Appendix A. How To; How To Set The Ikan Display To Modbus Configuration Mode - ICP DAS USA iKAN Series User Manual

Appendix A. How to –
A.1. How to set the iKAN Display to Modbus Configuration Mode
Before using the Modbus RTU/TCP Command tool, the iKAN device must be configured in
Modbus Configuration Mode. To do this, follow the instructions given below.
1. Click the MESSAGE POOL menu item, and then click the ETHERNET menu item
2. In the COMMON MESSAGES section, specify the following parameters:
a. For Message 0, check the Display checkbox, and enter "WELCOME" in the Message text
field
b. In the Message 1 area, enter the "WELCOME" in the Message box.
c. In the Message 1 area, enter the "%a0" in the Message box.
3. The iKAN display will then display the "WELCOME" message. The iKAN display has now been
configured to Modbus Configuration Mode, and you can start sending Modbus commands to
your iKAN display.
For more detailed information about how to use the Modbus RTU/TCP Command tool to
communicate with the iKAN device, refer to Section "3.2.2. Sending a Modbus Command to the
iKAN device".
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