User Manual For - CONTROLLER/DATA RECORDER MultiCon CMC-99/141
–
Address
- SLAVE device address, available address range: 1÷255,
–
SLAVE settings
– submenu, where the user can configure available read and/or
write registers. For more information see below,
The parameters of the Modbus TCP/IP protocol (ethernet communication) for SLAVE mode
are:
–
Mode = SLAVE
,
–
SLAVE settings
– submenu, where the user can configure available read and/or
write registers, for more information see below,
See
Chapter 7.15.2.3. Modbus SLAVE - The Modbus protocol handling
description of MODBUS protocol handling in MultiCon device.
Notes on Modbus TCP/IP:
–
allows the device to keep up to 3 connections, more connections disconnect the one
that is the longest in the network,
–
not implemented queuing priorities of customers,
–
no access control to device based on client IP address,
SLAVE settings
menu
This menu allows the user to define type, data format and registers activity which are
available to the MultiCon device. In this menu the user can also view the assignment of
groups of registers to logical channels as well as other important parameters of devices.
The list of parameters of
SLAVE settings
menu:
–
Load device template
- this button allows the loading of a template with predefined
blocks of input registers, for more information see
Chapter 7.15.2.1. Modbus
SLAVE - Modbus Templates for SLAVE mode
–
Save device template
- this button allows saving of templates of predefined blocks
of input registers, for more information see
Chapter 7.15.2.1. Modbus SLAVE -
Modbus Templates for SLAVE mode
–
Device channels
parameters block - this block of parameters allows the user to
define type, data format and activity registers, the user can also preview the list of
registers to read and blocks of registers to transmit into modbus frames,
7.15.2.1.
Modbus SLAVE - M
odbus Templates for SLAVE mode
In the
SLAVE settings
menu there are 2 buttons for modbus templates:
–
Load device template
- this button allows for loading a template with predefined
blocks of output registers. Pressing this button invokes a file selection window.
Templates can be imported into the MultiCon using a
File Management
menu,
–
Save device template
- this button allows the user to save in templates the
predefined blocks of input registers. Saved template can be used for:
•
fast copying/moving of the SLAVE device settings to another port (using
Load device template
button),
•
easy exchange of templates between different MulitCon devices (using
File management
menu),
An example of Modbus template selection window is shown in
. Below this figure
additional icons are described.
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