3 conditions for ethernet-serial gateway function – Yokogawa PR300 Power and Energy Meter User Manual

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2.2.3

Conditions for Ethernet-Serial Gateway Function

The Ethernet-serial gateway function is a function that reads/writes data from/to other
devices equipped with RS-485 serial communication function using the Modbus/TCP
protocol via the PR300.

With this function, the higher-level device can access the devices connected to the RS-485
serial communication line in the same way as to access the devices connected to Ethernet.

Ethernet

10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX

Station number 01 (fixed)

Higher-level device

PR300

(with Ethernet

communication function)

RS-485

Station number 02

(arbitrary)

Station number 03

(arbitrary)

Station number 04

(arbitrary)

(Example)

Device with RS-485 serial
communication function

Power Monitor of POWERCERT series
Digital indicating controller of
GREEN series
Signal conditioner of JUXTA series

The PR300 operates as a gateway that changes the Modbus/TCP protocol received via
network to the Modbus/RTU protocol for the serial devices connected to the RS-485
communication interface. Therefore, the devices supporting the Modbus/RTU protocol are
required for the devices to be connected.

NOTE

If the Ethernet-serial gateway function is used, set a station number other than 01 for
the RS-485 communication devices which are slaves of the PR300 connected to
Ethernet.

If the Ethernet communication function is used, the RS-485 communication interface
is used specifically for the Ethernet-serial gateway function. Therefore, it is not pos-
sible for a higher-level device such as a PC to access the PR300 via the RS-485
communication interface.

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