Black Box Modbus Hardened Serial Server, LES431A manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1.	Specifications		6
2.	Overview		9
	2.1	Introduction	9
	2.2	Features	9
	2.3	What’s Included	9
	2.4	Hardware Description	10
	2.5	Modbus Hardened Serial Server Configuration Software	11
3.	Installation and Initial Setup		12
	3.1	Connecting the Power Supply	12
	3.2	Connecting Modbus Hardened Serial Servers to Modbus Networks	12
		3.2.1 RS-232	12
		3.2.2 RS-422	12
		3.2.3 RS-485	12
	3.3	Connecting Modbus Hardened Serial Servers to a Network	13
	3.4	Modbus Hardened Serial Server Configuration Connections	13
		3.4.1 Installing Modbus Hardened Serial Server Software	14
		3.4.2 Configuring the Modbus Hardened Serial Server via the Network Connection	17
		3.4.3 Configuring the Modbus Hardened Serial Server on Networks Without a DHCP Server	33
		3.4.4 Configuring the Modbus Hardened Serial Server via the Serial Port	35
	3.5	LES431A Modbus Hardened Serial Server Operational Connections	37
	3.6	Initiating a Hardware Reset on the Modbus Hardened Serial Server	37
	3.7	Reloading Factory Defaults	37
4.	Upgrading the Modbus Hardened Serial Server Firmware		38
	4.1	Downloading Firmware Files	38
	4.2	Uploading the Firmware to the Modbus Hardened Serial Server	39
5.	Diagnostics		40
6.	Application Examples		42
	6.1	Ethernet Master and Serial Slaves	42
	6.2	Serial and Ethernet Masters, Serial and Ethernet Slaves	47
	6.3	Serial Masters, IP Slaves	49
	6.4	Identical Hard-Coded Slaves	51
	6.5	Identical Production Lines	51
7.	Modbus Help		52
	7.1	Modbus ASCII/RTU Basics	52
	7.2	Hints and Tips	52
Appendix A. Default Modbus Hardened Serial Server Settings			53
Appendix B. Connector Pinouts			54
	B.1	DB9 M Connector	54
	B.2	Terminal Block	54
	B.3	Standard Ethernet Cable RJ-45 Pinout	55
Appendix C. Glossary			56

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