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    TSXCUSBMBP USB Modbus Plus Communications Adapter User Manual 35011984 eng[...]

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    3 Tabl e of Conte nts Saf ety In format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Abou t th e Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 1 Glossary of Abbr eviations a nd Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Glossary o f Abbreviat ions and Acronyms . . . .[...]

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    4 Chapter 6 Connecting to a Modbus Plus Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Modbus P lus Network Status Indi cator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chap ter 7 Usi ng the T SXCUS BMB P with a n Appl icatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 5 § Safety Information Importa nt Informati on NOTICE Read these i nstructi ons car efully, a nd lo ok at th e equip ment to beco me fam iliar w ith the devic e before trying to ins tall, ope rate, or maintai n it. Th e follo wing sp ecial m essa ges may ap pear throu ghout this doc umenta tion or on the equipme nt to warn of po [...]

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    Safety Informat ion 6 35011984 02/2 006 PLEASE NOTE Electric al equip men t should be s erviced only by qua lified pe rson nel. No resp onsibilit y is assu med by Schneid er Elec tric for a ny con seque nces a rising ou t of the use of t his mate rial. Th is docu ment is not intended as an instr uction m anual for u ntrained person s. © 2006 Schn [...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 7 About the Book At a Glance Document Sc ope This docum ent provides an instal lation, setu p and usa ge guide for the Schn eider Automation TSXCUSBM BP (USB Modbus Plu s) communicatio ns adapter. It d escri bes th e basic proce dures r equi red to z install the hardw are, It d escri bes the basi c proc edures requi red to i nst a[...]

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    About the Book 8 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 9 1 Glossary of A bbreviations and Acronyms Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction Thi s glossa ry provides an expan sion of a bbreviatio ns and acron yms used in this documen tation. Glossary of Abbr evi ations and Acronym s The follow ing tabl e lists all abbrevia tions and acronyms a nd their re spective expansio n[...]

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    Abbreviations & Acronym s 10 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 11 2 Overview At a Glance Subject of th is cha pter The T SXCUS BMBP commun ica tions adapt er is des igned to pr ovi de a br idge bet ween a si mple an d inexp ensi ve USB co nnect ion and a Modb us Plus Networ k. Th e devic e is a combi nat ion of hard ware ( TSXCUSBMB P) and s oft ware dr iver s (TSX CUSBMBP D river and V irtua[...]

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    Overview 12 35011984 02/2 006 Modbus Plus Communicat ion for Appl ications Introduction Mo st Win32 applicati ons that s upport se rial Modb us commun ications can commun icate on a Modbus Plu s network w ith the TSXC USBMBP. Virtual Serial Port (VSP) A Virtual Se rial Port (VSP) is used as the me chanism for re directing c ommunications from progr[...]

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    Overview 35011984 02/2 006 13 Modbus Plus Net work Diagnostics TSXCUSBMBP The TSXCUSBMBP p rovides a diag nostic tool fo r Modbus Plus networks. It h as the same bas ic funct ionality as the MB PSTAT progr am but add s the abi lity to s can a complete Modbus Plus n etwork. TSXCUSBMBP Hardware Descrip tion The TSXCUSBMBP c onsists of a box wit h a U[...]

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    Overview 14 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 15 3 Installation At a Glance Subject of th is cha pter This se ction de scribes th e proced ures requ ired to i nstall the TSXCUSBMBP Dr iver software and the TSXCUSBM BP communicati ons adapter. What's in this Chapter? This cha pter contai ns the follo wing topic s: Note: Do no t attach th e TSXCUSBMBP dev ice to a USB port[...]

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    Insta llati on 16 35011984 02/2 006 Install ation Requirements Installati on Requiremen ts lis t Installat ion require ments are as follows: z Micros oft Windows XP Operating System with Service Pack 2 or greate r install ed (Window s 2000 wi th Service Pac k 4 or greater c an also be used on m ost comput ers), z 1 MB free disk sp ace, z at leas t [...]

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    Install ation 35011984 02/2 006 17 Install ing the TSXCUSBMBP Driver Software Introduction The TSXCUSBMBP Driver must be install ed before conne cting the TSXCUSBMBP device to the USB port. How to instal l the TSXCUSBMBP Driver? Use the following p rocedure t o install the Driver software. Installing the TSXCUSBM BP Hardware Introduction The TSX C [...]

