DL8000 Preset Instruction Manual
B-20 Modbus Communications Revised February-2016
slaves. The DL8000 will retry three times to establish a connection with
a slave.
You can create an FST to schedule Modbus Master requests. The FST
must set the Start Polling checkbox on the Modbus Configuration
screen’s General tab (Configure > MODBUS > Configuration) when
being used for Modbus Master communications to initiate a sequence of
polling. Using FSTs, the DL8000 can dial other Modbus slave devices
at regular intervals.
B.6.1 Modbus Configuration Master Table Tab
To access this screen:
1. Select Configure > MODBUS. The Modbus Configuration screen
displays.
2. Select the Master Table tab. The Modbus Master Table screen
displays.
Figure B-5. Modbus Configuration - Master Table Tab