Connecting an EGX150 to a serial RS485

Issue
The Serial port for the EGX150 uses an RJ45 connector, which is different from the standard RS-485 connector.

Product Line
Link150, EGX150

Environment
EGX150 serial connections

Cause
The EGX150 does not use the standard RS-485 connector.

Resolution

Pin Number	Colour	Signal name	Description
1	Orange/White striped	Rx-	Receive Data -
2	Orange	Rx+	Receive Data +
3		NC	No Connection
4	Blue	Tx+	Transmit Data +
5	Blue/white striped	Tx-	Transmit Data -
6		NC	No Connection
7		NC	No connection
8		GND	Ground

Connect, using a straight through RJ45 cable to the RS-485 port on your EGX150.
Cut the other end (that is to be connected to your slave device) to expose the wires.

2-Wire RS-485 connection:
Use the Blue wire as the positive (+) and the Blue/White striped wire as the negative (-)


4-Wire RS-485 connection:

RJ45 Pin Number	Master	Slave
1	Rx-	Tx-
2	Rx+	Tx+
4	Tx+	Rx+
5	Tx-	Rx-

Kindly refer to the EGX150 User Guide for details on how to wire the RS-485 port.

Released for:Schneider Electric USA