RUI/Gateway & Modbus
®
TCP
Configuration & Programming Example
Using KEPServerEX 4.0
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FM 4/08
3.
Some notables regarding the graphic above. In the steps that follow we are going to focus on
four of the prompts shown: a. Modbus
®
Enable (
Mb;E
) b. Gateway
instance
(
GTW
)
c.
Gateway
enable
(
du;En
) d. Modbus
®
offset
(
M;oF
)
4.
Notice in the graphic in step 2 that the RUI/Gateway has 2 “Com” instances. Com instance 1
will always be Standard Bus and Com instance 2 will always be the user protocol of choice, in
this case, Modbus
®
TCP. This protocol when ordered also comes standard with EtherNet/IP
TM
(
I
ndustrial
P
rotocol) as well. When setting the prompts for Com instance 2 you must first
enable Modbus
®
TCP, EtherNet/IP
TM
or both. For the purpose of this paper the prompt
displayed as
Mb;E
will be set to yes (Modbus
®
TCP enabled). If a step-by-step example is
needed to fully configure the RUI/Gateway refer to step one and download the appropriate
user manual.
5.
To implement the network shown in step two the following settings will need to be entered:
Further explanation of these prompts and their associated enumerated values will follow.
6.
After completing the configuration as shown above as well as your Com 1 settings for the
Standard Bus side this will complete the RUI/Gateway configuration.
7.
Note that KEPServerEX is one of many software packages on the market today that include
the Modbus
®
TCP driver; this procedure is for KEPServerEX.
8.
The following screen shots capture a step-by-step procedure to successfully establish
Communications between the computer (PC) running KEPServerEX and the EZ-ZONE
®
RUI/Gateway (Com instance 2) over Modbus
®
TCP. Once communications are established
over Com instance 2 we will then look further at the KEPServerEX configuration that will
enable communications through the RUI/Gateway to Com instance 1 and the EZ-ZONE
®
PM
controls (1 - 4) over Standard Bus; thereby establishing a live and active communications link
between dissimilar networks.
Gateway
Instance
Enable
Gateway
Instance
Modbus
®
Offset
GTW
= 1
Du;En
= Yes
M;oF
= 0
GTW
= 2
Du;En
= Yes
M;oF
= 5000
GTW
= 3
Du;En
= Yes
M;oF
=
*
10000
GTW
= 4
Du;En
= Yes
M;oF
=
*
15000
* The RUI allows for a maximum entry of 9999 due to the limitations of the 7 segment display. To enter
an offset > 9999 EZ-ZONE
®
configurator software must be used.
