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eWON500™
The Transparent Gateway
ver 1.0
9/11/05
User Guide
The ModbusRTU/ModbusTCP gateway configuration
Hardware configuration
• Set up eWON™
dip switches
to
RS485 mode
(
with
or
without
polarization depending on your network type) -Refer to
the
Troubleshooting
section for dipswitch explanations (
Checking the serial link
).
• Connect the
serial cable
between your eWON500™ and the PLC
IO server configuration
• Go to the
MODBUS
IO server page:
Configuration
/
IO Server Config
/
MODBUS
/
Edit
• Set the
Baud Rate
,
Parity
and
Stop Bit(s)
according to your device, and
HW Mode
to
Half Duplex
• Let
Reply Timeout
empty (default value applied)
PLC software configuration
• From your PLC management software, configure the software with the eWON IP address as destination node
You are now connected to your PLC through your eWON500™
• Please refer to the Troubleshooting section from this document in case of an issue
