MODBUS NETWORK AND NODE MONITORS
OPERATION The Modbus network monitor window is shown below.
Figure 7-1: Modbus network monitor
A: Start / Stop sub network scanning
These icons are used to start / stop the scanning of the Modbus network. To stop the scanning, click on the red light. To start scanning again, simply click on the green light .
Start Stop
B: Nodes / Transactions
To view data blocks linked to a single command, select the command and the data will appear in the monitor area, see below. (C)
C: Monitor Area: Input / Output / General Data Areas
These areas display the data allocated in the input, output and general data areas. This information is color coded as follows:
•White: No data allocated.
•Yellow: Data allocated by a response/consume transaction.
•Blue: Data allocated by a query/produce transaction.
•Red: Collision. This area has been allocated more than once.
•Grey: Data allocated by the control/status registers.
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