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Chapter 4 Modbus Card Configuration
The Modbus Card has an RS-232 configuration port that you can access
with a terminal or a computer equipped with a terminal emulation
program.
To use the configuration screens for the Modbus Card, you need:
S A serial communication cable (supplied).
S A terminal with a serial communication port, or a computer with a
terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal
R
The serial line should be set to 9600 baud, No parity, 8 data bits,
1 stop bit, and no hardware handshaking. The configuration port
always runs at these settings.
Configuring the Modbus Card
NOTE The Modbus Card is already configured for communication at 9600 baud and the
slave address is set to 29. If you do not need to change these settings, continue to Chapter 5,
“Integrating the UPS” on page 17 to integrate the UPS data with your building management
software.
To connect the card to the computer and start the terminal emulation
program:
1. Connect the supplied serial cable from the configuration port on the
Modbus Card to an available RS-232 communication port on your
computer (see Figure 12).
Configuration
Port
Figure 12. Configuration Port
.