{"id":1838,"date":"2017-02-24T13:31:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/installing-rs-422485-communication-converters\/"},"modified":"2017-02-24T13:31:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:31:35","slug":"installing-rs-422485-communication-converters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/installing-rs-422485-communication-converters\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing RS-422\/485 communication converters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n\t\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<rt-tabs class=\"novanta-tabs-wrapper\" current-tab=\"tab-liberty-mdrive-1\" >\n\n\t<rt-tabs-nav class=\"novanta-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\"  active=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-liberty-mdrive-1\">Liberty* MDrive<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-mdrive-mforce-2\">MDrive\/MForce<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-third-party-3\">Third Party<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-liberty-mdrive-1\"  open=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Installation<\/h3><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>USB to RS422\/485 converter body, which plugs directly into your host computer USB port.<\/li><li>2 meter (6 &#8216;) interface cable which will interface to the DB9 (male) connector on the converter to either:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Liberty* MDrive P3: DB9 (male) connector (MD-CC404-000).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Liberty* MDrive P3: M12 circular (male) connector (MD-CC405-000).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li><\/ol><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation<\/h3><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation (Automatic)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On an Internet-connected Windows PC or Notebook, plug the MD-CC404\/5-000 into an open USB port on your PC.<\/li><li>The device driver software should automatically install.<\/li><\/ol><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation (Manual)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download the <a class=\"tabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftdichip.com\/Drivers\/VCP.htm\"><strong>FTDI VCP Drivers<\/strong><\/a> from the FTDI web site will open in a new browser tab).<\/li><li>Follow the instructions located at the <a class=\"tabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftdichip.com\/Support\/Documents\/InstallGuides.htm\"><strong>FTDI Installation page<\/strong><\/a> appropriate to your operating system.<\/li><\/ol><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify installation (Windows 7\/8.x)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li value=\"3\">Record the COM port number for later use, either from the notification balloon on the lower right of your desktop or from the Windows device manager, accessible by right-clicking on &#8220;My Computer&#8221; and selecting manage (Windows 7) or by pressing the WIN X keys on your keyboard (Windows 8).\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-tab>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-mdrive-mforce-2\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Installation<\/h3><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Standard USB cable which plugs directly into your host computer USB port.<\/li><li>USB to RS422\/485 inline converter body.<\/li><li>Interface cable which will interface to the P2 connector of the MDrive\/MForce product.<\/li><\/ol><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation<\/h3><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation (Automatic)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On an Internet-connected Windows PC or Notebook, plug the MD-CC40x-001 into an open USB port on your PC.<\/li><li>The device driver software should automatically install.<\/li><\/ol><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Driver Installation (Manual)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download the <a class=\"tabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silabs.com\/products\/mcu\/Pages\/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx\"><strong>Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers<\/strong><\/a> from the Silicon Labs web site (will open in a new browser tab).<\/li><li>Extract the driver *.zip file to a location on your PC.<\/li><li>Double click the executable file appropriate to your operating system x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit).<\/li><li>Follow the dialogs and prompts to install the drivers.<\/li><\/ol><h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify installation (Windows 7\/8.x)<\/h5><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Record the COM port number for later use, either from the notification balloon on the lower right of your desktop or from the Windows device manager, accessible by right-clicking on &#8220;My Computer&#8221; and selecting manage (Windows 7) or by pressing the WIN X keys on your keyboard (Windows 8).<\/li><\/ol><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation failure Q &amp; A<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-tab>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-third-party-3\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Novanta IMS Liberty* MDrive product will function with any third party RS-422\/485 converter or PC card. See the manufacturer documentation for driver installation. Reference the <a class=\"tabs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novantaims.com\/gs\/communications.php?prod=LMDxM#hardware\">Hardware: wiring and cabling tab<\/a> for connection information.\r\n\r\nNotes and checkpoints\r\n<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"notes\">Ensure that the adapter being used is set to 9600 kbps, the default BAUD rate for Liberty* MDrive products.<\/li><li class=\"notes\">Ensure that full duplex (RS-422) is used to communicate with single units, half duplex (RS-485) will only function in multi-drop mode.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-tab>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/rt-tabs>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>*Previously Lexium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Previously Lexium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1838","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Installing RS-422\/485 communication converters - Robotics &amp; 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