User Guide
Babel Buster 3
Model BB3-6101-GW
Model MX-61-GW
Modbus TCP to RTU
Transparent Gateway
Rev. 1.0 – April 2021
© 2021 Control Solutions, Inc.
User Guide Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 How to Use This Guide
1.2 Important Safety Notice
1.3 Warranty
2 Connecting Gateway for the First Time
2.1 Where to Start
2.2 Overview of Model BB3-6101-GW/MX-61-GW
2.2.1 Application of the BB3-6101-GW/MX-61-GW
2.2.2 How RTU Translates to TCP or Vice Versa
2.3 What is New in Model BB3-6101/MX-61
2.4 Connectors and Indicators
2.5 Opening the Web User Interface
3 System Configuration and Resources
3.1 Using the File Manager
3.1.1 Load, Save, Create XML Configuration File
3.1.2 Select Startup Configuration
3.1.3 Delete a File
3.1.4 Clear Configuration
3.2 Configuration Files and Restoring Default Settings
3.3 Network Configuration
3.3.1 IPv4, IPv6 Settings
3.3.2 NTP Time Server Settings
3.3.3 Port Settings
3.4 Resource Allocation
3.5 User Login Passwords
4 Accessing RTU Devices from TCP
4.1 Set Mode and Port Parameters
4.2 How It Works
5 Accessing TCP Devices from RTU
5.1 Set Mode and Port Parameters
5.2 Create TCP Device Map
5.3 How It Works
6 Error Counts and Packet Log
6.1 Reviewing Error Counts
6.2 Reviewing TCP Device Status
6.3 Reviewing the Packet Log
Appendix A Hardware Details
A.1 Wiring
A.2 Front Panel LED Indicators
A.3 RS-485 Line Termination and Bias
A.4 Soft Configuration Reset
A.5 Discovering Lost IP Address
A.6 Forced Hard Configuration Reset
A.7 Firmware Update Notes
Appendix B Modbus Reference Information
B.1 Function Codes, Error Codes, and More
Appendix C Trouble Shooting
C.1 Modbus RTU Trouble Shooting
C.2 Modbus TCP Trouble Shooting
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