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EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys Exemys Products are in constant evolution to satisfy our customer needs. For that reason, the specifications and capabilities are subject to change without prior notice. Updated information can be found at www.exemys.com...
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys Page index Introduction ________________________________________________________ 4 Purpose of the manual ________________________________________________ 4 General description. __________________________________________________ 4 Available models.____________________________________________________ 4 Technical specifications. _______________________________________________ 5 Installation ________________________________________________________ 6 Connecting the power supply ___________________________________________ 6...
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the manual EGW1-MB-DF1 is a Modbus TCP to DF1 gateway. EGW1-MB-DF1 lets you gain access to a wide range of de facto industrial devices that talk DF1 protocol just by using Modbus TCP, a standard in the industrial field.
2 Installation 2.1 Connecting the power supply EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 allows a power supply from +10 to 30 V . Positive power supply must be connected to terminal N° 1 and negative power supply to terminal No. 2, as shown in the following figure: 2.2 Terminal Block Connection...
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To connect the device RS232 serial port to PC serial port or any other serial device, it must be connected as can be shown in the following figure. You should consider EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 is a DTE device, which means it must cross wire with those of the PC.
Exemys 2.3 LEDs Indicators EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 has two LEDs indicators on the Ethernet connector, one green and one yellow. The yellow one shows the connection to the network, while the green one indicates the status of incoming and outgoing TCP connections.
If you do not have a DHCP server, give it an IP address using the button or using the methods explained in Appendix D. Exemys Device Locator buttons are: Query Network: Searches for all connected EXEMYS devices on the same network. www.exemys.com Rev. 1...
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys Properties ...: Configuring Network Parameters (IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway) Configure...: Direct access to the configuration web page. Exemys Device Locator For more details on the operation, see Appendix A.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys values, the web service (actually every network connection) will only be available with the newer settings and after the device is reset (software reset takes about three seconds). TCP Keep Alives: This is a common mechanism used to early detect broken TCP connections. If enabled (by setting this parameter to a value bigger than zero) the device will send a frame to those Modbus TCP masters that do not generate requests for a period longer than this value.
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EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys DF1 Source Address: DF1 frames define Source (SRC) and Destination (DST) addresses, corresponding to the stations that want to exchange data. While these parameters seem to be important, most implementations do not take care of its values. This is because DF1 is commonly used as a point-to-point protocol, where only two stations are connected to the wire.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys 3.5 Translation Tables page. In these sections, some basic aspects on Modbus TCP and DF1 protocols are outlined. Modbus TCP data are classified into four types, such as defined in Modbus ASCII/RTU.
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EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys Modbus TCP address boundaries are assigned automatically by the device. For example, if you insert a record into the first position of the N Table, the first Element is mapped to Holding Register 40192, the second Element is mapped to Holding Register 40193 and so on.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys 4 Operating modes 4.1 Modbus TCP a DF1 converter Protocol conversion is based on tables that store the mapping between incoming requests (using Modbus TCP protocol) and PLC data areas. Table translation applies for internal memory, but is not used for Inputs/Outputs.
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EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys Figure 1 - Translation Tables page The page is divided into three sections, the first three are user-configurable, while the last one is fixed. N section lets you add and remove N Files. Each element in an N File is 16-bits wide.
4.2 TCP to serial – Transparent mode In this mode the EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 will work a serial server in “server” mode. It will wait for an incoming TCP connection and will send all the received data to the RS232 port and vice versa.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys 5 Statistics EGW1-MB-DF1 keeps an internal statistic, related to successful and failed transactions. Think of this feature as a powerful tool when debugging your system. This service is available not only through this web page, but it also could be monitored through the embedded Modbus TCP slave www.exemys.com...
6 Advanced configuration 6.1 Password. The web page and settings by Exemys Device Locator can be protected with a password. This password can also be set from the serial command console (see Appendix C). It only supports alphanumeric characters. User which asked to type the password is "admin".
PC connected to the same network where the Exemys devices is being configured. Exemys Device Locator When is executed for the first time, it will search for any Exemys device within the network. Device: Device model name Host: Host name assigned to the device.
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To set any Exemys device found by the Select the device in the window and click the Properties button All Exemys devices have a configuration password. If you have configured one, enter it in the Device Password box. You can type an IP address, Netmask or Gateway, or you can click on "enable DHCP" check box for device to search a DHCP server.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys B. Modbus statistics You can monitor the internal statistics by reading Modbus locations. These data are the same that those provided through the web service. Think of this method as a way to gather statistics by means of a SCADA that eventually could store a log just by issuing periodical Modbus TCP reads.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys C.Command Console EGW1-IA3-MB can be set through a command console connecting the device to a serial port on the PC. To access the command console, you must connect the EGW1-IA3-MB to a RS232 port on a PC and you Exemys Console.
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EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys 3. Type the configuration command according to the following table. Command Description NETWORK: Change the basic parameters of the network Ip,netmask,gateway Example: NETWORK:192.168.0.212,255.255.255.0,192.168.0.200 Change the configuration password. PASSWORD: password Password must have a maximum of 10 characters or empty to delete it.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys D. Ping-based method for IP configuration ping When the device receives an ICMP request (usually known as a command) within the first 7 seconds after it is powered on, it configures its IP address based on the destination IP address of that packet.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys E. Configuring FlexLogix and ControlLogix PLCs Time ago, Allen Bradley came out with some modifications about the way that newer PLCs exchange data. In the new approach, the PLC defines tags to map data, rather than Files. At the moment of this publication, those PLCs belong to the FlexLogix and ControlLogix family.
EGW1-IA3-MB-DF1 – Modbus TCP a DF1 User’s Manual Exemys DIN rail mounting The device can be mounted on a DIN rail. To assembly the module to the rail, make the upper side of the device fit the DIN rail and then push gently until you hear a Click! As shown in the figure.
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