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10. Glossary Vlinx MESR9xx Modbus Gateway
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Term Definition
ADU Application Data Unit
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Baud Rate Number of bits per second
CRC Cyclical Redundancy Checking
Data Bits
Number of bits per byte, normally 7 with Modbus ASCII, and 8 with
Modbus RTU
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
EIR203 B&B’s 3 port Ethernet switch
Flexport
B&B term for Ethernet port capable of quick stuff/no stuff option for copper,
single mode fiber of various distance and connector type, or mult-mode fiber
of various connector type
Flow Control The process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes.
Function Code A code field that tells the Gateway what kind of action to perform
Modbus
Gateway
A bridge to get from Modbus TCP to Modbus Serial
GUI Graphical User Interface
IP Internet Protocol
IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4
LED Light emitting diode. Used as a visual indicator
MBAP MODBUS Application Protocol
MEI Multi Electrical Interface via RS-232/422/485
MES1A B&B’s Ethernet Modbus gateway, RS-232 on serial port
MES1B B&B’s Ethernet Modbus gateway, RS-422/485 on serial port
MESR922T
B&B’s Ethernet Modbus gateway, Dual Ethernet ports, Dual serial ports
with MIE and terminal blocks
Modbus A request/reply protocol and offers services specified by function codes.