User Manual For - CONTROLLER/DATA RECORDER MultiCon CMC-N16
Load/save Modbus slave templates
allows the user to load/save the configuration of the
Modbus SLAVE protocol with a defined block of registers, e.g.: register type (Holding/Input),
write mode of register, data format (16 bits or 32 bits). For configuration of Modbus SLAVE
see
Chapter 7.15.2. Modbus - SLAVE mode
The process of exchanging configuration files or Modbus templates between the
MultiCon and a flash drive starts when you plug the flash drive to the unit. Then enter
MENU
-> File management -> Configuration Files
. If you want to
Load configuration/template
the window panel will show a view of the contents of the flash drive with the available files:
–
for
configuration file
with extension
.cfg
,
–
for
Modbus template file
with extension
.mcfg
,
–
for
Modbus slave template file
with extension
.scfg
,
Please note that the file name is defined by the user. If the user wants to
Save
configuration/Modbus template
, press the
Save configuration
,
Save Modbus template
or
Save Modbus slave template
button. A window appears with the available files that can be
overwritten or a new file can be created by pressing the button with keys symbol in the upper
left corner (see
). After confirming the write process the data is stored on the flash
drive. An example of configuration files in
Fig. 7.21. Example of logging and configuration files
Load/save user characteristics
allows the user to load/save template of user characteristic
scaling from or into external flash drive (see also
chapter 7.8.1. Logical Channels - General
Structure of
.csv
file:
Loaded file has to have a fixed structure for the device to download it to the internal
memory. The file has to consist of two columns of parameters divided by field separator and
each couple of parameters has to be placed in separate line. Decimal separator can be
dot
,
then list separator has to be
comma
, or when decimal point is
comma
, then list separator
has to be
semicolon
.
In a line, the first parameter is an input value for the calculations (
X
value) and
the second parameter is an output value for the calculations (
Y
value). Additionally it is
recommended that the first line consist heading. I should consist two column with X and Y
values names in quotation marks and divided by field separator. It is also allowed to use
apostrophe as a beginning and an ending of the field.
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