
B-63404EN/03 CONNECTION 1.CONNECTING DeviceNet FUNCTIONS
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1.8.4 Verifying by Calculation Expression
If the conditions cannot be satisfied by simply calculating from the
graph, verify the conditions according to the actual positions of each
node and the communications power supply.
With DeviceNet, the maximum voltage drop allowed in a system is
stipulated as 5V for each of the power supply lines (V+, V-) based
upon the voltage specifications (24 VDC) of the communications
power supply and the input voltage specifications (11 to 25 VDC) of
the communications power supply for each device.
This 5 V voltage drop comprises an allowable voltage drop of 4.65A
on the trunk and an allowable voltage drop of 0.35V on the branches.
The approach for considering voltage drop in the cable is as follows.
In the DeviceNet standard, the voltage drop in the communications
cable is stipulated to within 5 V or less including margin taking into
consideration the voltage specifications (24 VDC) and the input
voltage specifications (11 to 25 VDC) of the communications power
supply of each device.
V1: Supply voltage of communications power supply. Set V1 to 23 V
taking into consideration the fluctuation range of the power
supply voltage.
V2: Supply voltage to each node. Set V2 to > 13 V taking the margin
into consideration.
VA: Voltage drop at power cable V+
VB: Voltage drop at power cable V-
On DeviceNet, set VA to less than or equal to 5V and VB to less
than or equal to 5V.
The voltage drop on the communications cables is stipulated at 5V or
less on each of the power lines (V+, V-).
This 5 V voltage drop comprises an allowable voltage drop of 4.65A
on the trunk and an allowable voltage drop of 0.35V on the branches.
Calculation expression
Fist, investigate the distance between the power supply and each of
the nodes, and the current consumption of the communications unit on
each device.
Then check whether or not the following conditional expression is
satisfied. If the conditional expression is satisfied, the conditions for
power supply to each node are satisfied. However, prevent the
maximum current capacity (thick cable: 8A, thin cable: 3A) of the
cables from being exceeded.
Supply voltage of communications power supply
Supply voltage to each node