A-T Controls Triac TMC-4 - COMMS CONFIG submenu

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TMC-4 Control Card
for Electric Actuators
Installation & Maintenance Manual
14 04/06/22
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3.5. COMMS CONFIG submenu
The COMMS CONFIG menu group contains parameters associated with the various communication protocols supported
by the TMC-4 control card. While some parameters in other menus are configurable via communication link, the
communication parameters necessary to establish the link such as device ID or address must be set here first.
C O M M S
T Y P E :
x x x x
Communication
Type
Sets type of communication protocol when using one of the communication module options. “Comms” command
type must be selected in the COMMAND CONFIG submenu.
Modbus
RTU
Modbus RTU
M
od
bus
TCP
Modbus/TCP
Profibus
Profibus DP
U N I T I D :
x x
Unit ID
Actuator ID address. Selectable from 1 to 246.
DEFAULT = 1
B A U D R A T E
x x x x
Baud Rate
Communication channel data rate. 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200 bps
DEFAULT = 9600
P A R I T Y :
x x x x
Parity
Communication channel parity setting. None, Odd, Even
DEFAULT = None
T I M E O U T :
x x . x x S
Timeout
Communication timeout. Determines duration of time which the actuator must receive communication before
entering fault condition.
DEFAULT = 10 seconds
I P
S E T T I N G S
IP
Settings
Shows the IP settings for the actuator. Cycled through displaying the IP address, the IP subnet mask and the IP
gateway. Note that this information is not adjustable and can only be viewed here. Refer to appropriate
communication module instructions on how to set the IP address.