Type a valid IP address into the IP Address field. This is the address of the hardware gateway servicing your serial devices. Enter an appropriate port number in the TCP Port field. This is specific to the hardware gateway configuration and determines which gateway serial port that Modbus messages will be routed to . In the example graphic, 7802 indicates the COM2 serial port on an EPM 7700 Xpress Card.

Click OK to accept the settings and return to the main server configuration dialog.

Modbus TCP/IP Server Users

If your host software is running on an Ethernet-based PC, you may use the PMCS Modbus TCP/IP DDE Server software application to communicate directly to devices that are compatible with the Modicon Modbus TCP/IP standard. This communication server entails some special configuration specifically in the Ports dialog boxes. These differences are explained below.

Clicking on the Ports button in the GE32MTCP version of the software displays a Port Configuration dialog box:

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