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760 Mhz Data Transceiver Users Manual 
LUM0000XX Rev A 
Version 1.0 
32 
Additional Transceiver information 
This section contains additional important information about FreeWave transceivers. The following topics 
are included in this section: 
  Operational RS422 and RS-485 Information 
  RS232 Pin Assignments 
  OEM Board Pin Assignments  
Operational RS-422 and RS-485 Information 
For both RS-422 and RS-485, the FreeWave transceiver can drive 32 standard unit loads and loads the 
bus with only 1/8 unit load. This means the user can tie up to 256 devices on the bus if all of the line 
receivers have 1/8 unit load. 
RS-422 is used for 4-wire or full duplex communication with one Master and multiple Slaves. The 
FreeWave Master transceiver keeps the line driver asserted at all times. The maximum line length is 
4,000 feet using 2, 120 ohm twisted pair cables with a 5th wire for data common. 
RS-485 full duplex using 4 wire plus common is the same as RS-422, except the system can have 
multiple Masters on the bus. 
The most common operation of RS-485 is a two-wire comprised of a 120 ohm impedance single twisted 
pair. In this system the loading of the FreeWave transceiver is as described above which allows up to 256 
1/8 unit load units on the bus. Maximum line length is also 4,000 feet with a third wire required for data 
common. The FreeWave transceiver will check the line to be certain no other device is transmitting before 
enabling the line driver for data transmission. 
When setting the transceiver to RS-485, enable Modbus and set Master Packet Repeat to 3 in the 
transceiver(s) that will use RS-485. Also set TurnOff Delay to 4. 
The TurnOffDelay setting in the menu is used to control the length of time the transmitter driver stays 
asserted after data transmission has finished. This is needed to allow the last transmitted character to 
reach the end of a long line and is normally set to one character length of time. This setting also allows 3 
complete reflections to the end of the line to ensure the ringing on the line has fully dampened before 
releasing the bus to another device. Shorter line lengths may use shorter delays, but four one-quarter-
character delay times are recommended. In Modbus, a TurnOffDelay setting of 0 will cause internal timing 
errors. 
There is no provision for hand shaking in any of the above modes of operation, so data rates of 57.6 
KBaud and above are not recommended without a protocol that can handle error detection properly.