GDS-68XP Operation & Maintenance Manual, Revision 3.4
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COMM S ETTINGS MENU
The Comm Settings Menu allows the user to configure the Ethernet interface, MODBUS/TCP slave and
two optional RS-485 serial interfaces.
Figure 9-5: Comm Settings Menu
Comm Settings
Comm Settings
Comm Settings
Comm Settings
COMM 1 Settings →
COMM 2 Settings →
ModbusTCP →
Network Settings →
Troubleshooting
→
COMMx Settings
COMMx Settings
COMMx Settings
COMMx Settings
Modbus
Slave
BaudRate 9600
Parity None
Slave ID 42
Byte Order BADC
Enable LEDs Yes
ModbusTCP
ModbusTCP
ModbusTCP
ModbusTCP
Slave
Byte Order BADC
Master
Timeout(ms) 500
Poll Dly(ms) 250
Enable LEDs Yes
Network Settings
Network Settings
Network Settings
Network Settings
DHCP Enabled Yes
Hostname
Unit-44-1000
Ip Address
169.254.100.10
Netmask
254.254.0.0
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
View Error Count
Clear Error Count
Comm X Menu
(both comm port setting menus are identical)
Type (“Modbus Slave”)
determines whether the MODBUS port is a master
or slave.
Baud Rate
– Sets the baud rate for the serial port. Options are 9600,
19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 baud.
Slave ID
- Sets the MODBUS slave ID for the serial port.
Byte Order
– sets the byte order for words larger than 16 bits.
Enable LEDs
– If YES, front panel LEDs indicate MODBUS transmission.
MODBUS TCP Menu
Slave Settings:
Byte Order
– sets the byte order for words larger than 16 bits.
Master Settings:
Timeout –
Length of time (in mSec) that master will wait for a reply before
indicating a comm timeout.
Poll Delay –
Length of time (in mSec) between sequential read requests.
Enable LEDs –
if YES, front panel LEDs indicate MODBUS / TCP transmission
Network Settings Menu
DHCP Enabled
– If YES, uses a remote DHCP server to establish a network
address. If NO, uses fixed address.
Hostname –
Character string that defines device network name
IP Address –
Network address. If DHCP enabled, will show address assigned
by DHCP server. If DHCP disabled, is IP address programmed by user.
Net mask –
Network mask value. See above.
Gateway
– Network gateway value. See above.
Troubleshooting Menu
View Error Count
– View a menu that tracks the number of network errors
Clear Error Count
– Resets number of network errors to zero.