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5.3.4
Serial Configuration
From the PC connected to
Access Point unit 2
:
1. Navigate to the web interface of each Bolt Serial unit.
2. Select the
Serial Settings
tab.
3. Configure the serial port settings:
Operating mode
Specify the physical serial communication interface.
Select
RS232
or
RS485
.
Baud rate
Select a baud rate to specify the rate at which information is transferred in a communication
channel.
To avoid timing problems if different baud rates are set on the master and the slaves, set the
lowest baud rate on the master.
Data bits
Specify the number of data bits to transmit. Select
5
,
6
,
7
or
8
bits.
Parity
Specify if parity should be used to detect errors in code.
Select
No parity
,
Odd parity
or
Even parity
.
Stop bits
Specify the number of stop bits used to indicate the end of data transmission. Select stop bit
1
or
2
.
Modbus
Optimization
When Modbus Optimization is selected, the communication is optimized to keep all Modbus
packets together in one frame.
This mode should only be enabled when communicating with Modbus RTU devices.
TCP Mode
Select a TCP Mode from the dropdown menu:
Client: Bolt Serial acts as a client and establishes a connection to the TCP server.
Server: Bolt Serial acts as a server and listens for incoming connections from the TCP client.
TCP Server IP
When TCP Mode Client is enabled, enter the TCP Server IP address.
Modbus Gateway
Mode
When TCP Mode Server is enabled, select Modbus Gateway Mode to enable Modbus TCP to
Modbus RTU gateway functionality.
TCP Port
When TCP Mode is enabled, enter a TCP Port number.
Default port: 5005
When Modbus Gateway Mode is active, the port automatically changes to Modbus TCP port 502.
5.3.5
Serial Installation
1. Connect each Bolt Serial unit to a device or machine equipped with a Serial port.
For more information, refer to
and
Anybus
®
Wireless Bolt Serial
™
User Manual
SCM-1202-143 1.10 en-US
