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sumit_kango

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Field Bus Communication
« on: January 04, 2005, 07:51:51 PM »
Hi all,

        i just want to know, why we use terminating resister in a field bus network like Profibus, CANbus. do same thing is required in Modbus+ ?

thanks!!
sumit

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Re:Field Bus Communication
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2005, 01:16:24 AM »
To understand that you need to learn something about transmission line theory. It is related to long transmission line reflection. Nothing to do with the protocol.

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