Digi IX14

Services Modbus gateway
IX14 User Guide
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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}.
For example, to set idle_gap to 20 milliseconds, enter 20ms.
v. Set the amount of time to wait before disconnecting the socket when it has
become inactive:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
inactivity_timeout value
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
where value is any number of minutes or seconds up to a maximum of 15
minutes, and takes the format number{m|s}.
For example, to set inactivity_timeout to ten minutes, enter either 10m or
600s:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
inactivity_timeout 600s
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
vi. Set the hostname or IP address of the remote host on which the Modbus server
is running:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
remote_host ip_address|hostname
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_client)>
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If connection_type is set to serial:
i. Set the serial port:
i. Use the ? to determine available serial ports:
(config service modbus_gateway client test_modbus_
client)> ... serial port ?
Serial
Additional Configuration
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