Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Anybus® Communicator™ - PROFIBUS to Modbus RTU/Serial
- Table of Contents
- 1. Preface
- 2. Safety
- 3. Preparation
- 4. About Anybus Communicator
- 5. Installation
- 6. Configuration Quick Guide
- 7. Communicator Configuration
- 7.1. Connect the Communicator
- 7.2. Access the Built-In Web Interface From HMS IPconfig
- 7.3. Access the Built-In Web Interface From a Web Browser
- 7.4. Communicator Built-In Web Interface Overview
- 7.5. General Subnetwork Settings
- 7.6. About Transaction Templates
- 7.7. Build Transaction Template
- 7.8. Nodes and Transactions
- 7.9. High Level Network Settings
- 7.10. I/O Data Map
- 7.11. Apply Configuration
- 7.12. To Use an Existing Configuration
- 7.13. To Use an Communicator Classic Configuration
- 8. PLC Configuration
- 9. Verify Operation
- 10. Use Cases
- 11. Maintenance
- 12. Troubleshooting
- 13. Technical Data
- 14. Reference Guides
4.1.2. Serial Protocol Building Blocks
The following building blocks are used to describe the subnetwork communicaon.
Node
Figure 2. Nodes on a subnetwork
A node represents a single device on the subnetwork.
Each node can be associated with a number of transacons.
Nodes and Transacons
Figure 3. Node with Transacons
Transacons are based on standard Modbus RTU transacons (Modbus RTU serial protocol) or transacons
templates (Custom Request/Response or Produce/Consume serial protocol) and dene the data to be sent or
received.
Each transacon has a number of parameters that need to be congured to dene how data is to be sent /
received.
Serial Protocol Communicaon Anybus
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Communicator
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- PROFIBUS to Modbus RTU/Serial
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