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0000246Hall D OnlineControlspublic2012-04-19 12:162012-06-29 13:58
wolin 
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0000246: Investigate using RS485 instead of RS232
RS485 allows daisy-chaining, and the NBX modules and many of our devices can talk RS485. If we use RS485 we won't need as many NBX modules.
One concerns is if the devices lose their RS485 addresses when power cycles. If so we'd have to reprogram them every time they get turned off or if the power cycles. The latter may not be often since we plan to have UPS power on most devices.
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Issue History
2012-04-19 12:16wolinNew Issue
2012-04-19 12:16wolinWork by outside group for Hall D => No
2012-04-19 12:16wolinEstimated man-weeks => 1
2012-04-19 12:16wolinPercentage complete => 0
2012-04-19 12:16wolinActual man-weeks => 0
2012-04-19 12:16wolinStatusnew => assigned
2012-04-19 12:16wolinAssigned To => ballard
2012-06-29 13:58ballardNote Added: 0000392
2012-06-29 13:58ballardStatusassigned => resolved
2012-06-29 13:58ballardResolutionopen => fixed

Notes
(0000392)
ballard   
2012-06-29 13:58   
We don't have enough RS485 devices to make it worthwhile to investigate.