MGate EIP3000 Series User’s Manual | Configuring the EtherNet/IP Gateway |
What is ProCOM?
ProCOM is Moxa’s proprietary function which provides a virtual COM port for flexible DF1 and EtherNet/IP communication. This is an intelligent function of the Fieldbus gateway that translates the data to the correct destination through DF1 protocol.
How to set ProCOM on the MGate EIP3000
ProCOM is your best solution if your system requires using a remote PC that only supports DF1 protocol to control remote DF1 devices. It requires that your PC have a virtual COM port that supports DF1 protocol to connect to the EIP3000 via the network. With ProCOM, the EIP3000 will treat the COM port on your PC as if it were an additional serial port on the EIP3000. Before using this powerful function, you must complete ProCOM mapping.
After finding the EIP3000 with the search function, select the EIP3000 device for which you want to set ProCOM for and then click ProCOM Mapping to enter the mapping page. Please refer to the above figures.
On the ProCOM mapping page, you can map up to 4 ProCOM functions to your PC’s COM port. The driver will generate a virtual COM port on your PC and connect to the selected EIP3000 over the network. This means that when you send a DF1 request to ProCOM, the driver will forward your request to the EIP3000. Then the EIP3000 will forward your request to the target DF1 device according to the