Configuring Modbus

Modbus Gateway Settings

The scenarios in this section are used to illustrate how the IOLAN’s Modbus Gateway settings are incorporated into a Modbus device environment. Depending on how your Modbus Master or Slave devices are distributed, the IOLAN can act as both a Slave and Master Gateway(s) on a multiport IOLAN or as either a Slave or Master Gateway on a single port IOLAN.

Modbus Master Gateway

The IOLAN acts as a Master Gateway when the Modbus Master is connected to a serial port on the IOLAN. Each Modbus Master can communicate to UIDs 1-247.

Modbus Slave

 

 

Master Gateway

Serial

 

 

 

 

EIA-232

 

 

TCP

Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EIA-422/485

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOLAN

 

Modbus Master

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modbus Slave

Modbus Slave

Modbus Master

Modbus Slave Gateway

The IOLAN acts as a Slave Gateway when the Modbus Master resides on the TCP/Ethernet network and the Modbus Slaves are connected to the serial ports on the IOLAN. Note: The IOLAN provides a single gateway to the network-attached Modbus Masters. This means that all Modbus Slaves attached to the IOLAN’s serial ports must have a unique UID. Multiple Masters on the network can communicate with these Modbus Slaves. Note: If a transaction is in progress to a Modbus Slave, other requests to that same device will be queued until that transaction is complete.

Modbus Master

 

 

 

Slave Gateway

Serial

Modbus Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

TCP

 

EIA-232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EIA-422/485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modbus Master

 

 

 

 

Modbus Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modbus Slave

Modbus Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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