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Update arduino/index.shtml for multiple CMRI connections
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jerryg2003 committed Dec 8, 2020
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<p class="im">
<img src="images/rs485chain.jpg" alt="RS485 Daisy Chain" align="right" height="211" width="396">
JMRI only permits a single CMRI connection to be configured for your layout. If your arduino
is connected via a USB cable, that means only a single arduino. However, you can connect an
RS-485 cable (two wire) to the USB port and connect multiple arduinos in a "daisy chain" (each
arduino connected to the next and finally a connection to the computer), as shown in this diagram:
Although JMRI permits more than one CMRI connection to be configured for a layout, it is often
convenient to connect multiple arduinos on a single CMRInet connection. This eliminates the need to have
individual USB cables going from each arduino to separate USB ports on your computer. Instead, multiple
arduinos can be connected via an RS-485 adapter to an RS-485 two wire cable in a "daisy chain" (each arduino
connected to the next), ending in an RS-485-to-USB adapter to connect to the JMRI computer as shown in
this diagram:
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