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Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable

From Chris <c@b.a>
Newsgroups comp.arch.embedded
Subject Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable
Date 2018-10-31 12:16 +1100
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On 31/10/2018 1:00 am, pozz wrote:
> I'd like to replace an electrical cable with a fiber cable, mainly for 
> electromagnetic noise immunity and long distance (I need to reach 500m).
> The bitrate will be very low: 9600bps is ok.
> I need to keep the cost low as possible.
> 
> I never used fiber cables before. In similar applications I used RS485 
> transceivers connected to the UART peripheral of an MCU.
> 
> I think I need a fiber optic cable transceiver, but I don't know what to 
> search and how to interconnect with an MCU.
> 
> Any help?

Depending on your idea of 'low cost' we've used these with great 
success: <https://www.moxa.com/product/TCF-142.htm>

But for 500m and cheap, I'd also go with a solution like Raimonds (other 
reply).

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Cheers,

Chris.

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RS485 over optical fiber cable pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-10-30 15:00 +0100
  Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable raimond.dragomir@gmail.com - 2018-10-30 07:26 -0700
    Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-10-31 12:41 +0100
      Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable raimond.dragomir@gmail.com - 2018-10-31 05:55 -0700
      Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-31 14:03 +0000
        Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2018-10-31 09:35 -0700
          Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-31 16:48 +0000
            Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 14:44 +0100
              Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-11-02 11:00 -0400
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-02 20:42 +0200
              Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable raimond.dragomir@gmail.com - 2018-11-02 08:18 -0700
              Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Mike Perkins <spam@spam.com> - 2018-11-02 15:22 +0000
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2018-11-02 21:31 +0200
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Mike Perkins <spam@spam.com> - 2018-11-02 20:12 +0000
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Stef <stef33d@yahooI-N-V-A-L-I-D.com.invalid> - 2018-11-02 23:57 +0100
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-03 01:18 +0200
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Mike Perkins <spam@spam.com> - 2018-11-03 19:05 +0000
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-11-03 17:36 -0400
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com - 2018-11-03 19:49 -0700
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-04 07:50 +0200
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 09:40 +0100
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-11-05 06:45 -0500
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@highlandtechnology.invalid> - 2018-11-05 09:12 -0800
              Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2018-11-02 18:21 +0000
                Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-03 00:02 +0200
          Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 14:36 +0100
    Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable "Mat Nieuwenhoven" <mnieuw@zap.a2000.nl> - 2018-10-31 16:32 +0100
    Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-10-31 22:41 +0200
  Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Chris <c@b.a> - 2018-10-31 12:16 +1100
    Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-02 06:52 +0200
  Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-10-31 09:11 -0500
  Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable peter jakacki <peterjakacki@gmail.com> - 2018-11-12 19:57 -0800
    Re: RS485 over optical fiber cable upsidedown@downunder.com - 2018-11-13 08:09 +0200

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