Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Package Checklist .................................................................................................................................. 6
Product Features ................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Connecting Power .................................................................................................................................. 7
Connecting Serial Devices ....................................................................................................................... 7
RS-485 Termination and Pull High/Low Resistors ................................................................................ 8
Connecting to a Host or the Network ................................................................................................ 8
Installing the Software .................................................................................................................... 8
Mounting the Unit ........................................................................................................................... 8
3. Hardware: MB3180 ............................................................................................................................... 9
Panel Layout ......................................................................................................................................... 9
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 11
DIN-Rail and Wall Mounting .................................................................................................................. 12
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 12
4. Hardware: MB3280 ............................................................................................................................. 14
Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 14
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 16
DIN-Rail and Wall Mounting .................................................................................................................. 17
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 17
5. Hardware: MB3480 ............................................................................................................................. 19
Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 19
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 21
DIN-Rail and Wall Mounting .................................................................................................................. 22
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 22
6. Hardware: MB3170, MB3170I ............................................................................................................. 24
Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 24
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 26
DIN-Rail and Wall Mounting .................................................................................................................. 27
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 28
7. Hardware: MB3270, MB3270I ............................................................................................................. 30
Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 30
LED Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Jumpers ............................................................................................................................................. 32
DIN-Rail and Wall Mounting .................................................................................................................. 33
Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 33
8. Pin Assignments ................................................................................................................................. 35
DB9 (Male) ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Terminal Block (RS-422, RS-485) .......................................................................................................... 35
Power Input, Relay Output .................................................................................................................... 35
9. Typical Applications ............................................................................................................................ 36
Ethernet Masters with Multiple Serial Slaves ............................................................................................ 36
Serial Masters with Multiple Ethernet Slaves ............................................................................................ 36
Modbus TCP Clients with ASCII and RTU Slaves ....................................................................................... 37
Serial Master with Serial Slaves over Internet ......................................................................................... 37
10. Configuring the Modbus Gateway ....................................................................................................... 38
Installing the Software ......................................................................................................................... 38
Starting MGate Manager ....................................................................................................................... 42