Modbus Gateway Mode Of Rs485 Sio; Overview - IAI RoboNet Operation Manual

3.9

Modbus Gateway Mode of RS485 SIO

3.9.1 Overview

With the RS485 SIO GateWayR unit, the Modbus gateway mode in which the unit operates as a Modbus/RTU slave station,
and the SIO through mode in which the unit operates by means of serial communication per the Modbus/RTU and ASCII
protocols, are available.
For the operation in the SIO through mode, refer to the operation manual "ROBO CYLINDER Series – Serial Communication
(Modbus Version)."
This section explains the Modbus gateway mode.
Modbus/RTU is the only applicable communication protocol in this mode, and the unit must be connected to a serial port that
supports the Modbus/RTU protocol.
Axes are operated by sending communication messages under the Modbus/RTU protocol to the GateWayR unit (RGW-SIO)
and accessing the gateway's registers (addresses F600 onward and F700 onward in the PLC).
Normally communication messages must be created using a PLC ladder sequence. If the number of communications
increases, however, the required ladder sequence will become large and complex and creating an appropriate sequence will
require a longer time.
Accordingly, the "Modbus cyclic communication FBL" is provided as a dedicated communication function block. This function
block is very useful because the user can use it to create a ladder sequence without a need to consider serial communication.
To use this function block, the PLC must meet the following conditions:
[1] CPU unit
[2] Serial communication unit CS/CJ Series by Omron
[3] CX Programmer
Caution
Switching of Modbus Gateway Mode and SIO Through Mode can be executed with the User Setting Switch (SW2) of
GateWayR unit.
SW2 ON : SIO Through Mode
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CS/CJ Series by Omron
(If the function block is to be used, the CS/CJ Series unit must be Version 4.0 or later.)
CS: CS1W-SCU**-V1 (Version 1.2 or later)
CJ: CS1W-SCU**-V1 (Version 1.2 or later)
Version 7.0 or later
OFF : Modbus Gateway Mode
Part 1 Specification