The repeater we use does not isolate which is why I think we had so much damage, I'm currently looking at some isolating repeaters from rs485.com that optically couple the tx and rx lines. Thanks fro the info as I've been testing different setups I've been slowly picking up what you've been...
Because my current application uses 485 comms for an industrial application I figured I'd start here and move the thread if I have to. My current setup uses a standard 485 communications network through a multiplexer (refereed to as a repeater) to the PLC to save comms channels. At one of the...
