Modbus Plus to Ethernet Bridge

1.1Introducing the Ethernet to Modbus Plus Bridge

The Modicon Ethernet to Modbus Plus Bridge provides a transparent multipath connection between Ethernet host applications and the Modbus Plus industrial network. The bridge functions as an addressable node on each network, managing the Ethernet and Modbus Plus protocols and translating messages between the network applications in both directions.

Ethernet hosts can establish connections to the bridge and send messages intended for Modbus Plus nodes. The bridge accepts the messages, creates internal paths for the Modbus Plus transactions, waits for the Modbus Plus token frame, and forwards the messages to the destination nodes. It receives the data responses from the Modbus Plus nodes, returns them to the Ethernet hosts, and closes the paths.

Messages sent to the bridge on either Ethernet or Modbus Plus contain an embedded Modbus message, consisting of a function code and additional information such as register addresses and data. The bridge uses the Modbus function code to determine the type of internal path required for the transaction, and opens a path if one is available. If a path is not available, a Modbus error code (exception code) is returned by the bridge to the requesting node.

The bridge provides Modbus Data Master, Data Slave, Program Master, and Program Slave paths as defined by the Modbus function codes in the messages. It supports up to eight concurrent Data paths and eight concurrent Program paths.

The bridge supports full five--byte Modbus Plus routing, enabling transactions through Modicon BP85 Modbus Plus bridges to Modbus Plus nodes on up to three networks beyond the Ethernet bridge.

Note that Modbus Plus Global Data or Peer Cop messages are not supported because those types of messages are passed as part of the Modbus Plus token frame. The token frame is passed among nodes on the local Modbus Plus network, but is not passed through any bridge devices to other networks.

Figure 1 illustrates a typical bridge connection.

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174 CEV specifications

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