Hardware manual

Impact Reference Guide Modbus TCP/IP Server
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To restore vision program files from the client to the Impact device:
1. Connect to the desired device.
2. Click Settings Tab - File Manager - Setup.
3. Open the folder on the client drive that contains the file to be restored.
4. Click the file to be restored to select it.
5. Click the Copy button.
6. Click the plus sign to the left of the Impact Root folder to open it.
7. Click the VisionPrograms folder.
8. Click the Paste button.
9. The file is pasted into the VisionPrograms folder.
10. If you want the file to be loaded on the device, check the Load/Unload check box.
Modbus TCP/IP Server
The Modbus TCP/IP Server interfaces with other devices that use Modbus TCP/IP protocol. There are brief
details of the server’s operation after the following table. (Datalogic Impact devices do not support serial
Modbus protocol.)
All Modbus registers are 16 bit integers. The VPM Modbus server registers (the number in brackets) are
used as described here.
NOTE: This System Object is not available while the device is online.
Modbus Server Properties Tab
Input Name What it is
Online [0] If this value is set to one, the camera goes online. If it is set to zero, the
camera goes offline.
Trigger [1] If this value is set to non-zero, the camera is triggered if it is Online. This
value is also written to the Trigger Ack register as a trigger acknowledge-
ment.
Gain [2] The camera’s current gain setting
Shutter Speed (x
10us) [3]
The camera’s current shutter speed setting in microseconds (divided by
ten)
Strobe 1 Duration
(ms) [4]
Strobe 1 current duration setting in milliseconds
Strobe 2 Duration
(ms) [5]
Strobe 2 current duration setting in milliseconds
Strobe 3 Duration
(ms) [6]
Strobe 3 current duration setting in milliseconds
Reserved [7] - [32] These registers are reserved for future use