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4 Configuring Modbus Communication TAC Xenta Server – Gateway, Technical Manual
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To add signals for a device
1 In the device editor, in the protocol specific area, on row 3, click
the Name cell, and type the name of the first signal. In the exam-
ple, “Total_real_power”.
2 In the Description cell, type a descriptive text. In the example,
“Total real power”.
3 In the Number cell, type the register number. In the example,
“44006”.
4 In the Type cell list, click the register type. In the example, 16 bit
Unsigned.
5 In the Gain cell, type the coefficent gain. In the example, “0.01”.
6 In the IO cell list, click the I/O signal direction. In the example, R.
7 In the DataType cell list, click the signal data type. In the exam-
ple, REAL.
8 In the Category cell list, click the category. In the example,
power.
9 In the Unit cell list, click the required unit. In the example, W.
10 In the Prefix cell list, click the required prefix. In the example, k.
The device editor now appears as follows:
11 In the example, repeat the procedure to add signals for all the sig-
nals in Fig. 4.1.
12 Save the device template.
13 Quit Device Editor.
For more information on Modbus I/O signals, see Chapter B.1.4, “Mod-
bus I/O Signals”, on page 122.
Tip
• Communications are improved if the signals (register addresses)
are added in sequence in the device editor starting with the low-
est number.