B&B Electronics MES1A User Manual
Page 7
Manual Documentation Number: MES1A/MES1B-2106m PN7138-rev001
B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
i
T
T
a
a
b
b
l
l
e
e
o
o
f
f
C
C
o
o
n
n
t
t
e
e
n
n
t
t
s
s
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................. 1
A
BOUT THIS
M
ANUAL
............................................................................................... 1
S
UPPORT
.................................................................................................................... 1
A
BOUT
Y
OUR
MES1A/B
C
ONVERTER
...................................................................... 1
F
EATURES
.................................................................................................................. 2
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE OVERVIEW ............................................................. 3
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
................................................................................................ 3
I
NDICATORS
,
S
WITCHES AND
C
ONNECTORS
............................................................... 3
Power LED ........................................................................................................... 3
Link LED............................................................................................................... 4
Activity LED.......................................................................................................... 4
RS-422/485 Switch (MES1B only) ........................................................................ 4
Ethernet Port Connector....................................................................................... 5
DB-9M Serial Port Connector (MES1A only)....................................................... 5
RS-422/485 Connector (MES1B only) .................................................................. 5
Power Connector .................................................................................................. 7
C
ONNECTING THE
H
ARDWARE
.................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 3: GETTING STARTED .................................................................... 11
Q
UICK
S
TART
........................................................................................................... 11
1.
Check the contents of your MES1A/B package. It should contain…........... 11
2.
Set up the Hardware ................................................................................... 11
3.
Software Installation ................................................................................... 11
4.
Discover the MES1A/B on the Network ...................................................... 12
5.
Configure the MES1A/B.............................................................................. 12
6.
Modbus Device Installation ........................................................................ 12
U
SING THE
D
EVICE
I
NSTALLER
S
OFTWARE
............................................................. 13
System Requirements .......................................................................................... 13
Installing the Device Installer............................................................................. 13
Starting the Device Installer ............................................................................... 14
Discovering Devices ........................................................................................... 14
Getting Device Details ........................................................................................ 15
Connecting to the MES1A/B ............................................................................... 16