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When the interface is correctly installed in the PLC backplane the BP ACT light will glow
steady amber. The OK light will glow steady green.
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The LINK indicator will glow steady green when a valid physical-layer connection is
established to an Ethernet switch.
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An external computer can confirm that the interface is set to the correct IP address by use of
the ping command.
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The MVI46-MNET contains a second configuration file named MNET.CFG. If the module was
purchased from Honeywell, this file will be preloaded. Otherwise, the file provided in
C:\hmi\FieldbusFiles must be loaded.
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The 122 words of Vertex M status may be viewed on the diagnostic port. These are mapped
as registers 0 to 121 in the ProSoft database. Instructions on viewing the ProSoft database
are in Chapter 6 of the ProSoft User Manual.
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PC-based software for communicating with the MVI46-MNET and other Modbus/TCP
devices may be purchased from Witte Software at www.modbustools.com.
Vertex M 210 User Manual