3. Setup and Connections
VlinxMESR9xx Modbus Gateway
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Manual Documentation Number MESR9xx-1016m
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Save the settings and remove power from the Modbus Gateway.
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Re-apply power. Open the Vlinx™ Modbus Manager Software and select
“Network” as the method to connect to the device.
Configuring the MESR9xx Modbus Gateway via the Serial Port (Console
Mode)
Your Modbus gateway can be configured via a serial port using Vlinx Modbus Manager.
To use this feature the Modbus gateway's serial port must be connected to the serial port
of a PC (using a null modem cable).
Figure 44. Console Mode Setup
To configure the Modbus gateway it must be put into Console Mode, using the Mode
switch.
To enter Console Mode,
press and hold the Mode switch for between two and ten
seconds. The LED indicators respond as follows:
1.
The Ready LED blinks three times per second while the button is being pressed.
2.
The Modbus gateway is in Console Mode when:
On the MESR901: Port 1 LED is On and the Ready LED is Off.
On MESR902x models: Port 1 LED is On and the Port 2 LED is Off.
To configure the Modbus gateway,
open the Vlinx Modbus Manager software and set
up the Modbus gateway's parameters as required.
1.
Under Connection, select “Serial Port.”