FS-8700-02 Modbus Plus
Driver Manual
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3. FieldServer as a Modbus Plus Server
3.1 Hardware Connections
Refer to the Drawings in section 4
Configure the Modbus Plus client according to manufacturer’s instructions (refer to
section below on examples of FieldServer setup for typical clients
3.2 Configuration File Structure
Refer to section 4.1 of the Instruction Manual for a description of the operation principle
of the FieldServer. The following tables describe parameters that need to be filled out in
the configuration file. For convenience, a few example parameters already exist in the
supplied PRIMSERV.CSV and SECDSERV.CSV files.
Note that * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
3.2.1 Data Arrays
SectionTitle
Data_Arrays
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Data_Array_Name
Provide name for Data Array
Up to 15
alphanumeric
characters
Data_Format
Provides data format
INT16, INT32, BIT,
FLOAT
Data_Array_Length
Number of Data Objects
1-10,000
3.2.2 Server Side Connections
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Adapter
Adapter name
MBP
Internal Path
Modbus Plus data path
1 - 8
3.2.3 Server Side Nodes
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Node_Name
Provide name for node
Up to 32
alphanumeric
characters
Node_ID
Node ID of virtual server node
1 – 255
Protocol
Specify protocol used
Modbus Plus
