ICP DAS USA MDC-714 User manual

Brand: ICP DAS USA

Model: MDC-714

Type: User manual

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MDC-711

ICP DAS USA MDC-714 is a Modbus Data Concentrator that can communicate with up to 127 Modbus slave devices using Modbus RTU protocol. It supports Modbus TCP protocol for communication with PC-based applications such as SCADA and HMI programs.

Here is a brief overview of the capabilities of the MDC-714:

Modbus RTU and TCP support: The MDC-714 can communicate with Modbus slave devices using either Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP protocol. This makes it compatible with a wide range of devices.
Up to 127 slave devices: The MDC-714 can connect to and communicate with up to 127 Modbus slave devices. This allows you to easily integrate multiple devices into a single system.

Here is a brief overview of the capabilities of the MDC-714:

Modbus RTU and TCP support: The MDC-714 can communicate with Modbus slave devices using either Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP protocol. This makes it compatible with a wide range of devices.
Up to 127 slave devices: The MDC-714 can connect to and communicate with up to 127 Modbus slave devices. This allows you to easily integrate multiple devices into a single system.

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MDC‐700SeriesUserManual 

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November2014,Version1.00

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TheMDC‐700seriesmoduleisaModbusDataConcentratorthathastheabilitytocommunicate

withupto127ModbusslavedevicesusingModbusRTUprotocol.TheMDC‐700seriesmodulealso

supportstheModbusTCPprotocolforcommunicationwithPC‐basedapplicationssuchasSCADA

(SupervisorControlandDataAcquisition)andHMI(HumanMachineInterface)programs.

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ThefollowingsectionswillhelpyoutosetupyourMDC‐711/MDC‐714andshowyouhowtousethe

webinterfacetoobtainconfigurationandotherinformationrelativetotheMDC‐711/MDC‐714

moduleandassociatedslavedevices.

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Basicoperatingprocedure

STEP1AssignanIPaddresstotheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

STEP2Edittheconfig.csvfile.Notethatbeforeeditingthisfile,youshouldconfirmtheparameter

valueforanyassociatedSlavedevices.

STEP3Uploadtheconfig.csvfiletotheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

STEP4Verifythestatusofboththeconnectionandtheconfigurationbybrowsingtheweb.

AssigninganIPaddresstoMDC‐700

TheMDC‐711/MDC‐714isanEthernetdevice,whichcomeswithadefaultIPaddress;therefore,you

mustfirstassignanewIPaddresstothemodule.ToaccesstheMDC‐711/MDC‐711byusing

web‐basedinterface,youmustknowtheIPaddresstheMDC‐711/MDC‐714isusing.The

MDC‐711/MDC‐714usesthefactorydefaultIPaddressof192.168.255.1bydefault.

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STEP1PoweronthecomputerandtheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

STEP2SettheIPconfigurationonyourcomputer.

IftheMDC‐711/MDC‐714isusingthedefaultIPaddressof192.168.255.1,youmustchosean

IPaddressforthecomputerintherangeof192.168.255.2–192.168.255.253thatisnot

alreadyinuse.

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NOTE:DetailsonhowtochangetheIPaddressonyourcomputerdependuponthetype

architectureandoperatingsystemyouareusing.UsethecomputerHelpandSupport

functionalitytosearchfor“IPAddressing”.

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STEP3Openawebbrowserandgotothewebsiteathttp://192.168.255.1,where192.168.255.1is

thedefaultIPaddressofyourMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

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STEP4OpentheIPaddressconfigurationinterfacebyclickingtheEthernetConfiguration.

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STEP5ChooseanewIPaddressforyourMDC‐711/MDC‐714.Makesurethattheaddressyoupickis

notcurrentlyinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.

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NOTE:TheMDC‐711/MDC‐714canberesettofactorydefaultsbyshortingtheRESETpinto

GNDpinfor3seconds.TheLEDdisplaywillshow“RESET”asbelowandremovetheIP

addresssetpreviouslyfortheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

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Editingtheconfig.csvfile

TheMDC‐711/MDC‐714moduleisconfiguredusingtheconfig.csvfile,whichcanbeeditedtowork

withyourRTUslavedevices.TheCommaSeparatedValues(CSV)filescanbeviewedandeditedin

spreadsheetapplicationslikeMicrosoftExcel,orinanytexteditor.Thefollowingdescribeshowto

edittheconfigurationfileforyourdevices.

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Thefiguresbelowillustratethefourmainsectionsthatneedtobeedited:ModbusConnection,

Moduleinformation,COMPortConfigurationandPollingDefinition.

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ModbusConnection

TheModbusConnectionsectionisusedtoconfiguretheparametersfortheModbusIDof

MDC‐711/MDC‐714andTCP /IPPortnumber.

