Network Device Owner's Manual

Modbus Basics
Manual Documentation Number: Zlinx485m-1808
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Figure 28. Zlinx 485 Manager
The Zlinx 485 Manager window contains:
• File and Help menus
• Three tabbed panes: Information, Configuration, and Input/Output
• A Help sidebar containing information and hints related to the current tab
• A graphic display of the base and expansion Modules discovered
• A Status bar (at the bottom) showing the COM port and communications
parameters (baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits and flow control)
• An Update button used to save configuration parameters to the modules.
• An Exit button.
Information Tab
The Information tab displays a tree structure listing:
• Base and expansion modules detected and their model numbers
• Firmware version number for each module