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User Guide: Falcon FMS
Communication
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Figure 5-18: Modbus BCM Unit Configuration
5-6.1 Unit Number Links
Select the Slave’s Unit # link to display the following page and allow for individual Slave configuration.
Instructions for completing the options on this page are described below.
Figure 5-19: Individual Slave Configuration Screen
Communications: Configures the FMS to send Modbus requests to a specific slave device over either a
serial connection (EIA232 or EIA485) or over TCP/IP. This configuration can be different for each slave
unit.
RTU Station Address: Enter the address of the Modbus Slave device. Be sure this matches the address set
by the Dip Switches on the BCM. Each BCM requires a unique address.
Protocol: The FMS supports three versions of the Modbus protocol.
Modbus Standard
Modbus Extended
JBus
Selecting these options will configure the FMS to send appropriate requests to each slave device. See the
documentation of the slave device for proper configuration.