Asset Management; Setting Device Parameters With Pactware; Prerequisites; Configuring The Profibus Driver - Softing Modbus mbGate PA User Manual

Modbus Gateways - User Guide

Asset Management

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6.1

Setting device parameters with PACTware

6.1.1

Prerequisites

The default IP address of the built-in web server has been changed to an address on your network or
the IP address of your PC has been changed to an IP address corresponding to the network address of
your gateway (e.g. 192.168.0.1). See Chapter
PACTware 4.1 or any other FDT frame application is installed.
PROFIdtm is installed.
Users of Windows 7 who have disabled the automatic update service must check if Microsoft hotfix
KB3033929 is installed.
Open a command line, click [Start], type cmd and in the command window that opens, type wmic qfe|
find "3033929".
The answer contains information about the time, date and Internet address of the installation.
6.1.2

Configuring the PROFIBUS driver

1. Click the Windows Start button to open the start menu.
2. Select Softing PROFIBUS
the PROFIBUS driver.
3. Allow Windows User Account Control (UAC) to modify settings.
The PROFIBUS Control Panel is opened.
4. Double-click pnGate PB / mbGate PB.
The PROFIBUS access window Select Node Name is opened.
5. Enter a symbolic node name (default value is Node0).
6. Click [Continue].
The window Select Addresses for pnGate PB / mbGate PB is opened.
7. Enter the IP address for Modbus Gateway (192.168.0.10 in our example).
8. Select a bus segment.
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Hint
If you have downloaded PACTware from the product website, the Softing PROFIdtm is
included but must be installed separately.
Drivers and API
Setting the IP address of the PC
Runtime System Driver Configuration to configure
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