Chipkin™
Modbus® RTU Data Client
User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 2
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS ........................................................................................................................... 6
DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................................................................................................... 6
DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................................... 6
1. PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
WELCOME ................................................................................................................................................... 7
CHIPKIN ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
SAFETY WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................. 7
CUSTOMER SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................. 7
2. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
PRODUCT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 9
SYSTEM OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 9
OPTIONAL EXPANSION MODULES ...................................................................................................... 9
INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION SUMMARY ........................................................................ 9
DEVICE WIRING REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................... 9
3. CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................10
NETWORK CONNECTIONS...................................................................................................................10
COMUNICATION PORTS .......................................................................................................................11
WIRING CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................................11
PIN-OUT ..........................................................................................................................................11
4. CONFIGURATION AND SETTINGS.................................................................................................................12
MODBUS RTU CONFIGURATION SETTINGS ...................................................................................12
Modbus RTU Configuration Page ...............................................................................................12
Modbus RTU Task Configuration ...............................................................................................12
Modbus RTU Port Settings ..........................................................................................................14
MODS FOR DATA CONVERSION ........................................................................................................17
DATA LOGGING CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................21
Logging Raw Data ..........................................................................................................................21
