Applied Motion ST10-Q-NE - Manual (Page 4)

4 920-0072 Rev E
9/9/2014
Modbus User Manual
configuration parameters.
4. Click “Motion & I/O”
5. Specify the drive’s node address and baud rate.
6. For drives with Flex/IO, confirm the desired I/O settings. Click OK to return to the main screen.
7. Set any desired motor and encoder configurations your application may require.
8. Click Download to Drive to save the settings.
9. Optionally, launch Q Programmer™ to write and download a program for this axis. The drive may
be configured to launch the program automatically upon powerup, or to wait for the QX command to be
sent from the Modbus master.
10. Remove power from the drive and install into the main machine network.
11. Repeat for all other slave nodes, taking care to ensure each has a unique node address.
Note, the drive must be rebooted to switch between Modbus and configuration modes.
Modbus/TCP Drive Configuration:
The IP address is your Modbus address. Applied Motion Ethernet drives include a 16 position rotary
switch that includes 15 predefined IP addresses plus a DHCP setting. These addresses can be
changed using the ST Configurator™ software. You will also need to choose your motor, set the drive
for Modbus communication mode and configure other parameters such as I/O functionality. First,
download and install the most recent version of the ST Configurator™ software from the Applied Motion
Products website (www.applied-motion.com).
1. Launch ST Configurator™ software, select “Ethernet” and enter the drive’s IP address.
2. Apply power to the drive.
3. Click “Upload from Drive” to identify the drive and upload the current configuration. This will ensure that
the software accurately reflects the current state of the drive’s configuration parameters.
4. Click “Motion & I/O”
5. Set any desired motor and encoder configurations your application may require.
6. Click “Download to Drive” to save the settings.
7. Optionally, launch Q Programmer™ to write and download a program for this axis. The drive may be
configured to launch the program automatically upon power up, or to wait for the QX command to be sent from the
Modbus master.
8. Remove power from the drive and install into the main machine network.
9. Repeat for all other slave nodes, taking care to ensure each has a unique node address.
Note, the drive must be rebooted to switch between Modbus and configuration modes.