Owner's manual

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Detailed Description Functions
Chapter 3 Detailed Description Functions
3.1 Overview
GateMODBUS performs serial communications with Modbus devices and acquires data
at regular intervals. Through the monitor server function, the acquired data is transferred
to DAQLOGGER or Remote Monitor via Ethernet. The following is a list of the features
of each software function.
Environment Setting Functions
Environment setting functions are used to enter all environment settings required to run
the executable function, and are also used to run/stop the executable function.
• Serial Port Settings
Baud rate
Parity
• Ethernet port to be used
IP address or host name
Port number
• Data Acquisition Conditions
Scan interval
Timeout time
Retries
• Tag Settings
Communications port
Modbus address
Modbus function
Modbus register number
Modbus data type
Scaling coefcient
Scaling offset
Decimal place
Upper/lower limit of span
Unit
Tag name
• Group Settings
Tag assignments
Tag colors
Group name
• TCP/IP Settings for the Monitor Server Port
• Running/Stopping Executable Function
Running of the executable function as a service
Running of the executable function as a process
Stopping the executable function
• Performing Tests (Data Acquisition)
• Loop Back Test
• Communication Retry ON/OFF for the Executable Function, Retry
Interval, and Reset
• Status Display of Executable Function
Practice status display (stopped, running as a service, running as a process)
The client connection status is displayed if DAQLOGGER or Remote Monitor is the
client.