About the Anybus Communicator for Modbus-RTU
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Hardware Installation
Perform the following steps when physically installing the gateway:
1.
Snap the gateway on to the DIN-rail (See 1-2 “DIN-rail Connector”)
The DIN-rail mechanism works as follows:
To snap the gateway
on
, first press the it downwards (1) to compress the
spring in the DIN-rail mechanism, then push it against the DIN-rail as to
make it snap on (2)
To snap the gateway
off
, push the it downwards (1) and pull it out from
the DIN-rail (2), as to make it snap off from the DIN-rail.
2.
Connect the gateway to the Modbus RTU network
3.
Set the Modbus RTU communication settings using the on-board switches
4.
Connect the gateway to the serial sub-network
5.
Connect the gateway to a free COM-port on the PC via the PC-cable.
6.
Connect the power cable and apply power
7.
Start the ABC Config Tool program on the PC
(The ABC Config Tool software attempts to detect the serial port automatically. If not success-
ful, select the correct port manually in the “Port”-menu).
8.
Configure the gateway using the ABC Config Tool and download the configuration