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Connection Menu
The Connection menu offers the following commands for configuring each of the four COM ports and
starting and stopping the MBAP Network Server:
Connect
Port 1 Allows you to configure COM Port 1.
Port 2 Allows you to configure COM Port 2.
Port 3 Allows you to configure COM Port 3.
Port 4 Allows you to configure COM Port 4.
Port 5 Allows you to configure COM Port 5.
Port 6 Allows you to configure COM Port 6.
Port 7 Allows you to configure COM Port 7.
Port 8 Allows you to configure COM Port 8.
Port 9 Allows you to configure COM Port 9.
modbus/TCP Enables ModSim32 to operate as a mobus network server
Dosconnect
Port 1 Disables communication via COM Port 1
Port 2 Disables communication via COM Port 2
Port 3 Disables communication via COM Port 3
Port 4 Disables communication via COM Port 4
Port 5 Disables communication via COM Port 5
Port 6 Disables communication via COM Port 6
Port 7 Disables communication via COM Port 7
Port 8 Disables communication via COM Port 8
Port 9 Disables communication via COM Port 9
modbus/TCP Shuts down the network server
The configuration dialog box used to connect a PC COM port allows you to select the baud rate, parity, and
protocol selections.
Display Menu
The Display menu allows you to define the numerical format used to display modbus register data:
Binary
Displays data as a series of 16 discrete values.
Decimal Displays data as a decimal number in the range -32767 to 32768
Hex Displays data in hexadecimal (0000-ffff)
Floating Point Displays data as a floating-point value using the lowest addressed register as the most significant 16-
bits of data.
Float (Swapped) Displays data as a floating-point value using the highest addressed register as the most significant 16-
bits of data.