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by ulf
30 Apr 2024, 09:49
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?
Replies: 4
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Re: Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?

Thank you, Dirk,

yes, this is a good clue indeed - we'll keep an open mind how many RS485 modbus slaves we can support but make sure we test thoroughly before deployment!
by ulf
16 Apr 2024, 15:54
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?
Replies: 4
Views: 1788

Re: Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?

Thank you, Dirk,

It's very encouraging to know that the Revolution Pi RS485 aligns with Wikipedia on RS485; but yes, it sounds like it will be a good idea not to promise more than 32 slaves for any one master without proper testing.

Many thanks,
Ulf
by ulf
15 Apr 2024, 19:19
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?
Replies: 4
Views: 1788

Max number of clients/slaves of Connect over RS485?

Hi, I have tried to find in the docs or forum if there is a mention of how many daisy-chained RTU Modbus slaves the Connect models can cope with, but I have not seen any definitive number anywhere. In particular, we are looking to use the Connect S as an RS485 Modbus master over /dev/ttyRS485 for a ...