User ManualTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1ABOUT THIS MANUAL1SUPPORT1ABOUT YOUR MES1A/B CONVERTER1FEATURES2CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE OVERVIEW3PACKAGE CHECKLIST3INDICATORS, SWITCHES AND CONNECTORS3Power LED3Link LED4Activity LED4RS-422/485 Switch (MES1B only)4Ethernet Port Connector5DB-9M Serial Port Connector (MES1A only)5RS-422/485 Connector (MES1B only)5Power Connector7CONNECTING THE HARDWARE7CHAPTER 3: GETTING STARTED11QUICKSTART111. Check the contents of your MES1A/B package. It should contain112. Set up the Hardware113. Software Installation114. Discover the MES1A/B on the Network125. Configure the MES1A/B126. Modbus Device Installation12USING THE DEVICE INSTALLER SOFTWARE13System Requirements13Installing the Device Installer13Starting the Device Installer14Discovering Devices14Getting Device Details15Connecting to the MES1A/B16CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE MES1A/B191) NETWORK/IP SETTINGS22IP Address22Default Gateway23Netmask24Telnet Configuration Password24Protocol25Serial Interface264) ADVANCED MODBUS PROTOCOL SETTINGS28Slave Address / Unit ID Source29Allow Modbus Broadcasts30Use MB/TCP 00BH/00AH Exception Responses30Disable Modbus/TCP Pipeline31Character Timeout31Message Timeout31Serial TX Delay after RX32Swap 4x/0H to Get 3x/1x32Close Idle TCP Sockets After32Redundant Entry Retries After33Add, Delete, Exit - Select Function33Modbus Address From/To33Slave IP Address34CHAPTER 5: USING OTHER DEVICE INSTALLER FEATURES35Creating a New Device List35Saving Device Lists36Opening Device Lists36Device List Display Options36Adding a Device Manually37Using Device Installer to Assign an IP Address38UPGRADING FIRMWARE40Saving Setup Records41Installing Setup Records42USING PING45USING HELP45CHAPTER 6: MODBUS BASICS47MODBUS ASCII/RTU47MODBUS/TCP48HINTS AND TIPS49APPENDIX A: DEFAULT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS51APPENDIX B: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS53APPENDIX C: DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS55APPENDIX D: SERIAL CONNECTIONS57APPENDIX E: NETWORK CONNECTIONS59Size: 3.52 MBPages: 71Language: EnglishOpen manual