Cabling

The ring is implemented with straight through cables. In SynqNet, the master node is referred to as the "Controller," and the slave nodes are referred to as "Nodes." Each link runs from an IN port to an OUT port. IN and OUT connector pinouts are complementary (Receive+ on OUT pin 1 connects to IN pin 1 Transmit+ and so on). The IN and OUT port names are arbitrary conventions to assist in cabling systems properly since each link is bi-directional and there is no significant, functional difference.

The redundant link plays no part during normal operation of SynqNet. This link will become active if fault recovery is necessary. In this example, the redundant link is shown between Node 1 and the controller. Although it may be any link in the network.

The "farthest node" has the greatest number of downstream hops from the controller; in this case it is Node 1.