Engee documentation

Modbus TCP Setup

Configuring the connection to the server (slave device) via Modbus TCP protocol.

blockType: EngeeFunction

Path in the library:

/Interfaces/Modbus/Modbus TCP Setup

Description

Block Modbus TCP Setup is used to set up connection with the server (slave device) via Modbus TCP protocol.

Ports

None.

Parameters

Параметры

# Server IP-address: — IP address for the connection

Details
Specifying an IP address is mandatory for unit operation. FQDN host name is not supported.
Default value

"127.0.0.1"

Program usage name

m_host

Tunable

No

Evaluatable

Yes

# Port: — server port

Details
Default value

502

Program usage name

m_port

Tunable

No

Evaluatable

Yes

# Response timeout, s: — response timeout from slave device in seconds

Details
Default value

1

Program usage name

m_response_time_sec

Tunable

No

Evaluatable

Yes

# Response timeout, µs: — response timeout from slave device in microseconds

Details
Timeout values are specified for each unique server identifier.
Default value

0

Program usage name

m_response_time_mcs

Tunable

No

Evaluatable

Yes

# Max reconnection attempts: — number of attempts to reconnect to the server during model initialisation

Details
Default value

1

Program usage name

m_max_reconnect_attempts

Tunable

No

Evaluatable

Yes