
GDS-68XP Operation & Maintenance Manual, Revision 3.5
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COMM
SETTINGS
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 1 Settings
→
COMM 2 Settings
→
ModbusTCP
→
Network Settings
→
Troubleshooting
→
COMMx Settings
Modbus
Slave
BaudRate 9600
Parity None
Slave ID 42
Byte Order BADC
Enable LEDs Yes
ModbusTCP
Slave
Byte Order BADC
Master
Timeout(ms) 500
Poll Dly(ms) 250
Enable LEDs Yes
Network Settings
DHCP Enabled Yes
Hostname
Unit-44-1000
Ip Address
169.254.100.10
Netmask
254.254.0.0
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.