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PROFIBUS-Specification-Normative-Parts-2:1997
Copyright by PNO 1997 - all rights reserved
The future versions shall be based on the Layer 1/Layer 2 interface described in
clause 4.2, which includes definitions of the service primitives and the related
parameters as well as the recommendations concerning encoding and signalling.
4.1 Version 1
The version 1 specifications describe a balanced line transmission corresponding
to the US standard EIA RS-485 (EIA: Electronic Industries Association; RS-485:
Standard for electrical characteristics of generators and receivers for use in
balanced digital multipoint systems). Terminators, located at both ends of the
twisted pair cable, enable the version 1 Physical Layer to support in particular
higher speed transmission. The maximum cable length is 1,2 km for data rates ≤
93,75 kbit/s. For 1500 kbit/s the maximum length is reduced to 70/200 m for
Type B/A cable (see subclause "Bus Cable").
4.1.1 Electrical Characteristics
- Topology : Linear bus, terminated at both ends, stubs ≤ 0,3 m, no
branches;
In contrast to the EIA RS-485 recommendations it is
good practice to allow longer stubs, if the total of
the capacities of all stubs (Cstges) does not exceed
the following values:
Cstges ≤ 0,2 nF @ 1500 kbit/s
Cstges ≤ 0,6 nF @ 500 kbit/s
Cstges ≤ 1,5 nF @ 187,5 kbit/s
Cstges ≤ 3,0 nF @ 93,75 kbit/s
Cstges ≤ 15 nF @ 9,6 and 19,2 kbit/s
It shall be taken into consideration that the total
line length includes the sum of the stub lengths.
- Medium : Shielded Twisted Pair, see subclause "Bus Cable"
- Line Length : ≤ 1200 m, depending on the data rate and cable type
- Number of stations : 32 (master stations, slave stations or repeaters)
- Data rates : 9,6 / 19,2 / 93,75 / 187,5 / 500 / 1500 kbit/s,
additionally higher data rates can be supported.
- Transceiver chip : e.g. SN 75176A, DS3695 or others
The line length and number of connected stations may be increased by using
repeaters (bidirectional amplifiers, cf. annex 2-A.1). A maximum of 3 repeaters
between two stations is permissible. If the data rate is ≤ 93,75 kbit/s and if
the linked sections form a chain (linear bus topology, no active star) the maxi-
mum permissible topology assuming wire size 0,22 mm
2
(24 AWG, American Wire
Gauge) is as follows: