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RS-485

Definition

A differential serial signalling standard used as the physical layer for Modbus RTU and other industrial buses.

It is a bus, not a star: devices are daisy chained, both physical ends are terminated at about 120 ohms, bias exists somewhere on the segment, and a signal common ties the references together.

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