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    Insta llati on 18 35011984 02/2 006 How to in stall the TSXCUSBMBP Hardware Use the fol lowing proc edure to i nstall the TSXCU SBMBP hardware. Step Ac tion 1 After installing the TS XCUSBMBP Driver software, insert t he USB cable from the TSXCUSBMB P into a USB port on t he PC or int o a USB Hub connected to the PC. Once the TSXCUSBMB P is connect[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 19 4 Establishing a C onnection to the TSX CUSBM BP At a Glance Subject of th is cha pter The TSXCUSBM BP Dr iver is ad ded to the St artup g roup dur ing insta llation. A fter r estartin g the c omputer at the end of the hardwa re insta llation, t he driv er will a utomati cally star t and w ill cont inue t o do so each ti me the[...]

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    Establishing a Connec tion 20 35011984 02/2 006 Rescan Adapters Introduction If the TSXC USBMBP de vice wa s not co nnecte d to the PC whe n the TSX CUSBMBP Driver st arted up, it will be nec essa ry to resca n for a conne cted T SXCUS BMB P adapte r befor e the dr iver wil l detect its prese nce. A red ic on in the sys tem tra y will indicate this[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 21 5 Configuri ng the TSXCUSBMBP Driver At a Glance Subject of th is Chapter This cha pter descr ibes how to co nfigure th e TSXCUSBMBP driv er. What's in this Chapter? This cha pter contai ns the follo wing topic s: Topic Page The TSXCUSBM BP Driver Interface Window 22 Configuring the Modbus Plus Node Address 23 Configuring [...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 22 35011984 02/2 006 The TSXCUSBMBP Driver Interface Window Introduction The Interface Window is u sed to c onfigure the TSXCUSBMBP dr iver and device. It also has a message area whe re status and error inform ation is display ed. Interfa ce Window Displa y To display the Inte rface Window: z right cl ick on th e T[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUS BMBP Dr iver 35011984 02/2 006 23 Configuring the Modbus Plus Node Address Addr ess Assignment The TSXCUSBM BP commun ications ad apter must be assigne d a Modb us Plus Node Add ress in or der to commu nicate on the Modbus Plus n etwork. The Modbu s Plus N ode Addres s assignm ent wind ow is dis played: Addr ess Configuration[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 24 35011984 02/2 006 Configuri ng the Slave Response Timeout Introduction The Slav e Resp onse T imeou t is us ed by th e TSXC USBM BP each tim e it sen ds a request fro m an appl ication out the Modbu s Plus ne twork to a slave dev ice. Slave Res ponse Timeout This timeo ut is variab le due to the pos sibility of [...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUS BMBP Dr iver 35011984 02/2 006 25 Tim eout Configuration Once the appropriat e value h as been d etermined , the Slav e Response Timeout is configure d as follo ws: Tim eout S avin g A new Slav e Respons e Timeou t saving wind ow is dis played: Step A ctio n 1 Select Setti ngs from the top level menu of the TSXCUSBMBP Driver [...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 26 35011984 02/2 006 Configuri ng the Virtual Serial ( COM) Port Introduction The Virtual Seri al Port use d by the appl ication t o send Modb us requests to the TSXCUSBMBP Driv er will defa ult to COM3 d uring instal lation. COM3 Assignment If another device i s already in stalled o n COM3, the Vi rtual Seria l Po[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUS BMBP Dr iver 35011984 02/2 006 27 Configuring the Modbus Plus Routing Introduction When interfa cing to a n ap plication throug h the Vi rtual Se rial Port , the TSXCU SBM BP oper ates as a ser ial Modbus t o Modbus Plus conver ter , simi lar to the B M85 Brid ge Multip lexer. T he Virt ual S erial Po rt captu res seri al Mo [...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 28 35011984 02/2 006 1. Explici t Address ing The E xplic it Ad dress ing pro cess is desc ribe d as fol lows: z Explici t Addressi ng is used whenever th e Modbus ID in a me ssage rec eived through th e Virtual Serial Port is presen t in the Modbu s Routing Tab le, regardle ss of wha t range of val ues the M odbus[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUS BMBP Dr iver 35011984 02/2 006 29 Routing Example Routing example: The follow ing table s hows the ro uting tabl e entries that must be made to ro ute message s to the PL Cs at Modb us Plus No de Addresses 1, 2, 3, 10 , 15, and 1 6. Bridge Plus 43 Bridge Plus 23 PLC 16 PLC 15 TSX- CUSB 5 PLC 10 PLC 2 PLC 1 Bridge Plus 20 PLC [...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 30 35011984 02/2 006 15 15 None Required 15.0.0.0.0 as determined th rough Direct Address ingIf desired, Explicit Addressing could be used by sele cting an unused Modbus ID and placing an entry for that M odbus ID into the Routing T able going to 15.0.0.0.0 16 16 None Required 16.0.0.0.0 as determined th rough Dire[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUS BMBP Dr iver 35011984 02/2 006 31 Entering Routing Paths into the Routing Tabl e Use the following p rocedure t o change an entry in th e Routin g Table: Step Ac tion 1 Select Routing from the top level menu on the TSXC USBMBP Driver Int erface window. 2 Select the entry to be changed in the table b y left clicking on it (the[...]

