12 Modbus Configuration
12.1 Activating the Modbus Server
When using a Modbus client, you must activate the required Modbus server via the user interface
of the Cluster Controller.
Procedure:
1. Log into the Cluster Controller as
Installer
.
2. Select the Cluster Controller in the system tree and select the menu
Settings
in the device
menu.
3. Select the parameter group
External communication > Modbus
.
4. Select [
Edit
].
5. To use the TCP server, make the following settings in the group
TCP server
:
• In the drop-down list
Activated
, select the entry
Yes
.
• If necessary, change the port in the field
Port
(default setting: 502).
6. To use the UDP server, make the following settings in the group
UDP server
:
• In the drop-down list
Activated
, select the entry
Yes
.
• If necessary, change the port in the field
Port
(default setting: 502).
7. Select [
Save
].
8. If required, make additional Modbus settings (see the Technical Description "
"SMA CLUSTER CONTROLLER Modbus® Interface"").
12.2 Saving or Updating the Modbus Profile and System
Configuration
Saving the Modbus Profile
1. Select the Cluster Controller in the system tree and select the menu
Update and save
in the
device menu.
2. Select the parameter group
Modbus
.
3. Select [
Save user-defined Modbus profile (usrprofile.xml)
] and save the file to the
desired storage location with the desired file name.
Updating the Modbus Profile
1. Log into the Cluster Controller as
Installer
.
2. Select the Cluster Controller in the system tree and select the menu
Update and save
in the
device menu.
3. Select the parameter group
Modbus
.
4. To update the SMA Modbus profile, perform the following steps:
• In the field
Update SMA Modbus profile (*.xml)
, select [
Browse...
].
☑ The file selection window opens.
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