RS485 For Hypertherms

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30 Jun 2020 21:58 #173216 by thefabricator03

Your old diagram really helped me figure mine out...


Which part was the most helpful? I just want to refine the document a bit more.

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30 Jun 2020 22:01 #173217 by rodw
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Phill,

The more I thought about it the more I liked the Hypertherm mapping diagram so I modified the reference document to show it. I think it looks better - please find attached.


that Hypertherm diagram clearly seems to show the right hand side is an ordinary 9 pin serial port. The Hypertherm has more pins than most RS485 devices require. RS485 is a protocol not a wiring standard. So maybe an adapter is not required.

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30 Jun 2020 22:28 #173221 by snowgoer540
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Your old diagram really helped me figure mine out...


Which part was the most helpful? I just want to refine the document a bit more.


The part that showed from the Hypertherm to the BOB, since they are named different things on the hypertherm diagram, it helped me get to the correct wiring much faster.

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30 Jun 2020 22:30 #173223 by snowgoer540
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Phill,

The more I thought about it the more I liked the Hypertherm mapping diagram so I modified the reference document to show it. I think it looks better - please find attached.


that Hypertherm diagram clearly seems to show the right hand side is an ordinary 9 pin serial port. The Hypertherm has more pins than most RS485 devices require. RS485 is a protocol not a wiring standard. So maybe an adapter is not required.


When you say "adapter" do you mean the break out board, or the RS-232 to RS-485 converter? Because I tried it without the converter in every wire combination humanly possible... it wont work.

The RS-485 for hypertherm uses 4 wires because it is in Full-Duplex. Half Duplex RS-485 only requires 2 wires. So the wiring can change with the protocol's use a bit.

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30 Jun 2020 22:31 #173224 by thefabricator03

So maybe an adapter is not required.


What do you mean by adapter is not required?

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30 Jun 2020 22:36 #173225 by rodw
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So maybe an adapter is not required.


What do you mean by adapter is not required?


Read the label in the picture its showing attached to a standard PC DB9 serial port on the right.

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30 Jun 2020 22:47 #173228 by thefabricator03

So maybe an adapter is not required.


What do you mean by adapter is not required?


Read the label in the picture its showing attached to a standard PC DB9 serial port on the right.


So your saying just use a DB9 male connector instead of the adapter when using a PCI card? If so I agree with that but I had the screw terminal adapter handy.

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30 Jun 2020 22:55 #173232 by snowgoer540
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I found the breakout board FAR easier as well.

Maybe just add a little section "if using a breakout board" and have the table you had before...
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30 Jun 2020 23:10 #173237 by phillc54
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I'll let you guys figure out what it should look like, maybe also ask Clive what helped him.

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01 Jul 2020 02:29 #173282 by rodw
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I found the breakout board FAR easier as well.

Maybe just add a little section "if using a breakout board" and have the table you had before...


You used to be able to get DB9 connectors that came with seperate wires and pins so you could make whatever pinout you want and just plug in an ethernet cable. I never soldered up a DB9 again! I bought from Haymans electrical wholesalers in Australia.

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