Trycom Technology TRP-C31M User Manual Download Page 1

 

 

 

 

 

TRP-C31M 

MODBUS TCP to RTU/ASCII   

Gateway 

 

 

User’s Manual   

 

 

 

Printed Feb. 2007 Rev 1.0   

 

Trycom Technology Co., Ltd 

1F, No.2-11, Sihu street, Yingge Township, Taipei, Taiwan ROC

 

Tel: 886-2-86781191, Fax: 886-2-86781172

 

Web: 

www.trycom.com.tw

 

 

 

Copyright 

Copyright Notice: The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, 
design and function and dosed not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer. No part of this manual may 
be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form without the prior written permission of manufacturer. 
Acknowledgment Products mentioned in this manual are mentioned for identification purpose only. Products manes 
appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyright of their respective companies. 

Summary of Contents for TRP-C31M

Page 1: ...change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and dosed not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer No part of this manual may be reproduced copied or...

Page 2: ...op back Mode all data is sent back immediately This feature makes the connection testing easy The industry standard DIN rail and panel mount design enable user a fast and professional installation 1 1...

Page 3: ...Requirements 9 15 VDC 500 Ma Operating Temperature 0 to 60 C Storage Temperature 20 to 70 C Humidity 10 90 Non Condensing Dimensions 151mm x 77mm x 26mm Weight 377g 2 Hardware Description 2 1 Panel L...

Page 4: ...be entered into Console Loop back Default Data Mode When all these switches are moved into the ON position theTRP C31M enters Console Mode allowing configuration of the TRP C31M from a PC running a t...

Page 5: ...all of the DIP switches are switched back to the OFF position the TRP C31M will enter Data Mode RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 3 TRP C31M typical application 3 1 Ethernet master link to multiple serial slave...

Page 6: ...ct the MODBUS gateway to an Ethernet hub switch or wall plate A crossover Ethernet cable can be used to make a connection directly to the NIC Network Interface Card on a PC or laptop 4 3 Serial Connec...

Page 7: ...ion 5 1 Console Mode The console mode allows TRP C31M access to the setup menu This is the way to reconfigure the default settings for the application A serial connection is made between a PC COM port...

Page 8: ...emulation mode The default settings are used when the first serial port is set to console mode regardless the actual configuration parameters are 5 2 Upgrade Mode The newest firmware can be upgraded...

Page 9: ...ound provides a common mode reference To use handshaking Flow Control must be set to RTS CTS during configuration Refer to the next pin out for connections 5 6 RS 485 Mode The RS 485 mode supports the...

Page 10: ...do a search for all TRP C31M over the network When the searching process is completed a window will list all the on LAN devices user may make them available for configuration 6 1 New Installation The...

Page 11: ...ndow appears Step3 In the Choose Destination Location window select Next to install the TRP C3XM software in the default location or select Browse to install into a user selected directory The install...

Page 12: ...ates an Ethernet connection has been made 6 2 Updating an Existing Installation If an older version of the TRP C3XM Manager software is already installed the Modify Repair or Remove the program window...

Page 13: ...ger opens it will initiate Searching Server and after a few seconds the MODBUS gateway list will display all TRP C31M MODBUS gateways on the local area network To manually initiate a searching on the...

Page 14: ...he next chapter After configuring as needed click Update to store the configuration in the server and click Yes to restart the server to make sure all settings are changed and conform to the desired a...

Page 15: ...AN it will display the server name allowing the user to distinguish between TRP C31Ms Serial Number Each TRP C31M has a unique serial number This is locked and cannot be changed Password Entering a pa...

Page 16: ...munication software requests a connection to the specific IP address of the MODBUS gateway If the DHCP reassigns a different IP address the software will not be able to communicate with the hardware I...

Page 17: ...aud rate on the TRP C31M must match the serial baud rate of the connected device unless using Virtual COM mode In Virtual COM mode the application program can setup this parameter on the fly by sendin...

Page 18: ...gateway is updated the selected serial port will become a RS422 serial port on the gateway RS485 When this mode is selected and the gateway is updated the selected serial port will become a RS485 ser...

Page 19: ...receives a byte from its serial port it will check the data in its buffer and estimate the message length Base on the message length TRP C31M calculates CRC checksum If the CRC checksum matches we kn...

Page 20: ...ntually TCP master will get a timeout Gateway Type This parameter defines what kind of MODBUS devices which TRP C31M is connected to There are two types of connection MODBUS TCP master to MODBUS seria...

Page 21: ...ateway type is MODBUS TCP slave to MODBUS serial master TRP C31M maps a message from MODBUS serial master to a MODBUS serial slave 7 5 Update Save Gateway Properties must be updated separately for eac...

Page 22: ...to the last values stored in the flash memory Reset re boots the MODBUS gateway making it available for a client connection Web Server Interface The Web Server interface provides the same updating op...

Page 23: ...port at a baud rate of 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow control None Ensure all the DIP switches are in the ON position for TRP C31M Hyper Terminal s serial settings are configured t...

Page 24: ...STEP2 Select New Connection and Enter a name click OK STEP3 Enter the COM Port number that TRP C31M connect using click OK...

Page 25: ...ode and allows server properties to be configured See chapter 6 for details on Server Properties Ensure the PC and TRP C31M are connected to the LAN and the serial server is in RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485...

Page 26: ...STEP2 Click the OK TRP C31M firmware setting will show as following screen You can set the TRP C31M by Telnet mode...

Page 27: ...ition 3 Connect a null modem cable between the PC and the TRP C31M 4 Open the TRP C3XM Manager software and select the Firmware Upgrade button 5 In the Serial Port selection options select the COM por...

Page 28: ...9 TRP C31M will reset itself to complete the upgrade process...

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