MOD Bus TCP

The MOD Bus TCP driver will communicate with a control device through a MODBus TCP/Ethernet protocol.

General Settings

.    Host/IP: Insert the IP address of the controller

.    Port: Insert the port of the controller

.    Enable: Activates or deactivates the Driver Document

-    True: The document will be always activated

-    Condition: Activates the document whenever the condition is fulfilled

-    False: The document will never activate

Read

.    Trigger: If checked, will read all the inputs every time a configured tag changes its value. Select the desired tag to use as a Trigger in the TextBox beside it.

.    Refresh Time(ms): If checked, will read all the inputs every specified time, in milliseconds.

Write

.    Trigger: If checked, will write all the inputs every time a configured tag changes its value. Select the desired tag to use as a Trigger in the TextBox beside it.

.    Tag Changed: If checked, will write an input every time its linked tag (of the Tag List) changes.

Tag List

When opening a Driver Document, it will display Driver options in the Ribbon where it is possible to create and delete Driver Items.

A Driver Item is what links a Tag from SmartView to an Input or Output of a Controller.

Once a new Driver Item is inserted, the user will have five fields to configure:

.    Tag: Write the Tag that is associated with the specific address

.    I/O: Select the type of input or output that going to be connected

-     CoilStatus: Digital Output

-    InputStatus: Digital Input

-    InputRegister: Analogue Input

-    HoldingRegister: Analogue Input/Output

.     Address: Input the Address

.    Type: Select the type of message is going to be sent

.    Bit: One bit message

.    Word: Sixteen bit message maximum

.    DWord: thirty-two bit message maximum

.    Float: Float values

.    Length: Insert the length of the message to be transferred

Example:

01. Create CoilOutputs_Float, float in the tags document.

02. Create Modbus folder in Driver.

03. Create Driver1 document inside Modbus folder.

04. Write the Host/Ip Address and the Port.

05. Chech RefreshTime(ms) in Read

06. Chech Tag Changed in Write

07. Write CoilOutputs_Float on Tag cell

08. Select "CoilStatus" on I/O combobox

09. Write 1 on Address field

10. Run the application

Here is an example of a configured document with Coil Status Register type:

Here is an example of a configured document with Input Status Register type:

Here is an example of a configured document with Input Register type:

Here is an example of a configured document with Holding Register type: