User`s guide

Chapter 3 Configuration 27
Industrial Automation
Note: Before you decide you use the Industrial Automation profile consider the
recommended IA Wizard. (Select Industrial Automation under Applications
then click IA Wizard.) The IA Wizard will guide you through common IA
scenarios and configure your device.
The Industrial Automation (IA) Profile allows you to connect IA devices and
PLCs (programmable logic controller) to the serial port in order to network-
enable the devices. Use this profile if you need to communicate over the
network with an IA device or PLC that only uses serial protocols. This
profile may also be used to add routing capabilities to IA devices or PLCs
that act as serial masters and send packets to various systems or devices
on the network. Industrial Automation enhances the IA device or PLC
connected to the serial port. Use the Help button for more assistance
configuring this profile.
Configuring Industrial Automation with Modbus
1. Click Serial Port > Change profile and select Industrial Automation.
2. Click Apply.
3. Under Profile settings, click change protocol -(Master or Slave).
4. Select the serial protocol that your device expects to communicate on.
Note: PortServer TS 1 MEI, PortServer TS 2/4 MEI use Modbus RTU and Modbus
ASCII. For all other devices the only option is User defined.
The User Defined IA
serial protocol is useful for devices or PLC’s that do not use any of the predefined
protocols and have a protocol that conforms to the following criteria: All message
packets are bounded by fixed header and trailer strings Every protocol request is
followed by a single response
.