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APPENDIXB:TroubleshootingCommunications
TroubleshootingRS485
Whenyouinitialize,anerrormessagemyshowupifthereisanyadditionalproblems.Thefollowingtableofferspossible
solutionscorrespondingtoaparticularerror:
ErrorMessage PossibleCause Solution
ZeroControllersFound NopowertoTC‐36‐25 RS485 unit ApplypowertoTC‐36‐25 RS485,
reviewcustomer‐hookupdrawingfor
properhookup
ZeroControllersFound RS485SEARCHTOAddressistoolow Settoahighervalue
ZeroControllersFound WrongCOMPortselected Checkcomputerhardwaresettingand
settothecorrectCommPort
VISAReadError FramingErrorduringtransferofdata ClickContinuetoresumeprogram
operation
Comm.PortNotResponding IncorrectwiringofCommPorttothe
converterorcomputer
Checkforcorrectwiringofthe
convertertothecomputer,review
converterspecifications&computer
forproperhookup*
Comm.PortNotResponding ConverterisnotconnectedtoTC‐36‐
25RS485
Checkforcorrectconnectionofthe
convertertoTC‐36‐25RS485,review
converterspecifications&TC‐36‐25
RS45customerdrawingforproper
hookup
Comm.PortNotResponding Incorrectwiringoftheconverterto
TC‐36‐25RS485
Checkforcorrectwiringofthe
convertertoTC‐36‐25RS485,review
converterspecifications&TC‐36‐25
RS485customerdrawingforproper
hookup
Comm.PortNotResponding RS485Adaptorincorrectlyornot
installed
ReinstallorinstallRS485Adapter
*Seethe“RS485CommunicationsConnections”aboveforthecorrectconnections.TheDATA+fromthecomputer
connectstotheDATA–ofthecontroller;likewisetheDATA–fromthecontrollerconnectstotheDATA+ofthe
controller.
Thecontrollerwillnotcommunicatewiththecomputeriftheportsettingsareincorre
ct.
TheportsettingsfortheRS485
controllerare:
BaudRate–115200
DataBits–8
Parity–None
StopBits–1
FlowControl–None
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