Modgate 813RM is an industrial-strength Modbus-Network gateway for connecting four Modbus lines to a network running TCP/IP. It operates without platform and distance limitation. ModGate 813RM uses Modbus/TCP for communication on the network. The serial ports are configured for Modbus/ASCII or Modbus/RTU, while the serial lines are physically set for RS232, RS422 or RS485. The messages received on the network are sent to the serial lines, messages from the serial ports are sent via network. Modbus Master Multiplexing is implemented as an extension to the standard. Slaves on serial lines may answer requests from multiple masters. The masters connect to ModGate 813RM by Modbus/TCP or from other serial lines. The configuration of ModGate 813RM is done via HTTP. The user interface is based on Web 2.0 to provide an easy handling of the options. Besides typical serial parameters the configuration includes RS232/485 for serial physical parameters. Further a Modbus address mapping table is available, defining a target port for a certain Modbus address. ModGate devices are available with 1 up to 8 serial ports, optional also with WLAN plus Ethernet.
Dip switches set a defined temporary IP Address to contact via WEB Browser
Operating mode
Promiscous Mode
Messages received from the network are sent to the serial port, messages from the serial port are sent to the connected network host.
Mapped Mode
Received messages are scanned for their target address. This address is found in a table, the message is sent to the defined connection (serial or TCP).
Modbus Master Multiplexing
An extension to the standard. Slaves on serial lines may answer requests from multiple masters. The masters connect to ModGate 813RM by Modbus/TCP or from other serial lines.
Configuration
Configuration over WEB Browser
ART
Automatic Receive Transmit control for RS485
DNS
Domain Name Server support
Serial Interface
Serial Interface configurable by software
Firmware
Firmware update over WEB Browser
LEDs
LEDs for Power, serial Tx, Rx, Ethernet Link, Speed