Specifications
February 2009
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IT. Connect
Communication Adapters (D77D Series) — Modbus Adapter
Cat. No. D77D-EMA
Product Description
The Cutler-Hammer Intelligent 
Technologies (IT). Ethernet Modbus 
Adapter (D77D-EMA) from Eaton’s 
electrical business has greatly 
increased the functionality of Cutler-
Hammer IT. communicating products, 
allowing monitoring and control for IT. 
motor control devices. The adapter 
concentrates all data from these 
devices into a single Modbus node.
The Modbus Adapter supports not 
only Modbus TCP but also Modbus 
serial (ASCII and RTU) as a slave 
device. This combination of the two 
physical layers provides for ultimate 
functionality when connecting to a 
Modbus system. A unique attribute 
of the D77D-EMA is that it supports 
Modbus serial Pass-Through. In this 
mode a customer can connect Modbus 
serial devices to one of the channels 
and monitor and control them over 
Modbus TCP. 
To simplify the configuration of the 
D77D-EMA, a simple auto-configure 
button press sets the system up for 
default operation. This automatically 
configures the Modbus registers to the 
I/O system devices.
Application Description
In a typical Modbus Adapter applica-
tion, the D77D-EMA connects directly 
to Modbus, and resides in a system 
with communicating motor controls. 
The data from these IT. devices is 
assembled into input and output 
registers before being presented 
to Modbus.
Features, Functions and Benefits 
■ Communication to Modbus 
consuming one address.
■ Supports Boot P and static 
IP addressing.
■ 10/100 BaseT Connection.
■ RS-485 Modbus slave serial 
connection.
■ Supports Serial Modbus Pass-
Through over Modbus TCP.
■ Provides for control of all IT. 
communicating devices connected 
to the gateway.
■ Manually set to address and baud 
rate for serial Modbus; configura-
tion using a software application is 
not required for normal operation.
■ Single button press auto configures 
the gateway, setting up the system 
for default operation.
■ Advanced configuration using 
CH Studio.
■ Provides for backplane and 
interconnect cable connections 
to motor control products.
■ Two independent ports. 
■ Powered from backplane.
■ Isolated from Modbus.
■ Status LEDs for Modbus and 
module health.
■ Provides for configuration of I/O 
devices over Modbus TCP.
■ Small package size.
■ DIN-rail mountable.
Standards and Certifications
Approvals
Table 50-34. Approvals/Certifications 
Technical Data and Specifications
Table 50-35. Environmental Ratings  Table 50-36. Modbus Specifications 
Description Specification
Electrical/EMC
ESD Immunity (IEC 61000-4-2) ± 8 kV air, ± 4 kV contact
Radiated Immunity (IEC 61000-4-3) 10V/m 80 – 1,000 MHz, 80% amplitude modulation @ 1 kHz
Fast Transient (IEC 61000-4-4) ± 2 kV supply and control, ± 1 kV communications
Surge (IEC 61000-4-5) ± 1 kV line-to-ground, ± 2 kV line-to-line
RF Conducted (IEC 61000-4-6) 10V, .15 – 80 MHz
Magnetic Field (IEC 61000-4-8) 30A/m, 50 Hz
Other Approvals
Ingress Protection Code IP20
Radiated and Conducted Emissions EN 5011 Class A
Agency Certifications UL 508, CUL (CSA C22.2 No. 14), CE (Low Voltage Directive),
Modbus Conformance Tested
Description Specification
Transportation/Storage
Temperature -58° – 176°F (-50° – 80°C)
Humidity 5 – 95% non-condensing
Operating
Temperature -13° –149 °F (-25° – 65°C)
Humidity 5 – 95% non-condensing
Altitude Above 6,600 ft. (2,000m)
consult factory
Shock
(IEC 68-2-27)
15G any direction for 
11 mS
Vibration
(IEC 68-2-6)
5 – 150 Hz, 5G .7 mm 
maximum peak-to-peak
Pollution Degree 2
Description Specification
Connections 10/100 BaseT
RS-485
I/O Size 1024 Registers Input
1024 Registers Output
Baud Ethernet 10 Megabit
Serial 1200 to 115.2K baud
Addressing Ethernet – Boot P or Static IP
Serial – DIP Switch 1 – 255
Channels 2 Independent 
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