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    Configuring the TSXCUSBMBP Driver 32 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 33 6 Connecting to a Modbus Plu s Net work Modbus Plus Network Status I ndicator Introduction The Modbus P lus Netwo rk Status I ndicator d isplays the status o f the Modb us Plus communi cations on the TSXCUSBMBP device. During i nitial monit oring of th e network, th e Indicat or will f lash at appro ximately 1 time/sec ond. If [...]

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    Connecting to a Modbu s Plus Network 34 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 35 7 Using the TSXCUSBMBP with an Application Overview The TSXCUSBMBP with an Application The TSXCUSBM BP is designe d to interfa ce with an y Win32 a pplication s oftware that co mmunicate s using seri al Modbu s RTU over a us er-selectabl e COM po rt. The applicati on must be running under Win dows XP o r in some cases, Windows [...]

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    Using the TSXCUS BMBP with an Application 36 35011984 02/2 006 Start the TSXCUSBMBP Driver Introduction Befo re an appl ication can commun icate through the TSXCUSBM BP, the TSXCUSBMBP Driver must: z be runni ng, and z be connec ted to a TSXCUSBMBP d evice. Note: See Sectio ns 4 and 5 of t his User's Gu ide for more informatio n on instal ling[...]

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    Using the TSXCUSBMBP with an Application 35011984 02/2 006 37 Configure the Appli cation Software Introduction Bec ause the softwa re interface to the TSXCUSBMBP us es a Virtual Seria l Port, it is relativel y simple to configure an appli cation to use it for communica tions. A Typical Configuration The follow ing ste ps illustrat e a typic al conf[...]

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    Using the TSXCUS BMBP with an Application 38 35011984 02/2 006[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 39 8 Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions At a Glance Subject of th is Chapter This cha pter descr ibes the M odbus Plus network diagnost ic functi ons. What's in this Chapter? This cha pter contai ns the fo llowing se ctions: Section Topic Page 8.1 Starting the Diagnostic Functions 41 8.2 Scanning the Modbus Plus Network[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 41 8.1 Starting the Diagnostic Functions Procedure f or Starting t he Diagnostic Funct ions Introduction Thi s section d escribes ho w to star t the diagn ostic funct ions of the TSX CUSBMBP. Procedure To star t the diagn ostic funct ions of th e TSXCUSBMBP proc eed as fol lows: Step A ctio[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 42 35011984 02/2 006 8.2 Scanning the Modbus Plu s Network Procedure f or Scanning t he Modbus Plus Net work Introduction Whe n the Diagno stics s creen is first display ed, the onl y node tha t will appea r in the list of M odbus Plus Ne twork nodes is the TSX CUSBMBP device it self. A Scan function is used[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 43 8.3 Displ aying Diagnostic Information At a Glance Introduction This section describ es the d iagnosti c inform ation th at ca n be dis played f or each node . What's in this Section? This sec tion cont ains the following t opics: Topic Page Procedure fo r Displaying Diagnostic I nf[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 44 35011984 02/2 006 Procedure f or Displayi ng Diagnostic Inf ormation Introduction After the Modbu s Plus ne twork has b een sca nned, the n odes are d isplaye d in the Modbus P lus Netw ork Diag nostics screen. Modbus Plus Network Diagno stics Screen Structur e of the Mo dbus Plus N etwork Diagnostic s sc[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 45 Procedure To dis play the diagnosti c informa tion from a node pro ceed as foll ows: Step Act ion 1 Select the node to display diagnos tic information from by scrolling to it in the list and clicking the mouse on it. Results: z the node is highlighted, z the routing path for that item is[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 46 35011984 02/2 006 Node Error Statisti cs Introduction Thi s section d escribes th e Node Error Sta tistics sc reen. Node Error Statist ics Screen The Nod e Error Statisti cs screen displays t he error c ounters that are returned in the Modbus P lus diagn ostics data for the selecte d node: The count ers c[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 47 Node Personality Introduction This sect ion de scri bes the N ode Per sona lity s creen. Node Person ality Screen The Nod e Personal ity screen display s the type , version, a nd statu s of the selecte d node:[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 48 35011984 02/2 006 Internal Path Transactions Introduction Thi s section d escribes th e Internal P ath Transa ctions scre en. Inte rnal Path Transa ctions Screen The Intern al Path Transacti ons sc reen displa ys the transact ion coun ts for e ach path in the se lected no de:[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 49 Token Owner Work Table Introduction C licking on t he Token O wner Work T able butto n displa ys the Nod e Token O wner Bit Map scre en. This sec tion des cribes this screen. Node To ken Owner Bit Map Screen The Node To ken Owner Bi t Map screen sh ows a bit map re flecting th e current [...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 50 35011984 02/2 006 Active St ation Table Introduction Thi s section d escribes th e Active Statio n Table s creen. Active Stati on Tabl e Scr een The Active Station Tab le screen shows a bi t map refle cting the sta tus of eac h node on the loc al netwo rk of the sel ected nod e. Each pos ition in the bi t[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 51 Token Stati on Table Introduction This se ction de scri bes th e Toke n Stati on Tab le scr een. Token Stati on Tabl e Scr een The Token Stati on Table sh ows a bit ma p reflecting the token pas sing status of ea ch node on t he local network o f the sel ected nod e. Each p osition in th[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 52 35011984 02/2 006 Global Data Present Tabl e Introduction Thi s section d escribes th e Global D ata Present Tab le scree n. Global Data Presen t Table Screen The Glob al Data Pres ent Table screen sh ows a bit map reflectin g the Glo bal data stat us of each n ode o n the l ocal n etwor k of t he se lect[...]