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TCPPort:DefinetheTCP /IPPortnumber.

ModbusID:DefinetheModbusIDofMDC‐71 1/MDC‐714.

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ModuleInformation

TheModuleInformationsectionisusedtorecordrelativeinformationfortheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

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# Mod busInfo

* thisismydataconcentrator

# TCPPort Mod busID

* 502 1

ModuleInfo:DefinetherelativeinformationforMDC‐711/MDC‐714.Thestringconstanthasa

maximumlengthof32c haracters.

COMPortConfiguration 

TheConnectionConfigurationforRS‐485sectionisusedtoconfiguretheparametersforthe

connectionbetweentheMDC‐711/MDC‐714moduleandtheRTUslavedevices.

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# ComPortNo BaudRate DataBit Parity StopBit Timeout PollDelay OperatingMode

* 1 115200 8 0 1 100 20 Master

* 2 115200 8 0 1 100 20 Master

* 3 115200 8 0 1 100 20 Master

* 4 115200 8 0 1 100 20 Master

* 5 115200 8 0 1 100 20 Master

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EachConnectionConfigurationconsistsof8parameters.Thedefinitionsoftheparametersareas

follows.

ComPortNo:IndicatestheCOMnumberusedinMDC‐711/MDC‐714.TheCOMportnumbercanbe1

or2forMDC‐711.TheCOMportnumbercanbe1,2,3,4or5forMDC‐714.

BaudRate:DefinesthetransmissionspeedbetweentheMDC‐711/MDC‐714andtheRTUslave

devices.Thebaudratecanbesetto4800bps,9600bps,19200bps,34800bps,57600

bpsor115200bpsdependingontheRTUslavedevicebeingused.

DataBit:Definesthenumberofdatabitsineachcharacter.Either7or8canbeselected.Besurethis

settingisthesameasthesettingfortheRTUslavedevice.

Parity:DefinestheParitybit.Theparitybitcanbesetto0(none),1(even)or2(odd).

StopBit:DefinestheStopbits.Either1or2canbeselected.

Timeout:DefinestheperiodoftimethattheMDC‐711/MDC‐714willwaitforaresponsefromthe

RTUslavedevice.

PollDelay:DefinesthePollDelaybetweeneachscanforModbusRTUcommunication.Theunitsare

milliseconds(ms).

OperatingMode:Thisparametercanbeignoredfornow.

PollingDefinition

Beforeat temptingtoconfiguretheparametersforthePollingDefinition,besuretocheckthe

settingsforComport,theslaveaddress,thefunctioncodeandthequantityofregisters.

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# UseComPort SlaveModbusID FunctionCode RegStartAddr RegCount

* 1 1 1 0 8

* 1 1 2 0 8

* 2 2 1 0 4

* 3 3 2 0 4

* 4 4 3 0 4

* 5 5 4 0 4

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EachPollingDefinitionconsistsof5parameters.Thedefinitionsoftheparametersareasfollows.

UseComPort:DefinestheCOMporttobeusedtoconnectbetweentheslavedeviceandthe

MDC‐711/MDC‐714module.TheCOMportnumbercanbe1or2forMDC‐711.The

COMportnumbercanbe1,2,3,4or5forMDC‐714.

SlaveModbusID:Definestheidentificationoftheremoteslave.Thevalidrangeisfrom1to255.

FunctionCode:Definestherequestfunctioncode.Avalidcodecanbe1(ReadDO),2(ReadDI),3

(ReadAO)or4(ReadAI)dependingontheI/Ofeaturesoftheslavedevice.

RegStartAddr:Definesthestartingaddress,i.e.theaddressofthefirstregisterspecified.Thevalid

rangeisfrom0to8192.

RegCount:Definethequantityofregisterstoberead.Thevalidvalueisfr om1to64.

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NOTE:

y Thetotalnumberofthepollingdefinitionsmustnotexceed127.

y TheMDC‐711/MDC‐714providesatotalof4127internalModbusregisters,4000ofthemare

usedtoholddatacollectedfromtheRTUslavedevices,meaningthatthetotalnumberof

registersthatcanbereadfromslavedevicesmustnotexceed4000.

y TheModbusaddressfortheMDC‐711/MDC‐714moduleisallocatedautomatically.

Importing/exportingconfigurationfilesinCSVformat

Gotothewebinterfaceathttp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,wherexxx.xxx.xxx.xxxistheIPaddressofyour

MDC‐711/MDC‐714.AnystandardbrowsercanbeusedtointerfacetheMDC‐711/MDC‐714,suchas

MozillaFirefox,InternetExplorerorGoogleChrome.

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NOTE:Ifyouhaven’tchangedthedefaultoftheMDC‐711/MDC‐714,pleasereferto“AssigninganIP

addresstoMDC‐700”toconfigureit.

