User's Manual

EX7100 Technical Manual – Monitoring and Diagnostics
©1999 Exicom Technologies (1996) Ltd 4-18 Issue 1 - February 2001
4.7 Networking EX7100 Terminals
4.7.1 General
It is possible to create a small network of EX7100 links by connecting the management
channel of multiple terminals together at a local site. This enables a user to monitor and
configure any other terminal in the network, from an ELMS configured PC, using the on-
board remote diagnostic feature.
When combined with ELMS (Exicom Link Management System – refer to Appendix B) an
extensive alarm logging system can be established.
Figure 4.8: Networking EX7100 terminals
4.7.2 Interconnection of Local Terminals.
Interconnection of each EX7100 terminal’s management channel is achieved by simply
daisy-chaining the RS-485 Bus which appears on the LMS port of each local terminal.
Cabling should be screened and pin-out information is detailed in Appendix A.1.
Example: Three terminal bussed site.
Figure 4.9: Three Terminal Bussed Site
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
RS-485
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
EX7100
EXI COM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX7100
Repeater
Local Site
EX 7100
EXICOM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX 7100
EX 7100
EXICOM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX 7100 EX 7100
EXICOM
o o
o o
o o
o
o
EX 7100
Terminal 1
LMS Port
Terminal 2
LMS Port
Terminal 3
LMS Port
ELMS PC