{"id":2037,"date":"2025-04-15T04:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/?post_type=spl_knowledgebase&#038;p=2037"},"modified":"2025-04-15T04:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T04:26:40","slug":"tl485-ms485-rs485-adaptor-for-cc16-cc18-ms120-hd8","status":"publish","type":"spl_knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/knowledgebase\/product-documentation\/product-documentation-rs485-adaptors\/tl485-ms485-rs485-adaptor-for-cc16-cc18-ms120-hd8\/","title":{"rendered":"TL485\/MS485: RS485 adaptor for CC16\/CC18\/MS120\/HD8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The TL485 is an RS485 interface designed specifically for the CC18 and HD8 controllers. It plugs directly onto the controller board&#8217;s Comms connector, and gets its power from the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MS485 is the same board with a slightly different connector to plug into the MS120 controller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TL485MS485-RS485.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TL485MS485-RS485.jpg 250w, https:\/\/webprojects.cloud\/wordpress\/splatco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TL485MS485-RS485-64x37.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Easy to install<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-wire RS485<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 32 devices on a single RS485 circuit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic transmit\/receive (line direction) control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ModBus compatible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The TL485 will work only with half duplex communication protocols like ModBus RTU. 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