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ImportingaCSVfiletoMDC‐711/MDC‐714

STEP1OpentheImportandExportinterfacebyclickingtheImport/ExportConfigurationbutton.

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STEP2ChooseaCSVfilefromyourcomputerbyclickingtheChooseFilebutton.

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STEP3ClicktheImportbuttontoimporttheconfig.csvfiletotheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.

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NOTE:Aftertheimportprocessisfinished,theMDC‐711/MDC‐714willrebootin5seconds.

ExportingaCSVfilefromMDC‐711/MDC‐714

STEP1OpentheImportandExportinterfacebyclickingtheImport/ExportConfigurationbutton.

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STEP2ClicktheExportbuttontoexporttheconfig.csvfilefromtheMDC‐711/MDC‐714.Whenyou

clicktheExportbutton,youwillgetapopupboxtodownloadthefile.

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ConnectingtotheWebHMI

Gotothewebinterfaceathttp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,wherexxx.xxx.xxx.xxxistheIPaddressofyour

MDC‐711/MDC‐714.AnystandardbrowsercanbeusedtointerfacetheMDC‐711/MDC‐714,suchas

MozillaFirefox,InternetExplorerorGoogleChrome.

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NOTE:Thecontentsofthesectionmaybedifferentdependingonthesettingscontainedinthe

config.csvfile.

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IntroductiontotheWebHMI

Afterconnectingtothewebsite,thefollowingsectionswillbedisplayed.

y ModuleInformation

TheModuleInformationsectionofthepageprovidesthemoduleinformationaboutthe

MDC‐711/MDC‐714.

y FirmwareInformation

IntheFirmwareInformationsectionofthepage,informationabouttheFirmwareVersionand

theOSVersionisdisplayed

y Connection

IntheConnectionsectionofthepage,informationaboutthecurrentConnectionconfiguration

isdisplayed,includingtheTCPPort,ModbusIDofMDC‐711/MDC‐714,BaudRate,DataBit,

Parity,StopBit,Timeout,DelayPollsandOperatingModedetails.

y PollingDefinition

InthePollingDefinitionsectionofthepage,informationaboutthecurrentconfigurationforthe

PollingDefinitionisdisplayed,includingtheComPort,SlaveModbusID,FunctionCode,Starting

AddressofRegisterandCountofRegisterdetails.

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TheStateoftheConnection

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WhenthestateisshownasGOOD,itindicatesthattheconnectionwassuccessfullyesta blishedand

theparametersettingsarevalid.

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WhenthestateisshownasTIMEOUT,itindicatesthattheattemptedconnectionhasfailed.To

resolvethisissue,checkwhethertheparameterslistedbelowmatchthesettingsoftheRTUslave

device.

y BaudRate

y SlaveAddress

y DataFormat(DataBit,ParityandStopBit)

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WhenthestateisshownasERROR:ILLEGALFUNCTION,itindicatesthattheconnectionwas

successfullyestablished,buttheparameterisinvalid.Toresolvethisissue,checkwhetherthe

FunctionCodelistedinthe PollingDefinitionmatchthesettingsoftheModbusRTUslavedevice.

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WhenthestateisshownasERROR:ILLEGALDATAVALUE,itindicatesthattheconnectionwas

successfullyestablished,butoneormoreoftheparametersareinvalid.Toresolvethisissue,check

whethertheStartAddressofRegisterandCountofRegisterlistedinthePollingDefinitionmatchthe

settingsoftheModbusRTUslavedevice.

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NOTE:TheWebHMIrequirestheAdobeFlashPlayertobeinstalled.ThelatestversionoftheAdobe

FlashPlayercanbedownloadedbyaccessingtheAdobeSystemsIncorporatedwebsite.The

followinginstructionswillhelpyoutoinstalltheAdobeFlashPlayerinyourwebbrowser.

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STEP1GototheAdobeFlashPlayerDownloadCenter

TheaddressforAdobeFlashPlayerDownloadCenterishttp://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

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NOTE:TheAdobeFlashPlayerissubjecttochangewithoutnotice;referto

http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.htmlforthelatestversionofthis

software.

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STEP2FollowtheinstructionstodownloadtheinstallationfileandinstallitonyourPC.

ICP DAS USA MDC-714 User manual

Brand: ICP DAS USA

Model: MDC-714

Type: User manual

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Here is a brief overview of the capabilities of the MDC-714:

Modbus RTU and TCP support: The MDC-714 can communicate with Modbus slave devices using either Modbus RTU or Modbus TCP protocol. This makes it compatible with a wide range of devices.
Up to 127 slave devices: The MDC-714 can connect to and communicate with up to 127 Modbus slave devices. This allows you to easily integrate multiple devices into a single system.

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