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    Modbus Plus Network Diagnostic Functions 35011984 02/2 006 53 Read Global Data Introduction C licking on the Read Global Da ta button d isplays the Glo bal Data sc reen. This section d escribes this scree n. Global Data Screen The Glob al Data s creen is used to dis play the Global D ata sent by the sele cted node. If no Global Data is pres ent for[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 55 Appendices At a Glance Introduction The following appendic es describe the TSXCUSBMBP s ettings z for Uni ty, and z for Concept & Pro WORX32. What's in this Appendix? The appen dix conta ins the foll owing c hapters: Cha pter C hapte r Name Page A TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Unity 57 B TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Concept &[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 57 A TSXC USBM BP Set tin gs for Uni ty TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Unity Introduction This sect ion des cribes h ow to confi gure U nity to wor k the TSX CUSBMBP. Important Information If the seri al Modbus dr iver for Unity c omes up before the TSXCUSBMBP drive r during sys tem startup , Unity will not work properly. Th e following [...]

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    TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Unity 58 35011984 02/2 006 Configuring Unity The followi ng steps are require d to configur e Unity to work the T SXCUSBMBP: Step Ac tion 1 Configure the USB MBP virtual COM port, as shown in the following window: 2 Set the routing parameters if needed: (With t he settings shown I can use 55, 5, or 15 to connect to the same [...]

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    TSXCUSBMBP Settings f or Unity 35011984 02/2 006 59 3 Install and make sure the Modbus Driver is running for Unity's Modbus Communication. (This is used by Unity, OFS, etc.) 4 Configure the Modbus Driver t o use the USB MB P Virtual port (COM3). 5 Setup Unity's PLC Address setting for Modbus01 (Modb us Driver), and t he local Modbus Plus [...]

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    TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Unity 60 35011984 02/2 006 7 You should now be able to Connect: Step Ac tion[...]

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    35011984 02/2 006 61 B TSXC USBMB P Set ting s for Concept & ProWO RX32 TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Concept & ProWORX32 Introduction Thi s section d escribes how to conf igure Conc ept & ProWORX3 2 to work th e TSXCUSBMBP. Setting the Opti mum Baud Rate in Conc ept When usin g serial M odbus comm unicati ons with C oncept, a del ay of appr [...]

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    TSXCUSBMBP Settings for Concept & ProWOR X32 62 35011984 02/2 006 Configuring Concept & ProWORX32 The f ollo wing st eps ar e requi red t o conf igure C oncep t & ProW ORX32 t o work t he TSXCUSBMBP: Step Ac tion 1 Configure the USB MBP v irtual COM port, as s hown in the following window: 2 Set the routing parameters if needed: (With t[...]

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    TSXCUSBMB P Settings for Concept & ProWORX32 35011984 02/2 006 63 5 Set the PLC Node or Modbus Address to t he local Modbus Plus address or th e address as defined in the USB MBP routing table. Step Act ion Concept ProWORX 32[...]