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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS A MODBUS RTU OR MODBUS ASCII CLIENT.

For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer (See “.csv” sample files provided with the FieldServer).

This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with a Modbus RTU or Modbus ASCII Server.

5.1

Client Side Connection Parameters

Section Title
Connections
Column Title

Function

Legal Values

Port

Specify which port the device is connected to the FieldServer

P1-P8, R1-R2

3

Baud*

Specify baud rate

110 – 115200, standard baud
rates only. 9600

Parity*

Specify parity

Even, Odd, None

Data_Bits*

Specify data bits

7, 8

Stop_Bits*

Specify stop bits

1,2

Protocol

Specify protocol used

Modbus RTU
Modbus _RTU
Modbus ASCII
MB_ASCII

Poll_Delay*

Time between internal polls

0-32000s, 0.05s


Example

// Client Side Connections

Connections
Port , Baud , Parity , Data_Bits , Stop_Bits , Protocol

, Handshaking , Poll_Delay

P1

, 9600 , None

, 8

, 1

, Modbus _RTU

4

, None

, 0.100s

3

Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available

on specific hardware.

4

Change protocol to MB_ASCII to use Modbus ASCII protocol

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