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® IntesisBox Modbus Server Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioning User’s Manual Issue Date: 14/05/2012 r1.0 eng Order Code: MH-AC-MBS-48 MH-AC-MBS-128 AMP Air Conditioning www.ampair.co.uk | sales@ampair.co.uk...
Superlink protocol as if they were part of ® a Modbus system. Therefore, the IntesisBox Modbus Server acts as a Modbus slave in the Modbus interface, allowing the Modbus master read and write in the Modbus registers.
IntesisBox Modbus Server EIA232 TCP/IP ® Figure 1.1 Integration of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC into Modbus system using IntesisBox ® Two Modbus mode connection types can be active in IntesisBox : Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP, or both simultaneously. ®...
® Table 1.1 IntesisBox capacity ® * There are two different models of IntesisBox Modbus Server – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC each one with different capacity. The table above shows the capacity for the top model (with maximum capacity). Their order codes are: MH-AC-MBS-48: ...
Only the lines RX, TX and GND of the EIA232 connector are used (TX and RX for EIA485). Modbus TCP The TCP port to use can be configured (by default 502 is used). ® The IP address, subnet mask and default gateway address to use by IntesisBox can be also configured. Address Map Address map is fixed for each indoor unit and can be consulted as explained in the following tables.
Remote Controller Lock/Unlock (max number of 2547 Louver Control supported indoor 2548 Room Temperature units depends on 2549 Filter Sign status IntesisBox model) 2550 Indoor Unit Error Code 2551 Compressor Status 2552 Filter Sign Reset 2553 Remote Control Error Reset 2554 Thermo Status (Inverter Type Only) *n is the indoor unit address number.
® IntesisBox Modbus Server – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC User’s Manual r1.0 eng ® IntesisBox Device Connections ® Figure 3.1 IntesisBox device front view 100-240VAC~ 50-60Hz 5W max FUSE: 250V 1.5A(T) 20x5mm ® Figure 3.2 IntesisBox device back view Next, there is the list with the device physical interface connector’s description 1.- Modbus RTU master EIA485...
User’s Manual r1.0 eng Connect to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Interface ® Use the A-B connector in the right top corner of the front side of the IntesisBox device in ® order to connect the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries network (Superlink) to the IntesisBox Recommended specifications of the cable for the Superlink are shown as follows: ...
Ethernet network to the ETH connector from the IntesisBox device (see Figure 3.1). The ® cable to be used may vary depending on where the IntesisBox is being connected: Connecting directly to a Modbus TCP master device: Crossover Ethernet UTP/FTP CAT5 cable.
Connect the IntesisBox device to the PC serial port using the serial cable provided. One ® end should be connected to the Console EIA232 port of the IntesisBox device (see Figure 3.1) and the other end to the PC serial port.
This document can be found in the Doc folder, or can be downloaded from the link indicated ® in the installation sheet supplied with the IntesisBox device. In this section, only the specific case of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries indoor unit’s integration to Modbus networks will be covered.
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5. Port: Enter the TCP port to use (default for Modbus TCP is 502). ® 6. Timeout Keep Alive: Enter the time (expressed in seconds) that IntesisBox will wait, upon no TCP activity, to send a Keep Alive packet. Enter 0 if you don’t want ®...
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AC indoor unit. You can also change the name of the indoor Unit to facilitate integration tasks. 2. Gateway version: Selection of the IntesisBox Modbus Server – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries gateway you are setting up. (128AC for MH-AC-MBS-128, 48AC for MH- AC-MBS-48) 3.
Content in this tab is just informative: no information has to be set up. Figure 4.5 Modbus signal list ® 1. Address Formula: Formula used by IntesisBox to define the Modbus address for the point. Use this address (obtained with this formula) to access the point from your Modbus master device.
3.- Once in the configuration window again, click on exit. Configuration file is ready ® to be sent to the IntesisBox device. ® 4.- Press the Send File button to send the binary file to the IntesisBox device. The ® process of file transmission can be monitored in the IntesisBox Communication Console window.
Binary file created from the information in the files described MHI.LBOX ® above. This is the file downloaded to the IntesisBox Table 4.1 LinkBoxMB generated files during Project creation It is strongly recommended to back up the project folder containing these files in external media, once the installation process is finished.
Modbus master connections. 4. Connect the Superlink network cable to the IntesisBox port marked as AB (see 3.1). 5. Select the appropriate Superlink mode in the SLK selector. If you are using latest Air Conditioner of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries network select NEW, if not select OLD.
5.3.1 Physical checking ® First point to look at to make sure that IntesisBox is not working properly is to check physical connections: 1.- Make sure that the power plug is correctly connected and current is available in the power line.
Modbus Server – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AC User’s Manual r1.0 eng Functional characteristics summary General ® Max. Number of Two different versions of IntesisBox available, supporting a Mitsubishi Heavy maximum of 128 and 48 indoor units respectively. Industries interfaces Virtual signals ...
Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics AC Unit Types compatibility ® Indoor units compatible with the IntesisBox Modbus – Server are those included in the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries KX family and so on. A power cable with connector C14 male 1.6 meters long is supplied with the device.
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