11 Modbus
11.5 Configuring Modbus RTU
128 Modular PLCs XControl: XC-104-…, XC-204-…, XC-303-… 01/23 MN050005EN Eaton.com
11.5 Configuring Modbus RTU
11.6 Adding a Modbus master
▶ In the device tree, select the "Device (XC-303)" device.
▶ Right-click on it to open the context menu and select the <Add
device...> option.
The "Add device" dialog box will appear. You can leave the dialog box open.
▶ Select "Modbus | Modbus Serial Port| Modbus COM Port" under "Field
buses" in the "Add device" dialog box.
▶ Confirm by clicking on the "Add Device" button.
The Modbus_COM_Port will appear in the configuration tree.
Figure 96: Modbus COM port parameters
11.7 Adding Modbus modules
▶ To add a Modbus module to your configuration, right-click on the
"Modbus_COM_Port" node.
▶ Click on the <Add device…> option.
The list will show all the devices that can be configured:
Figure 97: Adding a Modbus device
▶ Select the corresponding Modbus device, e.g., "Modbus Serial Device."
▶ Click on the <Add device> button.
The selected Modbus device will be added to the configuration tree.