Chapter 3. Modbus Over Ethernet Communications 2
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Communications Options User’s Guide
3.2 Setup
The
Digi Device Discovery Program is required to set up Ethernet parameters. To download the program, proceed
with the following steps:
3.2.1
Downloading the Digi Device Discovery Program
1.
Go to www.digi.com on the internet.
2.
Move the cursor to the
SUPPORT
button and select
Diagnostics, Utilities and MIBs from the menu.
3.
Open the
Select Your Product for Support
menu and select
Digi Connect ME. Then click on
Submit
.
4.
From the
OS Specific Diagnostics, Utilities and MIBs
menu select
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000 or XP. Then, under the
window, select
Device Discovery Utility for Windows, and the
File Download
window appears.
5.
Select
Save this file to a disk,
click on
OK
, and save the file to your computer.
6.
Install the program from the downloaded file.
3.2.2 Module LED Behaviors
•
Yellow ON:
a link has been detected
•
Yellow OFF:
no link has been detected
3.2.3 Default Parameters
•
Baud Rate:
9600 bps
•
Data Bits:
8
•
Parity:
None
•
Stop Bits:
1
•
Flow Control:
None
•
TCP/UDP Port:
502
IMPORTANT:
The option card is shipped with DHCP (not static) IP addressing which may not work in your LAN network.
If your network requires static IP, you must follow the procedure on page 4. Otherwise, this card will not
be operational.
Note:
The username and password are case sensitive.
