Modbus/Tcp Setting; Figure 3.10 Protocol Setting > Modbus/Tcp Setting - Advantech EKI-1221IEIMB User Manual

3.5.3

Modbus/TCP Setting

To communicate with remote Modbus/TCP slave devices, specify the Modbus
command for each slave device. Each slave device may need more than one
command for communication, so it is necessary to add all the commands manually.
To access this page, click Protocol Setting > Modbus/TCP Setting.
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
Item
Start-up Mode
When Modbus/TCP
error
Submit
Add
Edit
Delete
Copy
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Figure 3.10 Protocol Setting > Modbus/TCP Setting
Description
Click the drop-down menu to select the slave device's mode at
start-up: Running or Idle (default: Running).
Click the drop-down menu to select the command to initiate in the
event of an error: Freeze Data or Clear Data.

Select Freeze Data to continue delivering the data most
recently received from the Modbus-TCP network to the Eth-
erNet/IP scanner.

Select Clear Data to clear any input entered into the data
area and transmit only zeros to the EtherNet/IP scanner.
Click Submit to save the values and update the screen.
Click Add to add a new transaction. Transactions represent the
data that is read from/written to the servers of the Modbus-TCP
network.
Click Edit to modify existing transactions.
Click Delete to delete existing transactions.
Click Copy to copy an existing transaction.
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