
Chapter 3 Connecting to a Controller
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Configuring Modbus Plus communications
To connect to a Modbus Plus network, your computer uses a network adapter
card such as an SA85.
Before configuring the Modbus Plus settings, make sure the card is installed
properly and has a unique Modbus Plus address assigned to it through its DIP
switches.
Ø To select and configure Modbus Plus communications:
1. From the ProWORXNxT Title Screen or the Offline Network Editor,
on the Controller menu, click Communications Setup.
2. From the Interface list on the left of the Communications Setup dialog
box, select Modbus Plus.
3. Enter your settings, then click OK:
Ÿ Adapter: sets an identifying number for an SA85 Network Card.
Up to two SA85 cards, numbered 0 or 1, can be installed. A card’s
identifying number in NxT must be the same as in the Device
command in the PC’s CONFIG.SYS file. Default is 0.
Ÿ Interrupt: Sets (in hexadecimal) the location in the PC’s memory of
a software interrupt for an SA85 Network Card. The interrupt
vector in NxT must be the same as in the Device command in the
PC’s CONFIG.SYS file. Default is 5C.
Ÿ Timeout: Specifies the length of time the PC will wait for successful
communication with a controller before displaying an error
message. Default is 2 seconds.
These parameters affect
the PC only. They must
match the parameters
set for the controller.
After you choose a com-
munication system from
the list on the left, its op-
tions appear on the right.
To select Modbus
communications,
set the Modem Type
to None.
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