Specifications

e Electro Industries/GaugeTech Doc #: E145701 5-2
5.1.2: RS-4485 Communication Com 2 (485 Option)
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The Shark 100 meter’s RS-485 port uses standard 2-Wire, Half Duplex Architecture.
The RS-485 connector is located on the terminal section of the Shark 100. A connection can easily
be made to a Master Device or to other Slave Devices, as shown below.
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Care should be taken to connect + to + and - to - connections.
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The Shark 100 meter’s RS-485 can be programmed with the buttons on the face of the meter or by
using Communicator EXT 3.0 software.
Standard RS-485 Port Settings:
Address: 001 to 247
Baud Rate: 9600, 19200, 38400 or 57600
Protocol: Modbus RTU, Modbus ASCII, DNP 3.0 (V3 and V4 Only)
NOTE: This option is not currently available.
The RS-485 Option is combined with Pulse Output in the RS-485P Option. (See section 5.1.3.)
Figure 5.2: RS-485 Communication Installation