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3.4.1 Control panel bus topology and wiring
The basic control panel bus implementation is the RS485 interface. The design
guidelines for the control panel bus are the same as the wiring– see 3.1.1 – and topology
guidelines – see section 3.1.3 – for the system bus. Drawing3-17 shows a basic control
panel network using the system bus interface and accessories.
To implement a single bus branch, the following components are necessary:
• Control panels with the ATS1801 interface;
• ATS1741 RS232-RS485 converters;
The table below (Table 3-22) shows how to select equipment necessary to connect the
control panels this way.
Table 3-22 Equipment necessary to connect a network of N<16 control panels.
Product Description Amt.
ATS1801 Computer, printer interface (two RS232 ports) N
ATS1741 RS485 / RS232 bus converter N+1
PC
TITAN
ATS
Control Panel
+
ATS1801
RS232
ATS1741
T
ATS1741
RS232
ATS
Control Panel
+
ATS1801
ATS1741
RS232
RS485
T
Drawing 3-16 Basic control panel networking bus design.
The flexibility of querying the control panel by the TITAN software (the poling time, and
timeout is set by software) allows the design of more complex networks than those based
only on the RS485 interface. For more complex implementations, the connections
described in sections 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 can be used. The paragraphs contain information
about direct connections between the computer and the control panel, as well as
increasing the distance between them. The following paragraph shows an example of a
control panel network using the Ethernet network and other connection methods.
3.4.2 Examples of CP networks connected by various communications interfaces.
All control panels in the system are queried according to a programmed schedule, which
means a lack of response from any of the control panels will be stored in the system
event log. Depending on the system functions, and the security level expected from the
system, the control panel network can be implemented in various ways. The provided
example shows only one of the methods.
The network design assumes:
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