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07/02/06 23:28
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#119536 - Shielding
Responding to: ???'s previous message

I think the basic rule of routing signal wires is to keep them away from high current conductors! Shielding is always a good idea from the aspect of EMC - so the wires don't act like an antenna. Grounding the shield at one end creates an antenna therefore it can radiate or receive signals we don't want. The historical reason for shielding at one end was that differences in the ground potential at both ends would induce a signal into the signal conductors. This is a problem if the signal is analog like audio, but for a differential signal like RS485, you need to have a fair potential difference to create a problem, and if you do, you have a problem anyway as currents shouldn't be flowing in your earth system except in fault conditions.

Running signals near high current conductors is a recipe for problems - one installation ran a RS485 shielded cable in parallel with a 3phase feed to the refrigeration compressor - each time the compressor fired it caused the equipment to restart as the signal induced was substantial.

I do not recommend connecting the RS485 0v to the shield or to earth - the shield is earthed for shielding purposes, the 0v is for ensuring both pieces of equipment are at the same potential.



List of 38 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
rs485 connection with 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
   RS 485            01/01/70 00:00      
      I have recommended the above appnote for            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
            cable shield connection ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               is it P.G. Woodhouse?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Hard and soft grounding            01/01/70 00:00      
                  grounding differential signals            01/01/70 00:00      
                     for such Maxim has 'the cure'            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Also AD & Linear Tech            01/01/70 00:00      
                     PEC            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RS485 using 2 wires only            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Using two wires only            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Thanks Russell Bull            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Shielding            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    CAT5E - UTP and RS485            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Cat5E & RS485            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          to shield or not to shiels, that is the            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Thanks Erik            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             common mode voltage            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                comments to common            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Even without any tolerance            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      you are right - need anothe cuppa            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      I never tried...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         What threshold voltage do you use?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Transmitting signal ground and +5V            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Yes            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Thanks Russel, Erik and Kai            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             re 485 cabling            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Slew rate controlled drivers prefered            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   I agree but do not            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      Of course, this is no excuse for fumblin            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   slew rate controlled - low speed ??            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      there is a graph in one of the 485 appno            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      250kbps?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                links to juicy B&B 485 stuff            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                re 485 cabling            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   you found a better link than the one I            01/01/70 00:00      

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