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
4.2. How the Communicaon Works
The Communicator enables communicaon, data exchange, between one or more server devices connected to a
serial subnetwork and a client device connected to a high level network.
Figure 6. Process data trac overview
For example:
• The client device can be a PLC controller or a PC.
• A server devices can be a sensor, scanner, industrial robot or snier.
The Communicator main task is to cyclically send the transacons that the server(s) are congured to execute, in
order to request and transfer process data.
Request Process Data
Figure 7. Process data trac from nodes to client
Request process data from the serial subnetwork nodes, specied in the Communicator conguraon, and make
the process data available on the server interface and for the high level network client device.
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- PROFIBUS to Modbus RTU/Serial How the Communicaon Works
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