User's Manual

PAC Configuration Manual
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5 TPAC RTU Drivers and Settings
The RTU driver is one of the first parameters that should be set when configuring a TPAC.
Select the appropriate driver for the application.
The TPAC is capable of polling many different devices. Some of the most common TPAC
RTU drivers are Modbus (RTU, ASCII, Daniel, Modicon and Enron), ROC Protocol and
Allen Bradley DF1. New drivers are added frequently. The different drivers do not have all
the same configuration parameters. List the available drivers in the TPAC by typing "RTU
TYPE". This section contains detailed information to configure each driver.
A list of common commands and settings for all RTU drivers follows. “RTU” must be
entered at the start of all commands specific to the RTU section. The PAC must be halted to
load a new RTU driver.
RTU
TYpe <rtu> – Type "RTU TYPE" to list the available drivers. Change the RTU
driver by specifying the 3-letter acronym for the new driver. This will cause
the PAC to reboot and load default values for all RTU parameters. All
settings will be lost.
DEbug <on | off> – Turn on this level of debug to view RTU-level application
messages. The messages can help with troubleshooting.
COMM – The PAC communication settings must match the RTU settings.
POrt <COM1 | COM2 | COM4> – The RTU driver must use COM2
(RS232) or COM4 (RS485). COM1 is the network port for the TPAC.
BAud <1200 | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 14400 | 19200 | 28800 | 38400>
DAtabits <7 | 8>
PArity <None | Even | Odd>
STopbits <1 | 2>