates. FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 5
R S 422 and 485 at AP4.4 / 5.4 / 7.t FS-Eching001\Vol2\K\OEM - Int. Tech. Support\Neue_Struktur_Tech.Support\Bulletins\Schnittstellen/RS485 6