Creating An Ethernet Gateway Site Using Ion Setup - Siemens 9810 Series User Manual

Communications
3. Click Communications > Serial settings and select the tab for the communications port
that the serial network is connected to.
4. Select Protocol and click Edit.
The protocol selection screen appears.
5. Set the protocol to Modbus Master.
6. Click Communications > Basic Ethernet > TCP/IP.
7. Select Modbus Gateway and click Edit.
The Modbus gateway selection screen is displayed.
8. Select the communications port that the serial network is connected to (and you just set to
use the Modbus Master protocol) and click OK. The Modbus gateway connection is created.
9. Create an Ethernet gateway site to access the serial network of devices through your
gateway meter.

Creating an Ethernet gateway site using ION Setup

You can create an EtherGate or Modbus gateway site in ION Setup to view serial devices
connected to your meter when it is functioning as an Ethernet gateway.
You must have Ethernet gateway communications configured and your gateway and serial
devices connected and communicating.
1. Start ION Setup.
2. Right-click on your workstation icon and select Insert Item.
The New Network Item dialog appears.
3. Select Site and click OK.
The New Site dialog appears.
4. Select the General tab and configure the site.
5. Click OK to create the site.
6. Right-click on your newly created site and select Insert Item.
The New Network Item dialog appears.
7. Ensure the new Ethernet gateway site is selected in the Attach to drop-down list box.
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Parameter
Name
Comm Link
Ethernet options
Gateway Info: IP Addr
Gateway Info: Port
Values/Options Description
- Ethernet gateway site name
Ethernet Ethernet communications
Gateway Ethernet gateway communications
- IP address of the Ethernet gateway meter
7801 for EtherGate (Com1)
7801, 502
502 for Modbus gateway
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