Chapter 3: Installation and Initial Setup

3. The remaining screens are identical to those shown in configuring your gateway using a network connection.

To exit Console Mode, press and hold the “Mode” switch for two seconds.

The LEDs go back to their normal states when the device resumes normal operation.

3.5 LES431A Modbus Hardened Serial Server Operational Connections

LES431A Modbus Hardened Serial Servers can operate in Direct IP Mode.

Using LES431A Modbus Hardened Serial Servers in Direct IP Mode

A Direct IP connection allows applications using TCP/IP socket programs to communicate with the COM ports on the Modbus Hardened Serial Server. In this type of application, the Modbus Hardened Serial Server is configured as a TCP server. The socket program running on the PC establishes a communication connection with the Modbus Hardened Serial Server. The data is sent directly to and from the serial port on the server.

To set up a Direct IP Mode connection:

1.Connect the Modbus Hardened Serial Server to the network and a Modbus network as described in previous sections.

2.Configure the Modbus Hardened Serial Server with the appropriate network settings (using Modbus Hardened Serial Server Manager or the Web interface).

3.Configure your software application with the appropriate IP address and port number to communicate with the Modbus network(s).

Network

Serial device

PC

Modbus Hardened

Serial Server

 

 

(LES431A)

Figure 3-36. Direct IP Connection.

3.6 Initiating a Hardware Reset on the Modbus Hardened Serial Server

To initiate a Hardware Reset on the Modbus Hardened Serial Server, press and hold the Mode switch for 0 to 2 seconds, and then release it. The LED indicators respond as follows:

1.The Ready LED blinks three times per second while the button is being pressed.

2.The Modbus Hardened Serial Server is in Reset Mode when the Port 1 LED is On and the Ready LED is Off.

3.The LEDs go back to their normal states when the device resumes normal operation.

3.7 Reloading Factory Defaults

To reload Factory Defaults, press and hold the Mode switch for more than 10 seconds. The LED indicators respond as follows:

1.The Ready LED blinks three times per second while the button is being pressed.

2.The Modbus Hardened Serial Server is in Factory Default Mode when the Port 1 LED and the Ready LED are both On. The Modbus Hardened Serial Server reloads all factory default configuration parameters.

3.The LEDs go back to their normal states when the device resumes normal operation.

NOTE: Factory default parameters are listed in Appendix A.

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