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MODBUS TCP AND MODBUS OVER TCP
SuperView has support to the Modbus TCP protocol, thus providing ability to communicate with devices that use this
protocol, as WS10 and FieldLogger from Novus, besides giving also support Modbus Over TCP. The connection is done
informing the device IP and the input port, SuperView supports the commands 3-Read Holding Registers and 6-Write
single register. For this configuration follow the steps below:
1. Open the Configure window, pressing the button on the upper tool bar.
2. Double click on the COMMUNICATION icon, and click on the TCP Protocols button, a window will be displayed as in
the figure below.
3. In PROTOCOL, select the type of protocol that the connection will use.
4. In NAME, type the name for the connection being set up;
5. In IP ADDRESS, insert the IP set up in the device with support to the Modbus TCP or Modbus Over TCP protocol.
6. Configure the PORT which the device will receive the data packs in, the standard port is 502.
7. And in RECONNECTION INTERVAL, insert the time interval in which SuperView will try to contact again with the
device, in case there is a loss of connection, the interval is in minutes.
8. After completing the set-up, click OK.
Several different connections configurations can be saved, to save a configuration, click on the icon , and to add a
new connection, click on the icon .
In order to write on or read WS10 parameters, the address set up on the "deviceWS10" created on
SuperView shall be 255, to communicate with the devices connected to WS10, address set up on
the "deviceWs10" shall be the same set up on the device.
To create tags to receive the WS10 parameters, it is necessary to create a unique Custom Tag, which
recognizes the device.
In order to write on or read FieldLogger parameters, the address set up on the “FieldLogger (New
Generation)” device created on SuperView shall be 255, to communicate with the devices
connected to FieldLogger, when it is running as a Gateway, a device shall be set up of the same type
as the one connected to FieldLogger, and it should have set up the same address it is set up on the
device.