Modbus Gateways - User Guide
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Version EN-092019-1.21
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Asset Management
6.1
Setting device parameters with PACTware
6.1.1
Prerequisites
The default IP address of the built-in web server has been changed to an address on your network or
the IP address of your PC has been changed to an IP address corresponding to the network address of
your gateway (e.g. 192.168.0.1). See Chapter
Setting the IP address of the PC
.
PACTware 4.1 or any other FDT frame application is installed.
PROFIdtm is installed.
Users of Windows 7 who have disabled the automatic update service must check if Microsoft hotfix
KB3033929 is installed.
Open a command line, click
[Start]
, type
cmd
and in the command window that opens, type
wmic qfe|
find "3033929"
.
The answer contains information about the time, date and Internet address of the installation.
Hint
If you have downloaded PACTware from the product website, the Softing PROFIdtm is
included but must be installed separately.
6.1.2
Configuring the PROFIBUS driver
1. Click the Windows
Start button
to open the start menu.
2. Select
Softing PROFIBUS
Drivers and API
Runtime System
Driver Configuration
to configure
the PROFIBUS driver.
3. Allow Windows User Account Control (UAC) to modify settings.
The
PROFIBUS Control Panel
is opened.
4. Double-click
pnGate PB / mbGate PB
.
The PROFIBUS access window
Select Node Name
is opened.
5. Enter a symbolic node name (default value is Node0).
6. Click
[Continue]
.
The window
Select Addresses for pnGate PB / mbGate PB
is opened.
7. Enter the IP address for Modbus Gateway (
192.168.0.10
in our example).
8. Select a bus segment.
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