Digi Connect IT 16

Services Modbus gateway
Digi Connect IT® 16/48 User Guide
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b. Add a client:
(config)> add service modbus_gateway client name
(config service modbus_gateway client name)>
where name is a name for the client, for example:
(config)> add service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
The Modbus client is enabled by default. To disable:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)> enable false
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
c. Set the connection type:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)> connection_
type type
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where type is either socket or serial. The default is socket.
n If connection_type is set to socket:
i. Set the IP protocol:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
socket protocol value
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where value is either tcp or udp.
ii. Set the port:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
socket port
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where port is an integer between 1 and 65535. The default is 502.
iii. Set the packet mode:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
socket packet_mode value
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where value is either rtu or ascii. The default is rtu.
iv. Set the maximum allowable time between bytes in a packet:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
socket idle_gap value
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where value is any number between 10 milliseconds and one second, and take
the format number{ms|s}.