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DP Termination

Electrical signals traveling along cables can cause reflections at points of discontinuity like impedance changes or the end of the wire. This can lead to signal corruption or distortion that gets worse at higher data speeds. To minimize reflections, cable ends must be terminated with a resistance matching the cable's characteristic impedance to absorb the signal's energy and reduce reflections theoretically to zero. PROFIBUS RS485 uses active termination, requiring a 5V supply to power termination resistors, which must remain on even if some devices are off to prevent bus disruption. Correct termination only occurs at each end of each cable segment in the network, and built-in termination resistors in devices and connectors must be properly configured.

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DP Termination

Electrical signals traveling along cables can cause reflections at points of discontinuity like impedance changes or the end of the wire. This can lead to signal corruption or distortion that gets worse at higher data speeds. To minimize reflections, cable ends must be terminated with a resistance matching the cable's characteristic impedance to absorb the signal's energy and reduce reflections theoretically to zero. PROFIBUS RS485 uses active termination, requiring a 5V supply to power termination resistors, which must remain on even if some devices are off to prevent bus disruption. Correct termination only occurs at each end of each cable segment in the network, and built-in termination resistors in devices and connectors must be properly configured.

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DOCUMENT REF: 09/014 Page 1 of 2

When electrical signals travel down a cable, any electrical discontinuity like a
change in resistance, capacitance or the end of the wire, can cause
reflections to occur. Similar to an echo, the reflected signal can cause
multiple signals to appear on the line. The higher the data speed the worse
the signal corruption or distortion by the reflection.

In order to minimise reflections at the end of a cable the ends must be
terminated with a correctly chosen resistance that matches the cable
characteristic impedance. The resistance absorbs the energy of the signal
and significantly reduces the reflection (theoretically to zero). PROFIBUS
RS485 uses active termination which means that the resistor network must
be supplied with 5V. This 5v must always be applied to the terminations even
if some devices in a segment are switched off, otherwise bus disruption will
occur.

Active Termination

Fig. 1 RS485 (DP) Termination
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PROFIBUS COMPETENCY CENTRE, AUSTRALIA TECHNICAL SERIES
DATE: Feb, 09 ORIGINATOR: GRANT WEYMAN DOCUMENT REF: 09/014
SUBJECT: DP TERMINATION
390
220
390
+5V (VP)
PROFIBUS cable
Screen
(DGND)
(RxD/TxD-P)
(RxD/TxD-N)
Red B-line
Green A-line
Normally built into connector.
Can be switched in or out.

DOCUMENT REF: 09/014 Page 2 of 2

Correct termination must occur ONLY at each end of each segment in the
Profibus network. Many Profibus devices and connectors have switchable,
built-in termination resistors. It is essential that these terminations are set in
the correct position, including those which may be inside the device on a
circuit board, or set by the device software.


References:

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CPIC Presentation L02 Verwer Training & Consultancy Ltd.
The New and Rapid Way to PROFIBUS DP, Manfred Popp

http://www.profibuscentre.com.au
http://www.profibus.com/

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