Digi IX20 - Configure the Modbus Gateway

Services Modbusgateway
IX20 User Guide
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Configure the Modbusgateway
Required configuration items
n
Server configuration:
l
Enable the server.
l
Connection type, either socket or serial.
o
If the connection type is socket, the IPprotocol to beused.
o
If the connection type is serial, the serial port to be used.
n
Client configuration:
l
Enable the client.
l
Connection type, either socket or serial.
o
If the connection type is socket:
o
The IPprotocol to be used.
o
The hostname or IPv4 addressof the remote host on which the Modbusserver is
running.
o
If the connection type is serial:
o
The serial port to be used.
l
Modbusaddressor addressesto determine if messages should be forwarded to a
destination device.
Additional configuration items
n
Server configuration:
l
The packet mode.
l
The maximum time between bytesin a packet.
l
If the connection type is set to socket:
o
The port to use.
o
The inactivity timeout.
o
Access control list.
l
If the connection type is set to serial:
o
Whether to use half duplex (two wire) mode.
n
Client configuration:
l
The packet mode.
l
The maximum time between bytesin a packets.
l
Whether to send broadcast messages.
l
Response timeout
l
If connection type is set to socket:
o
The port to use.
o
The inactivity timeout.
l
If connection type is set to serial:
o
Whether to use half duplex (two wire) mode.